Gridpedia2026 Austrian Grand Prix
George Russell won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring on 28 Jun 2026 for Mercedes, from pole position; Max Verstappen was second and Andrea Kimi Antonelli third. Pole position: George Russell.
Russell took the lead for good on lap 52 of 71, from Andrea Kimi Antonelli; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. Russell stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 43 (19 laps on medium, then 24 laps on hard, then 28 laps on hard); 15 of 22 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 19. The fastest lap was Andrea Kimi Antonelli's, 1:10.374 on lap 59. 22 of 22 starters were classified. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 171 points, 40 ahead of George Russell, with 15 rounds left.
- Date
- 28 Jun 2026
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 8 of 23
- Winner
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
- Pole position
- George Russell (1:06.113)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | 1:26:37.979 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | 71 | +1.611 | 18 | |
| 3 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 4 | 71 | +1.986 | 1:10.374 | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 7 | 71 | +21.809 | 12 | |
| 5 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 3 | 71 | +26.393 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | HADIsack Hadjar | Red Bull | 8 | 71 | +29.399 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 6 | 71 | +31.505 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | 71 | +45.659 | 4 | |
| 9 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 41 | LINArvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Audi | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 18 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 22 | 45 | ERS | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 17 | 23 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Cadillac | 19 | 4 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 20 | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- George Russell: 2 stops (laps 19, 43), stints of 19 medium, 24 hard, 28 hard laps
- 2nd
- Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 18, 49), stints of 18 medium, 31 hard, 22 hard laps
- 3rd
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 2 stops (laps 24, 51), stints of 24 medium, 27 hard, 20 hard laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 2 · 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 71
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 19 (21.2 s), 43 (21.2 s) | 192428 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 18 (21.3 s), 49 (21.3 s) | 183122 |
| ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 24 (21.4 s), 51 (21.5 s) | 242720 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 2 | 19 (22.1 s), 42 (21.2 s) | 192329 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 12 (21.4 s), 25 (21.3 s), 42 (21.3 s) | 12131729 |
| HADIsack Hadjar | 2 | 18 (21.8 s), 40 (21.3 s) | 182231 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 21 (21.6 s), 47 (21.8 s) | 212624 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 3 | 13 (21.7 s), 37 (21.0 s), 59 (22.7 s) | 13242212 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 2 | 19 (22.0 s), 45 (21.5 s) | 192625 |
| LINArvid Lindblad | 2 | 18 (21.4 s), 46 (21.6 s) | 182824 |
| BORGabriel Bortoleto | 2 | 17 (22.6 s), 44 (21.9 s) | 172726 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 21 (21.6 s), 45 (22.6 s) | 212425 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 3 | 13 (21.6 s), 38 (21.2 s), 51 (21.6 s) | 13251319 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 2 | 24 (21.6 s), 45 (22.0 s) | 242125 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 2 | 20 (21.6 s), 46 (21.4 s) | 202624 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 18 (21.9 s), 33 (25.5 s) | 181536 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 18 (21.2 s), 37 (21.3 s) | 181932 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 24 (22.4 s), 49 (28.7 s) | 242519 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 24 (23.5 s) | 2421 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 14 (21.4 s) | 149 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 0 | 4 | |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 0 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.398 | 1:06.979 | 1:06.113 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:07.543 | 1:07.030 | 1:06.349 | +0.236 Q3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:07.290 | 1:06.994 | 1:06.408 | +0.295 Q3 |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07.083 | 1:06.763 | 1:06.414 | +0.301 Q3 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:07.407 | 1:07.183 | 1:06.475 | +0.362 Q3 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:07.259 | 1:06.897 | 1:06.502 | +0.389 Q3 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.487 | 1:06.890 | 1:06.511 | +0.398 Q3 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:07.408 | 1:07.086 | 1:06.632 | +0.519 Q3 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:07.385 | 1:07.136 | 1:06.955 | +0.842 Q3 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:07.549 | 1:07.155 | 1:07.007 | +0.894 Q3 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:08.038 | 1:07.223 | +1.110 Q2 | |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:08.035 | 1:07.293 | +1.180 Q2 | |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.061 | 1:07.523 | +1.410 Q2 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:08.066 | 1:07.611 | +1.498 Q2 | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.231 | 1:07.817 | +1.704 Q2 | |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:07.894 | 1:08.171 | +1.781 Q1 | |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:08.252 | +2.139 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:08.509 | +2.396 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:08.945 | +2.832 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:09.030 | +2.917 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.942 | +3.829 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.363 | +4.250 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 5 | 171 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 131 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1 | 125 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | 82 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 79 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 79 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 73 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 32 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 7 | 302 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 204 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 161 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 118 |
| 5 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 48 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 0 | 1 |