Austrian Grand Prix

Round 8 · Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

2026-06-28

Winner: George Russell (Mercedes)

George Russell

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +1.611

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes · +1.986

Who won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?

The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix was won by George Russell driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second, +1.611 behind, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Andrea Kimi Antonelli with a time of 1:10.374. It was an attrition-heavy race with 14 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 8 of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1	—	1:26:37.979	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5	▲3	+1.611	Finished	18
3	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	4	▲1	+1.986	Finished	15
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	7	▲3	+21.809	Finished	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	3	▼2	+26.393	Finished	10
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	8	▲2	+29.399	Finished	8
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	▼1	+31.505	Finished	6
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	▼6	+45.659	Finished	4
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	9	—	+15.334	Lapped	2
10	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	10	—	+19.030	Lapped	1
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	12	▲1	+30.315	Lapped	0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	14	▲2	+38.484	Lapped	0
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	11	▼2	+39.251	Lapped	0
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	13	▼1	+1:02.677	Lapped	0
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	16	▲1	+1:05.647	Lapped	0
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	15	▼1	+25.932	Lapped	0
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	18	▲1	+28.082	Lapped	0
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21	▲3	+4.833	Lapped	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	▲3	—	Retired	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Williams	17	▼3	—	Retired	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	19	▼2	—	Retired	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	20	▼2	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:07.398	1:06.979	1:06.113
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:07.543	1:07.030	1:06.349
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:07.290	1:06.994	1:06.408
4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:07.083	1:06.763	1:06.414
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:07.407	1:07.183	1:06.475
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:07.259	1:06.897	1:06.502
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:07.487	1:06.890	1:06.511
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:07.408	1:07.086	1:06.632
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:07.385	1:07.136	1:06.955
10	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:07.549	1:07.155	1:07.007
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:08.038	1:07.223	—
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:08.035	1:07.293	—
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:08.061	1:07.523	—
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:08.066	1:07.611	—
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:08.231	1:07.817	—
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:07.894	1:08.171	—
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:08.252	—	—
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:08.509	—	—
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:08.945	—	—
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:09.030	—	—
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:09.942	—	—
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:10.363	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Russell

2 stops

P2Verstappen

2 stops

P3Antonelli

2 stops

P4Piastri

2 stops

P5Hamilton

3 stops

P6Hadjar

2 stops

P7Norris

2 stops

P8Leclerc

3 stops

P9Lawson

2 stops

P10Lindblad

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 71

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Russell	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P1	P1	P1	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P3	P3	P2	P5	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Antonelli	P5	P4	P3	P1	P5	P3	P3	P3	P2	P1	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Piastri	P6	P6	P4	P7	P6	P5	P5	P4	P6	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Hamilton	P2	P2	P9	P4	P3	P6	P6	P5	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2026 Austrian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?+

George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix on 2026-06-28 at Red Bull Ring.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?+

P1: George Russell (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +1.611 behind. P3: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), +1.986 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?+

George Russell took pole position for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix with a time of 1:10.374.

Which team won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix with George Russell taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	15:17:52	21.369
Charles Leclerc	1	13	15:19:10	21.731
Pierre Gasly	1	13	15:19:33	21.600
Carlos Sainz	1	14	15:20:51	21.371
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	17	15:24:22	22.605
Max Verstappen	1	18	15:25:08	21.317
Isack Hadjar	1	18	15:25:21	21.770
Arvid Lindblad	1	18	15:25:32	21.408
Esteban Ocon	1	18	15:25:50	21.878
Alexander Albon	1	18	15:25:53	21.249
George Russell	1	19	15:26:16	21.204
Oscar Piastri	1	19	15:26:31	22.077
Liam Lawson	1	19	15:26:44	22.022
Franco Colapinto	1	20	15:28:24	21.561
Lando Norris	1	21	15:29:01	21.578
Nico Hülkenberg	1	21	15:29:31	21.585
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	1	24	15:32:30	21.413
Oliver Bearman	1	24	15:33:29	21.593
Fernando Alonso	1	24	15:33:56	22.358
Lance Stroll	1	24	15:34:04	23.522
Lewis Hamilton	2	25	15:34:17	21.250
Esteban Ocon	2	33	15:45:18	25.455
Charles Leclerc	2	37	15:49:12	21.020
Alexander Albon	2	37	15:50:22	21.270
Pierre Gasly	2	38	15:51:10	21.212
Isack Hadjar	2	40	15:52:52	21.268
Oscar Piastri	2	42	15:55:11	21.209
Lewis Hamilton	3	42	15:55:13	21.267
George Russell	2	43	15:56:07	21.221
Gabriel Bortoleto	2	44	15:58:22	21.877
Nico Hülkenberg	2	45	15:59:44	22.591
Liam Lawson	2	45	15:59:29	21.545
Oliver Bearman	2	45	16:00:03	22.044
Franco Colapinto	2	46	16:01:25	21.446
Arvid Lindblad	2	46	16:00:41	21.551
Lando Norris	2	47	16:01:19	21.816
Fernando Alonso	2	49	16:05:57	28.713
Max Verstappen	2	49	16:03:24	21.252
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	2	51	16:05:50	21.502
Pierre Gasly	3	51	16:07:16	21.580
Charles Leclerc	3	59	16:16:08	22.738