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Round 08 · 2026

Austrian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ring, Austria · 28 June 2026

Russell Wins Austrian Grand Prix with Antonelli Leading Championship

George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix, followed by Max Verstappen in second and Andrea Kimi Antonelli in third. The race saw 22 classified finishers and 41 pit stops. Antonelli set the fastest lap at 1:10.374 on lap 59. After this round, he led the championship with 171 points.

Fastest lap1:10.374ANT · lap 59
Conditions34°C53°C track · dry
Pit stops41medium · soft · hard
Championship afterANT171 pts

Result

  1. 1RUSGeorge Russell25
  2. 2VERMax Verstappen18
  3. 3ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli15
  4. 4PIAOscar Piastri12
  5. 5HAMLewis Hamilton10
  6. 6HADIsack Hadjar8
  7. 7NORLando Norris6
  8. 8LECCharles Leclerc4
  9. 9LAWLiam Lawson2
  10. 10LINArvid Lindblad1

Top ten of 22 classified finishers. Points as awarded.

Session schedule

  • Practice 1Fri 26 Jun13:30
  • Practice 2Fri 26 Jun17:00
  • Practice 3Sat 27 Jun12:30
  • QualifyingSat 27 Jun16:00
  • RaceSun 28 Jun15:00

Times shown in Dutch time (Europe/Amsterdam).

Weather

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Austrian GP: Track Evolution and Strategy Insights

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The Austrian Grand Prix weekend showed significant track evolution, with the fastest lap improving by 1.683 seconds from Practice 1 to Qualifying. Conditions were consistently dry, with average air temperatures rising from 30.6°C in Practice 1 to 34.5°C during the race. The race featured 41 pit lane visits, averaging 21.88 seconds, with the longest stint being 36 laps on HARD tyres by Car 31.

Fastest lap
1:06.113
George RUSSELL · Qualifying
Track evolution
−1.683s
Practice 1 to Qualifying
Pit stops
41
21.88s avg
Quickest pit
21s
Car 16
SessionFastest lapSet byAirTrackConditions
Practice 11:07.796Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)30.6°C50.3°CDry
Practice 21:07.014Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)31.9°C47.2°CDry
Practice 31:07.096George RUSSELL (Mercedes)31.3°C50.7°CDry
Qualifying1:06.113George RUSSELL (Mercedes)33.3°C51.9°CDry
Race——34.5°C50.2°CDry

Three quickest per session

Practice 1
  1. 1. Kimi ANTONELLI1:07.796
  2. 2. George RUSSELL1:07.836
  3. 3. Oscar PIASTRI1:07.913
Practice 2
  1. 1. Kimi ANTONELLI1:07.014
  2. 2. Oscar PIASTRI1:07.251
  3. 3. Lando NORRIS1:07.339
Practice 3
  1. 1. George RUSSELL1:07.096
  2. 2. Kimi ANTONELLI1:07.134
  3. 3. Lewis HAMILTON1:07.211
Qualifying
  1. 1. George RUSSELL1:06.113
  2. 2. Charles LECLERC1:06.349
  3. 3. Lewis HAMILTON1:06.408

Tyres in the race

Compounds used
Medium, Soft, Hard
Longest stint
36 laps on hard by Car 31
Average stint
21.2 laps