F1 Results Today: Austrian Grand Prix times and positions after Max Verstappen masterclass

Verstappen and Russell after qualifying at Red Bull Ring — Photo: © IMAGO

Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Austrian Grand Prix times and positions after Max Verstappen masterclass

The F1 results, times and positions from the 2026 Austrian GP

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 28 June 2026 16:34 Updated: 17:57

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Max Verstappen proved there is pace in the RB22 at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, putting up a fight before being beaten to the top spot on the podium by Mercedes.

The four-time champion and Red Bull home hero dangled a first grand prix win of the year in front of the Orange Army in the Austrian grandstands, but didn't manage to improve upon P2 after piling the pressure onto George Russell and Lewis Hamilton earlier in the race.

After setting the pace in Barcelona with Hamilton, Ferrari suffered greatly with tyre degradation in Spielberg, forcing the seven-time champion to settle for P5 as his team-mate Charles Leclerc just managed to cling onto P8.

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Hamilton and Verstappen rolled back the years on Sunday with a nail-biting scrap for second, with the Dutchman securing the finishing position of runner-up in the long run.

But it was the Mercedes of George Russell who crossed the line first at the Red Bull Ring, taking the chequered flag for the first time since the season-opening Australian GP and overtaking Hamilton in the championship standings as a result.

Russell's team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli had to settle for P3, with Verstappen doing a magnificent job of splitting the dominant Silver Arrows as the Italian teenager attempted to hunt down his Red Bull right to the line.

Verstappen clinched P2 by just three tenths of a second.

McLaren star Oscar Piastri once again snuck into the top five as team-mate and reigning drivers' title holder Lando Norris could only manage a P7 finish.

New team Cadillac once again suffered a double retirement after Valtteri Bottas' brakes caught fire and Sergio Perez reported smoke in the cockpit once again, with both drivers ruled out of the race after just five laps.

But they weren’t alone, the European heatwave appeared to play havoc with Liam Lawson's car and Hamilton's Ferrari. The 41-year-old had to change PU mode to cool down his SF-26 and Lawson could be heard saying over team radio early on: "I’ve got fire in my car."

Unlike the Cadillacs, both drivers made it to the chequered flag despite their vehicles overheating.

Where other retirements were concerned, Carlos Sainz was ruled out of the Austrian GP after stopping on track due to a mechanical issue on lap 24, whilst Lance Stroll picked up his fifth DNF of the campaign due to a suspected ERS issue with his Aston Martin.

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F1 Results: Austrian Grand Prix 2026

Austrian Grand Prix results
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	George Russell	Mercedes	WINNER
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1.611sec
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.986sec
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+21.809sec
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+26.393sec
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+29.399sec
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+31.505sec
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+45.659sec
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1 LAP
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1 LAP
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1 LAP
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1 LAP
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1 LAP
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1 LAP
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 LAP
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+2 LAPS
17	Alex Albon	Williams	+2 LAPS
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+3 LAPS
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	DNF
20	Carlos Sainz	Williams	DNF
21	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	DNF
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	DNF

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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