close global

Welcome to GPFans

CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

  • NL
  • GB
  • IT
  • ES-MX
  • US
  • GB

Are you a F1 Fan? Follow GP Fans

Edition

NL GB IT ES-MX US
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen after qualifiying in Austria

F1 Austrian Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen after qualifiying in Austria — Photo: © LAT Images

F1 Austrian Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

Max Verstappen on pole, Valtteri Bottas in the pit lane

Despite a 37-point lead in the F1 standings and six wins this season, remarkably, for only the third time this year, Max Verstappen starts from pole position for a grand prix.

With hordes of the orange army supporting Verstappen at the race in Austria, the reigning F1 champion is a red-hot favourite to make it five wins from the last seven races at the Red Bull Ring.

As in Saturday's sprint, Verstappen will have Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz chasing him through the first few corners as they start second and third.

It is a case of what might have been for Mercedes given the pace George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have shown but crashes in Friday qualifying put them on the back foot and the duo line up fourth and eighth respectively.

At the rear is quite an unusual line-up, with past champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso 18th and 19th for Aston Martin and Alpine respectively.

Alonso is undoubtedly out of position after initially qualifying eighth but an electrical issue just before the sprint forced him out, and given his low grid slot, the team has taken the opportunity to fit a raft of new power unit components.

Valtteri Bottas was due to start at the rear in his Alfa Romeo after he also received a new power unit earlier in the weekend, but the Finn will now start from the pit lane after taking on a new rear-wing assembly.

Your official starting grid for the Austrian Grand Prix is...

Related image
Related image

Related

More F1 news

Latest F1 news

Racing superstar wins two races at Nurburgring and Spa at the SAME TIME - here's how he did it

Racing superstar wins two races at Nurburgring and Spa at the SAME TIME - here's how he did it

  • Yesterday 22:55
'George Russell on Max Verstappen hate watch?' Fans pile in on F1 star's 'shady' Nurburgring 24 hour post

'George Russell on Max Verstappen hate watch?' Fans pile in on F1 star's 'shady' Nurburgring 24 hour post

  • Yesterday 21:56
F1 legend gives update to fans after back surgery

F1 legend gives update to fans after back surgery

  • Yesterday 21:15
Mercedes boss delighted with Max Verstappen decision to race for them

Mercedes boss delighted with Max Verstappen decision to race for them

  • Yesterday 20:26
Kimi Antonelli will 'definitely' move to Ferrari claims F1 star's friend

Kimi Antonelli will 'definitely' move to Ferrari claims F1 star's friend

  • Yesterday 19:45
New F1 video game confirmed by Lewis Hamilton, but there's one thing wrong with it

New F1 video game confirmed by Lewis Hamilton, but there's one thing wrong with it

  • Yesterday 18:55

Just in

18-5
Racing superstar wins two races at Nurburgring and Spa at the SAME TIME - here's how he did it
18-5
'George Russell on Max Verstappen hate watch?' Fans pile in on F1 star's 'shady' Nurburgring 24 hour post
18-5
F1 legend gives update to fans after back surgery
18-5
Mercedes boss delighted with Max Verstappen decision to race for them
18-5
Kimi Antonelli will 'definitely' move to Ferrari claims F1 star's friend
F1 news

Recommended by the editors

Racing superstar wins two races at Nurburgring and Spa at the SAME TIME - here's how he did it 24h Nürburgring

Racing superstar wins two races at Nurburgring and Spa at the SAME TIME - here's how he did it

Yesterday 22:55
'George Russell on Max Verstappen hate watch?' Fans pile in on F1 star's 'shady' Nurburgring 24 hour post F1 Social

'George Russell on Max Verstappen hate watch?' Fans pile in on F1 star's 'shady' Nurburgring 24 hour post

Yesterday 21:56
F1 legend gives update to fans after back surgery F1 News & Gossip

F1 legend gives update to fans after back surgery

Yesterday 21:15
Mercedes boss delighted with Max Verstappen decision to race for them Max Verstappen

Mercedes boss delighted with Max Verstappen decision to race for them

Yesterday 20:26
Ontdek het op Google Play
x