Round 8 · 28 June 2026
2026 Austrian Grand Prix: results
George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 28 June 2026 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Andrea Kimi Antonelli (1:10.374).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 1:26:37.979 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | +1.611 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 4 | +1.986 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 7 | +21.809 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 3 | +26.393 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 8 | +29.399 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 | +31.505 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | +45.659 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 9 | — | 2 | Lapped |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 10 | — | 1 | Lapped |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 12 | — | — | Lapped |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 14 | — | — | Lapped |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | — | — | Lapped |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 13 | — | — | Lapped |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 15 | — | — | Lapped |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 18 | — | — | Lapped |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21 | — | — | Lapped |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 22 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 17 | — | — | Retired |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Retired |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026
George Russell won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-71). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 80 ± 3, hard 75 ± 3, soft 67 ± 7.
- 1. George Russell: medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-71)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-71)
- 3. Andrea Kimi Antonelli: medium (laps 1-24), hard (laps 25-71)
- 4. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-71)
- 5. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-12), hard (laps 13-25), soft (laps 26-42), hard (laps 43-71)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.