Verstappen will begin forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’ George Russell after the one-hour qualifying session, which is cut up into three segments with 5 automobiles every being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 earlier than the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Austrian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Norris
What occurred in Austrian Grand Prix Q1?
Russell set the benchmark with a lap time of 1m05.614s, which was rapidly overwhelmed by Verstappen’s 1m05.336s and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who set the P1 benchmark at 1m05.263s on recent gentle tyres.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri jumped as much as second, 0.048s behind Sainz and 0.025s forward of Verstappen.
Falling on the first hurdle have been Alex Albon (Williams), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Logan Sargeant (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
Austrian GP Q1 outcomes: Sainz quickest from Piastri
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’05.263 | 6 | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’05.311 | 0.048 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’05.336 | 0.073 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’05.450 | 0.187 | 9 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’05.508 | 0.245 | 9 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’05.509 | 0.246 | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’05.541 | 0.278 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’05.563 | 0.300 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’05.569 | 0.306 | 9 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’05.574 | 0.311 | 9 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’05.585 | 0.322 | 6 |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’05.587 | 0.324 | 9 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’05.596 | 0.333 | 9 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’05.598 | 0.335 | 9 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’05.656 | 0.393 | 9 |
| 16 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’05.736 | 0.473 | 9 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’05.819 | 0.556 | 9 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’05.847 | 0.584 | 9 |
| 19 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’05.856 | 0.593 | 9 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’06.061 | 0.798 | 9 |
What occurred in Austrian Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the tempo at 1m04.469s, setting two laps ok for P1. He ended up over half a second away from the remainder, led by Sainz and Russell who set the identical time of 1m05.016s.
Knocked out at this level have been Daniel Ricciardo (RB), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Yuki Tsunoda (RB) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).
Austrian GP Q2 outcomes: Verstappen quickest from Sainz
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’04.469 | 6 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’05.016 | 0.547 | 6 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’05.016 | 0.547 | 6 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’05.053 | 0.584 | 6 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’05.070 | 0.601 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’05.103 | 0.634 | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’05.104 | 0.635 | 8 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’05.144 | 0.675 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’05.262 | 0.793 | 6 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’05.274 | 0.805 | 9 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’05.289 | 0.820 | 6 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’05.347 | 0.878 | 6 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’05.359 | 0.890 | 9 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’05.412 | 0.943 | 6 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’05.639 | 1.170 | 6 |
What occurred in Austrian Grand Prix Q3?
Q3 was delayed as marshals swept the observe at Flip 6.
On the primary runs, Verstappen set provisional pole with 1m04.426s, with Norris 0.361s in arrears however properly away from the others.
On the ultimate runs, Verstappen improved to 1m04.314s to take his fourth pole place for the Austrian GP in a row.
Norris retained second from Piastri’s problem however was 0.404s off pole. Piastri misplaced his third-fastest lap attributable to exceeding observe limits.
Which means Russell will begin third forward of Sainz and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) who’s below investigation by stewards for knocking over his rear jack as he left the storage.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went off at Flip 9, bouncing throughout the grass and damaging his ground, and will solely handle sixth. Piastri slumped to seventh attributable to his penalty, which appeared marginal.
Sergio Perez (Pink Bull), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) spherical out the highest 10.
Austrian GP Q3 outcomes: Verstappen takes pole
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’04.314 | 6 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’04.718 | 0.404 | 6 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’04.840 | 0.526 | 6 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’04.851 | 0.537 | 6 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’04.903 | 0.589 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’05.044 | 0.730 | 6 |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’05.048 | 0.734 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’05.202 | 0.888 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’05.385 | 1.071 | 6 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’05.883 | 1.569 | 6 |