Austrian 2026 GP preview
Weekend schedule
All timezonesTimes shown in circuit-local time (CEST).
- FP1Fri13:30
- FP2Fri17:00
- FP3Sat12:30
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
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The circuit
Full circuit guide →Red Bull Ring · 4.326 km · 10 corners · clockwise
325.6 km/h
Top speed (2022–now)
Nico Hülkenberg, 2024
All time 337.8 km/h, Pérez ’16
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026George Russell · Mercedes
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2024George Russell · Mercedes
Last pole times
- 2026George Russell · Mercedes · 1:06.113
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:03.971
- 2024Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:04.314
Historic moments
2024 · Verstappen and Norris take each other out
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris had been fighting for the lead for several laps when they touched at Turn 3 with eight to go, both picking up punctures. Norris retired, Verstappen limped home fifth with a ten-second penalty for causing it, and George Russell inherited Mercedes' first win in nearly two years.
2019 · Verstappen's last-gasp pass on Leclerc
Charles Leclerc had led from lights to almost flag in 2019 when Max Verstappen dived down the inside at the final corner with two laps to go, the cars banging wheels as Leclerc ran wide and lost the place. Stewards investigated the contact but ruled it a racing incident, letting Verstappen keep the win.
What makes it different
- Ten corners and roughly 65 seconds a lap - the shortest lap time on the calendar, which packs the entire field into about a second and makes track limits the defining story most years.
- Sits around 660 m above sea level in the Styrian mountains, so the thinner air costs power and makes cooling and braking behave differently to sea-level rounds.
Home race
Home to Red Bull, by nationality or factory.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 5 wins · 2023, 2021, 2021, 2019, 2018 | 9 podiums · 2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 | 5 poles · 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2021 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 wins · 2020, 2017 | 7 podiums · 2021, 2021, 2020, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2014 | 3 poles · 2020, 2018, 2017 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 wins · 2020, 2016 | 6 podiums · 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 3 poles · 2020, 2016, 2015 |
| George Russell | 2 wins · 2026, 2024 | 2 podiums · 2026, 2024 | 1 pole · 2026 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 win · 2022 | 5 podiums · 2025, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019 | 1 pole · 2019 |
| Lando Norris | 1 win · 2025 | 3 podiums · 2025, 2021, 2020 | 1 pole · 2025 |
| Oscar Piastri | — | 2 podiums · 2025, 2024 | — |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | — | 1 podium · 2026 | — |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 1 podium · 2024 | — |
| Sergio Pérez | — | 1 podium · 2023 | — |
Milestone watch
Max Verstappen has won here 5 times (2023, 2021, 2021, 2019).
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