F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen takes Austrian GP sprint pole

Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Both Mercedes drivers – Lewis Hamilton and George Russell – crashed out in Q3, causing red flags.

Austrian Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	km/h
1	Max Verstappen		1'04.984		239.209
2	Charles Leclerc		1'05.013	0.029	239.102
3	Carlos Sainz		1'05.066	0.082	238.908
4	Sergio Perez		1'05.404	0.420	237.673
5	George Russell		1'05.431	0.447	237.575
6	Esteban Ocon		1'05.726	0.742	236.509
7	Kevin Magnussen		1'05.879	0.895	235.959
8	Mick Schumacher		1'06.011	1.027	235.488
9	Fernando Alonso		1'06.103	1.119	235.160
10	Lewis Hamilton		1'13.151	8.167	212.502
11	Pierre Gasly		1'06.160	1.176	234.957
12	Alex Albon		1'06.230	1.246	234.709
13	Valtteri Bottas		1'06.319	1.335	234.394
14	Yuki Tsunoda		1'06.851	1.867	232.529
15	Lando Norris		1'25.847	20.863	181.075
16	Daniel Ricciardo		1'06.613	1.629	233.359
17	Lance Stroll		1'06.847	1.863	232.542
18	Zhou Guanyu		1'06.901	1.917	232.355
19	Nicholas Latifi		1'07.003	2.019	232.001
20	Sebastian Vettel		1'07.083	2.099	231.724
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What happened in Austrian Grand Prix Q1?

Leclerc set the early pace at 1m06.200s, which was quickly beaten by Sergio Perez on 1m06.143s and Verstappen on 1m06.097s, although the latter’s time was deleted for exceeding track limits. Hamilton took P1 with 1m06.079s before Verstappen, Sainz and Leclerc took it away.

Leclerc’s 1m05.419s remained the best time of the session, 0.241s ahead of Sainz and Verstappen.

Falling at the first hurdle were Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) and Sebastian Vettel (Aston).

Austrian Grand Prix Q1 results: Leclerc fastest from Sainz

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'05.419			237.619
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'05.660	0.241	0.241	236.746
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'05.852	0.433	0.192	236.056
4	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'06.016	0.597	0.164	235.470
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'06.079	0.660	0.063	235.245
6	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'06.143	0.724	0.064	235.018
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1'06.235	0.816	0.092	234.691
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'06.330	0.911	0.095	234.355
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'06.366	0.947	0.036	234.228
10	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'06.405	0.986	0.039	234.090
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'06.442	1.023	0.037	233.960
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'06.463	1.044	0.021	233.886
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'06.468	1.049	0.005	233.868
14	Alex Albon	Williams	1'06.516	1.097	0.048	233.700
15	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'06.589	1.170	0.073	233.443
16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'06.613	1.194	0.024	233.359
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'06.847	1.428	0.234	232.542
18	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'06.901	1.482	0.054	232.355
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'07.003	1.584	0.102	232.001
20	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'07.083	1.664	0.080	231.724
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What happened in Austrian Grand Prix Q2?

Leclerc set the bar at 1m05.774s, which was quickly cleared by Verstappen on 1m05.568s and then Hamilton on 1m15.538s.

Leclerc improved to 1m05.287s in the closing stages, ending the session 0.087s ahead of Verstappen.

Knocked out at this point were Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Alex Albon (Williams), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and a brake-troubled Lando Norris (McLaren), who spent much of the session in run-off zones. Bottas will start from the back of the grid due to power unit component changes.

Austrian Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'05.287			238.099
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'05.374	0.087	0.087	237.782
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'05.475	0.188	0.101	237.415
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'05.576	0.289	0.101	237.050
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1'05.697	0.410	0.121	236.613
6	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'05.805	0.518	0.108	236.225
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'05.894	0.607	0.089	235.906
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'05.993	0.706	0.099	235.552
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'06.082	0.795	0.089	235.235
10	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'06.151	0.864	0.069	234.989
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'06.160	0.873	0.009	234.957
12	Alex Albon	Williams	1'06.230	0.943	0.070	234.709
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'06.319	1.032	0.089	234.394
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'06.851	1.564	0.532	232.529
15	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'25.847	20.560	18.996	181.075
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What happened in Austrian Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Leclerc again set the early pace at 1m05.183s, which Verstappen beat with 1m05.092s. Sainz was two tenths off the pace in third.

Just after the halfway point of the session, Hamilton – who aborted his first effort – crashed into the tyrewall on his second push lap at Turn 7, causing a red flag.

The final runs were delayed when Russell also spun and slammed backwards into the wall at Turn 10.

That left just time for one more flying lap for the remaining eight cars, with Leclerc grabbing provisional pole with 1m05.013s and Sainz taking P2 with 1m05.066s, but Verstappen saved his best until last with 1m04.984s to take pole in front of an adoring crowd.

Perez will start fourth, ahead of Russell, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher, Fernando Alonso (Alpine) and Hamilton.

Austrian Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'04.984			239.209
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'05.013	0.029	0.029	239.102
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'05.066	0.082	0.053	238.908
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'05.404	0.420	0.338	237.673
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1'05.431	0.447	0.027	237.575
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'05.726	0.742	0.295	236.509
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'05.879	0.895	0.153	235.959
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'06.011	1.027	0.132	235.488
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'06.103	1.119	0.092	235.160
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'13.151	8.167	7.048	212.502
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