Pit Lane F1
Round 8 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-06-28
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix with a 1:06.113 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.236s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) third on the grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.216s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.894s — pole to P10 — with Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.398 | 1:06.979 | 1:06.113 | 1:06.113 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:07.543 | 1:07.030 | 1:06.349 | +0.236 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:07.290 | 1:06.994 | 1:06.408 | +0.295 |
| 4 |
| 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| Mercedes |
| 1:07.083 |
| 1:06.763 |
| 1:06.414 |
| +0.301 |
| 5 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:07.407 | 1:07.183 | 1:06.475 | +0.362 |
| 6 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:07.259 | 1:06.897 | 1:06.502 | +0.389 |
| 7 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.487 | 1:06.890 | 1:06.511 | +0.398 |
| 8 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:07.408 | 1:07.086 | 1:06.632 | +0.519 |
| 9 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:07.385 | 1:07.136 | 1:06.955 | +0.842 |
| 10 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:07.549 | 1:07.155 | 1:07.007 | +0.894 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:08.038 | 1:07.223 | — | +1.110 |
| 12 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:08.035 | 1:07.293 | — | +1.180 |
| 13 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.061 | 1:07.523 | — | +1.410 |
| 14 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:08.066 | 1:07.611 | — | +1.498 |
| 15 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.231 | 1:07.817 | — | +1.704 |
| 16 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:07.894 | 1:08.171 | — | +2.058 |
| 17 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:08.252 | — | — | +2.139 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:08.509 | — | — | +2.396 |
| 19 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:08.945 | — | — | +2.832 |
| 20 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:09.030 | — | — | +2.917 |
| 21 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.942 | — | — | +3.829 |
| 22 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.363 | — | — | +4.250 |