2026 · Round 8

Austrian Grand Prix

Sun, Jun 28, 20261:00 PM UTC

All sessions scored

George Russell (Mercedes) won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli. George Russell (Mercedes) took pole position. 4 of the 22 drivers classified did not finish.

Session Results

Top 5

Austrian Grand Prix Race classification, positions 1 to 6. P6 is shown because a driver predicted at P5 who finishes P6 is off by one and still scores.
Pos	Actual
P1	RUSGeorge Russell
P2	VERMax Verstappen
P3	ANTKimi Antonelli
P4	PIAOscar Piastri
P5	HAMLewis Hamilton
P6	HADIsack Hadjar

Austrian Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 1 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P7	NORLando Norris
P8	LECCharles Leclerc
P9	LAWLiam Lawson
P10	LINArvid Lindblad
P11	BORGabriel Bortoleto
P12	HULNico Hülkenberg
P13	GASPierre Gasly
P14	BEAOliver Bearman

Austrian Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 2 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P15	COLFranco Colapinto
P16	OCOEsteban Ocon
P17	ALBAlex Albon
P18	ALOFernando Alonso
DNF	STRLance Stroll
DNF	SAICarlos Sainz
DNF	PERSergio Pérez
DNF	BOTValtteri Bottas

Head-to-Head

Austrian Grand Prix Race team-mate duels: which driver finished ahead in each pairing.
Team	Won	Beaten

Next up

Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 16Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Make your picks

How players picked this weekend

Every player’s picks, as they were when each session locked.

Qualifying

13 players

Qualifying: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
ANTKimi Antonelli	11
HAMLewis Hamilton	1
RUSGeorge RussellPole	1

Race

13 players

Race: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
ANTKimi Antonelli	8
RUSGeorge RussellWon	4
HAMLewis Hamilton	1

Drivers are ranked by where players put them, so a P1 pick counts for more than a P5 pick. The percentage is the share of players who had the driver anywhere in their Top 5.

Qualifying

13 players

Qualifying pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	ANTKimi Antonelli	100%
P2	RUSGeorge RussellPole	84.6%
P3	HAMLewis Hamilton	92.3%
P4	NORLando Norris	76.9%
P5	PIAOscar Piastri	61.5%
P6	VERMax Verstappen	46.2%
P7	LECCharles Leclerc	38.5%

Race

13 players

Race pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	ANTKimi Antonelli	100%
P2	RUSGeorge RussellWon	84.6%
P3	HAMLewis Hamilton	100%
P4	LECCharles Leclerc	92.3%
P5	NORLando Norris	53.8%
P6	VERMax Verstappen	53.8%
P7	PIAOscar Piastri	15.4%

Circuit guide

Red Bull Ring

Spielberg, Austria

The Red Bull Ring is short, simple and set in the Styrian hills, with a lap time so brief that the entire field can be covered by a couple of seconds. Its simplicity is deceptive: the elevation change is severe and the margins are tiny.

Track type: Permanent
Overtaking: Good
Upset risk: Medium

What the lap demands

A handful of corners joined by uphill straights, which puts power and traction at a premium. The climb out of the first corner and the run to the top of the hill reward engine performance, while the downhill final sector is quicker and more flowing than it looks on a map.

How the racing unfolds

Multiple straight-mode zones and heavy braking zones at the end of uphill straights make this a strong overtaking venue. Track limits at the exit of the final corners are a recurring source of deleted lap times and post-race penalties.

Picking a Top 5 here

Because the lap is so short, qualifying gaps compress and small errors are magnified. Expect a grid that does not fully reflect race pace, and expect track limits penalties to move the classification after the flag. Genuinely one of the harder weekends to call precisely.