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2026 Austrian Grand Prix qualifying: George Russell took pole

George Russell took pole for Mercedes ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at Spielberg.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
George Russell
Pole team
Mercedes
Front row
George Russell and Charles Leclerc
Classified
Top 22
Round
8
Circuit
Spielberg
Qualifying date
June 27, 2026

The front of the grid

George Russell qualified first for Mercedes. Charles Leclerc secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were George Russell, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. P4 through P22 were Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly, Gabriel Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman, Nico Hülkenberg, Esteban Ocon, Franco Colapinto, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Sergio Pérez, Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, and Lance Stroll.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 19, 2026.

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