Summary

Lando Norris takes pole position for Austrian GP
Norris half a second clear of Leclerc in second
Piastri third, Hamilton fourth, Russell fifth, Lawson sixth
Verstappen down in seventh
Verstappen, Russell & Mercedes - what factors are at play?
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Norris takes Austria pole with sensational lappublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 28 June
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

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Lando Norris put in a sensational performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by more than 0.5 seconds on one of the shortest laps of the year.
Norris beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.521 seconds, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri, the championship leader, a further 0.062secs behind.
Lewis Hamilton put the second Ferrari fourth, 0.090secs slower than his team-mate, and Mercedes' George Russell fifth.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen could manage only seventh place - he was caught out by yellow flags on his final run, but had been only sixth on his first lap anyway.
Norris said: "It was a good lap, that's for sure. My Q3 run one was good but I knew there were a few places where if I just got it right I could make up quite a bit more time and I did that."
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Race build-up from 13:00 BST on Sundaypublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 28 June

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It looked like being a tight qualifying here at the Red Bull Ring but Lando Norris put his McLaren on pole by half a second after showing pace all weekend.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc splits the McLaren's with Oscar Piastri in third.
Let's see if Norris can convert his pole into a race win.
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Enjoy the rest of your evening and see you then!
Can Norris win in Austria?published at 16:59 British Summer Time 28 June

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McLaren's Lando Norris has been chasing the drivers' championship lead and this might be the perfect opportunity to get his third race win of the season and close down the gap to his team-mate Oscar Piastri in the standings.
The Brit has converted all of his pole positions this season into a race win so the odds are in his favour.
Positive day for Ferraripublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 28 June

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It was a positive day for Ferrari after the team brought a completely resigned floor to trial in Austria, their first upgrade since Bahrain in April.
It seemed to show improvements after Charles Leclerc qualified in P2 and Lewis Hamilton in P4.
The team have been struggling throughout the season and this could be a turning point for them.
Andrew Benson Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 28 June

Our F1 correspondent Andrew Benson is doing a weekly Q&A this season.
Send in your questions and we'll put the best to Andrew after the Austrian Grand Prix.
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'I just want to do the best I can' - Verstappenpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 28 June

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen who will start the race in seventh: "It would have been close potentially, up until the yellow flag, but that's still miles off pole you know? At the end, it's not really that painful.
"FP3 wasn't too bad, but somehow in qualifying, it just completely disappeared, there wasn't a single corner where I felt happy with the car. That is of course a big problem with qualifying.
On the race tomorrow: "It depends how you look at it right? I don't really look at the standings, I just want to do the best I can in the race weekend. Hopefully tomorrow we can at least be competitive with Ferrari or Mercedes. I don't know because with the balance that I had in quali, for sure that is not going to look great for tomorrow. We will analyse everything."
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Get Involved - Lawson outqualifies Verstappenpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 28 June
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Liam Lawson must be the happiest man in Austria this evening after out qualifying Max Verstappen. What a great performance from a man who was unceremoniously booted out of the main team before having a chance to prove himself.
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What irony that Liam Lawson in the RB has out qualified Red Bull and Verstappen at their home GP. Time for Helmut and Horner to swallow a large piece of humble pie. Well done Liam
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Best qualifying of the season for Lawsonpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 28 June

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Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson qualified sixth in Austria, his highest qualifying of the season so far.
He will start tomorrow's race one place higher than his old team-mate Max Verstappen.
The last time Lawson qualified inside the top 10 was in Monaco where he finished P9.
Piastri 'not planning on finishing third'published at 16:37 British Summer Time 28 June

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who will start third in Austria: "It's the fact that I didn't get to start [the lap], that was the problem. I had [Pierre] Gasly's spin at the last corner, so I didn't even open my second lap.
"Lando has been very quick all weekend, and it would've been a tough challenge, but I think we easily had enough pace in the car this weekend to be on the front row. Always a shame when you don't even get the chance, but we can still have a good race from there. Sometimes it's just not your day.
On tomorrow's race: "Our pace this weekend has looked very strong. The Ferrari pace looked good as well, which was a but of a surprise, but I think we've still got some opportunities tomorrow. I'm not planning on finishing third, that's for sure,"
'It's a good start to the weekend' - Leclercpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 28 June

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who will start the Austrian Grand Prix in second spot: "I am very pleased, It's been a long time since, I think it was Monaco the last time we started on the front row. It's been a difficult season overall but the team have kept pushing, we've brought some new parts this weekend, which for sure made a difference because if you look at the gaps, everybody is super close, it's also thanks to the team.
"I'm very happy with the lap overall. It's a good start to the weekend, now we know that we have a better car normally in the race than qualifying so I hope that we can put more pressure on the McLaren.
On half a second to Lando Norris: "Not with our car yet but we are going to work towards that but it's not to minimise Lando's job. Congrats to him, he deserves it. Tomorrow we will try to bring him a tough time."
'It was a good lap, that's for sure' - Norrispublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 28 June

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McLaren's Lando Norris, who secures pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix: "It was a good lap, that's for sure. I guess it was just by little bit by little. I knew there were a few places that if I could just get it right, I still had quite a bit more time - and I did exactly that.
"I did what I planned to do and when I plan to do something and it goes right, it normally goes very, very well. Very happy, a good day and it's been a good weekend for me so far. So hopefully we can keep it up.
"It's a long season, I saviour this moment, especially because this has been some of my tougher moments in quali. So to put a lap in like today, and performance like this wekeend like I have, was pleasing for myself. But I'm excited. It's a long race tomorrow, but it's more that it's just a long season.
"I'm very happy with today, but I want to prove it to myself over and over again, and hopefully this is just the beginning of it."
Smiles for Norrispublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 28 June

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Pole sitter Lando Norris is currently 22 points adrift from his team-mate Oscar Piastri in the drivers' championship.
The Brit is beaming and this will now be a prime opportunity to convert his pole into a race win.
Let's see what the top three had to say...
Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 28 June

McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who finished in third, confirmed in the post-qualifying interview that he "never started" his last lap after Alpine's Pierre Gasly brought out a brief yellow flag after spinning in the final corner.
And the restpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 28 June

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
12. Alex Albon (Williams)
13. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
15. Oliver Bearman (Haas)
16. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
17. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
18. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
19. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
20. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
Top 10published at 16:22 British Summer Time 28 June

1. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 1:03.971
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
8. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
9. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 28 June

Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari in second, five-tenths behind Lando Norris, and championship leader Oscar Piastri finished in third.
Chequered flagpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 28 June

A sensational lap for Lando Norris as he puts his McLaren on pole clocking a time of 1:03.971.
Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 28 June

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is the first to go but he's backed out of his lap and he's P7.
Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 28 June
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

On to Verstappen. It's almost symbolic of Red Bull's decline, isn't it? It's not only their circuit that they own literally, they've owned it metaphorically, as well over the last few years and to be so uncompetitive this weekend, in a season where they have fallen from their pedestal after four consecutive drivers' championships, it's almost a metaphor for decline.
Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 28 June

Less than two minutes to go here in Q3.
Everyone is on new soft tyres now as they prepare for their last shot at pole position.
The fans are absolutely loving this!

2025 Austrian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Red Bull Ring, 28 June 2025, 11:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:04.324	21
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:04.442	20
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:04.534	28
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:04.574	20
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:04.790	23
6	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:05.018	18
7	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:05.053	18
8	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:05.062	20
9	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:05.139	17
10	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:05.182	18
11	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:05.182	19
12	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:05.243	21
13	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:05.283	18
14	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:05.314	22
15	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:05.326	21
16	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:05.366	21
17	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:05.366	26
18	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:05.519	21
19	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:05.546	26
20	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:06.023	18

Last updated 28th June 2025 at 12:35

Second Practice

Red Bull Ring, 27 June 2025, 16:00

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:04.580	35
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:04.737	35
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:04.898	24
4	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:05.022	32
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:05.190	32
6	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:05.229	34
7	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:05.292	31
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:05.411	31
9	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:05.457	31
10	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:05.511	34
11	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:05.537	35
12	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:05.543	31
13	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:05.547	34
14	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:05.613	36
15	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:05.698	31
16	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:05.765	37
17	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:05.814	37
18	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:05.835	35
19	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:05.918	35
20	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:06.176	34

Last updated 27th June 2025 at 17:06

First Practice

Red Bull Ring, 27 June 2025, 12:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:05.542	34
2	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:05.607	30
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:05.697	33
4	Alexander Dunne McLaren	89	1:05.766	29
5	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:05.780	34
6	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:05.874	35
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:05.946	35
8	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:06.017	33
9	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:06.099	20
10	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:06.110	33
11	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:06.130	35
12	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:06.140	32
13	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:06.160	32
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:06.170	32
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:06.189	34
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:06.246	34
17	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:06.262	30
18	Dino Beganovic Ferrari	38	1:06.369	32
19	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:06.510	32
20	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:06.738	30

Last updated 27th June 2025 at 13:36

Qualification

Red Bull Ring, 28 June 2025, 15:05

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	fastest lap 1:04.672	fastest lap 1:04.672	fastest lap 1:04.410	fastest lap 1:04.410	fastest lap 1:03.971	fastest lap 1:03.971	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:03.971
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:05.197	1:05.197	1:04.734	1:04.734	1:04.492	1:04.492	Qualifying 3, 1:04.492
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:04.966	1:04.966	1:04.556	1:04.556	1:04.554	1:04.554	Qualifying 3, 1:04.554
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:05.115	1:05.115	1:04.896	1:04.896	1:04.582	1:04.582	Qualifying 3, 1:04.582
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:05.189	1:05.189	1:04.860	1:04.860	1:04.763	1:04.763	Qualifying 3, 1:04.763
6	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:05.017	1:05.017	1:05.041	1:05.041	1:04.926	1:04.926	Qualifying 3, 1:04.926
7	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:05.106	1:05.106	1:04.836	1:04.836	1:04.929	1:04.929	Qualifying 3, 1:04.929
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:05.123	1:05.123	1:04.846	1:04.846	1:05.132	1:05.132	Qualifying 3, 1:05.132
9	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:05.178	1:05.178	1:05.052	1:05.052	1:05.276	1:05.276	Qualifying 3, 1:05.276
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:05.054	1:05.054	1:04.846	1:04.846	1:05.649	1:05.649	Qualifying 3, 1:05.649
11	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:05.197	1:05.197	1:05.128	1:05.128	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:05.128
12	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:05.143	1:05.143	1:05.205	1:05.205	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:05.205
13	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:05.063	1:05.063	1:05.226	1:05.226	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:05.226
14	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:05.278	1:05.278	1:05.288	1:05.288	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:05.288
15	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:05.218	1:05.218	1:05.312	1:05.312	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:05.312
16	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:05.329	1:05.329	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:05.329
17	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:05.364	1:05.364	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:05.364
18	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:05.369	1:05.369	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:05.369
19	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:05.582	1:05.582	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:05.582
20	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:05.606	1:05.606	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:05.606

Last updated 28th June 2025 at 16:16

Race

Red Bull Ring, 29 June 2025, 14:18

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1	2	1:08.272	1:23:47.693	25
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	3	2	fastest overall lap 1:07.924	2.695 behind	18
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	2	2	1:08.765	19.820 behind	15
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	4	2	1:08.628	29.020 behind	12
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	5	2	1:09.372	1:02.396 behind	10
6	Liam Lawson RB	30	6	1	1:09.977	1:07.754 behind	8
7	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	11	1	1:09.935	1 lap behind	6
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	8	2	1:09.247	1 lap behind	4
9	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	20	2	1:09.459	1 lap behind	2
10	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	17	2	1:09.550	1 lap behind	1
11	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	15	2	1:09.960	1 lap behind	0
12	Isack Hadjar RB	6	13	2	1:10.204	1 lap behind	0
13	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	10	2	1:10.151	1 lap behind	0
14	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	16	2	1:09.214	1 lap behind	0
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	14	2	1:09.621	1 lap behind	0
16	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	18	3	1:09.802	2 laps behind	0
not classified	Alexander Albon Williams	23	12	2	1:10.641	did not finish completed 15 laps	0
not classified	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	7	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0
not classified	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	9	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0
not classified	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	19	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0

Last updated 29th June 2025 at 16:22

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Recap and reaction as Norris takes Austrian GP pole by half a second

Summary

Live Reporting

Norris takes Austria pole with sensational lappublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 28 June

Race build-up from 13:00 BST on Sundaypublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 28 June

Can Norris win in Austria?published at 16:59 British Summer Time 28 June

Positive day for Ferraripublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 28 June

Andrew Benson Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 28 June

'I just want to do the best I can' - Verstappenpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 28 June

Get Involved - Lawson outqualifies Verstappenpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 28 June

Best qualifying of the season for Lawsonpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 28 June

Piastri 'not planning on finishing third'published at 16:37 British Summer Time 28 June

'It's a good start to the weekend' - Leclercpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 28 June

'It was a good lap, that's for sure' - Norrispublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 28 June

Smiles for Norrispublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 28 June

Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 28 June

And the restpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 28 June

Top 10published at 16:22 British Summer Time 28 June

Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 28 June

Chequered flagpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 28 June

Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 28 June

Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 28 June

Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 28 June

2025 Austrian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Second Practice

First Practice

Qualification

Race

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