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Austrian Grand Prix qualifying results: Who takes pole at Red Bull Ring?

Who will take pole position at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix?

2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix
2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 26: Lewis Hamilton of Scuderia Ferrari drives on track during the practice of the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring on June 26, 2026 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Mine Kasapoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Mark Schofield
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The next stop on the Formula 1 schedule takes the grid to the Styrian Alps, and the Red Bull Ring.

And it is set to be a rather hot qualifying hour this weekend.

With Europe in the throes of a historic heat wave, the F1 grid is set to take on the speedy Red Bull Ring, during qualifying for this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. Could this weekend see a bounce-back from Mercedes? Drivers’ Championship leader Kimi Antonelli led the way in both FP1 and FP2 on Friday, ahead of teammate George Russell during the first hour of practice and in front of the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris during the second.

But will that pace translate to pole position today?

Of course, you can never count out Max Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring, and a resurgent Lewis Hamilton is certainly on the hunt as well.

We’ll be tracking the qualifying hour live, so follow along with us! And join the conversation over on The Feed:

Mark Schofield

SBNation

Austrian Grand Prix Open Thread

Gonna be a hot one at Red Bull Ring.

Kimi was fastest in FP1 and FP2. Will that carry over to Saturday?

Also it must be summer because we've got "Max is leaving Red Bull" rumors coming from Austria. I'm not buying them, at least not yet.

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Austrian GP provisional qualifying results

Here is the provisional starting grid, which will be filled in throughout the qualifying session.

Row

Position

Driver

Team

Position

Driver

Team

Row 112
Row 234
Row 356
Row 478
Row 5910
Row 61112
Row 71314
Row 81516
Row 91718
Row 101920
Row 112122
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