2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results
Full results from Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix, Round 8 of the 2026 F1 world championship.
Kimi Antonelli led the way in free practice one at the Austrian Grand Prix.
In scorching temperatures, Mercedes re-established itself at the top of the time-sheets with Antonelli leading George Russell in a 1-2 for the team.
Oscar Piastri was third fastest ahead of Max Verstappen, who recovered well from an early reliability problem.
Lewis Hamilton was fifth fastest a fortnight on from taking his first Ferrari victory.
Lando Norris was another driver who lost significant running with reliability woes, but finished in seventh place despite missing over 45 minutes of track time.
Dino Beganovic was the fastest of the six rookie runners in ninth place as he stood in for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.
The full results of FP1 at the AUstrian Grand Prix are below.
F1 Austrian GP FP1 Results
| 2026 F1 Austrian GP - Practice Results (1) | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m07.796s | 29 |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m07.836s | 30 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 1m07.913s | 26 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m.08.077s | 17 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m08.461s | 25 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m08.726s | 18 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 1m08.873s | 9 |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m08.962s | 27 |
| 9 | Dino Beganovic | SWE | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m09.054s | 26 |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | TGR Haas F1 Team | 1m09.071s | 26 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 1m09.165s | 30 |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m09.481s | 11 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Cadillac F1 Team | 1m09.521s | 21 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m09.546s | 28 |
| 15 | Ayumu Iwasa | JAP | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m09.637s | 19 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 1m09.644s | 31 |
| 17 | Paul Aron | EST | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 1m09.646s | 20 |
| 18 | Luke Browning | GBR | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 1m09.979s | 29 |
| 19 | Ryo Hirakawa | JAP | TGR Haas F1 Team | 1m10.493s | 23 |
| 20 | Jak Crawford | USA | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m11.202s | 22 |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Cadillac F1 Team | 1m11.283s | 14 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | SPA | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m11.333s | 21 |
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