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.

Updated: 26 Jun 2026

Kimi Antonelli set the pace in FP2 at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.

The championship leader was able to keep his soft tyres alive in scorching temperatures to improve his time on his second lap, extending the margin to McLaren's Oscar Piastri.

Highlighting McLaren's pace, Lando Norris was in third place, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top five.

George Russell could only manage a time strong enough for sixth place, as he fell over six-tenths behind his Mercedes team-mate.

Cadillac rounded out the order, after Sergio Perez suffered a repeat of his FP1 problems, while Valtteri Bottas retired mid-season after an apparent suspension failure left him dragging his car along the track surface, causing a small fire to ignite on his floor.

The full results for FP2 at the Austrian Grand Prix can be found here.

F1 Austrian GP FP2 Results

2026 F1 Austrian GP - Practice Results (2)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m07.014s	32
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m07.251s	32
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m07.339s	32
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m07.564s	29
5	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m07.611s	33
6	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m07.637s	25
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m07.758s	28
8	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m07.855s	35
9	Liam Lawson	NWZ	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m08.235s	34
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m08.300s	30
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m08.376s	33
12	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m08.378s	29
13	Oliver Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m08.532s	33
14	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m08.559s	32
15	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m08.830s	33
16	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m08.831s	30
17	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m08.838s	34
18	Carlos Sainz	SPA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m09.131s	30
19	Fernando Alonso	SPA	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m10.544s	27
20	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m10.698s	32
21	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m11.307s	6
22	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	No time set	2

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