In Austria, the weekend is run in a sprint format. The riders already fought for the fastest time for one lap on Friday afternoon.
Especially in the first and second part, the drivers had problems with the track limits. We have seen many deleted times.
Ricciardo, Stroll, Chou, Latifi and Vettel did not advance from the first part of qualifying. Austria is thus yet another bad weekend for Aston Martin or for Daniel Ricciardo. However, his teammate didn’t fare much better. Norris had brake problems in the middle section and finished last.
Gasly, Albon, Bottas, Cunoda and Norris did not advance to the third part. On the contrary, the progress was successful for both drivers of the Haas team.
The third part of qualifying was interrupted twice by red flags. In both cases, the Mercedes drivers took care of them. Lewis Hamilton, who flew off the track in the eighth corner, was the first to demolish the front of his car. Moments later, George Russell was breaking the rear of the car in the last tenth corner.
Before the second red flags, the Ferrari drivers went out for the second attempts. They did not have fresh tires at the restart of qualifying after Russell’s accident.
The fastest time was set by Max Verstappen, who was not the fastest in any of the sectors, but put together an ideal lap. The Ferrari drivers finished behind him with a loss of less than a tenth of a second.
The starting grid for the sprint
| P. | Rider | The team |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 6 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 14 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 18 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
The third part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:04.984 | 7 | soft | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:05.013 | 0.029 | 8 | soft |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:05.066 | 0.082 | 8 | soft |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:05.404 | 0.420 | 6 | soft |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:05.431 | 0.447 | 7 | soft |
| 6 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:05.726 | 0.742 | 7 | soft |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:05.879 | 0.895 | 7 | soft |
| 8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:06.011 | 1.027 | 7 | soft |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:06.103 | 1.119 | 8 | soft |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:13.151 | 8.167 | 4 | soft |
18:21: Verstappen and both Ferrari drivers in one tenth.
- Ver
- Lec
- Sai
- Per
- Rus
- Oco
- Mag
- Msc
- Alo
- Ham
18:20: Times improved at the front, but Verstappen has first place for the sprint.
18:19: Continuing…
18:13: Plus, as a bonus, Russell is being investigated for crossing the track after his accident…
18:09: Hamilton destroyed the front of the car, Russell the rear.
18:08: Russell smashes! 2.5 minutes left until the end of the qualification. But bad news for the Ferrari drivers who have already gone out, so they won’t have fresh tyres.
18:08: Second red flags…
18:05: We continue…
17:56: The car is damaged…
17:54: Hamilton crashes
17:54: and red…
17:54: yellow flags
17:53:
- Ver
- Lec
- Sai
- Per
- Rus
- Oco
- Mag
- Ham
17:52: Verstappen first, Leclerc 0.091 second behind.
17:50: Pérez investigated due to track limits.
17:48: The third part begins.
The second part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:05.287 | 10 | soft | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:05.374 | 0.087 | 6 | soft |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:05.475 | 0.188 | 8 | soft |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:05.576 | 0.289 | 10 | soft |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:05.697 | 0.410 | 9 | soft |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:05.805 | 0.518 | 9 | soft |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:05.894 | 0.607 | 6 | soft |
| 8 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:05.993 | 0.706 | 10 | soft |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:06.082 | 0.795 | 6 | soft |
| 10 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:06.151 | 0.864 | 6 | soft |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:06.160 | 0.873 | 9 | soft |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:06.230 | 0.943 | 6 | soft |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:06.319 | 1.032 | 6 | soft |
| 14 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:06.851 | 1.564 | 8 | soft |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:25.847 | 20.560 | 8 | soft |
17:42: Both Haas drivers in Q3..
17:41: Gasly, Albon, Bottas, Cunoda and Norris will not advance.
17:40: Pérez saves himself.
17:40: Norris has problems with the brakes, he is afraid to go on the brakes. And heading to the pits. It won’t be better than 15th place.
17:37: Leclerc already on new tires first…
17:36: In addition, Pérez complained that he could not “turn on” his tires.
17:34: Pérez’s time deleted. Red Bull driver 11th so far.
17:30:
- Ham
- Ver
- Rus
- Lec
- Sai
- Per
- Alb
- Oco
- Gas
- Nor
17:28: Hamilton in the lead. Verstappen second with a loss of 3 hundredths.
17:26: Ferrari drivers start on used tyres. In qualifying with a sprint, riders use only soft tires.
17:25: the second part of the qualification begins. Ocon, Cunoda, Gasly first on track.
The first part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:05.419 | : | 8 | soft |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:05.660 | 0.241 | 8 | soft |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:05.852 | 0.433 | 6 | soft |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:06.016 | 0.597 | 8 | soft |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:06.079 | 0.660 | 8 | soft |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:06.143 | 0.724 | 9 | soft |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:06.235 | 0.816 | 8 | soft |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:06.330 | 0.911 | 11 | soft |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:06.366 | 0.947 | 9 | soft |
| 10 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:06.405 | 0.986 | 9 | soft |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:06.442 | 23.01.2022 | 8 | soft |
| 12 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:06.463 | 01.01.2044 | 11 | soft |
| 13 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:06.468 | 01.01.2049 | 10 | soft |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:06.516 | 01.01.1997 | 9 | soft |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:06.589 | 01.01.0170 | 11 | soft |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:06.613 | 01.01.0194 | 10 | soft |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:06.847 | 01.01.0428 | 12 | soft |
| 18 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | 1:06.901 | 01.01.0482 | 9 | soft |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:07.003 | 01.01.0584 | 9 | soft |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:07.083 | 01.01.0664 | 12 | soft |
17:18: Will not advance: Ricciardo, Stroll, Chou, Latifi and Vettel.
17:11: Verstappen first, but is immediately overtaken by the Ferrari duo.
17:10: Hamilton in the lead. Verstappen second to last so far.
17:09: But Verstappen’s time deleted!
17:08: Verstappen leads ahead of Pérez and Leclerc. The Monaco loses a tenth.
17:05: Sainz’s time deleted due to turn 10 limits.
17:04: Verstappen, the Mercedes drivers and Bottas have not yet started. Leclerc at the helm.
17:00: Here we go…
16:57: The qualification will have a classic course. He will determine the order for tomorrow’s 100 km sprint and only he will determine the order on the starting grid. Let us remind you that starting this year, more points are taken for the sprint, so it is not just about starting positions for the race.
16:53: Welcome to Sprint Qualifying in Austria.
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