Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix in the Red Bull Ring.
Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
These sessions set the grid for Saturday’s sprint and have no impact on Sunday’s main event.
Austrian GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Norris
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Delay |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'04.686 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'04.779 | 0.093 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'04.987 | 0.301 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1'05.054 | 0.368 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'05.126 | 0.440 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'05.270 | 0.584 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'06.008 | 1.322 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.101 | 1.415 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.624 | 1.938 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | - | - |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1'05.806 | 1.120 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'05.847 | 1.161 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'05.878 | 1.192 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'05.960 | 1.274 |
| 15 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | - | - |
| 16 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'06.581 | 1.895 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1'06.583 | 1.897 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1'06.725 | 2.039 |
| 19 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1'06.754 | 2.068 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1'07.197 | 2.511 |
What happened in Austrian GP SQ1?
Verstappen set the quickest time at 1m05.690s on the mandated medium tyres, 0.074s faster than George Russell of Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) lost his opening lap time when he had big moments at Turn 1 and Turn 6, the latter resulting in him exceeding track limits. He had to run again and made it through despite another scrappy lap.
Yuki Tsunoda (RB) suffered a huge spin at Turn 9 but just kept it out of the barrier and made it through.
Falling at the first hurdle were Daniel Ricciardo (RB), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Alex Albon (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
Austrian GP Grand Prix SQ1 results: Verstappen fastest from Russell
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Delay |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'05.690 | |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1'05.764 | 0.074 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'05.781 | 0.091 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'05.786 | 0.096 |
| 5 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'06.037 | 0.347 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'06.081 | 0.391 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'06.149 | 0.459 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'06.256 | 0.566 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.343 | 0.653 |
| 10 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1'06.387 | 0.697 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.465 | 0.775 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'06.487 | 0.797 |
| 13 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'06.504 | 0.814 |
| 14 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1'06.518 | 0.828 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'06.557 | 0.867 |
| 16 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'06.581 | 0.891 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1'06.583 | 0.893 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1'06.725 | 1.035 |
| 19 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1'06.754 | 1.064 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1'07.197 | 1.507 |
What happened in Austrian GP SQ2?
Verstappen set the fastest time at 1m05.186s, 0.139s clear of Russell.
Knocked out at this point were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, Tsunoda and Logan Sargeant (Williams).
Austrian GP Grand Prix SQ2 results: Verstappen fastest from Russell
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Delay |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'05.186 | |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1'05.325 | 0.139 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'05.379 | 0.193 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'05.435 | 0.249 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'05.526 | 0.340 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'05.539 | 0.353 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'05.561 | 0.375 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'05.612 | 0.426 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1'05.686 | 0.500 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1'05.757 | 0.571 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1'05.806 | 0.620 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'05.847 | 0.661 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'05.878 | 0.692 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'05.960 | 0.774 |
| 15 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | - | - |
What happened in Austrian GP SQ3?
Teams elected for just one run on the soft tyres, making it a frantic dash in the battle for pole as they all left the pits with under 3m remaining.
Hamilton set the benchmark at 1m05.270s after running wide at Turn 3, which Russell, Piastri, Norris and Verstappen all beat, the latter taking pole with 1m04.686s.
Norris, who was 0.093s off pole, will start second from team-mate Piastri, Russell, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Hamilton, Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc didn’t make the line in time after his car faltered at the end of the pitlane on his out lap. He will start 10th.
Austrian GP SQ3 results: Verstappen takes sprint pole
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Delay |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'04.686 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'04.779 | 0.093 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'04.987 | 0.301 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1'05.054 | 0.368 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'05.126 | 0.440 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'05.270 | 0.584 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1'06.008 | 1.322 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.101 | 1.415 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1'06.624 | 1.938 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | - | - |
