Saturday saw the return of the F1 Sprint concept for the second time in the 2022 Formula 1 season and the first time since Imola as Max Verstappen looked to extend his championship lead.
F1 Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Race: Starting Grid
Max Verstappen was the fastest qualifier on Friday afternoon and claimed pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Race with championship rival Charles Leclerc accompanying him on the front row.
Sergio Perez was pushed back to P13 after the stewards adjudged him to have breached track limits in Q2, promoting Esteban Ocon and both Haas drivers into even more promising positions.
F1 Austrian Grand Prix: Sprint Race results
Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the F1 Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Race on Saturday afternoon as the two Ferrari drivers rounded off the podium. George Russell consolidated P4 while Sergio Perez improved from 13th on the grid to cross the line in P5
Lewis Hamilton finally got the better of Mick Schumacher to claim the final points-paying position, while Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen also managed to take home points.
Here are the confirmed results from the Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Race:
- P1: Max Verstappen
- P2: Charles Leclerc
- P3: Carlos Sainz
- P4: George Russell
- P5: Sergio Perez
- P6: Esteban Ocon
- P7: Kevin Magnussen
- P8: Lewis Hamilton
- P9: Mick Schumacher
- P10: Valtteri Bottas
- P11: Lando Norris
- P12: Daniel Ricciardo
- P13: Lance Stroll
- P14: Zhou Guanyu
- P15: Pierre Gasly
- P16: Alex Albon
- P17: Yuki Tsunoda
- P18: Nicholas Latifi
- P19: Sebastian Vettel
- P20: Fernando Alonso
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