2019 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix — race results

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June 30th 2019

Race results for the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix. Contains full classification. Full race report is published separately

Austrian Grand Prix start

The lights go out at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images

Max Verstappen fought back from a disastrous start to win at the Austrian Grand Prix, taking first place from Charles Leclerc with two laps to go, after a nail-biting battle.

The pair made contact, pushing Leclerc off the track so, despite receiving the winner’s trophy on the top step of the podium, Verstappen had a three-hour wait to see whether a steward’s inquiry would impose a penalty. In the end, no further action was taken.

It came as a relief to Verstappen’s “orange army” of supporters who had been cheering a victory that looked unlikely at the start, when Verstappen’s anti-stall system kicked in, as he started from second place behind Leclerc.

His Red Bull was rapidly swamped, being overtaken by both Mercedes, as well as Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen and Lando Norris.

Max Verstappen’s “swashbuckling” comeback drive: read Mark Hughes’ full Austrian Grand Prix race report

Mercedes was off the pace, however, and Verstappen had the edge on the Ferraris, as well as fresher tyres after a late pit stop. It paved the way for a commanding comeback, where he overtook Vettel, Bottas and then Leclerc on track in the final 20 laps. The victory was the first for Red Bull’s engine supplier, Honda, since 2006.

The result lifts Verstappen to third place in the drivers’ championship with 126 points, ahead of 123 for Vettel. Hamilton remains ahead, with 197 points, followed by Bottas with 166.

McLaren again put on a strong performance to finish as best of the rest, with Norris sixth and Carlos Sainz eighth, followed by the Alfa Romeos of Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi.

Read the full story in Mark Hughes’ race report.

The full race results are below.

2019 Austrian Grand Prix results

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1hr 22min 01.822sec	26*
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+2.724sec	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+18.960sec	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+19.610sec	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+22.805sec	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1 lap	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1 lap	4
8	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1 lap	2
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	1
10	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	0
11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1 lap	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1 lap	0
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	+1 lap	0
14	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1 lap	0
15	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1 lap	0
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1 lap	0
17	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1 lap	0
18	George Russell	Williams	+2 laps	0
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2 laps	0
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3 laps	0

*Includes point for fastest lap

F1 drivers’ championship after Race 9 (Austria)

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	197
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	166
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	126
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	123
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	105
6	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	43
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	30
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	22
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	21
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	16
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	16
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	14
13	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	13
14	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	10
15	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	7
16	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	6
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	2
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1
19	George Russell	Williams	0
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	0