2024 F1 Austrian GP results: Russell wins as Verstappen, Norris collide

Russell was joined on the podium by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Verstappen’s first issue was a near-miss with Norris as he exited his pitbox in the first cycle of stops, but stewards decided it wasn’t worthy of a penalty.

A slow second stop for Verstappen put Norris right on his tail with 15 laps to go.

Norris lunged ahead at Turn 3 on lap 59, but had to give the position back as he ran wide. But their lead battle exploded at the same spot a few laps later, the pair colliding at Turn 3 and both receiving punctures.

That opened the door for Russell to inherit the second F1 victory of his career.

2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix results

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Cla	Driver	#	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h	Pits	Points	Retirement	Chassis	Engine
1	G. Russell Mercedes	63	71	-			2	25		Mercedes	Mercedes
2	O. Piastri McLaren	81	71	+1.906 1.906	1.906		2	18		McLaren	Mercedes
3	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	71	+4.533 4.533	2.627		2	15		Ferrari	Ferrari
4	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	71	+23.142 23.142	18.609		2	12		Mercedes	Mercedes
5	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	71	+37.253 37.253	14.111		3	10		Red Bull	Red Bull
6	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	71	+54.088 54.088	16.835		2	8		Haas	Ferrari
7	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	71	+54.672 54.672	0.584		2	6		Red Bull	Red Bull
8	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	71	+1'00.355 1'00.355	5.683		2	4		Haas	Ferrari
9	D. Ricciardo RB	3	71	+1'01.169 1'01.169	0.814		2	2		RB	Red Bull
10	P. Gasly Alpine	10	71	+1'01.766 1'01.766	0.597		2	1		Alpine	Renault
11	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	71	+1'07.056 1'07.056	5.290		4			Ferrari	Ferrari
12	E. Ocon Alpine	31	71	+1'08.325 1'08.325	1.269		2			Alpine	Renault
13	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	70	1 lap			2			Aston Martin	Mercedes
14	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	70	1 lap			2			RB	Red Bull
15	A. Albon Williams	23	70	1 lap			2			Williams	Mercedes
16	V. Bottas Sauber	77	70	1 lap			2			Sauber	Ferrari
17	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	70	1 lap			2			Sauber	Ferrari
18	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	70	1 lap			3			Aston Martin	Mercedes
19	L. Sargeant Williams	2	69	2 laps			3			Williams	Mercedes
dnf	L. Norris McLaren	4	64				3		Collision	McLaren	Mercedes
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2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix report

Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1, leading Norris and Russell. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) battled hard with Sainz over the opening corners, while Piastri’s McLaren was forced wide at Turn 4 by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez on the first lap and dropped back to seventh.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was forced to pit after contract with Piastri at the first corner and he required a new front wing.

Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB20, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38, Esteban Ocon, Alpine A524, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24

Photo by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images

As Verstappen rapidly pulled out of the DRS range of Norris, Hamilton passed Russell for third at Turn 3 on lap three, but Russell repassed him at the following corner.

Sainz passed Hamilton for fourth at Turn 3 on lap seven, after Lewis was told to let him through by the team, while Piastri impressively drove around the outside of Perez at Turn 6 a lap later.

Hamilton was the first of the frontrunners to pit on lap 22, but crossed the white line at the pitlane entry, followed in by Perez. Hamilton received a 5s penalty for his transgression, while Perez was also given an extra 5s for speeding in the pitlane.

Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin punted Zhou Guanyu (Sauber) off at Turn 3 on lap 20 and received a 10s penalty.

Verstappen led by 5.7s as the two leaders opted to stop on the same lap, with Norris having to brake to avoid Verstappen as he left his box, which promoted Piastri to the lead. Piastri pitted a couple of laps later, rejoining sixth.

Verstappen was investigated for an unsafe release, and sprinted to a 7s lead, but was cleared by the stewards. Russell ran third, opting for more mediums on this stint, as everyone else switched to hards.

Russell kicked off the second pitstop cycle on lap 47, switching on to hards. Piastri passed Hamilton for a net fifth a lap later.

Verstappen pitted from the lead on lap 51 with a 7.4s lead, but lost time as the left-rear tyre wouldn’t come off at the first attempt, and Red Bull then had to hold him to allow Norris past in the lane. That put Norris – who had fresh mediums compared to Verstappen’s used rubber – within 3s.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images

Verstappen locked up and almost went off at Turn 4 on his out lap, which helped put Norris into his DRS range on lap 54. He got close at Turn 3 on the following tour, forcing Verstappen – who complained of “no grip” – to defend in the braking zone.

Norris dived ahead at Turn 3 on lap 59 but had to give the position back as he ran wide into the run-off, the stewards noting that he exceeded track limits.

Four laps later, Norris lunged him again at Turn 3, but Verstappen went off the track at the exit.

On the following lap they collided at Turn 3, both of them sustaining punctures and crawling back to the pits. Norris was forced out with damage from the clash.

That gifted Russell the lead, as the virtual safety car was required to clean the track. He led Piastri by 3s, who had Sainz close behind. Hamilton ran fourth, with Verstappen rejoining sixth after changing his punctured left-rear tyre, but got a 10s penalty for causing the collision.

Russell inherited a 2.6s win over Piastri, Sainz, Hamilton and Verstappen. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) beat Perez in the battle for sixth, ahead of Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (RB) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).

2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix fastest laps

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Lap	Time	Interval	km/h
1	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	70	1'07.694		229.633
2	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	68	+0.025 1'07.719	0.025	229.548
3	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	53	+0.322 1'08.016	0.297	228.546
4	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	56	+1.003 1'08.697	0.681	226.280
5	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	48	+1.470 1'09.164	0.467	224.752
6	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	56	+1.588 1'09.282	0.118	224.369
7	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	61	+1.868 1'09.562	0.280	223.466
8	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	55	+1.890 1'09.584	0.022	223.396
9	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	45	+1.915 1'09.609	0.025	223.315
10	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	45	+1.955 1'09.649	0.040	223.187
11	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	56	+2.000 1'09.694	0.045	223.043
12	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	45	+2.431 1'10.125	0.431	221.672
13	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	54	+2.449 1'10.143	0.018	221.615
14	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	51	+2.521 1'10.215	0.072	221.388
15	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	54	+2.624 1'10.318	0.103	221.064
16	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	41	+2.670 1'10.364	0.046	220.919
17	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	60	+2.712 1'10.406	0.042	220.788
18	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	49	+2.732 1'10.426	0.020	220.725
19	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	48	+2.755 1'10.449	0.023	220.653
20	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	54	+2.776 1'10.470	0.021	220.587
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2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix tyre history

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5
1	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	M : 22	M : 24	H : 25
2	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	M : 25	H : 26	M : 20
3	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	M : 22	H : 25	M : 24
4	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	M : 21	H : 32	M : 18
5	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	M : 23	H : 28	M : 16	S : 10
6	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	M : 11	H : 28	H : 32
7	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	M : 21	H : 30	M : 25
8	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	M : 10	H : 28	H : 33
9	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	M : 10	H : 27	H : 34
10	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	M : 20	H : 22	M : 29
11	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	M : 1	H : 15	M : 17	M : 19	M : 26
12	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	M : 19	H : 24	M : 28
13	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	M : 21	M : 23	H : 28
14	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	M : 21	H : 23	H : 26
15	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	M : 12	H : 27	H : 31
16	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	M : 19	H : 23	H : 28
17	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	H : 28	M : 23	H : 19
18	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	M : 14	M : 25	H : 34	S : 2
19	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	M : 1	M : 25	H : 29	M : 21
20	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	M : 23	H : 28	M : 13
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