The Silver Arrows returned to the top step as four retirements and plenty of midfield action defined the round at the Red Bull Ring — here’s how all the drivers performed at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.

Formula 2’s annual Austrian visit was one of firsts for several drivers, while the established quartet leading the standings put themselves towards the front of the field once again. DIVEBOMB brings you the biggest winners and losers from the championship’s weekend of racing at the Red Bull Ring.

George Russell claimed victory in Austria to cut Kimi Antonelli's championship lead to 40 points, as his teammate admitted to costly early mistakes.

Carlos Sainz retired from the Austrian Grand Prix with a suspected electrical issue, ending a promising recovery drive after overnight setup changes improved his pace.

Lando Norris finished seventh in Austria, admitting track position cost him after a difficult lap one and an undercut from Hadjar in the pit stops.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc had to settle for a fifth and eighth place finish respectively in Austria today.

George Russell took a lights-to-flag victory at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix from Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli, the three drivers separated by just 1.9 seconds as the chequered flag fell.

Rodin Motorsport's Martinius Stenshorne has been handed a time penalty for a failure to serve his mandatory pit stop during the course of Formula 2's Feature Race in Austria.

George Russell is in pursuit of his first victory since the season opener and the Ferrari drivers are hot on his heels, with Lewis Hamilton eager to cement his chase for the eighth. Here are five stories to keep an eye on for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.

Nikola Tsolov took his fourth Formula 2 win of the season in the Feature Race at Austria, beating out championship leader Gabriele Minì and Oliver Goethe.

Credit: Formula 3 Trident's Noah Strømsted came out on top in an exciting Formula 3 Austria Feature Race, winning out ahead of a fiercely duelling Ugo Ugochukwu and Freddie Slater, who rounded out the top three in F3 at the Red Bull Ring. It was an exciting last-lap duel between the latter pair, with both drivers even pushing each other close to the gravel in Turns 4 and 5, while Rodin's Pedro Clerot pulled off a series of overtakes to finish fourth, as Hitech's Jin Nakamura

“I'm really just trying to enjoy every second of this.” Barely a half-hour since Trident's John Bennett climbed out of his car in Austria, he had still not been able to process or soak in his emotions. A race-long duel with PREMA’s Sebastián Montoya in Formula 2's Austria sprint had finally fallen in his favour on the final lap.

Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad both make Q3 at the Austrian Grand Prix, but while Lawson is pleased with the result, Lindblad knows he left time on the table.

George Russell takes pole for Mercedes at the Austrian Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli aborts his final lap after mistaking a single yellow flag for a double.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton secure second and third for Ferrari in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying, with George Russell taking pole for Mercedes.

“On my side, I was always trying to go for pole,” Campos racer Noel León responded. León had just taken a stellar maiden pole position in Austria, pulling off a strategy few would look to pursue in Formula 2 qualifying.

Norris recovers from a hydraulic issue in FP1 to finish third in FP2, as McLaren's experimental wing fails sign-off tests ahead of Austrian Grand Prix.

Cadillac endure a troubled Friday in Spielberg as electrical issues limit Perez to 16 laps across both sessions, while Bottas also suffers in FP2.

It is a disappointing season so far for Nico Hülkenberg. The grand entrance of Audi into the world of Formula One is not quite the success they would’ve hoped, yet. The German’s teammate Gabriel Bortoleto scored two points in the opening round, and that’s all the drivers were able to scrape together so far.

Noel León became the first Mexican to score pole position for Formula 2's Austria weekend by a margin of 0.129 seconds, ahead of Alex Dunne, while teammate Nikola Tsolov, who rounded out the top three.