Austria 2024
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Event Ended
P15
finished
A. Albon
P19
finished
L. Sargeant
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2024
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 28 June, 10:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 28 June, 14:30
Sprint Quali
Sat, 29 June, 10:00
Sprint
Sat, 29 June, 14:00
Qualifying
Sun, 30 June, 13:00
Race
Welcome to the Red Bull Ring, the site of what is quite possibly the prettiest setting for an F1 track at the scenic Styrian mountains of Spielberg, and host to the Austrian Grand Prix.
Aside from a breathtaking backdrop, the circuit offers a blend of fast straights, tight corners, and elevation changes in just 10 turns.
After dropping out of the sport in the early 00s, the track returned to Formula 1 in 2014 and has cemented itself as one of the more entertaining races on the calendar.
Circuit Overview:
The Red Bull Ring is a short 4.318 km (2.683 miles) track with 10 turns and some of the shortest lap times and highest average speeds.
Turn 1 and Turn 3 have uphill braking zones that aid overtaking, particularly with DRS straights preceding each, and Turn 3's tight corner allows for classic up-and-under moves to pass and defend.
What goes up must go down, and Turn 4's downhill entry is tricky to slow down into, with the remaining five corners in Sectors 2 and 3 usually being single file, but the short run means a driver never waits long for their next opportunity.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Red Bull Ring
Location: Spielberg, Styria
First Grand Prix: 1970
Circuit Length: 4.318 km (2.683 miles)
Race Distance: 306.452 km (190.420 miles)
Laps: 71
Lap Record: 1:05.619 (Carlos Sainz, McLaren, 2020)
2024 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P11
Fastest Lap: 1:09.560 (Lap 53)
Qualifying: P10 (1:05.823)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Hard
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: P13
Fastest Lap: 1:09.611 (Lap 45)
Qualifying: P18 (1:05.948)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Hard
Williams Racing's Austrian GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1987 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1997)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nelson Piquet, 1987 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1997 / Felipe Massa, 2014)
Alex's Best Finish: P11 (2023)
Logan's Best Finish: P13 (2023)
Williams Racing Highlight: Felipe stopped a seven-race run of Mercedes pole positions in 2014, with the Brazilian and Valtteri Bottas locking out the front row by a tenth in the only non-Mercedes P1 start of the entire season.
Austria At A Glance
Capital: Vienna
Population: 9 million
Size: 83,879 sq km
Language: German
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Austria 2024
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2024
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 28 June, 10:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 28 June, 14:30
Sprint Quali
Sat, 29 June, 10:00
Sprint
Sat, 29 June, 14:00
Qualifying
Sun, 30 June, 13:00
Race
Welcome to the Red Bull Ring, the site of what is quite possibly the prettiest setting for an F1 track at the scenic Styrian mountains of Spielberg, and host to the Austrian Grand Prix.
Aside from a breathtaking backdrop, the circuit offers a blend of fast straights, tight corners, and elevation changes in just 10 turns.
After dropping out of the sport in the early 00s, the track returned to Formula 1 in 2014 and has cemented itself as one of the more entertaining races on the calendar.
Circuit Overview:
The Red Bull Ring is a short 4.318 km (2.683 miles) track with 10 turns and some of the shortest lap times and highest average speeds.
Turn 1 and Turn 3 have uphill braking zones that aid overtaking, particularly with DRS straights preceding each, and Turn 3's tight corner allows for classic up-and-under moves to pass and defend.
What goes up must go down, and Turn 4's downhill entry is tricky to slow down into, with the remaining five corners in Sectors 2 and 3 usually being single file, but the short run means a driver never waits long for their next opportunity.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Red Bull Ring
Location: Spielberg, Styria
First Grand Prix: 1970
Circuit Length: 4.318 km (2.683 miles)
Race Distance: 306.452 km (190.420 miles)
Laps: 71
Lap Record: 1:05.619 (Carlos Sainz, McLaren, 2020)
2024 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P11
Fastest Lap: 1:09.560 (Lap 53)
Qualifying: P10 (1:05.823)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Hard
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: P13
Fastest Lap: 1:09.611 (Lap 45)
Qualifying: P18 (1:05.948)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Hard
Williams Racing's Austrian GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1987 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1997)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nelson Piquet, 1987 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1997 / Felipe Massa, 2014)
Alex's Best Finish: P11 (2023)
Logan's Best Finish: P13 (2023)
Williams Racing Highlight: Felipe stopped a seven-race run of Mercedes pole positions in 2014, with the Brazilian and Valtteri Bottas locking out the front row by a tenth in the only non-Mercedes P1 start of the entire season.
Austria At A Glance
Capital: Vienna
Population: 9 million
Size: 83,879 sq km
Language: German
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Event Ended
P15
finished
A. Albon
P19
finished
L. Sargeant
Find out your results
See how you fared against other fans in the latest round of Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf.
30 Jun 2024
Full reaction 🔜
We'll gather the thoughts of Alex and Logan shortly, plus your Pit Wall Predictions results will be live soon...
30 Jun 2024
ALEX to PIT
I don't like when we are quicker than where we finish and today was that day. I think we just need to talk about it afterwards but we should have never been behind an Aston.
On a positive, the car was actually pretty good to me. It was the best it's felt all weekend. I just got marbles through T6 and T7, so sorry about that. It just totally lost all the grip on the pit entry.
30 Jun 2024
LOGAN to PIT
Really sorry, guys. I feel like our pace wasn't too bad today, but I ruined it in turn 3, so I apologise. We deserved more.
30 Jun 2024
Austrian GP 🏁
30 Jun 2024
LAP 71/71
Final lap of the race...
30 Jun 2024
LAP 69/71
Three laps to go, Alex has reeled in Stroll and is pushing...
30 Jun 2024
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