F1 grid: Starting positions for Austrian Grand Prix sprint race
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Formula One heads to the Red Bull Ring for round 11 of the 2024 season as Spielberg hosts the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.
Max Verstappen won for the third time in four races to win last time out in Spain, holding off a late charge from Lando Norris to extend his lead in the F1 world championship standings. He now leads Norris, up to second ahead of Charles Leclerc, by 69 points.
Norris was frustrated with second place in a quick McLaren car in Barcelona, while Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton picked up his first podium of the season with a third-place finish.
Austria will host the third sprint race of the season this weekend. Verstappen won both races last year and is a four-time winner of Red Bull’s home race.
See below for all the key information ahead of this weekend’s race:
What is the starting grid?
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. Oscar Piastri
4. George Russell
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Sergio Perez
8. Esteban Ocon
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Charles Leclerc
11. Kevin Magnussen
12. Lance Stroll
13. Fernando Alonso
14. Yuki Tsunoda
15. Logan Sargeant
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Nico Hulkenberg
18. Valtteri Bottas
19. Alex Albon
20. Zhou Guanyu
When is the Austrian Grand Prix?
(All times BST)
Saturday 29 June
- Sprint race: 11am
- Qualifying: 3pm
Sunday 30 June
- Race: 2pm
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The Austrian Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 12:30pm (BST).
Highlights in the UK will be aired on free-to-air Channel 4; at 6:30pm (BST) on Saturday evening for qualifying and 6:30pm on Sunday evening for the race.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Spielberg on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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What is the 2024 F1 calendar?
ROUND 11 - AUSTRIA (sprint race)
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - 28-30 June
ROUND 12 - GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit - 5-7 July
ROUND 13 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 19-21 July
ROUND 14 - BELGIUM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 26-28 July
ROUND 15 - NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort - 23-25 August
ROUND 16 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 30 August - 1 September
ROUND 17 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 13-15 September
ROUND 18 - SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 20-22 September
ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES (sprint race)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 18-20 October
ROUND 20 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 25-27 October
ROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint race)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 1-3 November
ROUND 22 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 21-23 November
ROUND 23 - QATAR (sprint race)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail - 29 November - 1 December
ROUND 24 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 6-8 December
Driver Standings
1. Max Verstappen - 219 points
2. Lando Norris - 150 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 148 points
4. Carlos Sainz - 116 points
5. Sergio Perez - 111 points
6. Oscar Piastri - 87 points
7. George Russell - 81 points
8. Lewis Hamilton - 70 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 41 points
10. Yuki Tsunoda - 19 points
11. Lance Stroll - 17 points
12. Daniel Ricciardo - 9 points
13. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 5 points
16. Esteban Ocon - 3 points
17. Alex Albon - 2 points
18. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Constructors’ Championship
1. Red Bull - 330 points
2. Ferrari - 270 points
3. McLaren - 237 points
4. Mercedes - 151 points
5. Aston Martin - 58 points
6. RB - 28 points
7. Alpine - 8 points
8. Haas - 7 points
9. Williams - 2 points
10. Sauber - 0 points