15:19
In the drop-zone with three minutes on the clock
Hulkenberg, Ocon, Stroll, Bearman and Alonso.
Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix
28 Jun 2025
15:17
Tidy lap from Bortoleto
He goes fifth-fastest in the Sauber, 0.3s ahead of Hulkenberg, who's in 14th.
15:15
Current top 10
Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Hamilton, Antonelli, Hadjar, Leclerc, Russell, Tsunoda and Lawson.
15:12
Norris goes clear
A strong lap with Norris as he sets a 1m04.672s, 0.4s ahead of Verstappen. Hamilton slots into third, 0.4s off.
15:11
Hulkenberg goes fastest
A 1m05.681s for the German to go ahead of Ocon - a tenth between those two.
15:10
First times on the board
Ocon leads the way with a 1m05.745s, 0.2s ahead of Albon and Stroll. We've yet to see what the big hitters can do just yet.
It's a short track so there's no rush to get out there.
15:05
Q1 is underway
Qualifying in Austria is now underway. The battle to make it into Q2 is on.
14:58
News from race control
The start of qualifying has been delayed by five minutes.
14:47
What happened in FP3?
Lando Norris continued his strong start to the weekend in final practice at the Austrian Grand Prix. The British driver set the pace in FP3 as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing weekend last time out in Montreal.
McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was a tenth off in final practice. Max Verstappen rounded out the top three, 0.2s off Norris’ top time.
The Ferraris were next up in fourth and fifth, with Charles Leclerc ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
14:45
We're building up to qualifying
Qualifying at the Red Bull Ring kicks off at 3pm BST.
12:37
Time for a break
We will be back at 2.30pm UK time to build up to qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
12:36
12:30
Chequered flag
Norris tops FP3 ahead of teammate Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton.
12:27
Into the final three minutes
Norris still on top ahead of Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton.
12:23
Verstappen
He slots in behind the two McLarens, 0.2s off the pace.
12:22
Leclerc improves
He slots into third, 0.2s off Norris.
12:19
Piastri improves
He improves to second-fastest, 0.1s shy of teammate Norris.
12:17
Into the final 15 minutes
Norris, Russell, Antonelli, Stroll, Leclerc, Bortoleto, Hamilton, Bearman, Albon and Alonso.
12:14
Mighty lap from Norris
Norris finds 0.564s to go even further clear. He sets a 1m04.324s, nearly 0.7s ahead of Russell.
12:11
Alonso improves
He moves into sixth-place, just behind Hamilton.
12:10
Russell
Russell slots into second now, 0.1s off Norris' best time.
12:08
Leclerc improves again
Leclerc goes second, 0.2s off Norris' top time.
12:04
Leclerc improves
Leclerc moves into fifth in the second Ferrari, 0.5s off Norris' pace.
12:00
30 minutes on the clock
Norris, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Tsunoda, Verstappen, Bortoleto, Hulkenberg, Sainz and Albon is the top 10.
11:54
Hamilton goes second
Hamilton slots into second, 0.4s off Norris' top time.
