Briton Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, cutting down the Australian’s lead and lifting his Formula 1 Championship hopes with the win. The McLaren duo fought for the lead early on, with the Championship leader briefly getting into the lead before Norris took the position back. A rash lunge by Piastri nearly caused a collision soon after.
Piastri continues to lead the Championship with 216 points after the Austrian GP. The Australian has won five races this season, starting from his second career Formula 1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix. Norris moved past the 200 points mark as well and closed the gap between the two after taking 25 points on Sunday. He sits with 201 points.
More than ever this season, the title fight focuses on the two McLarens after defending champion Max Verstappen was hit by Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap, ending his race. Verstappen is still third but now 61 points off the lead and has 155 points.
Charles Leclerc was third for his third podium finish in four races, with his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton fourth in Austria.
George Russell, who won the last race in Canada, was fifth for Mercedes and Liam Lawson sixth for Racing Bulls in his best result of the season. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin held off Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto for seventh. The second Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg was ninth, and Esteban Ocon finished 10th for Haas.
In the leaderboard, Russell finds himself in fourth with just nine points behind Verstappen. He is followed by Leclerc in fifth and Hamilton in sixth.
POS. | DRIVER | COUNTRY | TEAM | PTS. |
1 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren | 216 |
2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren | 201 |
3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing | 155 |
4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 146 |
5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 119 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Ferrari | 91 |
7 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes | 63 |
8 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams | 42 |
9 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Haas | 23 |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Kick Sauber | 22 |
11 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Racing Bulls | 21 |
12 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin | 14 |
13 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin | 14 |
14 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Williams | 13 |
15 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Racing Bulls | 12 |
16 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine | 11 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Red Bull Racing | 10 |
18 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas | 6 |
19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Kick Sauber | 4 |
20 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Alpine | 0 |
21 | Jack Doohan | AUS | Alpine | 0 |
POS. | TEAM | PTS. |
1 | McLaren | 417 |
2 | Ferrari | 210 |
3 | Mercedes | 209 |
4 | Red Bull Racing | 162 |
5 | Williams | 55 |
6 | Racing Bulls | 36 |
7 | Haas | 29 |
8 | Aston Martin | 28 |
9 | Kick Sauber | 26 |
10 | Alpine | 11 |
(Both tables updated after the Austrian GP on Sunday, 29 June)