F1 results: Austrian Grand Prix, Free Practice 1 – Antonelli heads Merc 1-2
Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets in FP1 at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.
Complete results from Free Practice 1, the opening hour of track action ahead of this weekend’s F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
A Mercedes 1-2 in opening practice has seen Kimi Antonelli go fastest ahead of George Russell, while Oscar Piastri claimed third place for McLaren.
Full F1 results from Free Practice 1 at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Diff |
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07:796 | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.836 | +0.040 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.913 | +0.118 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:08.077 | +0.281 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:08.461 | +0.665 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:08.726 | +0.930 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.873 | +1.077 |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:08.962 | +1.166 |
| 9 | Dino Beganovic | Ferrari | 1:09.054 | +1.258 |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:09.071 | +1.275 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:09.165 | +1.369 |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:09.481 | +1.685 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:09.521 | +1.725 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.546 | +1.750 |
| 15 | Ayumu Iwasa | Racing Bulls | 1:09.637 | +1.841 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:09.644 | +1.848 |
| 17 | Paul Aron | Audi | 1:09.646 | +1.850 |
| 18 | Luke Browning | Williams | 1:09.979 | +2.183 |
| 19 | Ryo Hirakawa | Haas | 1:10.493 | +2.697 |
| 20 | Jak Crawford | Aston Martin | 1:11.202 | +3.406 |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:11.283 | +3.487 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:11.333 | +3.537 |
Check out the full session report here.
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