2026 Austrian GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Spielberg, round 8.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →Austrian Grand Prix 2026 Race: what happened
Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap for the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 Race with a 1:10.374 for Mercedes at Spielberg. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.109s behind, and at racing speed that is 9.2 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 0.221s off Kimi Antonelli. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 1467.1 m, from Kimi Antonelli to Valtteri Bottas.
The closest call of the session was between Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar: 0.001s apart, about 0.08 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:10.374 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:10.483 | +0.109 | 9.2 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:10.595 | +0.221 | 18.7 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.606 | +0.232 | 19.6 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:10.652 | +0.278 | 23.5 m |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:10.683 | +0.309 | 26.1 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:10.946 | +0.572 | 48.3 m |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:10.947 | +0.573 | 48.4 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:11.466 | +1.092 | 92.2 m |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:11.547 | +1.173 | 99.1 m |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:11.587 | +1.213 | 102.4 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:11.634 | +1.260 | 106.4 m |
| 13 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:11.795 | +1.421 | 120.0 m |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:11.866 | +1.492 | 126.0 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:12.207 | +1.833 | 154.8 m |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:12.501 | +2.127 | 179.6 m |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:12.979 | +2.605 | 220.0 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:13.137 | +2.763 | 233.3 m |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:13.694 | +3.320 | 280.4 m |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:13.796 | +3.422 | 289.0 m |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:14.448 | +4.074 | 344.0 m |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:27.748 | +17.374 | 1467.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli set the race fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.374. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 1467.1 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 race with a 1:10.374 at Spielberg.
- What was the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- The fastest lap of the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 race was a 1:10.374, set by Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) at Spielberg.
- How close was race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.109s. At racing speed that margin is 9.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas in P22, the spread is 17.374s or 1467.1 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.483, 0.109s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 9.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.595, 0.221s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 18.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.606, 0.232s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 19.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.652, 0.278s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 23.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:10.683, 0.309s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 26.1 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Spielberg?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.4 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.109s at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026 puts 9.2 m between the cars on the finish line.