Starting grid for today's F1 Austrian Grand Prix: How the race will begin
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Lewis Hamilton
- Lance Stroll
- Fernando Alonso
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Pierre Gasly
- Alex Albon
- George Russell
- Esteban Ocon
- Oscar Piastri
- Valtteri Bottas
- Sergio Perez
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Zhou Guanyu
- Logan Sargeant
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nyck de Vries
Red Bull's hope at their home race to continue their run of winning every grand prix in 2023 so far was boosted by Max Verstappen snatching pole position on Friday.
Concerningly for him, the duo of upgraded Ferraris are directly behind him. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz may have their best chance of the year at claiming victory.
Lando Norris, featuring major new upgrades to his McLaren, is encouragingly in fourth ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.
Sergio Perez endured a disastrous qualifying and will start the grand prix from 15th, though.
Nyck de Vries, under intense pressure at AlphaTauri who are considering replacing him mid-season, chose a terrible time to qualify last on the grid.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
