🇦🇹 Austrian GP 2026 Report

Franco finished P15 in Austria in an unexpected weekend

Published

30 Jun 2026

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🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix 2026 Report

Circuit: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 26–28 June 2026

Race results:

🥇 P1: George Russell, Mercedes — 1:26:37.979 🥈 P2: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing — 1:26:39.590 🥉 P3: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes — 1:26:39.965 🇫🇷 P13: Pierre Gasly 🇦🇷 P15: Franco Colapinto

Franco closed the Austrian Grand Prix in P15, after a weekend that didn't let him show his best

The extreme heat, lack of grip and a launch with boost issues made the race more challenging from the start.

We still have some great photos from the weekend:

A difficult but solid Friday: Franco finished P8 in FP1 and P16 in FP2, with the intense heat affecting rear grip. The team brought new parts to the car for this weekend.

FP3 and Qualifying: P14 in FP3. In Q2, Franco pushed hard into Turn 1 on his final lap and finished P16.

Race: started P16 on medium tyres. He had boost issues that left him with reduced power for several corners, but he kept pushing throughout. Finished P15 with two stops (lap 20 to hards, lap 46 to mediums).

Technical data

- FP1: P8. Best lap: 1:08.962 (lap 14, softs). - FP2: P16. Best lap: 1:08.831 (lap 15, softs). - FP3: P14. Best lap: 1:08.394 (lap 15, softs). - Qualifying: P16. Best lap: 1:07.894 (lap 5, softs).

Race

Start: P16 (new mediums)

Result: P15

Fastest lap: P15 — 1:11.795 (lap 49, mediums)

Strategy: Stop 1: lap 20 (mediums → hards) · Stop 2: lap 46 (hards → mediums)

Sector 1: P12 — 17.293

Sector 2: P14 — 32.300

Sector 3: P14 — 22.097

Speed trap: P7 — 322 km/h

What Franco said

A tough weekend, but Franco stayed focused and hungry for more: "There were some good fights and battles out there, but we want to be fighting higher up, which we aim to do at Silverstone next weekend."

Next race

🇬🇧 British Grand Prix: 3–5 July 2026, Silverstone

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