Austrian GP Results: Max Verstappen Takes Pole Position For Second Sprint Race Of The 2023 Season

What happened during the Austrian GP sprint shootout.

The Austrian Grand Prix hosts the second sprint race of the season. Max Verstappen will start from pole position followed by Sergio Perez and Lando Norris, who put in the second and third fastest times, respectively. 

Carlos Sainz had a horrible time after he instantly encountered brake by wire issue and was only able to get out on track with 1:40 seconds remaining of SQ1. However, he turned things around and put himself on provisional pole during SQ1.

Track limits continued to be a problem throughout the session with many lap times being deleted, a trend we saw yesterday during qualifying for the Grand Prix on Sunday. 

Out in SQ 1

1. Zhou Guanyu
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Logan Sargeant

More troubles came in SQ2 when George Russell suffered from a hydraulics issue and was not able to get out during the session.

Out in SQ 2

1. Alex Albon
2. Pierre Gasly
3. Yuki Tsunoda
4. Nyck de Vries
5. George Russell

Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Shootout Results

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Lando Norris
4. Nico Hulkenberg
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Lance Stroll
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Kevin Magnussen
11. Alex Albon
12. Pierre Gasly
13. Yuki Tsunoda
14. Nyck de Vries
15. George Russell
16. Zhou Guanyu
17. Oscar Piastri
18. Lewis Hamilton
19. Valtteri Bottas
20. Logan Sargeant