Charles Leclerc set the quickest lap of the weekend so far as he led the two Mercedes drivers in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver was the only person to lap the Red Bull Ring in less than 64 seconds during the final hour of running ahead of today’s qualifying session.Lewis Hamilton came closest to unseating him from the top of the times, producing a best lap of 1’04.130 in his Mercedes. However he was quickest in the first and third sectors, and told his team he felt he had more time in hand as he returned to the pits.
The 2017 and 2018 Austrian Grand Prix pole winner, Valtteri Bottas, backed his team mate up in third place, less than a tenth of a second behind. Sebastian Vettel was a few hundredths adrift in the other Ferrari.
Max Verstappen came next, a few tenths shy of the fight for pole position. However he was comfortably ahead of Pierre Gasly, who was forced into the pits earlier in the session for a power cycle after reporting problems with his Honda.
The Red Bull pair were split by Lando Norris, who lapped fractionally with a second of Leclerc’s time in his McLaren. Earlier in the session McLaren practised using Carlos Sainz Jnr’s car to give him a tow – Sainz will have to start from the back of the grid due to a power unit penalty. Nonetheless he set eighth-fastest time.
Antonio Giovinazzi and Daniil Kvayt completed the top 10, followed by Alexander Albon and Nico Hulkenebrg who also have grid penalties.
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Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’03.987 | 18 | |
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’04.130 | 0.143 | 21 |
3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’04.221 | 0.234 | 23 |
4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’04.250 | 0.263 | 20 |
5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1’04.446 | 0.459 | 18 |
6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1’04.986 | 0.999 | 19 |
7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull-Honda | 1’05.152 | 1.165 | 15 |
8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault | 1’05.219 | 1.232 | 22 |
9 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’05.336 | 1.349 | 17 |
10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’05.391 | 1.404 | 25 |
11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’05.481 | 1.494 | 29 |
12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’05.514 | 1.527 | 21 |
13 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’05.514 | 1.527 | 21 |
14 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’05.523 | 1.536 | 18 |
15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’05.620 | 1.633 | 20 |
16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’05.650 | 1.663 | 17 |
17 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1’05.878 | 1.891 | 19 |
18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’06.017 | 2.030 | 11 |
19 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1’06.676 | 2.689 | 23 |
20 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1’07.484 | 3.497 | 23 |
Third practice visual gaps
Charles Leclerc – 1’03.987
+0.143 Lewis Hamilton – 1’04.130
+0.234 Valtteri Bottas – 1’04.221
+0.263 Sebastian Vettel – 1’04.250
+0.459 Max Verstappen – 1’04.446
+0.999 Lando Norris – 1’04.986
+1.165 Pierre Gasly – 1’05.152
+1.232 Carlos Sainz Jnr – 1’05.219
+1.349 Antonio Giovinazzi – 1’05.336
+1.404 Daniil Kvyat – 1’05.391
+1.494 Alexander Albon – 1’05.481
+1.527 Nico Hulkenberg – 1’05.514
+1.527 Kimi Raikkonen – 1’05.514
+1.536 Sergio Perez – 1’05.523
+1.633 Romain Grosjean – 1’05.620
+1.663 Lance Stroll – 1’05.650
+1.891 Daniel Ricciardo – 1’05.878
+2.030 Kevin Magnussen – 1’06.017
+2.689 George Russell – 1’06.676
+3.497 Robert Kubica – 1’07.484
Drivers more then ten seconds off the pace omitted.
Pos | Driver | Car | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | Fri/Sat diff | Total laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’05.141 | 1’05.086 | 1’03.987 | -1.099 | 81 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’04.838 | 1’05.529 | 1’04.130 | -0.708 | 98 |
3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’04.999 | 1’05.417 | 1’04.221 | -0.778 | 72 |
4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’04.982 | 1’05.871 | 1’04.250 | -0.732 | 77 |
5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1’05.260 | 1’05.879 | 1’04.446 | -0.814 | 61 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1’06.125 | 1’05.952 | 1’04.986 | -0.966 | 94 |
7 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull-Honda | 1’05.378 | 1’05.487 | 1’05.152 | -0.226 | 78 |
8 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault | 1’05.502 | 1’05.545 | 1’05.219 | -0.283 | 100 |
9 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’06.708 | 1’06.119 | 1’05.336 | -0.783 | 84 |
10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’06.272 | 1’06.148 | 1’05.391 | -0.757 | 92 |
11 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’06.285 | 1’06.064 | 1’05.481 | -0.583 | 107 |
12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’06.383 | 1’06.249 | 1’05.514 | -0.735 | 78 |
13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’06.729 | 1’05.728 | 1’05.514 | -0.214 | 81 |
14 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’06.457 | 1’05.964 | 1’05.523 | -0.441 | 97 |
15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’06.135 | 1’05.701 | 1’05.620 | -0.081 | 78 |
16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’06.756 | 1’06.829 | 1’05.650 | -1.106 | 86 |
17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1’05.846 | 1’06.418 | 1’05.878 | +0.032 | 76 |
18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’05.876 | 1’05.960 | 1’06.017 | +0.141 | 79 |
19 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1’06.805 | 1’07.217 | 1’06.676 | -0.129 | 78 |
20 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1’07.665 | 1’08.508 | 1’07.484 | -0.181 | 89 |
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Mach1 (@mach1)
29th June 2019, 12:12
Merc 1/2 then?
Jere (@jerejj)
29th June 2019, 12:15
@mach1 Yes.
MG1982 (@mg1982)
29th June 2019, 13:44
1-2, boys!
Chaitanya
29th June 2019, 12:15
Come qualifying RBR will be nowhere near either Mercs or Ferraris.
Nitzo (@webtel)
29th June 2019, 12:23
I never thought i would mention Kubica and 107% rule in the same sentence.
He is within the limit though.
GnosticBrian (@gnosticbrian)
29th June 2019, 12:39
Within the 107% limit, yes – but a massive [for this circuit] eight tenths adrift of his rookie teammate.
runforitscooby (@runforitscooby)
29th June 2019, 12:30
Renault not finding any solutions to their cornering woes, long race for them.