Max Verstappen wasn’t the only driver whose superb pace in the second half of the race helped him pass several cars ahead of him.
Carlos Sainz Jnr, who started on the back row of the grid, climbed through the field after his pit stop to finish a superb eighth. And it might have been better had he not damaged his front wing with around 10 laps to go.Nonetheless Sainz finished 11 places higher than he started, which is the biggest gain from start to finish any driver has managed so far this year.
Verstappen lost six places at the start when his car went into anti-stall mode. He recovered one of those by the end of the first lap by passing his team mate Pierre Gasly, but it seemed unlikely he would be in contention for victory come the end of the race.
However when the Mercedes pitted early, prompting a reaction from Ferrari, it presented Verstappen with an opportunity. He pitted nine laps later than original race leader Leclerc, and the performance advantage he enjoyed on his fresher tyres helped him fight his way through the field.
At the other end of the field, Robert Kubica had what must rank as one of the worst races since his comeback. His quickest lap time was a second slower than his team mate’s and he was lapped three times.
It was another race to forget for Haas, too. Having set the fifth-fastest time in qualifying Kevin Magnussen sank in the race, collected a drive-through penalty for being out of position at the start and was beaten by George Russell in the other Williams.
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2019 Austrian Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
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2019 Austrian Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
Position change
| Driver | Start position | Lap one position change | Race position change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Pierre Gasly | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 12 | -2 | 0 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Romain Grosjean | 11 | -4 | -5 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 10 | 0 | -9 |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 19 | 2 | 11 |
| Lando Norris | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| Sergio Perez | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Lance Stroll | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 7 | -2 | -3 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 16 | -3 | -1 |
| Alexander Albon | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| George Russell | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Kubica | 17 | 1 | -3 |
2019 Austrian Grand Prix lap times
All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:
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2019 Austrian Grand Prix fastest laps
Each driver’s fastest lap:
| Rank | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Gap | On lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1’07.475 | 60 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’07.676 | 0.201 | 62 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’07.994 | 0.519 | 58 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1’08.019 | 0.544 | 65 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’08.050 | 0.575 | 69 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault | 1’08.117 | 0.642 | 53 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’08.565 | 1.090 | 53 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1’08.699 | 1.224 | 69 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull-Honda | 1’08.790 | 1.315 | 63 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’08.903 | 1.428 | 69 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’08.946 | 1.471 | 59 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’08.987 | 1.512 | 56 |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’09.051 | 1.576 | 57 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’09.061 | 1.586 | 67 |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’09.126 | 1.651 | 57 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’09.248 | 1.773 | 59 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’09.288 | 1.813 | 57 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’09.498 | 2.023 | 58 |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1’09.926 | 2.451 | 52 |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1’10.964 | 3.489 | 55 |
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2019 Austrian Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
| Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | C3 (31) | C2 (40) | |
| Charles Leclerc | C4 (22) | C2 (49) | |
| Valtteri Bottas | C3 (21) | C2 (50) | |
| Sebastian Vettel | C4 (21) | C2 (29) | C4 (21) |
| Lewis Hamilton | C3 (30) | C2 (41) | |
| Lando Norris | C4 (25) | C3 (45) | |
| Pierre Gasly | C4 (25) | C2 (45) | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | C3 (41) | C2 (29) | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | C4 (23) | C2 (47) | |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | C4 (24) | C2 (46) | |
| Sergio Perez | C3 (28) | C2 (42) | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | C3 (46) | C4 (24) | |
| Nico Hulkenberg | C3 (26) | C2 (44) | |
| Lance Stroll | C3 (25) | C2 (45) | |
| Alexander Albon | C3 (35) | C2 (35) | |
| Romain Grosjean | C3 (34) | C2 (36) | |
| Daniil Kvyat | C3 (32) | C2 (38) | |
| George Russell | C3 (27) | C2 (42) | |
| Kevin Magnussen | C4 (11) | C2 (51) | C4 (7) |
| Robert Kubica | C3 (19) | C2 (49) |
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2019 Austrian Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
| Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 21.110 | 31 | |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 21.225 | 0.115 | 35 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren | 21.266 | 0.156 | 41 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 21.525 | 0.415 | 19 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 21.547 | 0.437 | 25 |
| 6 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 21.672 | 0.562 | 24 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 21.709 | 0.599 | 23 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 21.878 | 0.768 | 22 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 21.982 | 0.872 | 25 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 21.985 | 0.875 | 26 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 22.239 | 1.129 | 25 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 22.251 | 1.141 | 50 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 22.265 | 1.155 | 34 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 22.305 | 1.195 | 46 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 22.309 | 1.199 | 62 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 22.330 | 1.220 | 28 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 22.552 | 1.442 | 21 |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 22.772 | 1.662 | 27 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 23.243 | 2.133 | 11 |
| 20 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 25.091 | 3.981 | 32 |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 25.236 | 4.126 | 21 |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 30.067 | 8.957 | 30 |
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Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
30th June 2019, 22:56
1st place, fastest lap and fastest pit stop is an interesting hat-trick for Max.
One of the more incredible fastest laps of the season too: 30 lap old hard tyres vs Seb’s 10 lap old soft tyres.
Just think, if he’d not messed up the start, he could have dominated today!
Oconomo
30th June 2019, 23:37
@eurobron
And we would have called it the most boring race ever… :)
Part of me kinda wishes he never gets the best car and keeps treating us with beauties like today.
frood19 (@frood19)
1st July 2019, 11:48
I think if he’d run second to leclerc for the first stint, ferrari would have run a different kind of race. they may still have lost – verstappen was inspired today – but max’s problem at the start may well have contributed to his victory.