F1 Austrian GP Qualifying Live Results and Standings: Sebastian Vettel bows out in Q2

F1 Austrian GP Qualifying Live Results and Standings: Where do the F1 drivers stand after the three-round of the qualifying.

The Formula 1 is finally in the first qualifying of the season in the Austrian Grand Prix, and all 20 teams are vying to grab their desired spots for the final race day.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had a good start to the qualifying round, as he finished at the top of the table in the Q1, followed by Valterri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.

Ferrari’s is lurking bit behind in comparison to Mercedes and Red Bull with Charles Leclerc at 5th and Sebastian Vettel in 8th, but with Q2 giving a fresh start, they can buckle up.

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The Q2 came in as a surprise, as Sebastian Vettel was among the next 5 drivers who faced the elimination, apart from that there were no other surprises, but Mercedes came up in the order showing their sheer dominance.

Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Leclerc also slipped in the order, with him finishing at 10th position, marginally missing the elimination. Later in the Q3 soared, with final 10 drivers vying for the top spots.

Bottas dominated the third round, with his teammate Hamilton pushing him to the edge. The Finnish driver almost made a blunder when he ended up in the grass, but despite this also he managed to keep his pole position.

Followed by Hamilton and Verstappen respectively. Lando Norris took an impressive 4th position, and Alex Albon ended up at 5th. Whereas, Leclerc made a slight jump to 7th grid position.

Q1 standings:

1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
2. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari
4. Lance Stroll – Racing Point
5. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
6. Carlos Sainz – McLaren
7. Sergio Perez- Racing Point
8. Sebastian Vettel- Ferrari
9. Daniel Ricciardo- Renault
10. Pierre Gasly – Alpha Tauri
11. Lando Norris – McLaren
12. Alex Albon – Red Bull
13. Esteban Ocon – Renault
14. Daniil Kvyat – Alpha Tauri
15. Romain Grosjean – Haas

Eliminated

1. Kevin Magnussen – Haas
2. George Russell – Williams
3. Kimi Raikkonen – Alfa Romeo
4. Antonio Giovinazzi – Alfa Romeo
5. Nicholas Latifi – Williams

Q2 Standings

1. Valtterri Bottas – Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
3. Alex Albon – Red Bull
4. Lando Norris- McLaren
5. Sergio Perez – Racing Point
6. Lance Stroll – Racing Point
7. Carlos Sainz- McLaren
8. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
9. Daniel Ricciardo – Renault
10. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

Eliminated

1. Sebastian Vettel – Ferrari
2. Pierre Gasly – Alpha Tauri
3. Daniil Kvyat – Alpha Tauri
4. Esteban Ocon – Renault
5. Romain Grosjean – Haas

Q3 Standings

1. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
3. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
4. Lando Norris – McLaren
5. Alex Albon – Red Bull
6. Sergio Perez – Racing Point
7. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
8. Carlos Sainz – McLaren
9. Lance Stroll – Racing Point
10. Daniel Ricciardo – Renault

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Final Grid Positions

1. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
3. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
4. Lando Norris – McLaren
5. Alex Albon – Red Bull
6. Sergio Perez – Racing Point
7. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
8. Carlos Sainz – McLaren
9. Lance Stroll – Racing Point
10. Daniel Ricciardo – Renault
11. Sebastian Vettel – Ferrari
12. Pierre Gasly – Alpha Tauri
13. Daniil Kvyat – Alpha Tauri
14. Esteban icon – Renault
15. Romain Grosjean – Haas
16. Kevin Magnussen – Haas
17. George Russell – Williams
18. Kimi Raikkonen – Alfa Romeo
19. Antonio Giovinazzi – Alfa Romeo
20. Nicholas Latifi – Williams

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