Formula 1 qualifying results: Starting grid for 2022 Austrian Grand Prix Sprint race as Verstappen fans celebrate Hamilton crash

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Formula 1 qualifying results: Starting grid for 2022 Austrian Grand Prix Sprint race as Verstappen fans celebrate Hamilton crash image

Max Verstappen will start on pole position for Saturday's Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after finishing in pole position in Friday's qualifying.

The reigning world champion edged out Charles Leclerc by just 0.029 seconds, with Carlos Sainz in third in what was a strong performance from Ferrari.

Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez was fourth — although he will start 13th on the grid after being punished for exceeding track limits — while there was further joy for some of the home fans at the Red Bull ring as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell each crashed out in Q3.

Russell ended up in fourth after Perez's sanction, but seven-time champion Hamilton will start the Sprint in ninth.

Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso also secured top-10 places.

Hamilton, who qualified fifth at Silverstone before claiming a superb third place in the race, had looked on course to challenge for pole position before sliding off into the gravel after losing control of the back end.

Red Bull fans in the crowd cheered as the Mercedes smashed sideways into the barriers.

Things were soon to get worse for Mercedes as George Russell, who was fifth fastest with around 2:40 left of Q3 and gunning for Perez's time, spun off the circuit in sector three.

Austrian Grand Prix 2022: Q3 results

Position Driver
1 Max Verstappen
2 Charles Leclerc
3 Carlos Sainz
4 George Russell
5 Esteban Ocon
6 Kevin Magnussen
7 Mick Schumacher
8 Fernando Alonso
9 Lewis Hamilton
10 Pierre Gasly
11 Alex Albon
12 Valtteri Bottas
13 Sergio Perez*
14 Yuki Tsunoda
15 Lando Norris
16 Daniel Ricciardo
17 Lance Stroll
18 Guanyu Zhou
19 Nicholas Latifi
20 Sebastian Vettel

*Perez had his Q3 times cancelled for exceeding track limits

MORE: What is F1 Sprint? Schedule, points & how new Formula 1 qualifying format works

Austrian Grand Prix 2022: Weekend schedule

Saturday, July 9

Event Start time (BST) Start time (ET)
Second practice session 11:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m.
Sprint 3:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 10

Event Start time (BST) Start time (ET)
Grand Prix 2 p.m. 9 a.m.

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Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. He was previously a sub and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service. Joe has reported on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia. Tennis and athletics are his other major sporting passions, and he is a keen runner, even if not an especially fast one. Joe holds a Masters degree in scriptwriting from UEA and a debut novel is due in 2022.