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2026 · R8 · Austrian Grand PrixDATABASE REPLAY
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Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen
RACE HEADLINE
Recovered from P5 to P2
Max Verstappen finished P2 from P5, gaining 3 positions. Kimi Antonelli surrendered P4 to Max Verstappen on lap 2 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.RACE ARCP5 → P2+3 positions · high confidence
VIEW EVIDENCE
+3 positions · high confidence
GRIDP5
FINISHP2
EVENTS4
Max Verstappen finished P2 from P5, gaining 3 positions. Kimi Antonelli surrendered P4 to Max Verstappen on lap 2 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.
RACE RESULT
Second place
P2+3 positions69 timed laps1:10.483FINALSEE DETAILS
RACE RESULT
Second place
P2+3 positions69 timed laps1:10.483
STARTP5
FINISHP2
BEST LAP1:10.483
STINTS3
QUALIFYING
Qualified P5
Q1 P6 · Q2 P10 · Q3 P5P5FINAL
QUALIFYING
Qualified P5
Q1 P6 · Q2 P10 · Q3 P5QUALIFYING SEGMENTS
Q1, Q2 and Q3 progression
Q1P61:07.407
Q2P101:07.183
Q3P51:06.475
RACE START
P5 · MEDIUM
Held P5 through L1MEDIUMSTART TYRE
RACE START
P5 · MEDIUM
Held P5 through L1GRIDP5
START TYREMEDIUM
END OF L1P5
LEAD THE RACE
6 laps recorded P1
1 lead period · L43–L486LAPS LED
LEAD THE RACE
6 laps recorded P1
1 lead period · L43–L48POSITION EVIDENCE
Recorded lead periods
LAPS LED6
LEAD PERIODS1
FIRST P1 LAPL43
LAST P1 LAPL48
PERIODFROMTOLAPS
#1L43L486
PACE BATTLE
Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton
1 canonical battle event · L22 · 1 comparable laps-1.607sAVG / LAP
PACE BATTLE
Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton
1 canonical battle event · L22 · 1 comparable lapsEVIDENCE
Battle-window lap comparison
VERHAMMax Verstappen quicker
Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton for P3 on lap 22
LAPVERHAMΔ
L221:12.4091:14.016-1.607
PACE BATTLE
Max Verstappen vs Charles Leclerc
1 canonical battle event · L2 · 1 comparable laps-2.040sAVG / LAP
PACE BATTLE
Max Verstappen vs Charles Leclerc
1 canonical battle event · L2 · 1 comparable lapsEVIDENCE
Battle-window lap comparison
VERLECMax Verstappen quicker
Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc for P3 on lap 2
LAPVERLECΔ
L21:12.1021:14.142-2.040
STRATEGY
Tyre strategy
MEDIUM → HARD → HARD · 3 stints · 2 stops3STINTS
STRATEGY
Tyre strategy
MEDIUM → HARD → HARD · 3 stints · 2 stopsTYRE TIMELINE
Race stint progression
ML1–L18
HL19–L49
HL50–L71
L1L18L36L53L71
MEDIUMHARDHARDPIT STOP
STINTS
#COMPOUNDLAPSLENGTHSTART AGE
1MEDIUML1–L1818L0L
2HARDL19–L4931L0L
3HARD
KEY EVENTS
Race progression
L2Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc for P3 on lap 2overtake
EVIDENCE
overtake
TYPEovertake
CONFIDENCEHIGH
IMPORTANCE94
L22Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton for P3 on lap 22overtake
EVIDENCE
overtake
TYPEovertake
CONFIDENCEHIGH
IMPORTANCE94
L43Lap 43 at 13:56:11 UTC: Max Verstappen became the next reconstructed leader after George Russell; George Russell's lap-43 pit was recorded within 19s of the leader-change observation; a provider-recorded position exchange involving the pair was recorded nearby; its cause is not classifiedlead change
EVIDENCE
lead change
TYPElead_change
CONFIDENCEHIGH
IMPORTANCE62
L49Lap 49 at 14:03:28 UTC: Kimi Antonelli became the next reconstructed leader after Max Verstappen; Max Verstappen's lap-49 pit was recorded within 20s of the leader-change observation; a provider-recorded position exchange involving the pair was recorded nearby; its cause is not classified
DRIVER STORY
Recovered from P5 to P2
Max Verstappen qualified P5 (Q1 P6, Q2 P10, Q3 P5). Max Verstappen started P5 on MEDIUM. Max Verstappen made 2 pit stops on L18, L49, using MEDIUM → HARD → HARD. Canonical race events show battles with Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen finished P2 from P5, gaining 3 positions. Kimi Antonelli surrendered P4 to Max Verstappen on lap 2 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.