# 2025 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2025 [Austrian Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/austrian-grand-prix) was a [Formula One](https://www.edgepedia.org/formula-one) motor race held on 29 June 2025 at the [Red Bull Ring](https://www.edgepedia.org/red-bull-ring) in Spielberg, Austria, run over 71 laps of the 4.326-kilometer circuit as the 11th round of the 2025 World Championship[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/1c07b23622c0199493072970e35d5cae). Lando Norris won from pole position for McLaren, holding off a race-long challenge from his teammate Oscar Piastri, with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari third[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) • [3](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c9qx0eyjqxpo). The race was officially titled the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Austrian Grand Prix 2025[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Round and date | Round 11 of the 2025 season, 29 June 2025, 3 p.m. local time[2](https://apnews.com/article/1c07b23622c0199493072970e35d5cae) • [4](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/sports/how-to-watch-austrian-grand-prix-2025-live-online) |
| Circuit | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg; 4.326 km, 71 laps[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) |
| Podium | 1. Lando Norris (McLaren), 1:23:47.693; 2. Oscar Piastri, +2.695s; 3. Charles Leclerc, +19.820s[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) |
| Fastest lap | 1:07.924, Oscar Piastri (2025)[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) |
| Championship effect | Norris cut Piastri's drivers' championship lead from 22 points to 15[5](https://www.the-independent.com/f1/f1-standings-2025-drivers-piastri-norris-verstappen-hamilton-b2779090.html) |
| Notable retirement | Max Verstappen out on lap one after contact with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes[6](https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-austrian-gp-race-report/10737657/) |
| Constructors' lead | McLaren 417 points, ahead of Ferrari (210) and Mercedes (209)[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html) |
## Race
Norris started from pole and led, but the two McLarens ran close throughout. Piastri briefly took the lead when Norris ran slightly wide, and Norris recovered with a move between turns three and four of the Red Bull Ring, after which he managed the strategy and denied Piastri DRS (drag Reduction System: rear wing opens to aid overtaking) for the remainder[8](https://as.com/motor/formula_1/muro-de-norris-masterclass-de-alonso-y-drama-de-sainz-n/). The pair came close to colliding as they fought for the lead, and the McLaren pit wall asked Piastri's engineer to pass on "feedback" to calm the duel[9](https://apnews.com/article/af112ed829655862c1a5d270691a0eb9) • [10](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/norris-fends-off-piastri-for-austrian-gp-victory-in-thrilling-race-long.2CH71wVvRP1FaU8s04Tj7f). Piastri set the fastest phases of the second and third stints, but Norris kept enough pace in hand to take the chequered flag by 2.695 seconds[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) • [10](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/norris-fends-off-piastri-for-austrian-gp-victory-in-thrilling-race-long.2CH71wVvRP1FaU8s04Tj7f).
It was Norris's third win of the season and his first since the [Monaco Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/monaco-grand-prix), and his third victory of 2025 from pole position, after Australia, Monaco, and Austria[5](https://www.the-independent.com/f1/f1-standings-2025-drivers-piastri-norris-verstappen-hamilton-b2779090.html) • [3](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c9qx0eyjqxpo). The result was McLaren's fourth one-two finish of the season[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html).
Behind the McLarens, Leclerc finished third, 19.820 seconds behind the winner, and described the podium as the best result available to Ferrari that weekend given the car's pace deficit[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) • [7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html). [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/lewis-hamilton) finished fourth, extending his wait for a first podium in Ferrari colors to his home race at Silverstone the following weekend, and [George Russell](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-russell-racing-driver) took fifth for Mercedes[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria) • [5](https://www.the-independent.com/f1/f1-standings-2025-drivers-piastri-norris-verstappen-hamilton-b2779090.html).
## Verstappen's first-lap exit
The home race for [Red Bull](https://www.edgepedia.org/red-bull) ended on the opening lap. [Max Verstappen](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-verstappen), the reigning four-time champion and the most successful driver in the event's history with five Austrian wins, was hit by the Mercedes of rookie [Andrea Kimi Antonelli](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrea-kimi-antonelli) at the braking zone for turn three and retired on the spot[6](https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-austrian-gp-race-report/10737657/) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/1c07b23622c0199493072970e35d5cae) • [7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html). Verstappen called the incident bad luck and noted his car had lacked pace anyway[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html). His teammate Yuki Tsunoda failed to score[11](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/f1-nation-norris-comes-out-on-top-for-mclaren-while-red-bull-struggle-on.4vydj0xv1OtOvqqgf0rBFp).
The retirement cost Verstappen ground in the championship, leaving him third with 155 points[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html).
## Tyres and strategy
Pirelli brought its softest compound range, and the searing Styrian sun made rear-tire overheating the central strategic problem. Pre-race analysis expected the hard and medium compounds to decide the race, with the soft C5 likely to appear only in the event of a late safety car, and a two-stop pattern of medium, hard, medium (or medium, medium, hard) as the quickest plan on paper[12](https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/strategy-corner-how-preventing-an-overheating-rear-is-key-at-f1-austrian-gp/10737548/).
Strategy also shaped the midfield. Sauber's plan set Nico Hulkenberg up to pass and beat [Yuki Tsunoda](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuki-tsunoda), giving the team its first double points finish in two years[13](https://www.racefans.net/2025/06/29/how-saubers-strategy-set-hulkenberg-up-to-pass-and-beat-tsunoda-race-data/). [Esteban Ocon](https://www.edgepedia.org/esteban-ocon) (Haas) took the final point in tenth, with [Isack Hadjar](https://www.edgepedia.org/isack-hadjar) (Racing Bulls) 12th and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 13th[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html) • [14](https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1075535/1/f1-world-championship-points-after-2025-austrian-grand-prix). Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto scored his first championship points, leaving Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan, whom he had replaced at Alpine, as the only drivers without points in 2025[9](https://apnews.com/article/af112ed829655862c1a5d270691a0eb9).
## Championship position after the race
The win reduced Piastri's lead over Norris in the drivers' championship from 22 points to 15[5](https://www.the-independent.com/f1/f1-standings-2025-drivers-piastri-norris-verstappen-hamilton-b2779090.html). In the constructors' standings, McLaren consolidated first place on 417 points, far ahead of Ferrari on 210 and Mercedes on 209[7](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html).
## Circuit
The Red Bull Ring sits in a natural bowl in the Styrian mountains near Spielberg. The modern layout was created over the winter of 1995–96, when [Hermann Tilke](https://www.edgepedia.org/hermann-tilke) was engaged to turn the original Osterreichring into a shorter track; Formula One returned in 1997, when [Jacques Villeneuve](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacques-villeneuve) won[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria). The first Austrian Grand Prix at the venue's predecessor dates to 1970[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria). The lap rewards power in its uphill first half and demands quick downhill corners in the second, including the Rindt right-hander named for Austria's first Formula One champion[1](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria).
## References
1. [Austrian Grand Prix 2025 – F1 Race, Formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/austria)
2. [Formula 1: How to watch the Austrian Grand Prix on TV and what to know, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/1c07b23622c0199493072970e35d5cae)
3. [Austrian Grand Prix result: Lando Norris wins from Oscar Piastri, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c9qx0eyjqxpo)
4. [How to watch Austrian Grand Prix 2025 online, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/sports/how-to-watch-austrian-grand-prix-2025-live-online)
5. [F1 driver standings after Austrian GP, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/f1/f1-standings-2025-drivers-piastri-norris-verstappen-hamilton-b2779090.html)
6. [F1 Austrian GP: Norris fends off Piastri for victory, Verstappen taken out by Antonelli, Autosport](https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-austrian-gp-race-report/10737657/)
7. [Lando Norris renoue avec la victoire en Autriche, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/29/lando-norris-renoue-avec-la-victoire-dans-un-grand-prix-d-autriche-ou-mclaren-poursuit-sa-domination-sur-la-formule-1_6616409_3242.html)
8. [Muro de Norris, masterclass de Alonso y drama de Sainz, AS](https://as.com/motor/formula_1/muro-de-norris-masterclass-de-alonso-y-drama-de-sainz-n/)
9. [Lando Norris holds off Oscar Piastri to win Austrian Grand Prix, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/af112ed829655862c1a5d270691a0eb9)
10. [2025 Austrian Grand Prix race report and highlights, Formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/norris-fends-off-piastri-for-austrian-gp-victory-in-thrilling-race-long.2CH71wVvRP1FaU8s04Tj7f)
11. [F1 Nation: Austrian Grand Prix review, Formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/f1-nation-norris-comes-out-on-top-for-mclaren-while-red-bull-struggle-on.4vydj0xv1OtOvqqgf0rBFp)
12. [How overheating rear tyres could play a key part in F1's Austrian GP, Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/strategy-corner-how-preventing-an-overheating-rear-is-key-at-f1-austrian-gp/10737548/)
13. [How Sauber's strategy set Hulkenberg up to pass and beat Tsunoda, RaceFans](https://www.racefans.net/2025/06/29/how-saubers-strategy-set-hulkenberg-up-to-pass-and-beat-tsunoda-race-data/)
14. [F1 World Championship points after 2025 Austrian Grand Prix, Crash.net](https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1075535/1/f1-world-championship-points-after-2025-austrian-grand-prix)
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