2025 Austrian GP starting Grid: Lando Norris Takes Pole While Lewis Hamilton Shows Improvement

Oscar Piastri McLaren F1 Racer

The 11th race of the season is set with the stars ready to close in on the leader, Oscar Piastri. The 2025 Austrian GP qualifiers saw a few surprising leaders, with defending champion Max Verstappen falling behind his teammate Liam Lawson. Also, Lando Norris is taking pole position over the season’s leading driver, Piastri.

For the 2024 runners-up, it was a disastrous ending to the Canadian GP. But now has a chance to redeem himself with a win. He stands second in the 2025 Driver’s standings, 21 points away from the leader. In the largest pole-margin of the season at over half-a-second, Norris demolished the field at the Red Bull Ring, and has a buffer to team-mate Oscar Piastri in third.

The Ferrari duo remains close to the McLaren racers with Charles Leclerc in second and Lewis Hamilton in fourth. The Brit is yet to finish in the top three this season and will look to bounce back from the worst run of his illustrious career. Check out the 2025 Austrian GP 2025 starting grid below,

Also Read: Austrian GP 2025: Lewis Hamilton On Verge of ‘Unwanted’ F1 Record Following Sixth Place Finish at Canadian GP.

2025 Austrian GP starting Grid

PositionDriverTeam
1.Lando NorrisMcLaren
2.Charles LeclercFerrari
3.Oscar PiastriMcLaren
4.Lewis HamiltonFerrari
5.George RussellMercedes
6.Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
7.Max VerstappenRed Bull
8.Gabriel BortoletoStake
9.Kimi AntonelliMercedes
10.Pierre GaslyAlpine
11.Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
12.Alex AlbonWilliams
13.Isack HadjarRacing Bulls
14.Franco ColapintoWilliams
15.Oliver BearmanHaas
16.Lance StrollAston Martin
17.Esteban OconHaas
18.Yuki TsunodaRed Bull
19.Carlos SainzWilliams
20.Nico HulkenbergStake

Also Read: Canadian GP Contract Extension: F1 Announces New Deal Rewarding New Advancements.

When and Where to Watch 2025 Austrian GP

The Austrian GP 2025 will be held on June 30 at the Red Bull Racing track in Spielberg. The official timing of the race is 4:00 AM Eastern time. The following are the coverage details for the big race region-wise,

RegionApprox. Start Time (Local)TV Broadcaster(s)Online Streamer(s)
United States8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PTESPN / ESPN2 / ESPN DeportesWatchESPN; Sling TV; YouTube TV; Hulu Live; Fubo; F1 TV Pro
United Kingdom 🇬🇧2:00 PM BSTSky Sports F1 (live); Channel 4 (highlights) | Sky Go; NOW TV pass
South America10:00 AM BRT (Brazil)Fox Sports (Argentina/Mexico); ESPN Latin AmericaESPN app; regional F1 TV Pro where available
AsiaVaries (e.g., 8:00 PM GMT+8 Singapore)beIN SPORTS (Southeast Asia); Fuji TV, DAZN (Japan); FanCode (India); CCTV/Tencent (China)beIN SPORTS Connect; F1 TV Premium (select markets)
Africa12:00 PM WAT (West Africa)SuperSportSuperSport streaming platform; F1 TV Pro where licensed
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