April 17, 2026

Norris Fastest in Final Practice Ahead of Piastri and Verstappen

Lando Norris seems to be the driver to beat here in Austria this weekend, as the McLaren driver once again went fastest in a practice session, with teammate Piastri and rival Verstappen behind in second and third. The final session was relatively calm, albeit for multiple drivers taking to run-off areas or dipping wheels into the gravel. The yellow flags were only waved once, and briefly, as Isack Hadjar spun his Racing Bulls around before ending up facing the right way and continuing on. Max Verstappen also suffered from a similar incident later on, yet that didn’t stop him from setting the third fastest time of the hour, ahead of Charles Leclerc in fourth and Lewis Hamilton in fifth. George Russell placed only sixth, after initially looking strong in FP1, and his teammate Antonelli was behind in P7. Lance Stroll followed in eighth, while Tsunoda managed to record the ninth-fastest time, and Bortoleto came in tenth for his team Kick Sauber.

Below are the full results of FP3 in Austria. Qualifying is up next!

PositionDriverTeamTime
1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:04.324
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren+0.118
3Max VerstappenRed Bull+0.210
4Charles LeclercFerrari+0.250
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari+0.466
6George RussellMercedes+0.694
7Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes+0.729
8Lance StrollAston Martin+0.738
9Yuki TsunodaRed Bull+0.815
10Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber+0.858
11Liam LawsonRacing Bulls+0.858
12Fernando AlonsoAston Martin+0.919
13Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber+0.959
14Alex AlbonWilliams+0.990
15Carlos SainzWilliams+1.002
16Oliver BearmanHaas+1.042
17Pierre GaslyAlpine+1.042
18Esteban OconHaas+1.195
19Franco ColapintoAlpine+1.222
20Isack HadjarRacing Bulls+1.699

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