Max Verstappen continued to show his dominance, finishing top of the timing sheets in FP1 at Red Bull's home race with a 1:05.742, two-tenths ahead of Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc despite being on medium tyres.
Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton finished the session in fourth, half a second off of rival Verstappen despite being on soft tyres.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez returned to the F1 grabbing finishing fifth fastest on a set of mediums after being unable to show up to paddock yesterday due to illness.
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was reported to be "happy" with his car's setup as they hunt for their sixth podium of the season. The Spaniard's team-mate Lance Stroll finished sixth with Alonso coming home eighth both on medium tyres.
Alpine's struggles
The reports and rumours that Alpine would struggle to perform at Spielberg may turn out to be true as Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finished 18th and 19th just days after Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds' investment in the French team.
The drivers started off the session focusing on longer stints on medium and hard tyres before putting on fresh slicks to simulate some flying qualifying laps.