Verstappen, fresh off his third consecutive sprint victory this season, put down nearly half a second between himself and second-placed Lando Norris of McLaren, setting the stage for himself to hunt down his sixth win in Spielberg and further tighten his grip on the championship lead.
The race in Spielberg kicks off today, Sunday, June 30, at 3pm local time (CEST). Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:
Central European Time: 3pm Sunday United Kingdom (BST): 2pm Sunday United States (EDT): 9am Sunday United States (CDT): 8am Sunday United States (PDT): 6am Sunday Australia (AEST): 11pm Sunday Australia (AWST): 9pm Sunday Australia (ACST): 10:30pm Sunday Mexico (CST): 7am Sunday Japan (JST): 10pm Sunday South Africa (SAST): 3pm Sunday Egypt (EEST): 4pm Sunday China (CST): 9pm Sunday India (IST): 6:30pm Sunday Brazil: 10am Sunday Singapore: 9pm Sunday Saudi Arabia: 4pm Sunday United Arab Emirates: 5pm Sunday Turkey: 4pm Sunday
How to watch the Austrian Grand Prix live on TV today
Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:
United Kingdom: Sky Sports United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes Spain: DAZN F1 Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten Italy: Sky Italia Netherlands: Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra Germany: Sky Deutschland France: Canal+ Belgium: RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico Singapore: beIN SPORTS Hungary: M4 (MTVA Sports Channel) China: CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports Austria: Servus TV, ORF Middle East & Turkey: beIN SPORTS Africa: SuperSport Latin America: ESPN
F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.
Red Bull Ring circuit key facts
First Grand Prix: 1970 Track length: 4.318km Number of laps: 71 Race distance: 306.452km Lap record: 1:05.619 - Carlos Sainz (2020) Most wins: Max Verstappen (5) Most pole positions: Max Verstappen (5)
Last five pole-sitters at Red Bull Ring
2024: Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2023: Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2022: Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2021: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)* x2 2020:Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
Last five winners at Red Bull Ring
2023: Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2022:Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 2021: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)* x2 2020: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 2019: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Note: Red Bull Ring hosted two grands prix in 2021 - the Austrian GP and Styrian GP - to make up for cancellations in F1's race calendar.