Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the 2019 Austrian GP. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc came in second place ahead of Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).

Leclerc started from pole position with Verstappen alongside him, following Lewis Hamilton's (Mercedes) penalty. The Red Bull driver had a slow start allowing Hamilton to pass him before the first corner. The Dutchman would eventually make his way up the field from 7th place to take the lead two laps before the checkered flag.

Leclerc led most of the race but had to settle for second place. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) started the race down in 9th place. He made up a few places at the start and later, a 2-stop strategy helped him secure fourth place. Hamilton had to settle for fifth place.

Lando Norris (McLaren) finished in sixth ahead of Pierre Gasly in the Red Bull. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) finished in eighth place, while Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen came ninth ahead of his teammate Antonio Giovinazzi.

Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race and secured the bonus point. The next race will be held at Silverstone in the UK on July 14, 2019.

World Drivers' Championship standings:

Lewis Hamilton - 197

Valtteri Bottas - 166

Max Verstappen - 126

World Constructors' Championship standings:

Mercedes - 363

Ferrari - 228

Red Bull - 169

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix. The two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel finished second and third respectively. 

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas started from pole position ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton. At the start, Hamilton took over the lead of the race, while Bottas dropped down to second place. Initially, it looked like Mercedes would dominate the race, but Bottas was forced to retire with a gearbox issue. At this point, the virtual safety car was deployed. Almost all the front runners pitted for fresh tyres as the track marshals cleared the stranded Mercedes. Meanwhile, Mercedes opted to keep Hamilton out. He eventually pitted on lap 25, which dropped him down to fourth place. However, Hamilton's race was cut short as he was forced to retired with an engine issue. 

Verstappen was in the lead of the race with Raikkonen a couple of seconds behind. The second Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo who was running in second place at one point, had to retire with a gearbox issue. Vettel, who started in sixth place on the grid, took the final podium place.

The Haas cars of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen finished in fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of the Force India cars of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez. At one point, Fernando Alonso (McLaren) was running at the tail end of the field. The Spaniard went on to finish in eight place, while his teammate Stoffel Vandoorne had to retire. The two Alfa Romeo-Saubers of Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson finished in ninth and tenth positions respectively.

With this result, Sebastian Vettel has retaken the lead of the World Drivers' Championship from Lewis Hamilton with a single point separating the two. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari is now ahead of Mercedes by 10 points. The next race will be held at Silverstone on July 8, 2018.

World Drivers' Championship standings:

Sebastian Vettel - 146

Lewis Hamilton - 145

Kimi Raikkonen - 101

World Constructors' Championship standings:

Ferrari - 247

Mercedes - 237

Red Bull - 189

Mercedes F1 driver, Lewis Hamilton has managed to clinch the Austrian GP title after a dramatic last lap collision with teammate Nico Rosberg. This win has helped Hamilton to narrow down Rosberg's championship lead to just 11 points.

The Austrian GP started with Hamilton at pole position, after he managed to clock brilliant times in Saturday's damp conditions. Rosberg was to take the second position at start, but was demoted to sixth on the grid after suffering a gearbox penalty.

While Hamilton led the race comfortably for the first 21 laps, Rosberg continued to close the gap by overtaking Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and McLaren's Jenson Button. As a result, Rosberg managed to promote himself from sixth at the grid to third by lap 10, and was behind Hamilton and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Minor issues with Hamilton's left rear wheel during his first pit stop on lap 21 made him emerge out of the pits behind Rosberg.

In the last lap after a fast exit on turn 1, Hamilton was able to secure a safe outside line on turn 2, but somehow Rosberg decided to turn in very late into the corner. This held Hamilton out wide, delaying his turn. When Hamilton did decided to turn-in, Rosberg was still going on with his straight front wheels, which resulted in a collision between the two Mercedes cars.

Hamilton was pushed off the track, but it was Rosberg's car that had taken the brunt of the brash. The front wing got damaged, that slowed him down. Meanwhile, Hamilton was able to pass his teammate to win the Austrian GP for Mercedes. Rosberg further lost two places (and a podium finish) when Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen overtook him, to secure the second and third position on the podium, respectively. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth followed by Jenson Button. Romain Grosjean in his Haas F1 car finished seventh followed by Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz. Valtteri Bottas in his Williams car and Pascal Wehrlein with Manor racing completed the top 10 list.

One other major incident in the Austrian GP involved Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who suffered a tyre blowout on lap 27.

After the Austrian GP, the world championship rank table is as follows:
1. Nico Rosberg - 153
2. Lewis Hamilton - 142
3. Sebastian Vettel - 96

Nico Rosberg snatched the chequered flag this weekend, as the Mercedes driver managed to hold a strong lead, even though Lewis Hamilton started from pole position. The opening lap also saw a major crash, which dented Hamilton's offensive to get back ahead. Fernando Alonso’s McLaren and Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari made contact, causing both cars to crash into the outer wall. The Mclaren went on climbed onto the Ferrari, with Alonso's rear tyre almost driving over the ice-man's head.

Felipe Massa placed 3rd, with Sebastian Vettel clinching 4th place with the one Ferrari that remained. Vettel lost time getting a wheel changed during a pit stop and the delay was enough for Ferrari to lose another opportunity to reach the podium - despite the German putting up a great fight.

Valtteri Bottas drove his Williams into 5th place with Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez placing 6th and 9th respectively. Lotus’s Pastor Maldonado and Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen were engaged in an intense fight for 7th place, with Maldonado almost crashing in an attempt to get ahead. Maldonado managed to come out on top with Verstappen placing 8th.

Daniel Ricciardo rounded off the top ten with the Red Bull taking 1 point from the race.