2019 Formula 1 season, Round 9
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
Sunday 30 June
Lewis Hamilton will look to continue his dominance of the 2019 Formula 1 season when Round 9, the Austrian Grand Prix, is held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on Sunday 30 June.
Hamilton claimed a fourth successive win last weekend when he triumphed at the French Grand Prix, completing a perfect race weekend of pole position, leading from start to finish, and the fastest lap.
The Mercedes driver seems to be in unstoppable form and will fancy his chances of extending the 36-point lead he enjoys over teammate Valtteri Bottas in the Drivers’ Championship.
The British driver has won just once at the Red Bull Ring (in 2016) and will see the likes of Bottas, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel as threats to his hopes of picking up a second Austrian GP win in his career.
The Red Bull team leaders Max Verstappen will also be a contender, having claimed the victory for the Austrian side last year, but it’s hard to look past Hamilton’s incredible form and consistency as he charges towards a sixth World Championship.
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2019 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 187 points
2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 151
3 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) – 111
2019 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Mercedes – 338 points
2 – Ferrari – 198
3 – Red Bull Racing-Honda – 137
Austrian Grand Prix – Details
Number of times held: 32
First held: 1963
Most wins, driver: Alain Prost, 3
Most wins, constructor: McLaren, 6
Circuit length: 4.318 km
Race length: 306.452km
Laps: 71
Austrian Grand Prix – Last five winners
2018 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2017 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
2016 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2015 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2014 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
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