Pole Position Fantasy LeagueRed Bull Ring (Austrian Grand Prix) F1 Fantasy Guide: Best Picks & Past Results
Red Bull Ring is a permanent racing circuit in Spielberg, Austria (4.326 km, 10 turns, clockwise) that has held 40 Formula 1 World Championship races. It hosts the Austrian Grand Prix 2026, round 8, with session times, what PPFL managers picked and results on the Grand Prix page.
Red Bull Ring fantasy guide: what the numbers say
- Qualifying decides a lot here: 9 of the last 10 winners started on the front row. In PPFL a pole is worth 10 qualifying points before the race starts.
- Finishers gain 0.8 places on average from grid to flag (+2 PPFL points per place, up to +10).
- 13.4% of starters failed to finish here (a DNF costs 5 PPFL points).
- Top PPFL scorer here in 2026: George Russell with 39 points.
Overtaking, qualifying and reliability at Red Bull Ring
From the last 10 races here (2019–2026):
- Average places gained, grid to finish: 0.8 per classified finisher; 51.8% of finishers gained places. Biggest climb: Sergio Pérez, P15 to P3 in 2023.
- How much qualifying matters: 7 of 10 winners started from pole, 9 from the front row and 10 from the top 3. Grid-to-finish correlation: 0.77 (1.00 would mean every finisher ended where they started).
- DNF rate: 13.4% of starters (27 retirements from 201 starts, 2.7 per race).
Top PPFL fantasy scorers at Red Bull Ring
2026: Austrian Grand Prix 2026
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Russell | P1 | P1 | 39 |
| Max Verstappen | P5 | P2 | 32 |
| Kimi Antonelli | P4 | P3 | 31 |
| Oscar Piastri | P7 | P4 | 21 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P3 | P5 | 15 |
2025
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lando Norris | P1 | P1 | 39 |
| Oscar Piastri | P3 | P2 | 35 |
| Charles Leclerc | P2 | P3 | 26 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P4 | P4 | 18 |
| George Russell | P5 | P5 | 15 |
PPFL points before the captain bonus; earlier seasons are scored with the current PPFL rules.
Past winners and pole sitters at Red Bull Ring
| Year | Winner | Started | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | George Russell (Mercedes) | P1 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2025 | Lando Norris (McLaren) | P1 | Lando Norris (McLaren) |
| 2024 | George Russell (Mercedes) | P3 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2022 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | P2 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2021 (Styrian Grand Prix) | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2020 (Styrian Grand Prix) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2020 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | P1 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2019 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P2 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
Driver of the Day at Red Bull Ring
The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race here since the vote began.
- 2026: Max Verstappen (39.6% of the vote)
- 2025: Gabriel Bortoleto (30.0% of the vote)
- 2024: Lando Norris (24.6% of the vote)
- 2023: Lando Norris (26.1% of the vote)
- 2022: Mick Schumacher (24.5% of the vote)
- 2021: Charles Leclerc (28.4% of the vote)
- 2021: Lando Norris (31.6% of the vote)
- 2020: Alexander Albon (15.1% of the vote)
- 2020: Sergio Pérez (34.6% of the vote)
- 2019: Robert Kubica (41.2% of the vote)
Racing here this year: the Austrian Grand Prix 2026. Check prices and form on the F1 fantasy Price Form before teams lock at the start of FP1.