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2023 Formula One World Championship
2023 Austrian Grand Prix
Round 9
Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Austria
Sunday, 2 July 2023
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2023 Austrian Grand Prix is scheduled to take place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on July 9.
What to know about the Austrian GP
Established in 1963, this race has been on the Formula One calendar in 1964, 1970–1987, 1997–2003, and then returned to the calendar in 2014.
The event takes place at Red Bull Ring and the first turn of the track is known as "Niki Lauda Turn" in honour of the late three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda.
Most recent race
The Canadian Grand Prix which was the seventh round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship season took place on June 18.
The race was won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT with Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishing second and third respectively.
Standings
Verstappen remains at the top of the World Drivers' Championship standings followed by his Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT teammate Sergio Perez and Alonso respectively.
Looking at the World Constructors' Championship standings, Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT are placed at the top - followed by Mercedes and Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes respectively.
Favourites
Verstappen won a record three Austrian Grand Prix title and the reigning Formula One world champion will be eager to win the race for the fourth time.
The 25-year-old will face competition from the likes of Perez, Alonso, Hamiton and two-time Austrian Grand Prix champion Valtteri Bottas of Alfa Romeo.
Quotes
“Just to be consistent and be fighting for a podium relatively up there consistently is fantastic for us," Hamilton, who is placed fourth on the World Drivers' Championship standings, said after the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix.
"Ultimately it was a difficult weekend for some people. If the Ferraris qualified where they should have, they would have been a bit quicker than us and they would have been difficult to overtake. But that wasn’t the case and overall we did a better job than everyone else.
“We just need to work on the performance of the car, particularly at the rear. That’s the biggest weakness. Particularly in low speed I couldn’t keep up with those guys. “We are on the right track," he added.
"We have just got to add a lot more performance in the low speed. I’m forever grateful for everyone back in the factory. “We have just got to keep churning away and I will try to keep pulling out these results. “We have to beat the Astons that’s for sure,” Hamilton concluded.
2022 Austrian Grand Prix results
Winner: Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
Runner-up: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Third-place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
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