Ferrari could secure their 250th victory, Hamilton could take successive wins for the first time in almost five years and Antonelli is set to become the first Italian championship leader at as many as six races in a row since 1953. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix!
The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix will be the 1,157th race in World Championship history.
This will be the 41st time that Formula 1 has raced in Austria and the 40th time that the sport has visited the venue now known as the Red Bull Ring.
The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix will be the 45th Austrian Grand Prix since the event was first held in 1963. It will be the 39th time that the Austrian Grand Prix will be run as a round of the F1 World Championship.
The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix will be the first F1 race to take place on June 28 since the 1998 French Grand Prix. The 1964 French Grand Prix is the only other race previously held on this date.
This weekend, the Red Bull Ring becomes the ninth venue to have hosted as many as 40 Grands Prix in World Championship history.
Nico Hulkenberg will make his 257th Grand Prix start this weekend, equalling Daniel Ricciardo for tenth on the list of most starts in F1.
Kimi Antonelli will continue to lead the Drivers’ Championship after the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix. He will become the first Italian driver to lead the championship after as many as six successive races since Alberto Ascari led after 14 consecutive events from the 1952 French Grand Prix to the 1953 Italian Grand Prix.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
A victory for Ferrari this weekend would see them become the first team in Formula 1 history to record 250 Grand Prix victories.
A Ferrari victory would mark the first time the team has won at successive races since the 2024 United States and Mexico City Grands Prix. A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the first Ferrari driver to win successive events since Charles Leclerc at the 2019 Belgian and Italian Grands Prix.
If Lewis Hamilton wins the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, this will be the first time that he has secured two consecutive victories since winning three in a row at the 2021 Sao Paulo, Qatar and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix.
A podium finish for Hamilton will mark his first streak of four successive top three finishes since he finished in the top three at five races in a row between the 2022 Canadian and Hungarian Grands Prix.
A front row start for Max Verstappen would see him overtake Ayrton Senna for fourth place on the list of most front row starts in Formula 1 history. Verstappen has made 87 front row starts to date.
If Max Verstappen or Isack Hadjar finish on the podium this weekend, Red Bull will become the fifth constructor in F1 history to record as many as 300 top three finishes.
Victory for Norris would see him equal David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
A victory for McLaren would make 2026 the 40th season in which they’ve taken a win.
If Oscar Piastri wins, he will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
The Austrian Grand Prix Records On Offer
McLaren currently lead the way for most Austrian Grand Prix wins, with seven. Ferrari or Mercedes could equal that tally this weekend.
In terms of victories at the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes lead the way with seven. McLaren could equal their record at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen holds the record for most podium finishes at the Austrian Grand Prix, with six. His record could be equalled this weekend by Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas.
Verstappen also holds the record for most podium finishes overall at the Spielberg circuit. His current tally sits at eight top three finishes, with Valtteri Bottas – on seven – his closest challenger.
A podium finish for Ferrari at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix would see them become the first team to record as many as 30 top three results at the track now known as the Red Bull Ring.
A fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton in the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix would see him equal Max Verstappen’s record for most fastest laps at the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen could extend the record to five.
Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto are the only drivers with a 100% points-scoring record at the Red Bull Ring, having each scored on their first appearance at the track last year. They’ll be hoping to keep their records going in the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
2026 Austrian Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
If a team locks out the front row at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, it will be the first time a team locks out the front row at the Red Bull Ring since Mercedes did so in 2018.
A front row lockout for Williams, McLaren or Mercedes would see them become the first team to record as many as three front row lockouts at this circuit.
Lewis Hamilton is the only driver to reach Q3 in all 14 race weekends held at the Red Bull Ring since F1 returned to the track in 2014. He’ll be hoping to maintain that record this weekend, while Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto will be looking to keep their 100% Q3 appearance records at the track. Nico Rosberg is the only other driver in the group.
A Q1 exit for Esteban Ocon will make him the eighth driver to have recorded as many as 50 Q1 eliminations. Lance Stroll is the only other current driver to have reached the milestone.
VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL CHASING RECORDS
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.