Williams took everyone by surprise as they locked up the front row of the Austrian GP.
Felipe Massa took a sensational pole position for Williams at the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton made crucial mistakes.
Massa heads teammate Valtteri Bottas in an all-Williams front row with Rosberg third and Fernando Alonso fourth while Hamilton is only ninth. He ran wide and had the lap discounted on his first run, then he spun with an apparent problem on his rear brakes in his second attempt to get the pole.
Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
01. | 19 – ![]() |
Williams Martini Racing | 1:08.759 | 19 |
02. | 77 – ![]() |
Williams Martini Racing | 1:08.846 | 19 |
03. | 06 – ![]() |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:08.944 | 17 |
04. | 14 – ![]() |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:09.285 | 25 |
05. | 03 – ![]() |
Red Bull Racing | 1:09.466 | 22 |
06. | 20 – ![]() |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:09.515 | 29 |
07. | 26 – ![]() |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:09.619 | 21 |
08. | 07 – ![]() |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:10.795 | 23 |
09. | 44 – ![]() |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | no time | 15 |
10. | 27 – ![]() |
Sahara Force India | no time | 23 |
11. | 11 – ![]() |
Sahara Force India | 1:09.754 | 18 |
12. | 22 – ![]() |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:09.780 | 22 |
13. | 01 – ![]() |
Red Bull Racing | 1:09.801 | 15 |
14. | 13 – ![]() |
Lotus F1 Team | 1:09.939 | 18 |
15. | 25 – ![]() |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:10.073 | 19 |
16. | 08 – ![]() |
Lotus F1 Team | 1:10.642 | 21 |
17. | 99 – ![]() |
Sauber F1 Team | 1:10.825 | 10 |
18. | 21 – ![]() |
Sauber F1 Team | 1:11.349 | 10 |
19. | 17 – ![]() |
Marussia F1 Team | 1:11.412 | 9 |
20. | 10 – ![]() |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:11.673 | 10 |
21. | 04 – ![]() |
Marussia F1 Team | 1:11.775 | 10 |
22. | 09 – ![]() |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:12.673 | 11 |
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