The top four drivers finished where they started at Saturday’s Formula 1 Sprint race which determined the grid for Sunday’s Austrian GP.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the pole on Saturday followed by Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

The F1-75's of Scuderia Ferrari were quickest in the morning practice session.

"The first two laps were important for me to pull a gap, from there it was all about maintaining the pace. The Sprint race of course does not give you the full picture heading into the race tomorrow, but pace wise, it's close between us and Ferrari," said Verstappen.

George Russell of Mercedes will start fourth with Red Bull's Sergio Perez rounding out the top five.

Perez qualified fourth on Friday but was demoted to the 13th starting position for the Sprint race after being penalized for exceeding track limits in Q2 of the qualifying session.

The Mexican native’s run through the field from 13th to fifth was arguably the highlight of Saturday’s Sprint race.

"Yesterday was a tough penalty for Checo but he had an incredible first lap today, he managed to pick off the cars and made up eight places to get back up into P5, which was only one place behind where we thought he should have been," said Christian Horner, Red Bull Team Principal.

Alpine’s Estaban Ocon will start sixth on Sunday.

Continuing their success found at the British Grand Prix, Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher will start the Austrian Grand Prix P7 and P9 respectively.

"Following a little bit of a troubled FP2 where we weren't where we wanted to be with the balance of the car, the guys did a great job to put the car in a place where it was performing in the Sprint race," said Guenther Steiner, Haas Team Principal. "Both drivers did a good job, Kevin was the only one who brought back points, but that was thanks to the help of Mick. He first held off Perez and then Hamilton for a long time."

Lewis Hamilton gained just one position Saturday, passing Magnuseen in the late stages of the Sprint race to secure the eighth spot on Sunday’s starting grid.

Both the W13's of Mercedes sustained damage in seperate incidents during Friday's Sprint Qualifying sessions.

"Everyone in the garage did amazing work to get the cars out in time for the second practice session. We had a huge amount to do, including a chassis swap with Lewis. But it was great to see how well the team worked under pressure," said Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes Engineering Director.

"The sprint race by contrast was rather underwhelming. Lewis was lucky not to be taken out when he got squeezed by Gasly in the run to Turn One, so in some ways a relief to survive that. We'll check the car for damage when we get it back but it was a big hit," added Shovlin.

Alfa Romeo’s Valterri Bottas will start 10th.

Alpine's Fernando Alonso, who was fourth quickest in FP2, had to be pulled off the starting grid and did not race in the Sprint race with what the team is reporting as a suspected electrical issue.

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel had to park his AMR22 on Lap 21.

"I think [Alex] Albon was a bit optimistic when we were fighting in Turn Six and slid into me, which cost us the chance to bank a decent grid position for tomorrow. I made it out of the gravel, but the car had some damage," said the four time World Champ.

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SPRINT RESULTS 
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Pos	Driver		Team		Laps		Gap

1	Verstappen	Red Bull	23	26:30.059
2	Leclerc		Ferrari		23	+ 0:01.675
3	Sainz		Ferrari		23	+ 0:05.644
4	Russell		Mercedes	23	+ 0:13.429
5	Perez		Red Bull	23	+ 0:18.302
6	Ocon		Alpine		23	+ 0:31.032
7	Magnussen	Haas		23	+ 0:34.539
8	Hamilton	Mercedes	23	+ 0:35.447
9	Schumacher	Haas		23	+ 0:37.163
10	Bottas		Alfa Romeo	23	+ 0:37.557
11	Norris		McLaren		23	+ 0:38.580
12	Ricciardo	McLaren		23	+ 0:39.738
13	Stroll		Aston Martin	23	+ 0:48.241
14	Zhou		Alfa Romeo	23	+ 0:50.753
15	Gasly		AlphaTauri	23	+ 0:52.125
16	Albon		Williams	23	+ 0:52.412
17	Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	23	+ 0:54.556
18	Latifi		Williams	23	+ 1:08.694
	Vettel		Aston Martin	21	Retired
	Alonso		Alpine		0	Did Not Start


Fastest Lap: Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:08.321 (Lap 4)



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FP2 
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Pos	Driver		Team		Time		Gap

1	Sainz		Ferrari		1:08.610	140.784 mph
2	Leclerc		Ferrari		1:08.660	0.050
3	Verstappen	Red Bull	1:08.778	0.168
4	Alonso		Alpine		1:08.832	0.222
5	Ocon		Alpine		1:08.848	0.238
6	Perez		Red Bull	1:09.179	0.569
7	Russell		Mercedes	1:09.240	0.630
8	Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1:09.251	0.641
9	Hamilton	Mercedes	1:09.350	0.740
10	Norris		McLaren		1:09.519	0.909
11	Stroll		Aston Martin	1:09.525	0.915
12	Gasly		AlphaTauri	1:09.579	0.969
13	Vettel		Aston Martin	1:09.602	0.992
14	Zhou		Alfa Romeo	1:09.665	1.055
15	Schumacher	Haas		1:09.700	1.090
16	Albon		Williams	1:09.740	1.130
17	Ricciardo	McLaren		1:09.852	1.242
18	Magnussen	Haas		1:09.960	1.350
19	Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1:10.005	1.395
20	Latifi		Williams	1:10.261	1.651