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Austrian Grand Prix 2016 live: Latest news as Lewis Hamilton wins despite last-lap crash with Nico Rosberg

Follow the latest from the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring

Jack de Menezes
Sunday 03 July 2016 12:34 BST
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Sebastian Vettel gets out of his stranded Ferrari after crashing out of the Austrian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel gets out of his stranded Ferrari after crashing out of the Austrian Grand Prix (Getty)

Lewis Hamilton closed the gap on championship leader and teammate Nico Rosberg after winning the Austrian Grand Prix, in which the Mercedes pair crashed on the final lap that allowed Hamilton to take the lead and drop Rosberg down to fourth, while Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the race while leading.

  • Hamilton wins after passing Rosberg on the final lap
  • Rosberg blames Hamilton for crash despite Mercedes admitting it was his fault
  • Max Verstappen finishes second with Kimi Raikkonen third
  • Vettel spins out after a rear tyre explosion on the start-finish straight
  • Rosberg leads Hamilton by 11 points

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Final Positions after Qualifying:

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 07.922secs,

2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:08.465,

3 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:09.285,

4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:09.781,

5 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:09.900,

6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:09.901,

7 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:09.980,

8 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:10.440,

9 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:11.153,

10 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:11.077,

11 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Haas F1 1:07.578,

12 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor Racing 1:07.700,

13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:07.850,

14 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:08.154,

15 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time,

16 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India No Time,

17 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:07.941,

18 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:07.965,

19 Rio Haryanto (Ina) Manor Racing 1:08.026,

20 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:08.409,

21 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:08.418, 2

2 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:08.446

Note: Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel have five place grid penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes so start 6th and 9th respectively.

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