Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his imperious march towards a third world title with a dominant victory at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman's fifth win in a row moves him 81 points clear of team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship.
Behind him, excitement was provided by a battle for the podium positions between Perez and the Ferraris.
Leclerc won it, thanks partly to stalwart defence from team-mate Carlos Sainz before Perez took third.
Sainz held back Perez, charging back through the field from 15th on the grid for four crucial laps, which gave Leclerc the breathing space he needed to hold on ahead of the Red Bull to the end of the race.
The two battled frantically through Turns Three and Four for several laps, with Sainz once brilliantly repassing the Red Bull around the outside of Turn Four after Perez appeared to have taken the place, before the Mexican ultimately prevailed.
Sainz's defence meant Leclerc was 12.9 seconds ahead of Perez with nine laps to go and the Red Bull made no inroads into that gap before the chequered flag.
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