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Race weekend · 2026

Dutch Grand Prix

Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort
  • Location: Zandvoort, Netherlands
  • Length: 4.259 km
  • Corners: 14
  • DRS zones: 2
Track guide
Session schedule (UTC)
Sprint weekend results

Antonelli tops wet-to-dry FP1 as Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren set the pace ahead of Sprint Qualifying

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:12.949
P2Lando NorrisMcLaren1:13.070
P3George RussellMercedes1:13.074
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:13.139
P5Charles LeclercFerrari1:13.238
P6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:13.608
P7Nico HulkenbergAudi1:13.784
P8Pierre GaslyAlpine1:13.911
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:13.992
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:14.285

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

George Russell Claims Zandvoort Sprint Pole Position

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1George RussellMercedes1:11.567
P2Lando NorrisMcLaren1:11.608
P3Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.622
P4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:11.666
P5Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:11.794
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:12.094
P7Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:12.191
P8Pierre GaslyAlpine1:12.578
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:12.583
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:12.737

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

2026 Dutch GP Sprint: George Russell wins at Zandvoort

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PosDriverTeamTime / gapPts
P1George RussellMercedes1825.3188
P2Charles LeclercFerrari+1.3607
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren+5.1966
P4Kimi AntonelliMercedes+5.5815
P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren+10.1854
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull+10.5293
P7Lewis HamiltonFerrari+12.1882
P8Pierre GaslyAlpine+42.5101
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi+44.437
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls+44.971
P11Liam LawsonRed Bull+47.471
P12Franco ColapintoAlpine+54.466
P13Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls+56.483
P14Esteban OconHaas+66.098
P15Oliver BearmanHaas+66.588
P16Alexander AlbonWilliams+74.632
P17Lance StrollAston Martin+74.650
P18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin+75.284
P19Valtteri BottasCadillac+1 lap
P20Carlos SainzWilliams+1 lap
P21Sergio PerezCadillac+1 lap

Official Sprint classification from the F1 results feed. Points shown for the top eight (8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1).

Race result
PosDriverTeamPtsStatus
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren25Finished
P2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes18Finished
P3George RussellMercedes15Finished
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari12Finished
P5Charles LeclercFerrari10Finished
P6Oscar PiastriMcLaren8Finished
P7Liam LawsonRed Bull6Finished
P8Nico HülkenbergAudi4Lapped
P9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin2Lapped
P10Pierre GaslyAlpine1Lapped
P11Yuki TsunodaRB0Lapped
P12Arvid LindbladRB0Lapped
P13Gabriel BortoletoAudi0Lapped
P14Franco ColapintoAlpine0Lapped
P15Sergio PérezCadillac0Lapped
P16Carlos SainzWilliams0Lapped
P17Alexander AlbonWilliams0Retired
NCValtteri BottasCadillac0Retired
NCEsteban OconHaas0Retired
NCLance StrollAston Martin0Retired
NCOliver BearmanHaas0Retired
NCMax VerstappenRed Bull0Retired

Official race classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. NC = not classified (retired before the finish).

Pit stops
DriverStopsFastest stop
Franco Colapinto412.092s (fastest)
Arvid Lindblad312.338s
Nico Hülkenberg317.082s
Lance Stroll317.200s
George Russell317.451s
Alexander Albon317.482s
Gabriel Bortoleto417.519s
Lando Norris317.552s
Fernando Alonso217.606s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli417.767s
Carlos Sainz317.814s
Yuki Tsunoda317.824s
Oscar Piastri417.851s
Lewis Hamilton317.872s
Esteban Ocon317.965s
Pierre Gasly318.003s
Liam Lawson318.256s
Sergio Pérez318.424s
Charles Leclerc418.730s
Valtteri Bottas319.658s
Oliver Bearman126.000s

Pit-stop timings via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. "Fastest stop" is each driver's quickest stationary time.

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGap
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:11.163pole
P2George RussellMercedes1:11.265+0.102
P3Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:11.296+0.133
P4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:11.305+0.142
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:11.494+0.331
P6Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.558+0.395
P7Max VerstappenRed Bull1:11.618+0.455
P8Liam LawsonRed Bull1:11.733+0.570
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:12.079+0.916
P10Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:12.185+1.022
P11Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:12.616+1.453
P12Yuki TsunodaRB F1 Team1:12.627+1.464
P13Nico HülkenbergAudi1:12.797+1.634
P14Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:12.800+1.637
P15Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:13.137+1.974
P16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:13.182+2.019
P17Carlos SainzWilliams1:13.574+2.411
P18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:13.650+2.487
P19Lance StrollAston Martin1:13.818+2.655
P20Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:13.826+2.663
P21Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:14.371+3.208
P22Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:14.600+3.437

Gap is to pole. Times are each driver's session best (Q3 for the top 10, then Q2, then Q1), so a Q2 lap can read quicker than a red-flag-compromised Q3 lap. Official classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API.

Strategy & analysis
Circuit Zandvoort circuit guide
Layout, lap record, corners, pit lane characteristics.
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