Zandvoort adds Sprint to final Dutch Grand Prix weekend
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will feature the circuit's first F1 Sprint race on August 22. Official schedules confirm the addition to the August 21-23 event, which also serves as the final Dutch GP on the calendar.
Sprint debut confirmed for Zandvoort
The 2026 Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort will include the venue's first Sprint race. The event runs August 21-23, with Sprint Qualifying on Friday and the 24-lap Sprint itself scheduled for Saturday, August 22.[1]
Official F1 schedules list the Sprint at 12:00-12:30 local time on August 22, alongside the main Grand Prix on August 23.[2] This marks the addition of the format to the final Dutch Grand Prix weekend on the calendar.[3]
First Sprint on Dutch soil
The Dutch Grand Prix promoter confirmed the weekend will feature "the very first F1 Sprint ever held on Dutch soil."[4] The circuit's return to the calendar began in 2021, and the 2026 event concludes its current stint.
Related reading
- [1]Dutch Grand Prix 2026 (formula1). Accessed 2026-07-31.
- [2]FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2026 full timetable (formula1). Accessed 2026-07-31.
- [3]Formula 1 to celebrate final Dutch Grand Prix in 2026 (formula1). Accessed 2026-07-31.
- [4]Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix (dutchgp). Accessed 2026-07-31.