2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Lando Norris won the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 23 Aug 2026 for McLaren, from pole position; Andrea Kimi Antonelli was second and George Russell third. Pole position: Lando Norris.
Norris took the lead for good on lap 54 of 72, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. Norris stopped 3 times, on laps 2 and 21 and 47 (2 laps on medium, then 19 laps on soft, then 26 laps on hard, then 25 laps on hard); 19 of 22 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 2. The fastest lap was Charles Leclerc's, 1:14.230 on lap 60. 22 of 22 starters were classified. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 242 points, 59 ahead of George Russell, with 11 rounds left.
- Date
- 23 Aug 2026
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Round
- 12 of 23
- Winner
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Lando Norris (1:11.163)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 1 | 72 | 2:04:44.859 | 25 | |
| 2 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 3 | 72 | +11.536 | 18 | |
| 3 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 72 | +15.906 | 15 | |
| 4 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | +16.755 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | 72 | +17.258 | 1:14.230 | 10 |
| 6 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 | 72 | +32.332 | 8 | |
| 7 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | Red Bull | 8 | 72 | +79.915 | 6 | |
| 8 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Audi | 13 | 71 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 41 | LINArvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Cadillac | 22 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 16 | 66 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 21 | 61 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19 | 45 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 7 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lando Norris: 3 stops (laps 2, 21, 47), stints of 2 medium, 19 soft, 26 hard, 25 hard laps
- 2nd
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 4 stops (laps 2, 21, 40, 56), stints of 21 medium, 19 hard, 16 hard, 16 soft laps
- 3rd
- George Russell: 3 stops (laps 2, 17, 40), stints of 17 medium, 23 hard, 32 hard laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 19
- First stops
- median lap 2 of 72
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORLando Norris | 3 | 2 (1571.5 s), 21 (18.1 s), 47 (17.6 s) | 192625 |
| ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | 4 | 2 (1572.5 s), 21 (18.8 s), 40 (17.8 s), 56 (19.1 s) | 21191616 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 3 | 2 (1573.7 s), 17 (18.0 s), 40 (17.5 s) | 172332 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 2 (1576.7 s), 25 (17.9 s), 55 (18.7 s) | 233017 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 4 | 2 (1573.7 s), 21 (19.8 s), 43 (18.7 s), 55 (18.7 s) | 19221217 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 4 | 2 (1574.8 s), 18 (20.3 s), 44 (18.1 s), 55 (17.9 s) | 16261117 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 3 | 2 (1576.9 s), 21 (18.7 s), 47 (18.3 s) | 192625 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 2 (1583.0 s), 19 (17.1 s), 48 (17.8 s) | 172923 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 2 (1587.1 s), 34 (17.6 s) | 3237 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 3 | 2 (1577.3 s), 18 (18.0 s), 46 (18.1 s) | 162825 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 3 | 2 (1581.1 s), 18 (18.0 s), 44 (17.8 s) | 162627 |
| LINArvid Lindblad | 3 | 2 (1578.2 s), 5 (12.3 s), 36 (18.6 s) | 3435 |
| BORGabriel Bortoleto | 4 | 2 (1583.7 s), 11 (18.1 s), 34 (17.5 s), 53 (19.2 s) | 9231918 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 4 | 2 (1578.8 s), 8 (12.1 s), 21 (19.5 s), 45 (18.4 s) | 192425 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 2 (1618.1 s), 29 (18.4 s), 52 (18.6 s) | 272318 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 3 | 2 (1617.5 s), 30 (17.8 s), 65 (18.0 s) | 28355 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 3 | 2 (1579.3 s), 26 (17.6 s), 49 (17.5 s) | 242317 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 2 (1612.1 s), 28 (20.0 s), 51 (19.7 s) | 262310 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 3 | 2 (1584.8 s), 16 (18.7 s), 36 (18.0 s) | 142016 |
| STRLance Stroll | 3 | 2 (1620.0 s), 15 (17.6 s), 35 (17.2 s) | 132010 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 1 | 2 (1584.7 s) |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Sprint results
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 24 | 30:25.318 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 24 | +1.360 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 24 | +5.196 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 5 | 24 | +5.581 | 5 |
| 5 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 | 24 | +10.185 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 6 | 24 | +10.529 | 3 |
| 7 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 7 | 24 | +12.188 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | 24 | +42.510 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 9 | 24 | +44.437 | 0 |
| 10 | 41 | LINArvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 10 | 24 | +44.971 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | Red Bull | 11 | 24 | +47.471 | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 13 | 24 | +54.466 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 12 | 24 | +56.483 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 24 | +1:06.098 | 0 |
| 15 | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 24 | +1:06.588 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 16 | 24 | +1:14.632 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 24 | +1:14.650 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 22 | 24 | +1:15.284 | 0 |
| 19 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 19 | 23 | +3.909 | 0 |
| 20 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 21 | 23 | +37.723 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Cadillac | 20 | 21 | +1:02.477 | 0 |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Audi | 14 | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:12.695 | 1:11.628 | 1:11.163 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.924 | 1:11.959 | 1:11.265 | +0.102 Q3 |
| 3 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:13.022 | 1:11.915 | 1:11.296 | +0.133 Q3 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:12.610 | 1:11.641 | 1:11.305 | +0.142 Q3 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.673 | 1:11.970 | 1:11.494 | +0.331 Q3 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.064 | 1:11.910 | 1:11.558 | +0.395 Q3 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:13.290 | 1:11.874 | 1:11.618 | +0.455 Q3 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:13.392 | 1:12.301 | 1:11.733 | +0.570 Q3 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:13.142 | 1:12.433 | 1:12.079 | +0.916 Q3 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:13.074 | 1:12.525 | 1:12.185 | +1.022 Q3 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:13.115 | 1:12.616 | +1.453 Q2 | |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:13.085 | 1:12.627 | +1.464 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:13.188 | 1:12.797 | +1.634 Q2 | |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:13.322 | 1:12.800 | +1.637 Q2 | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.544 | 1:13.137 | +1.974 Q2 | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:13.552 | 1:13.182 | +2.019 Q2 | |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:13.574 | +2.411 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:13.650 | +2.487 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:13.818 | +2.655 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.826 | +2.663 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:14.371 | +3.208 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:14.600 | +3.437 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 6 | 242 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 183 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1 | 183 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 159 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 155 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 112 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | 106 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 0 | 71 | |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 0 | 51 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 35 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 8 | 425 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 338 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 265 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 189 |
| 5 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 70 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 54 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 0 | 3 |