F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole

Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.342
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.363	0.021
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.434	0.092
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'10.648	0.306
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.077	0.735
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.147	0.805
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.174	0.832
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.442	1.100
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'12.556	2.214
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	-
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.512	1.170
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.605	1.263
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.613	1.271
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'11.704	1.362
15	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.802	1.460
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'11.961	1.619
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'12.041	1.699
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.081	1.739
19	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'12.391	2.049
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'13.353	3.011
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q1?

Verstappen set the early pace at 1m11.317s, a quarter of a second ahead of Russell and Hamilton. Leclerc then jumped up to second on 1m11.443, before Hamilton took it away in the closing moments, just 0.014s off Verstappen, ahead of Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Leclerc.

Falling at the first hurdle were Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Nicholas Latifi (Williams).

Dutch Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Hamilton

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.317
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'11.331	0.014
3	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'11.427	0.110
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'11.443	0.126
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.556	0.239
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.561	0.244
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'11.568	0.251
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.641	0.324
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.667	0.350
10	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.695	0.378
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.705	0.388
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.741	0.424
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.748	0.431
14	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'11.767	0.450
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'11.826	0.509
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'11.961	0.644
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'12.041	0.724
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.081	0.764
19	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'12.391	1.074
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'13.353	2.036
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q2?

Q2 was red flagged moments after it started due to a spectator throwing a flare on to the track.

After a delay, Verstappen set the bar at 1m10.927s, 0.148s ahead of Hamilton.

Sainz grabbed the top spot right at the end with 1m10.814s, 0.010s faster than Russell, as Verstappen slipped to third.

Knocked out at this point were Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) and Alex Albon (Williams).

Dutch Grand Prix Q2 results: Sainz fastest from Russell

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.814
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1'10.824	0.010
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.927	0.113
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.988	0.174
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'11.075	0.261
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.116	0.302
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.314	0.500
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'11.416	0.602
9	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.420	0.606
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'11.428	0.614
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.512	0.698
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.605	0.791
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.613	0.799
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'11.704	0.890
15	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.802	0.988
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen set the benchmark at 1m10.515s before Leclerc beat it with 1m10.456s, with Hamilton third fastest.

On the final runs, Leclerc suffered a scruffy middle sector, but improved to 1m10.363s. Verstappen was tidier, and grabbed P1 by 1m10.342s, 0.021s faster the Leclerc and Sainz lapped within 0.092s for third.

Hamilton was unable to improve on fourth after Red Bull’s Sergio Perez – who was fifth fastest – spun off at the penultimate corner. George Russell will start sixth, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), Mick Schumacher (Haas), Tsunoda and Lance Stroll (who didn’t run due to the technical issue with his Aston Martin).

Dutch Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.342
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.363	0.021
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.434	0.092
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'10.648	0.306
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.077	0.735
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.147	0.805
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.174	0.832
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.442	1.100
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'12.556	2.214
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
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