2026 Formula 1 Dutch GP
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It looks a bit more damp in the final sector, so a bit of caution might be required in the opening few laps. Norris parks up in his grid position.
The formation lap is under way, and Norris leads the pack off the grid, followed by the two Mercedes, the Ferraris, the Red Bulls, Bortoleto, and Lindblad.
It might be a bit slippery on the 'dirty' side of the grid...
So we don't have rain, but we do have a big spread of tyre strategies - and 72 laps to account for. Let's see how this goes.
"Normal grip conditions declared" - the rain's not really done its job here, has it?
Slick tyres for all: mediums for Norris, Russell, Antonelli, Piastri, Gasly, Colapinto and Ocon.
Soft tyres for Hamilton, Leclerc, Verstappen, Lawson, Bortoleto, Lindblad, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Albon, Sainz, Alonso, Stroll, Bearman.
Hard tyres for Bottas and Perez.
Just under 10 minutes to go! It's not looking hugely wet on the grid, is it? Possibly a few slick-tyre starts, if there's no more rain.
Quick update: Sergio Perez is starting from the pit lane. He was due to start from 22nd anyway, so it's not a massive difference.
More rain info from Fil Cleeren: Rain has stopped on the grid, but the circuit is still pretty wet - and the skies are also "ominous".
I think everyone wants the spice of a wet race, perhaps except those at the front of the grid...
Dutch GP memories
So if this is, indeed, the last Dutch Grand Prix (at least, for some time) then we've curated our memories of visiting or watching races at Zandvoort.
Please do take a look!
The question is, will it be sufficiently wet enough to change the complexion of the race?
There's still 35 minutes to go before the start, so let's hope it remains at least a little bit wet...
A missive from our man Fil Cleeren: "It's raining."
Dutch GP starting grid
| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Time | Tyres | km/h | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  L. Norris McLaren |
1 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
1'11.163 |
215.454 | |||
| 2 | G. Russell Mercedes |
63 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.102 1'11.265 |
215.146 | |||
| 3 |  A. Antonelli Mercedes |
12 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.133 1'11.296 |
215.052 | |||
| 4 |  O. Piastri McLaren |
81 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.142 1'11.305 |
215.025 | |||
| 5 | L. Hamilton Ferrari |
44 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.331 1'11.494 |
214.457 | |||
| 6 |  C. Leclerc Ferrari |
16 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.395 1'11.558 |
214.265 | |||
| 7 | M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing |
3 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.455 1'11.618 |
214.085 | |||
| 8 |  L. Lawson Red Bull Racing |
30 | |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.570 1'11.733 |
213.742 | |||
| 9 |  G. Bortoleto Audi |
5 |  |
Audi | Audi |
+0.916 1'12.079 |
212.716 | |||
| 10 | A. Lindblad Racing Bulls |
41 |  |
RB | Red Bull |
+1.022 1'12.185 |
212.404 | |||
| 11 |  P. Gasly Alpine |
10 |  |
Alpine | Mercedes |
+1.453 1'12.616 |
211.143 | |||
| 12 |  Y. Tsunoda Racing Bulls |
22 |  |
RB | Red Bull |
+1.464 1'12.627 |
211.111 | |||
| 13 |  N. Hulkenberg Audi |
27 |  |
Audi | Audi |
+1.634 1'12.797 |
210.618 | |||
| 14 |  F. Colapinto Alpine |
43 |  |
Alpine | Mercedes |
+1.637 1'12.800 |
210.609 | |||
| 15 | E. Ocon Haas F1 Team |
31 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+1.974 1'13.137 |
209.639 | |||
| 16 |  A. Albon Williams |
23 |  |
Williams | Mercedes |
+2.019 1'13.182 |
209.510 | |||
| 17 |  C. Sainz Williams |
55 | |
Williams | Mercedes |
+2.411 1'13.574 |
208.394 | |||
| 18 | F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing |
14 |  |
Aston Martin | Honda |
+2.487 1'13.650 |
208.179 | |||
| 19 |  L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing |
18 |  |
Aston Martin | Honda |
+2.655 1'13.818 |
207.705 | |||
| 20 | O. Bearman Haas F1 Team |
87 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+2.663 1'13.826 |
207.682 | |||
| 21 |  V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team |
77 |  |
Cadillac | Ferrari |
+3.208 1'14.371 |
206.161 | |||
| 22 |  S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team |
11 |  |
Cadillac | Ferrari |
+3.437 1'14.600 |
205.528 | |||
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Qualifying recap
Lando Norris beat both Mercedes drivers to pole in a closely contested qualifying session, setting a 1m11.163s on his second flyer of Q3 to nose ahead of George Russell by a tenth.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli starts third, alongside Oscar Piastri on the second row.
F1 Dutch GP: Norris pips Russell to grab pole
Lando Norris achieved his second pole of F1 2026 after Budapest last time out
The zands of time are almost over...
Hello everyone, and thanks for joining us on our live coverage of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. For the time being, this will be the last F1 race at Zandvoort - and the fans have descended onto the Dutch coast en masse for the last dance.
Let's hope it's a fitting end!
A view of Zandvoort's circuit
Photo by: Pauline Ballet / LAT Images via Getty Images
