F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Dutch Grand Prix times and grid positions

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F1 Qualifying Results: Dutch Grand Prix times and grid positions

The battle for pole at Zandvoort, and the results

Chris Deeley Editor

Experienced sports writer covering F1 and other motorsports since 2023

Saturday 22 August 2026 17:08 Updated: 18:33

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Lando Norris has continued to revitalise his F1 title defence after the summer break, taking a brilliant pole position as light rain began to fall on Saturday afternoon at Zandvoort.

Teams sent their drivers out early on their final runs in fear of what the skies may bring, but the droplets which made it onto camera lenses at certain areas of the track weren't enough to stop the McLaren driver and a number of his rivals improving on their last laps.

George Russell will complete an all-British front row, with Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri ensuring that McLaren and Mercedes locked out the front two rows between them.

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Lewis Hamilton leads an all-Ferrari third row in fifth after looking off the pace for the whole hour-long session, with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson in close attendance in seventh and eighth.

Earlier in the session, Aston Martin and Honda's vaunted upgrades weren't enough to see either of their cars through to Q1, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualifying 18th and 19th respectively to continue a disappointing weekend.

Haas, unfortunately, appeared to justify Ollie Bearman's claim earlier in the week that the American team have slumped to be just the tenth best squad on the grid as they fall behind in the development race – qualifying 20th for Sunday's race ahead of only the two Cadillacs, although his team-mate Esteban Ocon did squeeze through in 15th.

F1 2026 Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying Results

F1 Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:11.163sec
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.102s
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.133s
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.142s
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.331s
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.395s
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.455s
8	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+0.570s
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+0.916s
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.022s
ELIMINATED IN Q2
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	ELIMINATED IN Q2
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	ELIMINATED IN Q2
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	ELIMINATED IN Q2
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	ELIMINATED IN Q2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q2
16	Alex Albon	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
ELIMINATED IN Q1
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q1
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
20	Ollie Bearman	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q1
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1

Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change lies in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

SPRINT RESULTS: Full times and finishing positions from Zandvoort

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