Oscar Piastri snatched pole position for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix after a thrilling qualifying duel with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, edging him by just 0.012s in front of a packed Zandvoort crowd and set up a fascinating intra-team showdown for the Sunday race.
What To Know?
- Piastri pole with 1:08.662, Norris +0.012s in P2.
- Verstappen third, 0.263s off; rookie Hadjar career-best P4.
- Russell P5, Ferrari pair P6/P7, Lawson P8, Stroll last after crash.
Norris had dominated all three practice sessions and carried that form into qualifying, but Piastri laid down his marker early by topping Q1. Norris responded by controlling Q2, leaving everything to play for in the top-10 shootout. Piastri delivered when it mattered, setting a blistering 1:08.662 to grab provisional pole. Norris, chasing a fourth consecutive pole, was unable to improve on his final attempt, stopping the clocks at 1:08.674.
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Home hero Max Verstappen gave the orange-clad grandstands something to cheer by putting his Red Bull third with a 1:08.925, less than three-tenths off the McLarens. Behind him, 20-year-old rookie Isack Hadjar stunned with a career-best P4 for Racing Bulls, ahead of George Russell in the lead Mercedes. Ferrari locked out the third row with Charles Leclerc sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh, while Hadjar’s team-mate Liam Lawson secured eighth. Carlos Sainz (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) rounded out the top 10.
Just missing out on Q3 was Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli in P11, alongside Yuki Tsunoda in the second Red Bull. Gabriel Bortoleto took 13th for Kick Sauber, Pierre Gasly was 14th for Alpine, and Alex Albon struggled with tyre issues on his way to 15th in the Williams.
Among those to fall at the first hurdle, Alpine’s Franco Colapinto was 16th, with Nico Hülkenberg’s tough weekend continuing in 17th. Haas endured another bruising session, Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman finishing 18th and 19th, while Lance Stroll propped up the grid in 20th after clipping the barriers in Q1 and failing to rejoin.
With McLaren locking out the front row, Norris and Piastri’s simmering title battle took centre stage at Zandvoort, while Verstappen would be desperate to use the roar of his home crowd to disrupt papaya dominance on race day.
2025 Dutch GP Qualifying Results
2025 Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying, 30 August 2025
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:09.338 | 1:08.964 | 1:08.662 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09.469 | 1:08.874 | 1:08.674 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.696 | 1:09.122 | 1:08.925 | 18 |
| 4 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:09.966 | 1:09.439 | 1:09.208 | 18 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.676 | 1:09.313 | 1:09.255 | 18 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.906 | 1:09.304 | 1:09.340 | 22 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:09.900 | 1:09.261 | 1:09.390 | 21 |
| 8 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:09.779 | 1:09.383 | 1:09.500 | 18 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:09.980 | 1:09.472 | 1:09.505 | 18 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.950 | 1:09.366 | 1:09.630 | 17 |
| 11 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:09.845 | 1:09.493 | 12 | |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.954 | 1:09.622 | 15 | |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:10.037 | 1:09.622 | 12 | |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.894 | 1:09.637 | 15 | |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:09.792 | 1:09.652 | 12 | |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:10.104 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:10.195 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:10.197 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:10.262 | 9 | ||
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF | 2 |
2025 Dutch Grand Prix Starting Grid
The Grand Prix starting grid, with or without penalties, after the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying session.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:08.662 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.674 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:08.925 | 18 |
| 4 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:09.208 | 18 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.255 | 18 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.340 | 22 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:09.390 | 21 |
| 8 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:09.500 | 18 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:09.505 | 18 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.630 | 17 |
| 11 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:09.493 | 12 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.622 | 15 |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:09.622 | 12 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.637 | 15 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:09.652 | 12 |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:10.104 | 9 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:10.195 | 9 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:10.197 | 9 |
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:10.262 | 9 |
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF | 2 |
Race Guide
Season: 2025 F1 World Championship
Race weekend: 29 August 2025 – 31 August 2025
Race date: Sunday, 31 August, 2025
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Circuit Zandvoort
Laps: 72
Circuit length: 4.259km
2024 winner: Lando Norris
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