F1 Results and Standings at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

Who came out on top at the final Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

McLaren Racing

Lando Norris ensured that he remained in with a faint chance of a second Formula 1 world championship with victory at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, which was disrupted after a heavy crash for Max Verstappen.

McLaren driver Norris had to fight for victory despite starting from pole, eventually overcoming the challenge from championship leader Kimi Antonelli.

Sprint winner George Russell held off a late attack from Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

But Zandvoort's final race in F1 was run largely without home hero Verstappen, who crashed dramatically on lap one.

Rain causes early chaos as F1 title race heats up

Current track conditions at Zandvoort 😮#F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/dIxrfDQI17

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 23, 2026

Rain began to pour just as cars began to venture out of the pits for the reconnaissance laps to the grid, providing an exciting subplot 40 minutes pre-race.

With the deluge stopping 25 minutes before lights out, the surface dried out enough for slick tires to be chosen by all on the grid, albeit with the track still damp in places.

The FIA elected to use the safety car for the formation lap to assess conditions before a standing start was ordered, with the top four on the grid all on medium tires.

Norris got away well from pole, but Russell suffered with wheelspin as Antonelli powered into second on the run to Tarzan, while space was limited between Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen as the Red Bull took to the grass.

That left the home favorite in the jaws of teammate for the weekend, Liam Lawson, who tried to go around the outside of Turn 3.

Verstappen kept position, but around the damp, banked final corner, he lost the rear of his car and plowed head-on into the outside wall.

Gabriel Bortoleto escaped with a spin of his own at the same time but with so much damage to the Red Bull and debris strewn across the track, the red flag was called for.

Max Verstappen crashes out at Zandvoort 🎥

Here's what happened 👇#F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/cu1R80ISZv

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 23, 2026

Verstappen confirmed he was fine after the incident over team radio before extricating himself from the wreckage, though he sent to the medical center, having triggered the g-force alarm in car. It marked a sad end for the four-time champion at his home race, which falls off the calendar at the end of the season.

The pitlane opened again after a half-hour delay with Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton and Lawson on softs, both Mercedes drivers on mediums and Piastri on hards as strategies took a turn with teams able to change tires under the stoppage.

But there was drama as the red light came on at the end of the pitlane, holding up Lance Stroll, both Cadillacs and Carlos Sainz. They were only released as Norris rounded the final corner.

Oliver Bearman broke down on the lap to the grid for the second start as the leaders were held on the grid for over half a minute as the backmarkers traveled to the grid.

Unsurprisingly, an extra formation lap was called as Bearman's car was cleared from the run to Turn 11.

When the race did get back underway, Antonelli had the best start and snuck up the inside of Norris for the lead at Tarzan.

But Russell had a nightmare first lap back under green flag racing - he was mugged by Piastri before coming under pressure from Leclerc's Ferrari.

The race settled into a pattern as had been the case in Saturday's sprint, though Antonelli and Norris had gapped Piastri on the hards in third, the interval some three seconds.

By lap 17, Russell was under pressure from Leclerc once again, and despite the Monegasque being unable to get past, the Mercedes pitted at the end of the lap to switch to hards.

But he came out behind eighth-placed Nico Hulkenberg, costing valuable time. They went side-by-side through Turns 9 and 10, allowing Piastri to pit to cover.

Yet a slow stop for the Australian with a sticky right rear allowed Russell to make the position up - the McLaren pitstop 2.4s slower. The decision to pit all the more surprising with Piastri already on the hards with the potential to have extended the stint.

McLaren Racing

Leclerc began to pump laps in before pitting at the end of lap 21, following the front two into the pits.

Antonelli held onto position from Norris despite two slow stops, while Leclerc's was even slower, rejoining six seconds behind Piastri.

Hamilton continued to extend the tire delta he was already growing on Russell and Piastri, opting not to stop at the end of the following lap.

The seven-time champion would eventually box at the end of lap 25, switching to the hard tires and rejoining with clean air behind teammate Leclerc, who was on the mediums.

All the fighting was going on in the midfield with strategies playing out, with Carlos Sainz holding up Arvid Lindblad, Gasly, Hulkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda.

Gasly tried to get past Lindblad at Turn 11 on lap 27 but ran wide with a lock-up, allowing Hulkenberg's Audi to get through for 11th. The German then went all the way around the outside at Tarzan for 10th to dispose of the Racing Bulls.

Lindblad then defended again from Gasly a lap later as the Frenchman tried to replicate Hulkenberg's move into Tarzan but the Briton held firm. That gave Tsunoda, back in F1 for the first time since Abu Dhabi last year, the initiative and the Japanese pulled off an audacious move up the inside at Turn 5, forcing Gasly back into 13th.

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Back at the front, Norris was closing in on the back of Antonelli for the race lead. By lap 32, the McLaren was back within a second of the championship leader, looking to atone for his sluggish restart.

The other McLaren was on the back foot, however. Leclerc, with a tire offset both in terms of compound and life, was all over the back of Piastri in the race for fourth, with the Australian falling two seconds off the back of third-placed Russell.

Fastest man on track, Hamilton was also getting involved, closing the gap between himself and Leclerc to a second while the duo battled in front.

Lap 34, and Leclerc was close enough to attack, sweeping around the outside of Tarzan. Piastri defended well but the Ferrari was able to cut back and take the inside for Turn 2, stealing fourth and putting the McLaren under threat from Hamilton, who had the freshest tires of the leading sextet.

Leclerc is up to fourth! 📈

He picks off Piastri around the Turn 3 banking #F1 #DutchGP | LAP 34/72 pic.twitter.com/umN74xSQMf

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 23, 2026

So it proved as Hamilton dispatched Piastri with a lunge to the inside of Tarzan a lap later.

Norris' progress was stunted by a slide at the penultimate corner on lap 36, but with traffic now beginning to play a part, he was able to recover the now-two-second gap to Antonelli as the Italian picked his way through backmarkers.

Mercedes opted to pull the trigger at the end of lap 40 and box both Antonelli and Russell, taking away the potential for an undercut from McLaren and Norris.

Ferrari now had a dilemma with Russell out of the way following his stop, with Hamilton flying up to the back of Leclerc with his tire offset. He was frustrated with his team for not switching positions and costing overall race time, though Leclerc ignored instructions on lap 42 to box for the second time.

He did a lap later, but a slow stop put him out behind the Sainz-Lindblad battle, a nightmare scenario for the Monegasque. That did release Hamilton, albeit he was still irked by the lost time.

Lap 45 and McLaren pulled Piastri back in, this time switching to softs with 27 laps remaining. He came out behind Lawson in seventh, but picked off the Kiwi into Tarzan a lap later.

The key stop came on lap 47 as Norris pitted. A tire delta was created: he went onto the hard tires and returned to the track with a nearly six-second deficit to Antonelli, who was complaining of "no grip" on his hards, to hunt down.

Hamilton continued to extend as Antonelli closed in on the back of the Ferrari but Norris was on a mission. By lap 52, the McLaren was all over the back of the Mercedes with Antonelli clearly struggling with the rear of his car.

Crucially for Antonelli, he picked up the Overtake Mode by being within a second of Hamilton through the penultimate corner, meaning Norris couldn't blast past on the run to Tarzan.

Lap 54, and Antonelli was right on the back of Hamilton into Tarzan but as the Ferrari defended to the inside, the Mercedes was hampered and Norris took the opportunity to scythe around the outside for the net race lead.

A stunning moment! 🍿

Norris gets past Antonelli on the sweep around Tarzan corner, inches behind Hamilton #F1 #DutchGP | LAP 54/72 pic.twitter.com/Tim6SIfWU3

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 23, 2026

Hamilton then went wide at Turn 10, giving Norris a run down to Turn 11 and the lead of the race.

Esteban Ocon stopped at Turn 3 on lap 55, triggering a virtual safety car and providing Hamilton with a lifeline. Ferrari pitted the Briton and Leclerc, with soft tires fitted to both to try and hunt down the podium positions. Piastri also pitted for softs in a bid to rescue a top five finish.

Unsurprisingly, with the VSC out for multiple laps as Ocon's car was craned away, Antonelli was called to pit for softs as well, rejoining ahead of Hamilton but behind Russell.

The VSC ended with 15 laps to go with Norris and Russell having to hope that the gaps they held were sufficient to defend from the tire deltas.

For Russell, that was an impossibility as Antonelli and Hamilton stormed to the back of his Mercedes. Expectedly, Russell was ordered to switch positions with Antonelli, though he questioned that call over team radio before following instructions into Tarzan on lap 66.

That allowed Hamilton to attack, however, with Russell telling his team, "I think we've lost a double podium here".

Yet Hamilton couldn't find his way through and that led to a desperate lunge at Tarzan on lap 69. Somehow he got the car stopped before any contact could be made with Russell as the two former teammates dueled for third.

More defense came into Turn 11 as Russell got out of shape through Turn 10, but before Hamilton could attack once more into Tarzan, the VSC was called to clear debris from the circuit after contact between the Williams teammates.

Green flag racing resumed with two laps to go with Hamilton resuming his attack, but still he couldn't get through.

Despite his older tires, Norris was supreme in the final 10 laps to secure what turned into a comfortable victory, with Antonelli second.

Russell held on for third ahead of Hamilton, who almost came together with Leclerc on the run to Turn 5 on the final lap.

Piastri was 15 seconds adrift of that battle in sixth with Lawson seventh, though he dropped behind Audi's Nico Hulkenberg, having been hit with a 10-second penalty for a yellow-flag infringement.

Fernando Alonso pulled off a remarkable first stint on soft tires before consolidating position for a vital two points in the upgraded Aston Martin, holding off Gasly's late advances.

Tsunoda was a fine 11th on his return to F1 racing, with teammate Lindblad 12th after an early drive-through penalty scuppered his chance for points.

Bortoleto recovered from his first lap spin for 13th and finished ahead of Franco Colapinto, who served a drive-through and 10-second penalty.

Sergio Perez and Sainz rounded out the finishers.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix 2026 Results

Position	Driver	Team
1	Lando Norris	McLaren
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
3	George Russell	Mercedes
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi
8	Liam Lawson	Red Bull
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls
12	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine
15	Sergio Perez	Cadillac
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams
DNF	Alex Albon	Williams
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Haas
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
DNF	Oliver Bearman	Haas
DNF	Max Verstappen	Red Bull

F1 Drivers' Championship Standings After the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

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Position	Driver [Team]	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli [Mercedes]	242
2	George Russell [Mercedes]	183
3	Lewis Hamilton [Ferrari]	183
4	Lando Norris [McLaren]	159
5	Charles Leclerc [Ferrari]	155
6	Max Verstappen [Red Bull]	112
7	Oscar Piastri [McLaren]	104
8	Isack Hadjar [Red Bull]	68
9	Liam Lawson [Racing Bulls/Red Bull]	47
10	Pierre Gasly [Alpine]	44
11	Arvid Lindblad [Racing Bulls]	23
12	Franco Colapinto [Alpine]	19
13	Oliver Bearman [Haas]	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto [Audi]	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg [Audi]	8
16	Carlos Sainz [Williams]	6
17	Alex Albon [Williams]	5
18	Esteban Ocon [Haas]	3
19	Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda [Racing Bulls]	0
21	Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]	0
22	Valtteri Bottas [Cadillac]	0
23	Sergio Perez [Cadillac]	0

F1 Constructors' Championship Standings After the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

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Position	Team	Points
1	Mercedes	425
2	Ferrari	338
3	McLaren	265
4	Red Bull	184
5	Racing Bulls	66
6	Alpine	63
7	Haas	21
8	Audi	18
9	Williams	11
10	Aston Martin	2
11	Cadillac	0