Formula 1 returns from its summer break and heads to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix – for the final time – from 21-23 August.
McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position on Saturday and will be joined on the front row by sprint winner George Russell.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified in third, ahead of Australian Oscar Piastri in fourth.
Dutchman Max Verstappen secured seventh on the grid for his last home race.
Mercedes’ Antonelli leads the drivers’ championship by 53 points from Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
Since returning to the calendar in 2021, each edition of the Dutch Grand Prix has been won from pole – including this weekend’s maiden sprint event.
Lights out for Sunday’s 72-lap main grand prix is at 14:00.
F1 waves goodbye to Zandvoort
The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2021 after a 36-year absence but this year the circuit is taking its final bow.
The 4.259km track, in a holiday town on the North Sea coast, had been struggling to make the event work financially despite sellout crowds attending to support home hero Verstappen.
The four-time world champion is always greeted by a mass of orange-clad fans at Zandvoort, and he took both pole position and victory in the first three editions after the race made its comeback.
It was McLaren who broke Verstappen’s winning streak two years ago, with Norris taking the chequered flag from pole in 2024 and team-mate Oscar Piastri doing the same thing last year.
Session start times and BBC coverage
Commentary on the race will be available on Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
You can also listen by asking most smart speakers to “play Sports Extra”.
Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
Race: 14:00 (Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app and smart speakers)
What is the Dutch GP weather forecast?
Rain did arrive very late on during the sprint race and after qualifying but conditions are looking dry for Sunday’s race.
The grand prix, which starts at 3pm local time, is forecast to be sunny and a moderate breeze, with temperatures reaching a high of 17C.
Source: sports.yahoo.com
