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Race Kimi Antonelli 1:14.571 Fastest Lap 72 Laps 2 nd George Russell 1:15.393 Fastest Lap 72 Laps 3 rd Sprint George Russell Time: 30:25.318 1 st Kimi Antonelli Time: 30:30.899 4 th Grand Prix Qualifying George Russell 1:11.265 Fastest Lap 20 Laps 2 nd Kimi Antonelli 1:11.296 Fastest Lap 21 Laps 3 rd Sprint Shootout George Russell Time: 1:11.567 1 st Kimi Antonelli Time: 1:11.794 5 th Read Race Report

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

Round 12 of the 2026 F1 World Championships takes place at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

This will be the 36_th_ edition of the race, all of which have taken place at the Circuit Park Zandvoort, nestled among the dunes just a stone’s throw away from the North Sea shoreline.

It will be the third year in a row that the event has kicked off the second half of the campaign, after previously forming part of a double-header with Belgium after shutdown in 2021 and 2022.

The 2021 edition of the race was the first to take place in the Netherlands since 1985, which ended a run of 12 consecutive years of the Grand Prix. Prior to that, the race was held every year between 1958 and 1971.

The first three Dutch Grands Prix took place in 1952, 1953, and 1955.

Corners

• First GP 1952
• Circuit Length 4.259km
• Race Distance 306.648km
• Laps 72

An Undulating, and Unique Test

At 4.2km long, Zandvoort is the second-shortest track layout on the 2026 F1 calendar – only Monaco is shorter.

The 72-lap race is distance is also the second shortest of the season, and again only Monaco is shorter.

Lap times are Zandvoort are around the third quickest of the campaign – only the Red Bull Ring and Interlagos are quicker.

Owing to its tight nature, Zandvoort is one of three tracks this year to have a speed limit of 60km/h, rather than the usual 80km/h. Monaco and Singapore are the other two tracks with this rule in place.

With its twisty layout and banked corners, Zandvoort is also not one for high speed, with quickest part of the lap the fourth slowest for recorded top speed of the campaign at 318km/h. Only Hungary, Monaco, and Singapore are slower.

Proximity to the coast can also make the Dutch Grand Prix one of the coolest on the schedule, with an average air temperature of 20.1C, and a maximum air temperature of 23C recorded over the years.

Don’t count out the threat of rain either, as four of the past 20 sessions at the track have witnessed inclement weather.

The steepness of Zandvoort’s banked corners are what makes the track so unique. Turn Three ‘Hugenholtz’ is 35% (18 degrees) at its maximum, while the final turn before the pit straight has a maximum angle of 32% (15 degrees).

"You feel like you are in a NASCAR!" remarks Third Driver Fred Vesti.

"The banking at Zandvoort makes it a very different track to others on the calendar," he adds.

"The two banked sections at Turn Three and the final corner are a really cool experience to drive. It is an historic track for F1, and the lack of run-off areas make it a real challenge for the driver.

"It is not an easy track to get right, but the drivers love that."

Dutch Delight

Mercedes first tasted success at Zandvoort in 1955, when Juan Manuel Fangio triumphed in his W196 on the way to claiming the World Drivers’ Championship with the Silver Arrows that season.

The marque scored a 1-2 that day as Stirling Moss followed Fangio home.

When F1 returned to the dunes in 2021, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas scored a double podium for the three-pointed star, and a year later George would record his best finish at the time with the team by claiming P2 in his W13.

Zandvoort is also another opportunity for the team to remember friend and former non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.

The Austrian claimed three Dutch Grand Prix wins, including his 25_th_ and final victory in 1985. This year marks the 40_th_ anniversary of that triumph.

Despite not being on the F1 rota for more than three decades, Zandvoort remained a popular stop for the junior series growing our sports stars of the future.

Kimi claimed two wins and a second place from three races at the track during his German F4 title-winning season in 2022, and a year later, a win and a second place helped secure the 2023 FRECA crown.

Zandvoort was a very happy hunting ground for Valtteri in his rise through the ranks too.

The Finn scored two victories and a P2 across two seasons of Formula Renault at the venue and won the Masters of Formula 3 race at the circuit in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010. A further podium would come during the regular F3 Euro Series campaign in 2010.

Test and Reserve Driver Fred also reached the podium at Zandvoort during his 2021 F3 campaign.

For the second consecutive season, F1 ACADEMY will join the F1 support bill in the Netherlands.

Junior driver Doriane Pin claimed a victory 12 months ago, and will arrive at Zandvoort in 2025 looking to increase her 20-point championship lead with three rounds of the series remaining this year.

Did You Know?

The 2023 Dutch Grand Prix holds the record for the most overtakes in a Grand Prix in F1 history, with 186.

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