🏁 Lando Norris took pole position for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, beating George Russell by 0.102 seconds. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified third, with Oscar Piastri fourth.
Norris’s McLaren lap of 1:11.163 headed a tightly packed front four: Piastri was only 0.142 seconds off pole. Russell had won the earlier sprint, while qualifying set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix rather than the sprint result.
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified fifth and sixth for Ferrari, while Max Verstappen starts seventh at his home circuit. Liam Lawson was eighth after replacing injured Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar.
The 72-lap race is scheduled for Sunday, 23 August, at Circuit Zandvoort. ⏱️ Norris starts ahead of two Mercedes drivers as the championship contenders move from sprint-weekend qualifying to the main event.