2026 F1 Zandvoort: Full Dutch GP sprint qualifying and Friday practice results

George Russell will start Saturday's Dutch Grand Prix sprint race from pole position. 

Russell took his third sprint pole position of the Formula 1 season, besting McLaren's Lando Norris in a close-fought session. 

Charles Leclerc was able to make the most of Ferrari's pace to go third, while Oscar Piastri will join him on the second row in the second McLaren. 

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli could only manage the fifth-best time, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton directly behind on the grid. 

Aston Martin endured a difficult session, seeing both cars out in SQ1 after a breakthrough last time out in Hungary. Fernando Alonso will start from last, with his efforts hampered by an error at the start of an early effort. 

The full results are below. 

2026 F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Full Sprint Qualifying results

Kimi Antonelli began the Dutch Grand Prix weekend at Zandvoort as the fastest driver in the sole practice session of the weekend. 

The penultimate sprint weekend of the year got underway in damp conditions, but quickly saw drivers switch to dry rubber. 

Antonelli found himself caught out by traffic on a few occasions, but was able to deliver a late effort to put himself as the fastest driver of the session.

He was followed by Hungarian Grand Prix winner Lando Norris, who set his best time after completing a pair of warm-up laps. 

George Russel was third, leading the two Ferrari drivers of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, with the Scuderia having spent a significant chunk of the session at the top of the table. 

Oscar Piastri was sixth, but Audi caught the eye with Nico Hulkenberg in seventh and Gabriel Bortoleto in ninth, and both drivers setting their times on the medium compound.

Red Bull struggled at the end of the hour, with Max Verstappen 11th fastest, and Liam Lawson - in for the injured Isack Hadjar - in 14th. 

The full results from FP1 can be viewed below. 

2026 F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Full FP1 results