F1 2021 Dutch Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

Results from the first practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, Round 13 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.

03 Sep 2021

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A521.
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2021 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m11.500s
2	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	1m11.597s
3	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m11.601s
4	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m11.623s
5	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m11.738s
6	Fernando Alonso	CHI	Alpine F1 Team	1m12.158s
7	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine F1 Team	1m12.231s
8	Antonio Giovinazzi	GBR	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m12.359s
9	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m12.431s
10	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m12.515s
11	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m12.679s
12	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Racing	1m12.907s
13	Kimi Raikkonen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m13.053s
14	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m13.081s
15	George Russell	ISR	Williams Racing	1m13.181s
16	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing	1m13.328s
17	Nikita Mazepin	RUS	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m13.516s
18	Mick Schumacher	GER	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m13.847s
19	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m15.984s
20	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	No Time Set

Formula 1 returns to the Netherlands for the first time in over 30 years as it takes to Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen will have the orange army behind him as he looks to reclaim the lead from Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship.

Verstappen won last time out at Spa after the race was called off due to heavy rain with half points being handed out as a result.

On Wednesday, Kimi Raikkonen announced that he would be leaving the sport, potentially causing a domino effect with Valtteri Bottas moving to Alfa Romeo, while George Russell is expected to drive for Mercedes in 2022.

What to expect from this weekend at Zandvoort?

Pirelli has nominated the C1, C2 and C3 tyres - the hardest tyre compounds in its range.

The tight, twisty Zandvoort circuit isn't expected to present too many overtaking opportunities.

Keep an eye on how the tyres react to Zandvoort's iconic banking section at the end of the lap.

Remainder of the 2021 F1 calendar:

Dutch Grand Prix - September 5

Italian Grand Prix - September 12

Russian Grand Prix - September 26

Turkish Grand Prix - October 10

United States Grand Prix - October 24

Mexican Grand Prix - November 7

Brazilian Grand Prix - November 14