Sprint Starting Grid 2026 Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix
Event: Dutch Grand Prix
Track: Circuit Zandvoort
Warm-up lap starts at: 12:00 Local | 12:00 CET | 11:00 UK | 03:00 LA | 19:00 Tokyo
George Russell will start the first-ever Formula 1 Sprint at Zandvoort from pole position after edging Lando Norris by just 0.041s in a remarkably tight Sprint Qualifying session. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri share the second row, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli starts only fifth after damaging the floor of his Mercedes in SQ1.
Max Verstappen lines up alongside him in sixth for his home Sprint, with Lewis Hamilton seventh after failing to convert his earlier pace into a front-row challenge. With Norris, Leclerc and Piastri all separating Russell from Antonelli, Saturday’s 24-lap Sprint could provide the first real opportunity for Russell to cut into his team-mate’s 50-point championship lead.
Sprint Grid 2026 Dutch GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:11,567 | |
| 2 | 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:11,608 | +0,041s |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11,622 | +0,055s |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:11,666 | +0,099s |
| 5 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:11,794 | +0,227s |
| 6 | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:12,094 | +0,527s |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12,191 | +0,624s |
| 8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:12,578 | +1,011s |
| 9 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:12,583 | +1,016s |
| 10 | 41 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:12,737 | - |
| 11 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:13,136 | +1,569s |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:13,145 | +1,578s |
| 13 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:13,439 | +1,872s |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:13,616 | +2,049s |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:13,893 | +2,326s |
| 16 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:14,596 | +3,029s |
| 17 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:14,728 | +3,161s |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:14,738 | +3,171s |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:15,391 | +3,824s |
| 20 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:15,472 | +3,905s |
| 21 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:15,545 | +3,978s |
| 22 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:16,014 | +4,447s |
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Well driven GB, and well done the Audi Team bodes well i think for quali