Oscar Piastri took the win in F1 Dutch GP as Lando Norris’ title chances is hurt due to DNF, with Max Verstappen in P2 from Isack Hadjar.
It was cloudy to start the F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort as McLaren’s Oscar Piastri made a good start to cover teammate Lando Norris, who lost second to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into Turn 3 on the soft compound. The Dutchman had the outside line through Turn 2 and handled a twitch on the dusty part.
Norris was third from Visa Cash App RB’s Isack Hadjar, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc passed Mercedes’ George Russell for fifth at Turn 3 on Lap 1. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton stationed in seventh from Visa Cash App RB’s Liam Lawson and Williams’ Carlos Sainz in the Top 9.
His teammate Alexander Albon had a storming start from 15th to 10th, ahead of Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda – also on the soft tyre. He got through Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who lost a place, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso lost three places at the start to drop to 13th.
An incident between Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto was noted. The Brazilian had a bad start to drop back, when the Canadian tried a move and made it stick. Bortoleto tried to stay with him, but had his front wing endplate clipped in a minor touch.
As Piastri started to pull up, Norris hustled Verstappen and passed him around the outside at Turn 1 at first opportunity to retake second. He started to chew into Piastri’s gap, as the Dutchman fell in the clutches of Hadjar, who was hounded by Leclerc in the battle for fourth.
Russell fell through and had Hamilton on his tail. Bortoleto was noted for unsafe conditions after his lose endplate dropped on track and was run over by Stroll and Norris. Alpine swapped positions after Franco Colapinto was asked to give way for Pierre Gasly, being on different strategies.
The predicted rain, meanwhile, started to fall around Lap 17. But teams remained unfazed as the stops saw drivers remain on the slick compound. The safety car hurt Ferrari after Hamilton crashed at Turn 3 on Lap 24, when he ran wide on the paint surface and hit the barrier.
Leclerc lost a place as he pitted a lap before. McLaren had a double stack as Piastri retained the lead over Norris. The Brit had a scare when his front jack didn’t detach on time but it was all okay. Verstappen switched to medium in third from Hadjar, as Russell gained a place to fifth.
Leclerc was sixth from Lawson and Sainz, as Haas’ Esteban Ocon opted to stay out and jump up to ninth from Albon in the Top 10. The re-start worked well for the Australian, but Norris had Verstappen on his tail, like Hadjar had Russell and Leclerc on his tail in the fight for fourth.
Lawson was defending from Sainz when the two made contact at Turn 1. The Spaniard went for the outside line into Turn 1 when the Williams’ front right touched left rear and there was immediate puncture. They dropped back and were forced to stop again due to damage.
This allowed Albon to move up to seventh from Antonelli in eighth, Stroll up to ninth and Ocon in 10th. The incident between Sainz and Lawson was put under investigation, as the Spaniard was handed a 10s time penalty for causing a collision. He re-passed the Kiwi post their pit stop.
There was a Virtual Safety Car for debris on main straight and the re-start saw Leclerc barging through Russell for fifth. The Monegasque used the snake sequence to pass the Brit and seemingly went off track on the inside to take the position. The move was put under investigation.
Behind them, Antonelli passed Albon for seventh at Turn 1, as Stroll and Ocon held on to points without stopping. Even Haas’ Oliver Bearman in 11th was without a stop being chased by Tsunoda, Alonso, Gasly, Colapinto and Bortoleto in a big train, where the Spaniard was irked by traffic.
Mercedes, meanwhile, were forced to instruct Russell to give way to Antonelli due to the Brit’s damage. He obliged to let Italian through in an attempt to cut down on Leclerc. It was steady going forward as most waited to stop the second time, with the Haas pair waiting for their first stop.
Things changed when Antonelli pitted, followed by Leclerc on Lap 55. The Monegasque took the normal racing line, while the Italian went for the low line in Turn 3 and made contact. Leclerc retired as the safety car was deployed, with the Mercedes driver managing to continue on.
Antonelli was handed a 10s time penalty for causing a collision. It was Piastri in the lead after stopping under the safety car ahead of Norris but on the hard tyre, with Verstappen in third on the soft. He led Hadjar and Russell, as Albon moved up to sixth from Antonelli – with the penalty.
Gasly did not stop to move up to eighth from Alonso and Brotoleto in the Top 10, with Bearman in 11th. Stroll dropped to 12th from Tsunoda, who reported power issues behind the safety car. The team asked him to manage it. The re-start worked well for Piastri in the lead.
Norris managed to stay with him and keep Verstappen and Hadjar at bay. Russell was fifth being chased by Albon and Antonelli, with the Italian under investigation for speeding in pitlane and was handed a 5s time penalty to add to his 10s that he was handed for the Leclerc clash.
Gasly managed to hold off Alonso initially, but it was Bearman on the charge. The Brit moved up to eighth from 11th after the re-start. He got the Frenchman for eighth, as Stroll started to hustle the Alpine driver for ninth. The Canadian cleared Alonso, who dropped outside the points.
He had Tsunoda, Ocon, Colapinto and Hulkenberg on his tail. The title picture changed course when Norris reported an issue on Lap 66 and was forced to retire due to potential oil leak. The safety car was deployed as Piastri led Verstappen and Hadjar in the Top 3.
Russell was fourth from Albon, Antonelli, Bearman, Stroll, Alonso and Gasly in the Top 10, with Tsunoda just outside. The re-start worked well for Piastri to maintain his lead from Verstappen and Hadjar, who kept Russell at bay. The Brit had Albon on his tail, with Antonelli running a losing a battle.
With 15s time penalty on his head, he was likely to be out of points, with Bearman in seventh from Stroll, Alonso and Tsunoda, who passed Gasly at the re-start. The Frenchman lost to Ocon and ended up at the back after being told to give the position to Colapinto.
It was Piastri to win F1 Dutch GP in the end to extend his points lead, as Verstappen was second from Hadjar, who had his first podium. Russell limped to fourth from Albon, who along with Bearman, Stroll and Alonso made up huge chunk of places to be fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
Tsunoda was back in points in ninth ahead of Ocon in the Top 10, as Antonelli dropped outside points due to his penalty. Colapinto secured his best result in 11th from Lawson, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Antonelli and Gasly to round out the 17 finishers.
UPDATE: The stewards explained Antonelli’s clash against Leclerc and handed him two penalty points as well apart from the 10s time penalty. Here: https://x.com/fiadocsbot/status/1962201835676041371
Leclerc, meanwhile, escaped penalty for his move on Russell earlier in the grand prix. Both drivers felt it was inconclusive that Leclerc left the track to pass Russell. They concluded it to be a racing incident eventually. Here: https://x.com/fia/status/1962220094928429332
Hamilton was handed 5-place grid penalty for the race in Monza and two penalty points for not reducing speed ‘significantly’ in double waved yellow flag section before the start of the race during recon laps. Here: https://www.fia.com/system/files/decision-document/2025_dutch_grand_prix_-_infringement_-_car_44_-_failing_to_slow_for_yellow_flags.pdf
Decision on recon laps infringement: https://www.fia.com/system/files/decision-document/2025_dutch_grand_prix_-_decision_-_reconnaissance_laps_sc2-sc1_times.pdf