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2026 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying: Lando Norris took pole

Lando Norris took pole for McLaren ahead of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli at Zandvoort.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Lando Norris
Pole team
McLaren
Front row
Lando Norris and George Russell
Classified
Top 22
Round
12
Circuit
Zandvoort
Qualifying date
August 22, 2026

The front of the grid

Lando Norris qualified first for McLaren. George Russell secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Kimi Antonelli third for Mercedes.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Lando Norris, George Russell, and Kimi Antonelli. P4 through P22 were Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hülkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Esteban Ocon, Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz Jr., Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Oliver Bearman, Valtteri Bottas, and Sergio Pérez.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Sep 6, 2026.

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