Verstappen has won all three races at Zandvoort since F1’s 2021 return, seven drivers have scored in all of the last three races at the circuit and most of the grid had pre-Formula 1 experience at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Dutch Grand Prix.
🇳🇱 Max VERSTAPPEN
Max Verstappen has delighted his home fans at every Dutch Grand Prix since the event’s return in 2021, winning all three races from pole position. In 2021, he became the first Dutch driver to win his home Grand Prix.
Prior to F1, Verstappen won the Masters of F3 event at Zandvoort in 2014, having qualified in pole position. You can expect the partisan crowd to be willing him on to do the same at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
MAX VERSTAPPEN’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | WON | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | WON | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
🇲🇽 Sergio PEREZ
Sergio Perez was disappointingly knocked out in Q1 at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix. He fought back to eighth place in the race. He reached Q3 in 2022, qualifying four positions behind his team-mate in fifth place. He finished the race in the same position as where he started.
After qualifying seventh, Perez perfectly timed his first pit stop for intermediates in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and led the opening stages before being overtaken by his team-mate. Misdemeanours later in the race – including picking up a time penalty for speeding in the pit lane – cost him a podium finish and he finished in fourth place.
Perez previously raced at Zandvoort in the Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005 and 2006. He was successful at the two races at the circuit in 2006, finishing in fifth and third.
SERGIO PEREZ’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 16 | PIT | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | LOST | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | LOST | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
🇬🇧 Lewis HAMILTON
Lewis Hamilton suffered a power failure in Free Practice 2 at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, putting him out of the Friday afternoon session. He went on to qualify on the front row and finish as runner-up to Max Verstappen.
In 2022, Hamilton recorded another top five result, this time finishing just off the podium in fourth place. He finished the race where he started, having qualified two positions ahead of team-mate George Russell.
Hamilton recorded his worst Zandvoort result to date in 2023 but still finished in the top six. He missed out on a spot in Q3 at the track for the first time, setting only the 13th quickest lap time in Q2.
Prior to 2021, Hamilton last raced at Zandvoort in 2005, when he won the Masters of F3 race. He finished six seconds ahead of Adrian Sutil. He had finished seventh in the previous year’s event. Hamilton also raced here in the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2004 and 2005. He finished on the podium in the first of the two races at the 2004 meeting, and won the second race in 2005.
LEWIS HAMILTON’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | WON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | LOST | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
🇬🇧 George RUSSELL
George Russell crashed out of qualifying in Q2 at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix. Nevertheless, he qualified in 11th place in the Williams. He failed to finish the race, retiring with gearbox issues just three laps from the end of the Grand Prix.
In 2022, Russell qualified sixth for the Dutch Grand Prix and finished as runner-up in the race, scoring his first points and first podium finish at the circuit. After lining up third on the grid in 2023, Russell suffered a luck-less race in which he was late to switch to intermediate tyres and suffered a puncture as a result of minor contact with Lando Norris, dropping him to 17th by the end of the race.
Before his F1 career began, Russell raced at Zandvoort in F3 in 2015 and 2016. He finished in the top six in all three races in 2015, and finished in the top ten in all of 2016’s three races. Russell also took part in the Masters of F3 race in 2015, in which he finished as runner-up to Antonio Giovinazzi.
GEORGE RUSSELL’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 11 | 11 | DNF | – |
| 2022 | LOST | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | WON | 3 | 3 | 17 | -14 |
🇲🇨 Charles LECLERC
Charles Leclerc finished where he started at Zandvoort in 2021, in fifth place. In 2022, he qualified on the front row but lost a position in the race to George Russell and finished on the final step of the podium.
Leclerc’s 100% points-scoring record came to an end at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix. He started ninth after crashing out in the final part of qualifying and suffered damage at the start in a collision with Oscar Piastri. The damage meant he was uncompetitive for much of the race and retired after 42 laps.
Leclerc previously contested three races at Zandvoort in the 2015 Formula 3 European Championship. He finished a best of fifth in the first race of the meeting. He retired from the second race after a big crash following contact with Lance Stroll. Though he was cleared to race, there was concern that his car would not be able to be fixed in time for the next day’s final race. In the end it was, and he finished tenth.
CHARLES LECLERC’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | WON | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 2023 | LOST | 9 | 9 | DNF | – |
🇪🇸 Carlos SAINZ
With fifth place in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz recorded his best result at Zandvoort to date. The Spaniard holds a 100% points-scoring record at the track.
Sainz crashed out in Free Practice 3 at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix. Despite that, he still reached Q3, qualifying in sixth place. He lost one place in the race, finishing in seventh place.
In 2022, he qualified one position behind his team-mate in sixth but lost two positions over the course of the race to finish eighth.
Sainz out-qualified Charles Leclerc at the Dutch Grand Prix for the first time in 2023, qualifying sixth. For the first time, he gained a position in a Zandvoort race, finishing fifth.
Sainz previously raced at Zandvoort in the 2010 Formula BMW Europe season, the 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and the 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Sainz won two races here in 2011 in Formula Renault. He also appeared at the circuit in the Masters of F3 event in 2012. After qualifying second, the Spaniard finished the race in fourth place.
CARLOS SAINZ’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 2022 | LOST | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 2023 | WON | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
🇬🇧 Lando NORRIS
Lando Norris holds a 100% points rate at Zandvoort. He failed to reach Q3 at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, qualifying only 13th. He went on to score a single point, finishing in tenth place. In the last two years, Norris has finished seventh.
He finished where he started in 2022 but lost five positions over the course of the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, having started on the front row of the grid. Norris has out-qualified his team-mate at Zandvoort in each of the last two seasons.
Norris raced at Zandvoort in Formula 3 in 2017. It was a successful weekend for the Brit, winning two races and scoring a podium finish in the other. Norris went on to win the F3 title that year.
LANDO NORRIS’ DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 2022 | WON | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | WON | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
🇦🇺 Oscar PIASTRI
Oscar Piastri qualified six positions behind his team-mate on his first appearance at the Dutch Grand Prix in 2023. After reaching Q3 and lining up eighth on the grid, Piastri brought home two points with a ninth place finish.
OSCAR PIASTRI’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2023 | LOST | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
🇪🇸 Fernando ALONSO
Fernando Alonso finished as runner-up to Max Verstappen at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, recording his best result at Zandvoort to date. Alonso has a 100% points record at the track, having finished sixth in both 2021 and 2022.
Alonso has reached Q3 twice at Zandvoort and was eliminated in Q2 in 2022. He recorded his best qualifying result at the track so far with fifth place last year. 2023 was the first time he out-qualified a team-mate at the Dutch Grand Prix.
FERNANDO ALONSO’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | LOST | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | WON | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
🇨🇦 Lance STROLL
Lance Stroll has finished where he started on all three appearances so far at the Dutch Grand Prix. His only points finish to date at Zandvoort came in 2022, where he finished tenth. In the other two years, he was eliminated in Q2, finishing 12th in 2021 and 11th in 2023. 2023 was the first time Stroll was out-qualified by a team-mate at Zandvoort.
Stroll has previously won at Zandvoort, taking victory in the first race of the weekend at the track in Formula 3 in 2016. Stroll was stripped of pole for the second and third races as his car had suspension irregularities. He also appeared at the circuit in the same series in 2015.
LANCE STROLL’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | WON | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | LOST | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
🇫🇷 Esteban OCON
Esteban Ocon holds a 100% points record at the Dutch Grand Prix but is yet to finish above ninth. Ninth is where he finished in both 2021 and 2022. He picked up a single point with a tenth place finish in 2023.
Ocon has reached Q3 at Zandvoort only once, qualifying eighth in 2021. He recorded his first Q1 exit at the track last year, recording his worst qualifying result to date with only the 17th fastest time in the opening session. It was the first time he was out-qualified by a team-mate here.
Prior to the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, Ocon last raced at Zandvoort in DTM in 2016. It was his final appearance in the series before joining the Manor team to race in Formula 1.
ESTEBAN OCON’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 2022 | WON | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | LOST | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
🇫🇷 Pierre GASLY
Pierre Gasly finished on the podium in the rain-hit 2023 Dutch Grand Prix. It was his second points-scoring appearance at Zandvoort, having finished fourth in 2021. He holds a 100% finishing record at the track, having finished 11th in 2022.
Gasly has not reached Q3 at the Durch Grand Prix since qualifying fourth in 2021. He has exited in Q2 in each of the last two seasons.
Although he had not raced here prior to Formula 1, Gasly previously drove an RB7 around the circuit alongside Max Verstappen at a Red Bull event in May 2019.
PIERRE GASLY’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | LOST | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | WON | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
🇹🇭 Alex ALBON
Alex Albon finished 12th on his Dutch Grand Prix debut in 2022. He reached Q2 on Saturday, out-qualifying his team-mate and lining up 15th on the grid. One year on, Albon reached Q3 at the track for the first time, impressively setting the fourth quickest qualifying time. He lost four positions over the course of the race to finish eighth, picking up points at Zandvoort for the first time in his F1 career.
Prior to the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix, Albon last raced at Zandvoort in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2015. From the three races, he recorded three top eight results, with a best finish of fourth.
ALEX ALBON’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2022 | WON | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | WON | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
🇺🇸 Logan SARGEANT
Logan Sargeant reached Q3 for the first time in his Formula 1 career at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix. However, he crashed out of the final session and qualified tenth and then crashed out of the race in slippery conditions.
Sargeant raced at Zandvoort in both Formula 2 and Formula 3. In F3, in 2021, Sargeant secured a second place finish in the opening race of the weekend, while he finished a best of eighth from the two 2022 Formula 2 races.
LOGAN SARGEANT’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2023 | LOST | 10 | 10 | DNF | – |
🇯🇵 Yuki TSUNODA
After failing to finish in both 2021 and 2022, Yuki Tsunoda reached the chequered flag at the Dutch Grand Prix for the first time in 2023. He failed to score, finishing in 15th place. In 2021, he suffered a power unit failure after 48 laps and in 2022 he suffered a differential problem leading to a second consecutive DNF at the track. He also picked up a grid penalty in 2022 for driving with loosened seatbelts.
Tsunoda reached Q3 at the track and out-qualified his team-mate here for the first time in 2022, qualifying in ninth place. He reached Q2 in both 2021 and 2023.
YUKI TSUNODA’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 15 | 14 | DNF | – |
| 2022 | WON | 9 | 9 | DNF | – |
| 2023 | WON | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
🇦🇺 Daniel RICCIARDO
Daniel Ricciardo is yet to pick up a point at the Dutch Grand Prix, with a best finish of 11th in 2021. He finished only 17th in 2022. While Ricciardo reached Q3 in 2021, qualifying 10th, he was eliminated in Q1 last year qualifying only 17th – ten positions behind his team-mate.
Ricciardo was ruled out of the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix after breaking bones in his hand in a crash in Free Practice 2. He subsequently missed the following four Grand Prix weekends.
Ricciardo has not been particularly lucky at Zandvoort in the past. The Australian retired from the Masters of F3 event at the circuit in 2009. He appeared here in 2018 as part of a Red Bull media event, alongside Max Verstappen and David Coulthard.
DANIEL RICCIARDO’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | WON | 10 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 2022 | LOST | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
🇫🇮 Valtteri BOTTAS
Valtteri Bottas finished on the podium at the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix. He finished where he started, in third place. That’s the only time he has scored points to date at the track. He had less luck in 2022, exiting in Q1 and retiring from the race following engine issues. In 2023, he set the second slowest time in qualifying, lined up 18th on the grid and gained four positions to finish 14th.
Bottas says he has “many good memories” of Zandvoort from his years in the junior series. He became the first driver to win the Masters of F3 race twice, with back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010. In addition, Bottas raced at the track in 2009 in the Formula 3 Euro Series with ART Grand Prix, where he finished as runner-up in the second race of the meeting. He also finished as runner-up in the first race of the 2010 meeting.
VALTTERI BOTTAS’ DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2021 | LOST | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | LOST | 16 | 16 | DNF | – |
| 2023 | LOST | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
🇨🇳 ZHOU Guanyu
Zhou Guanyu out-qualified Alfa Romeo team-mate Valtteri Bottas on his first Dutch Grand Prixa appearance in 2022, reaching Q2 – where he set the 14th fastest time. He lost two positions in the race and finished 16th.
Zhou failed to finish the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, crashing out in the slippery conditions. He again out-qualified Bottas, setting the 16th fastest time and exiting in Q1 on Saturday.
Prior to F1, Zhou last raced at Zandvoort in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2018. He competed here in that series in every year between 2016 to 2018. On his last visit here, he recorded a podium finish in all three races.
ZHOU GUANYU’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2022 | WON | 14 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| 2023 | WON | 16 | 15 | DNF | – |
🇩🇰 Kevin MAGNUSSEN
In Kevin Magnussen’s first F1 outing at Zandvoort in 2022, the Haas driver failed to out-qualify his team-mate. After qualifying 18th, the Dane made up three places over the course of the race and finished 15th. He again failed to out-qualify his team-mate again in 2023, exiting in Q1. Starting from the pit lane, Magnussen finished the race 16th.
Prior to the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix, Magnussen last raced at the track in 2011, in the Masters of Formula 3 event, where he finished third with Carlin.
KEVIN MAGNUSSEN’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2022 | LOST | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | LOST | 18 | PIT | 16 | 3 |
🇩🇪 Nico HULKENBERG
After out-qualifying his team-mate and starting 14th, Nico Hulkenberg gained two positions to finish 12th on his first Dutch Grand Prix appearance in 2023.
2023 was Hulkenberg’s first time racing at Zandvoort in 15 years. He won here – and scored a further podium finish – in the Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005. He also won at Zandvoort in the Formula 3 Euro Series in both 2007 and 2008.
NICO HULKENBERG’S DUTCH GRAND PRIX HISTORY
| Quali Battle | Qualified | Grid | Finished | Pos Change | |
| 2023 | WON | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
