Dutch Grand Prix FINAL grid after ALL driver penalties

McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed a stunning pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, pipping local favourite Max Verstappen into second place.

McLaren's Lando Norris claimed a stunning pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, pipping local favourite Max Verstappen into second place. Image: PA

McLaren driver Lando Norris claimed a stunning pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, pipping local favourite Max Verstappen into second in a thrilling qualifying session affected by strong gusts.

The British driver registered the fastest lap in 1:09.673, ahead of Verstappen’s Red Bull who clocked 1:10.029 in windy and damp conditions at the Zandvoort circuit on the Dutch coast.

Major disappointment

The qualifying battle came down to the wire, as Verstappen sent his orange army of Dutch fans into raptures by claiming the fastest time with less than a minute left.

But Norris stormed back just seconds later to nick the fourth pole position of his career and break the home fans’ hearts.

Norris’s McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri will start in third place ahead of George Russell from Mercedes in fourth and Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull in fifth.

But there was major disappointment for Russell’s team-mate, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who was eliminated after the second round of qualifying, as was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Hamilton’s day then went from bad to worse as he was hit with a three-place grid penalty for impeding Perez in the first qualifying session, dropping him to 14th on the grid.

And Williams endured a troubled on Saturday at the seaside too.

First Logan Sargeant smashed his car in third practice, then team-mate Alex Albon, who had secured eighth place in qualifying, had his time disqualified, relegating him to the rear of Sunday’s grid.

The London-based Thai’s Williams was found to be in breach of the technical regulations with an issue to the floor of his heavily updated car.

The lights will go out at 15:00 (SA time).

As a reminder, the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

Pierre Gasly in his Alpine took third place.

GRID FOR THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX:

Front row

Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)

Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)

2nd row

Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)

George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)

3rd row

Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)

Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)

4th row

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)

Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)

5th row

Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)

Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)

6th row

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/RB)

Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas)

7th row

Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) *

8th row

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RB)

Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)

9th row

Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber)

Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber)

10th row

Alex Albon (THA/Williams) **, Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams)

* Lewis Hamilton was given a three-place penalty for impeding Sergio Perez

** Alex Albon qualified in eighth but his time was disqualified due to his car being found to be in breach of the technical regulations

Standings ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix

Drivers

Rank	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen	277
2	Lando Norris	199
3	Charles Leclerc	177
4	Oscar Piastri	167
5	Carlos Sainz	162
6	Lewis Hamilton	150
7	Sergio Perez	131
8	George Russell	116
9	Fernando Alonso	49
10	Lance Stroll	24
11	Nico Hulkenberg	22
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22
13	Daniel Ricciardo	12
14	Oliver Bearman	6
15	Pierre Gasly	6
16	Kevin Magnussen	5
17	Esteban Ocon	5
18	Alexander Albon	3
19	Zhou Guanyu	0
20	Logan Sargeant	0
21	Valtteri Bottas	0