2025 Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying Review

Linus O'Howell
5 days ago
2 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

After a 4-week Summer Break, Formula 1 was finally back with Qualifying for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix!

Q1

In Qualifying 1, Franco Colapinto, Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman, and Lance Stroll were the five slowest drivers! Franco Colapinto came within a tenth of making it through to Q2, whilst Nico Hulkenberg’s struggles continued! Haas had a bit of a shocker, with Esteban Ocon heading Oliver Bearman, whilst Lance Stroll ended up last after crashing on his one-and-only run! Oscar Piastri managed to top Q1, a tenth clear of teammate Lando Norris!

Q2

In Qualifying 2, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Yuki Tsunoda, Gabriel Bortoleto, Pierre Gasly, and Alex Albon all failed to make it into the Top 10 shootout! Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s lap was pretty decent compared to his Mercedes teammate, but it still wasn’t enough to make it through to Q2, whilst Yuki Tsunoda also missed out for Red Bull! Gabriel Bortoleto could only manage 13th for Kick Sauber, ahead of the Alpine of Pierre Gasly, whilst Alex Albon was very disappointed to end up slowest in the second part of Quali! The McLaren’s were in reverse in this session, with Norris heading Piastri!

Q3

In Qualifying 3, a record-breaking 1:08.662 was enough for Oscar Piastri to take a fantastic Pole Position for tomorrow’s Dutch Grand Prix! It was so close between the two McLaren drivers, could’ve easily gone either way, so massive credit to Oscar for delivering when it matters! Lando Norris will be gutted to have missed out on Pole by just 12 thousandths of a second, whilst Max Verstappen impressed at home to take third! Isack Hadjar was the star of the day to put his Racing Bulls onto the second row, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell, whilst Ferrari struggled massively, with Charles Leclerc just ahead of Lewis Hamilton! Liam Lawson managed P8 in the other VCARB, ahead of the Williams of Carlos Sainz, whilst Fernando Alonso will ultimately be disappointed by 10th given his strong pace earlier on in the weekend!