Overview
- Oscar Piastri took pole at Zandvoort with a 1:08.662, edging McLaren team‑mate Lando Norris by 0.012 seconds for his fifth pole of 2025.
- The result keeps McLaren’s front‑row stranglehold intact and positions the team for another one‑two on a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult.
- Max Verstappen qualified third for Red Bull, 0.263 seconds off pole, and has acknowledged his car is off the pace this season.
- Rookie Isack Hadjar delivered a career‑best fourth for Racing Bulls ahead of George Russell in fifth, with Charles Leclerc sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh for Ferrari.
- Lance Stroll crashed in Q1 and failed to set a time, leaving the Aston Martin driver 20th on the grid, as McLaren’s qualifying edge extended Piastri’s narrow title advantage over Norris to defend on Sunday.