Overview

• Oscar Piastri took pole at Zandvoort with a 1:08.662 lap, edging Lando Norris by 0.012 seconds for his fifth pole of 2025.
• McLaren secured a front‑row lockout as the intra‑team title fight continues, with Piastri leading Norris by nine points heading into the race.
• Max Verstappen qualified third at his home race, 0.263s off pole, after noting McLaren’s edge in tyre care and rotation.
• Rookie Isack Hadjar delivered a standout fourth for Racing Bulls, with George Russell fifth, Charles Leclerc sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh.
• Lance Stroll crashed in Q1 and failed to set a time on a circuit where overtaking is difficult, heightening the importance of starting position.