The stage is set for another engrossing battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the Dutch Grand Prix today as Formula 1 resumes after its summer break.
It is just under four weeks now since the last outing at the Hungaroring, where Norris held off a late battle with Piastri to close the gap on his McLaren team-mate at the world championship summit to just nine points with 10 races still to go this season.
It was the Briton’s third victory in the last four races to follow successes at the Red Bull Ring and on home soil at Silverstone, giving him real belief that he can now overhaul Piastri to go on and win a maiden title.
Norris - who fought back to beat Max Verstappen in this race last year - boosted his confidence further with a dominant showing in practice at the Circuit Zandvoort on Friday, finishing top in both FP1 and FP2 as Piastri ran in third behind Fernando Alonso.
There was plenty of incident during practice, with talking points galore and the second session red-flagged twice after heavy crashes involving Lance Stroll and Alex Albon.
However, Norris will need to produce something special on Sunday after he was later pipped to pole position by a blistering final lap from Piastri in qualifying. Verstappen was the best of the rest.
When is the Dutch Grand Prix?
The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix takes place today on Sunday, August 31 at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands, home race of reigning four-time world champion Verstappen, where the ‘Orange Army’ will be in attendance once again.
Dutch Grand Prix start time
The first two free practice sessions for the Dutch Grand Prix took place on Friday, with a third on Saturday morning.
Qualifying was on Saturday afternoon, with the race itself due to begin at 2pm BST on Sunday - 3pm local time.
How to watch the Dutch Grand Prix
TV channel: Every session from the Dutch Grand Prix is available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports’ dedicated F1 channel. Coverage of Grand Prix Sunday begins from 1pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also watch the Dutch Grand Prix live online via the Sky Go app. It is also available to stream via NOW.
Free highlights: Channel 4 will show free-to-air highlights of the race at 6:30pm on Sunday evening.
Dutch Grand Prix grid order
1. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2. Lando Norris, McLaren
3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
4. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
5. George Russell, Mercedes
6. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
7. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
8. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
9. Carlos Sainz, Williams
10. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
11. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
12. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
13. Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
14. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
15. Alex Albon, Williams
16. Franco Colapinto, Alpine
17. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
18. Esteban Ocon, Haas
19. Oliver Bearman, Haas
20. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
Dutch Grand Prix weather forecast
Thundery showers came on Friday night in Zandvoort, with sunny intervals and a moderate breeze on Saturday.
On race day, the rain should mostly stay away in the afternoon with more sun and a top temperature of around 20 degrees.
