F1 Dutch Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

The home hero charged to his eighth pole position of the season in a drying qualifying at Zandvoort, topping Q3 by 0.537s from McLaren’s Lando Norris.

George Russell squeezed into third place late on in the session for Mercedes, to push Alex Albon down to fourth on an impressive showing for Williams.

Q3 was interrupted twice by red flags due to separate crashes by Logan Sargeant and Charles Leclerc, who duly slipped down to 10th and ninth respectively at the end of the session.

Lewis Hamilton was the biggest name missing from the pole shootout, as he failed to progress from Q2 and will start 13th.

There were three post-qualifying investigations for impeding, with Yuki Tsunoda given a three-place grid drop for blocking Hamilton in Q2, which dropped him from 14th to 17th.

Both Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz were at risk of similar penalties, but the stewards judged no further action required for Stroll while Sainz got off with just a reprimand.

Top three qualifiers George Russell, Mercedes-AMG, pole man Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Lando Norris, McLaren (Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images)

When is the F1 Dutch Grand Prix?

• Date: Sunday 27 August 2023
• Start time: 2:00pm BST, 3:00pm local time

The 13th round of the 2023 F1 season, the Dutch GP at Zandvoort, gets under way at 3:00pm local time (2:00pm BST) on Sunday 27 August.

How can I watch Formula 1?

In the United Kingdom Formula 1 is broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.

Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels which costs £24 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98p or a month membership of £34.99p per month.

How can I watch the F1 Dutch GP?

In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be live broadcasting the Dutch GP.

The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1, with pre-race coverage starting at 12:30pm BST on Sky Sports F1, ahead of the race start at 2:00pm BST.

• Channels: Sky Sports F1
• Start time: 12:30pm BST on Sky Sports F1, Sunday 27 August 2023

Autosport will be running a live text coverage of the Dutch GP here. 

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23 (Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images)

When can I watch the F1 Dutch GP highlights?

In the United Kingdom Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of the Dutch GP at 6:30pm BST on Sunday. The full programme will run for two and a half hours, covering the pre-race, the race highlights and the initial post-race reaction to wrap up the major talking points of the race weekend.

For the entire 2023 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. The highlights will also be available on Channel 4’s on demand catch up services.

• Channel: Channel 4
• Start time: 6:30pm BST, Sunday 27 August 2023

Will the F1 Dutch GP be on the radio?

Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2023 F1 season will be available on the BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra stations, the BBC Sounds app and the via the BBC Sport website.

Live coverage of the Dutch GP will start at 2:00pm BST on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and on the BBC Sounds app.

Weather forecast for the F1 Dutch GP

Current weather forecasts predict mild and mixed conditions at Zandvoort, with moderate winds and a high chance of rain. The temperature is expected to be 17 degrees Celsius for the start of the race.

George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14 (Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images)

How many laps is the F1 Dutch GP?

The race is scheduled to complete 72 laps of Zandvoort, covering a total race distance of 306.587km.

F1 Dutch GP starting grid

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

     

Driver Info			Main Information Additional Data
Cla	Driver	#		Chassis	Engine	Time	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		Red Bull	Red Bull	1'10.567	217.274
2	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4		McLaren	Mercedes	+0.537	215.633
3	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63		Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.727	215.058
4	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23		Williams	Mercedes	+0.852	214.682
5	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		Aston Martin	Mercedes	+0.939	214.421
6	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55		Ferrari	Ferrari	+1.187	213.680
7	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11		Red Bull	Red Bull	+1.313	213.305
8	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81		McLaren	Mercedes	+1.371	213.133
9	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16		Ferrari	Ferrari	+2.098	211.001
10	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2		Williams	Mercedes	+6.181	199.775
11	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		Aston Martin	Mercedes	+9.554	191.365
12	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10		Alpine	Renault	+9.561	191.348
13	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44		Mercedes	Mercedes	+9.584	191.293
14	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		Haas	Ferrari	+9.683	191.057
15	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK	24		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	+11.500	186.827
16	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31		Alpine	Renault	+11.543	186.729
17	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	+9.663	191.105
18	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		Haas	Ferrari	+11.625	186.543
19	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK	77		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	+11.693	186.389
20	L. Lawson Liam Lawson AlphaTauri	40		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	+12.853	183.797
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