Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in qualifying

30 Aug 2025
10:55
Slow laps from the Ferraris

11th and 12th for Leclerc and Hamilton. Where's the Ferrari pace gone? 

10:53
Piastri goes second

Piastri slots into second, 0.071s down on Norris' top time. 

10:52
Norris on top

Norris goes eight-tenths clear with a 1m10.262s now. He's on the softs. 

10:51
Alonso lowers the benchmark

A 1m11.082s for Alonso, a tenth ahead of Antonelli. 

10:49
Stroll on top now

Stroll goes fastest on the softs, 0.160s ahead of Bortoleto. 

10:45
15 minutes gone in FP3

Bortoleto, Antonelli, Hulkenberg, Colapinto and Gasly are the only times on the board so far.

10:42
Bortoleto on top

A 1m12.966s for Bortoleto now on the hards. The times will tumble as the track improves.

10:40
Current order

Hulkenberg leads the way with a 1m13.485s, 0.3s ahead of Antonelli.

10:38
Antonelli on the slicks

After a slow start to the session, Antonelli is now out on track on a set of mediums. 

10:33
Hadjar on track

Hadjar is out there on intermediates. 

10:30
FP3 is underway

Final practice is underway.

The FIA have declared the track as wet so don't expect too much running to begin with. 

10:17
What happened on Friday?

It was a dominant showing from McLaren in Friday practice. Norris topped the two sessions.

Aston Martin were a big surprise as Alonso set the second-fastest time of the day. 

10:13
Hello everyone

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog.

It's qualifying day at Zandvoort. The track is currently damp after some earlier rain.

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