Lando Norris
Lando Norris

Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying: As it happened

Relive all the action from qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

24 Aug 2024
15:22
Goodbye for now

That marks a wrap on our live coverage of qualifying at Zandvoort, but stay on Crash.net for all of the best reaction to today's running. 

Join us again tomorrow from 13:00 BST as we build up to the Dutch Grand Prix.

15:16
Report - Norris storms to Dutch GP pole by 0.3s

Lando Norris clinched pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix with a blistering lap, beating F1 title rival Max Verstappen by 0.3s.

After two of the three practice sessions were hit with rain, the competitive order heading into qualifying was unclear.

It was McLaren who immediately appeared to be the team to beat throughout qualifying.

Come Q3, Norris proved to be untouchable as he was the only driver to dip into the 1m09s.

His eventual margin was 0.356s over Verstappen.

Read our full report here

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

 

 


 

15:13
Norris delighted with pole

"An amazing day. Nice to be back and start with a pole. It was a nice lap," Norris said after claiming his fourth career pole. 

"Qualifying was always pretty smooth and we did some good laps, especially the one at the end. Great job by the team and I'm happy with today.

"I felt comfortable out there. The car felt amazing. We had some upgrades and everything is working very well."

15:04
Full qualifying results

Here are the full results from a thrilling qualifying at Zandvoort.

15:01
Norris claims Dutch GP pole!

It is pole position for Norris, who produces a stunning lap with a 1m09.673s to go P1 and deny home hero Verstappen.

The world championship leader did briefly move onto pole but was shuffled back to second, 0.356s slower than Norris. 

Piastri has to settle with third ahead of Russell and Perez. 

14:59
Final Q3 runs

The field is heading back out for the final push laps on fresh soft tyres. 

Will Norris claim pole, or can someone deny him? 

14:53
Norris sets initial benchmark

Norris is on provisional pole after the first runs of Q3. 

He is 0.119s clear of McLaren teammate Piastri on a new set of soft tyres. 

Verstappen slots into third, 0.148s off the pace, with Russell fourth for Mercedes and 0.436s down.

Leclerc goes fifth, ahead of Gasly. 

Stroll, Perez, Albon and Alonso are yet to set a time.

14:49
Who will claim pole?

Q3 and the top 10 shootout is underway. 

It's time to find out who will claim pole for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix...

14:42
SAINZ AND HAMILTON OUT IN Q2!

Wow, both Ferrari's Sainz and Mercedes' Hamilton have failed to improve enough. They are both eliminated in Q2!

11) Sainz 
12) Hamilton
13) Tsunoda
14) Hulkenberg 
15) Magnussen 

14:39
Final runs underway

Everyone from Hamilton in P5 down is heading out for a final run in Q2. Who will make it through and who will be dumped out? 

14:34
McLaren lead the way

Norris is just 0.009s faster than teammate Piastri as the McLaren pair lead the way early in Q2.

Russell is third, ahead of Verstappen and Mercedes teammate Hamilton in fifth. 

14:31
Hard luck for Sargeant
14:27
Q2 underway!

The second part of qualifying is underway as both Ferraris head out on track early. 

14:26
Perez wants Hamilton penalised

"For worse than that I've been penalised, so I don't expect any less," Perez says after Q1. 

The incident will be investigated after qualifying. 

14:20
OUT IN Q1

16) Ricciardo 
17) Ocon
18) Bottas 
19) Zhou
20) Sargeant (no time set) 

Perez went fastest right at the end as the track massively improved. 

14:16
Perez unhappy with Hamilton

The stewards have noted a potential impeding incident involving Hamilton and Perez. 

"What is this idiot doing?" Perez complained over team radio after meeting Hamilton down at Turn 9.

Hamilton insists he was "well out of his way".

The replays appear to back Hamilton's view of the incident. We'll see if this ends up being investigated...

14:14
Sainz and Russell struggling

Two drivers struggling for pace are Russell and Sainz.

Russell says he has "no grip" and sits 10th, over half a second down on teammate Hamilton.

Sainz, meanwhile, is only 15th and on the cusp of the bottom five after two runs. The Ferrari driver will be feeling the pressure heading into his final push lap.

14:10
In the drop zone with eight minutes left

Ricciardo, Bottas, Sainz, Zhou and Sargeant - who is yet to appear - are the drivers currently at risk of elimination in Q1. 

14:06
Early runs complete

Hamilton sets the early pace ahead of Piastri, Stroll, Albon and Leclerc. 

14:00
Q1 is go!

Green light at the end of the pitlane and qualifying is underway! 

This will be a tricky qualifying session with all the grip that had been laid down now washed away, leaving a 'green' track. 

13:52
Almost go time!
13:44
Sun's out at Zandvoort!

Just like yesterday, the weather has completely changed since this morning's rain and gloom. 

The sun has just come out at Zandvoort and is shining brightly ahead of qualifying. Will it stay dry though? 

13:34
Doohan reveals when he found out about Alpine drive
Jack Doohan
Jack Doohan

"I was coming back from, to be honest, a quite mediocre dinner in a small restaurant in Spa on the Monday night before my testing the following day," Doohan told media including Crash.net at Zandvoort.

"I got a call on the way home back to the hotel, my father was next to me, my performance coach was behind me, and I got the news I would be racing next year, I would be the driver. 

"Obviously I hadn’t signed at that point until a couple of days later, so I was super happy, but it means nothing until pen is put to paper. That was the first moment that I knew that it was happening."

13:17
Williams trying to fix Sargeant's car

Williams say they are trying to repair Logan Sargeant's damaged chassis in time for him take part in qualifying but admit it will be "difficult" with the amount of work to be completed. 

"We are assessing the chassis but it currently looks okay. We will aim to repair and build up the chassis to be ready for Qualifying, however with the amount of work to be completed it will be difficult, but we’ll give it everything," a team statement read. 

Logan Sargeant
Logan Sargeant
13:02
One hour until qualifying!

We are an hour away from the start of what promises to be an intriguing qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix. 

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