# 2024 Dutch Grand Prix

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 August 2024 at Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. It was the fifteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position, with Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing starting in second. Verstappen passed Norris before the first corner of lap 1, but Norris retook the lead on lap 18. Norris led the majority of the race, took the fastest lap, and won the race for his second career victory. Norris' victory broke Verstappen's streak of pole positions and race wins at Circuit Zandvoort since its return to the Formula One calendar in 2021. Verstappen finished in second, with Charles Leclerc rounding out the podium for Ferrari.
The Dutch Grand Prix marked the last race start to date for Logan Sargeant, who was released from his Williams seat two days after the race with Franco Colapinto taking his place from the following Italian Grand Prix till the end of the season.

## Background

The event was held at Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort for the 34th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 23–25 August. The Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 34th running of the Dutch Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

### Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 277 points, 78 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 100 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 408 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who were second and third with 366 and 345 points, respectively.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Robert Shwartzman drove for Sauber in place of Valtteri Bottas during the first practice session. This was the last race for Williams driver Logan Sargeant as he was replaced by Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the season.

### Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.

## Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 23 August 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. The session was held in rainy conditions, facilitating the use of full wet tyres, and on a wet track, which gradually became dry. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by George Russell of Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren, and Russell's teammate Hamilton.
The third practice session was held on 24 August 2024, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by Pierre Gasly of Alpine ahead of Kevin Magnussen of Haas and Valtteri Bottas of Sauber. Much like the first session, it was held in rainy conditions. The session was red-flagged after Logan Sargeant of Williams was involved in a heavy crash, causing substantial damage to his car. It bottomed out on a patch of grass at the exit of turn three, sending him into a spin that made him strike the barriers at high speed, rear-end first, causing it to burst into flames. Due to this, Sargeant was unable to set a time during the subsequent qualification session, as his car was being repaired. The session was restarted at the one-minute mark, allowing drivers one lap and a practice start.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 24 August 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).

### Qualifying classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.377 | 1:10.496 | 1:09.673 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:11.393 | 1:10.811 | 1:10.029 | 2 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.541 | 1:10.505 | 1:10.172 | 3 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:11.049 | 1:10.552 | 1:10.244 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:11.006 | 1:10.678 | 1:10.416 | 5 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.370 | 1:10.689 | 1:10.582 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:11.493 | 1:10.845 | 1:10.633 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:11.518 | 1:10.661 | 1:10.857 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:11.718 | 1:10.815 | 1:10.977 | 9 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:11.327 | 1:10.914 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.375 | 1:10.948 | N/A | 14 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:11.603 | 1:10.955 | N/A | 11 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1:11.832 | 1:11.215 | N/A | 12 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:11.630 | 1:11.295 | N/A | PL |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:11.943 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:11.995 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.168 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:13.261 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| DSQ | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.503 | 1:10.768 | 1:10.653 | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:15.976 ||||||||
| — | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 |
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Notes
* ^1 – Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez in Q1.
* ^2 – Kevin Magnussen qualified 14th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane for replacing power unit elements without the approval of the technical delegate during parc fermé.
* ^3 – Alexander Albon initially qualified eighth, but was subsequently disqualified as the floor of his car was found to not comply with the technical regulation. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
* ^4 – Logan Sargeant did not take part in qualifying due to a crash during the third free practice session. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.

## Race

The race was held on 25 August 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 72 laps.

### Race classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | 1:30:45.519 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 72 | +22.896 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 72 | +25.439 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +27.337 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 72 | +32.137 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 72 | +39.542 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 72 | +44.617 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 72 | +49.599 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 71 | +1 lap | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 71 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 71 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 16 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 71 | +1 lap | 11 | |
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | PL | |
| 19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | 16 | |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:13.817 (lap 72) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
* ^2 – Lance Stroll finished 12th, but received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Max Verstappen | 295 |
| | 2 | Lando Norris | 225 |
| | 3 | Charles Leclerc | 192 |
| | 4 | Oscar Piastri | 179 |
| | 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 172 |
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| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 434 |
| | 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 404 |
| | 3 | Ferrari | 370 |
| | 4 | Mercedes | 276 |
| | 5 | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 74 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.