F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole

Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	km/h
1	Max Verstappen		1'10.342		217.969
2	Charles Leclerc		1'10.363	0.021	217.904
3	Carlos Sainz		1'10.434	0.092	217.684
4	Lewis Hamilton		1'10.648	0.306	217.025
5	Sergio Perez		1'11.077	0.735	215.715
6	George Russell		1'11.147	0.805	215.503
7	Lando Norris		1'11.174	0.832	215.421
8	Mick Schumacher		1'11.442	1.100	214.613
9	Yuki Tsunoda		1'12.556	2.214	211.318
10	Lance Stroll
11	Pierre Gasly		1'11.512	1.170	214.403
12	Esteban Ocon		1'11.605	1.263	214.124
13	Fernando Alonso		1'11.613	1.271	214.100
14	Zhou Guanyu		1'11.704	1.362	213.829
15	Alex Albon		1'11.802	1.460	213.537
16	Valtteri Bottas		1'11.961	1.619	213.065
17	Kevin Magnussen		1'12.041	1.699	212.828
18	Daniel Ricciardo		1'12.081	1.739	212.710
19	Sebastian Vettel		1'12.391	2.049	211.799
20	Nicholas Latifi		1'13.353	3.011	209.022
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q1?

Verstappen set the early pace at 1m11.317s, a quarter of a second ahead of the Mercedes cars of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc then jumped up to second on 1m11.443s, before Hamilton took it away in the closing moments, just 0.014s off Verstappen, ahead of Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Leclerc.

Falling at the first hurdle were Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Nicholas Latifi (Williams).

Dutch Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Hamilton

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.317			214.989
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'11.331	0.014	0.014	214.947
3	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'11.427	0.110	0.096	214.658
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'11.443	0.126	0.016	214.610
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.556	0.239	0.113	214.271
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.561	0.244	0.005	214.256
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'11.568	0.251	0.007	214.235
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.641	0.324	0.073	214.017
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.667	0.350	0.026	213.939
10	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.695	0.378	0.028	213.855
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.705	0.388	0.010	213.826
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.741	0.424	0.036	213.718
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.748	0.431	0.007	213.697
14	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'11.767	0.450	0.019	213.641
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'11.826	0.509	0.059	213.465
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'11.961	0.644	0.135	213.065
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'12.041	0.724	0.080	212.828
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.081	0.764	0.040	212.710
19	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'12.391	1.074	0.310	211.799
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'13.353	2.036	0.962	209.022
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q2?

Q2 was red flagged moments after it started due to a spectator throwing a flare on to the track.

After a delay, Verstappen set the bar at 1m10.927s, 0.148s ahead of Hamilton.

Sainz grabbed the top spot right at the end with 1m10.814s, 0.010s faster than Russell, as Verstappen slipped to third.

Knocked out at this point were Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) and Alex Albon (Williams).

Dutch Grand Prix Q2 results: Sainz fastest from Russell

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.814			216.516
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1'10.824	0.010	0.010	216.485
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.927	0.113	0.103	216.171
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.988	0.174	0.061	215.985
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'11.075	0.261	0.087	215.721
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.116	0.302	0.041	215.597
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.314	0.500	0.198	214.998
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'11.416	0.602	0.102	214.691
9	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.420	0.606	0.004	214.679
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'11.428	0.614	0.008	214.655
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.512	0.698	0.084	214.403
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.605	0.791	0.093	214.124
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.613	0.799	0.008	214.100
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'11.704	0.890	0.091	213.829
15	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.802	0.988	0.098	213.537
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What happened in Dutch Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen set the benchmark at 1m10.515s before Leclerc beat it with 1m10.456s, with Hamilton third fastest.

On the final runs, Leclerc suffered a scruffy middle sector, but improved to hit the front with 1m10.363s. Verstappen was tidier, and grabbed P1 by 1m10.342s, 0.021s faster the Leclerc, while Sainz lapped within 0.092s of pole for third.

Hamilton was unable to improve on fourth after Red Bull’s Sergio Perez – who was fifth fastest – spun off at the penultimate corner. Russell will start sixth, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), Mick Schumacher (Haas), Tsunoda and Lance Stroll (who didn’t run due to a technical issue with his Aston Martin).

Dutch Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.342			217.969
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.363	0.021	0.021	217.904
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.434	0.092	0.071	217.684
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'10.648	0.306	0.214	217.025
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.077	0.735	0.429	215.715
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.147	0.805	0.070	215.503
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.174	0.832	0.027	215.421
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'11.442	1.100	0.268	214.613
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'12.556	2.214	1.114	211.318
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
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