2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Zandvoort driver ratings

The Dutch Grand Prix featured a remarkable split in fortunes for the F1 rookies, with one scoring a maiden podium and the other sinking further into the mire. 

Elsewhere, Oscar Piastri placed one hand on the F1 championship trophy after a huge slice of luck after team-mate Lando Norris's retirement as Lewis Hamilton committed a cardinal sin on a relatively poor weekend.

Read on below to find out how we ranked each driver from the Zandvoort weekend!

The top five

Oscar Piastri - 10

Probably the easiest rating of the season. A grand chelem earns a straight perfect 10. Upstaged Norris at the perfect moment in Q3, and got a bit of luck with Norris's DNF to open up a 34-point lead in the standings. It is now his championship to lose.

Isack Hadjar - 10 

This one of those 'bursting on the scene' weekends which will be remembered in years to come. Hadjar has done well through the season, but nothing grabs the headlines and attention like a podium finish. He did fantastically to snatch fourth on the grid, and repelled Charles Leclerc and George Russell to hold onto place. Got the luck his performance deserved when Norris conked out to be promoted to P3.

Max Verstappen - 9 

All told, it was a rather anonymous weekend for Verstappen, but he still crowbarred himself into the race. Starting on the softs was an inspired call, and he livened up the opening stages by passing Norris. Was set for a distant third but was firmly the best of the 'non-McLaren class' in no man's land.

Ollie Bearman - 8.5 

Usually, if a driver is out-qualified by their team-mate, they cannot rank higher, but so good was Bearman's performance from the pit-lane, he is an exception. Haas elected to run both drivers on a 'goal-hang for a late safety car after starting on the hard tyres' strategy, and it paid off handsomely. Bearman was seventh over the line but promoted to sixth after Kimi Antonelli's penalty for a career-best finish, nearly five seconds, and four places ahead of Ocon in 10th. It is the first time since Bahrain Bearman has scored points in a grand prix.

Alex Albon - 8 

Albon was only 15th on the grid and was furious after qualifying, but put in a sensational opening lap to climb into the top 10 and unlock his race. In a messy, scrappy race for the top 10, he kept his nose clean to avoid contact and made up four places through others making contact and earned a fourth fifth place of the year when Norris conked out.

The bottom five

Nico Hulkenberg - 4.5 

Since his podium at Silverstone, Hulkenberg is yet to score another point and his qualifying form should be a matter of concern. Nothing was overly wrong with his performance, but others simply performed better.

Gabriel Bortoleto - 4.5 

Docked marks for poor getaway, and launch team boss Jonathan Wheatley hinted firmly not a car problem. Qualified ahead, but finished behind Hulkenberg. 

Pierre Gasly - 4.5 

Gasly is something of a Zandvoort specialist, but was firmly out of sorts this weekend in the type of race Alpine needed to score big points, something Racing Bulls, Haas, and Williams all did. Did well to get out of the way immediately when asked to allow Franco Colapinto through late on, the Argentine coming within half-a-second of a first point of the season. 

Lewis Hamilton - 4 

In a word, ouch. Felt confident that he had made genuine steps forward through practice and qualifying, but threw it all away with a careless error to crash out in the first time he's crashed out of a race by himself since the 2009 Italian Grand Prix - nearly 16 years ago. Crashing was one thing, but the incident where he did not lift enough under double-waved yellows before the race was inexcusable for a driver of his experience. He was lucky to have only achieved a five-place drop and two penalty points for Monza, with the onboard footage proving damning. 

Kimi Antonelli - 3.5 

After beaching the car in FP1, Antonelli bounced back well and was running as high as sixth and on for a good result until his race fell apart. Even with his inexperience, he should have backed out of the Leclerc move sooner, and to be caught speeding in the pit-lane is never a good look. It's not as bad as it looks on paper, but he just needs a quiet weekend.