2026 F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Zandvoort Time Schedule

Round 12 of the 2026 F1 season takes place this weekend with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort marking the start of the second-half of the season.

Kimi Antonelli enters the final Dutch Grand Prix with a 50-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton, with George Russell in third, 59 points behind his Italian team-mate, who has won six of the first 11 races.

This weekend will be the fifth of six Sprint races in 2026, and the first one to be held at Zandvoort, which is to fall off the calendar for 2027.

The sole free practice session for the 2026 F1 Dutch Grand Prix takes place on Friday, August 21st at 12:30 local time. Sprint qualifying takes place later that day at 16:30 local time.

The Sprint race, consisting of 24 laps, will be held at 12:00 local time on Saturday, August 22nd, before grand prix qualifying at 16:00 local time.

The 72-lap 2026 F1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort starts at 15:00 on Sunday, August 23rd.

All times are local. For British Summer Time for the UK, simply subtract one hour from the times provided above.

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