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's 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.
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.[8]
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.[9]
^b – 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.[12]
^c – 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.[12][14]
^d – 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.[12][15]
Race
The race was held on 25 August 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 72 laps.[9]
Race report
Verstappen passed Norris into turn one, lap one, holding the lead for a further 16 laps until Norris took the lead.
Lando Norris began the race in pole position. Max Verstappen, starting from second, overtook him for the lead at the start by the first corner. Verstappen managed to pull ahead by over a second, clearing DRS range. His advantage faded as he started to struggle with the handling of the Red Bull car. Norris gained over half a second on Verstappen by lap 16 and overtook him for the lead two laps later.[16]Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton opted for an extra pit stop to switch to soft tyres, in an attempt to gain the fastest lap point.
Norris won the race, converting pole to victory. He also earned an extra point for securing the fastest lap. Verstappen finished his home race in second, with Charles Leclerc completing the podium in third. Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz Jr., Sergio Pérez, Russell, Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, and Fernando Alonso were the remaining points finishers in the top ten.[16] Lance Stroll was given a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.[16]
As a consequence, Norris' win enabled him to reduce the points deficit to Verstappen to 70 points. Leclerc, Piastri and Sainz (ranked third through fifth) were separated by 20 points. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced their points deficit to Red Bull to just 30 points, with Ferrari a further 34 points behind McLaren in third.
↑Hart, Becky (24 August 2024). "What the teams said – qualifying in the Netherlands". Formula 1. Retrieved 27 August 2024. After Logan crashed in FP3 the team gave it their best to get the car ready for qualifying, but unfortunately there was simply too much to do, so Logan will have to start from P20.
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