After nearly a month off for Formula 1's summer break, racing is back and it's taking place in the sand dunes of Zandvoort at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Reigning champion Lando Norris took his first victory of the season in his upgraded McLaren last time out.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen crossed the line in second and Kimi Antonelli took the final spot on the podium. The Italian teenage is leading the drivers' championship by 50 points to Lewis Hamilton.
So you don't miss a thing, here's everything you need to know for the 12th race of the season.
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Dutch Grand Prix schedule
All times in BST
Friday, August 21
Practice One: 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Sprint Qualifying: 3.30 p.m. - 4.14 p.m.
Saturday, August 22
Sprint: 11.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Qualifying: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 23
Dutch Grand Prix: 2 p.m.
How to watch
Sky Sports has exclusive F1 rights again in 2026 in the U.K., with every session live on Sky Sports F1. The sessions are also on Sky Sports Main Event.
For non-subscribers, highlights of the Dutch Grand Prix will be on free-to-air television on Channel 4.
In the U.S., subscribers can watch every session on Apple TV, via a new F1 channel on the platform.
Circuit Zandvoort
The circuit swoops through the sand dunes in Zandvoort and is known as a high-adrenaline circuit with fast straights and technical corners. There are several opportunities to overtake, especially into Turn 1 after the long start-finish straight.
This will be the last race before it's taken off the Formula 1 calendar. It was brought back on the calendar in 2021 after a 36-year absence and is a race where the Verstappen fans congregate in the thousands. The Dutchman has won the race three times in a row.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly once described the track "like sliding in a toboggan."
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit: Circuit Zandvoort; Zandvoort, Netherlands
Previous winners
2021: Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2022: Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2023: Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2024: Lando Norris, McLaren
2025: Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Other key stats
First F1 race: 1952
Laps: 72 laps of 4.3km. Total distance 306km
Lap record: 1:11.097, Lewis Hamilton (2021)
Most wins: Jim Clark with four (1963-1965, 1967). Other winners from the current grid are Verstappen (2021-2023), Norris (2024) and Piastri (2025).
Most poles: Verstappen (2021-2023) is tied with René Arnoux (1979-1980, 1982) on three poles. Other pole sitters from the current grid are Norris (2024) and Piastri (2025).
Weather forecast
The weather for the Dutch Grand Prix is forecast to have light showers with highs of 19°C on Friday and Saturday. For the race on Sunday, the forecast is sun with highs of 20 °C.
What happened last year?
Piastri edged out his teammate Norris to take pole position in Zandvoort. It was Norris who was the quickest driver during the weekend, but Piastri pipped him to the line by 0.012 seconds.
The Australian then controlled the race through and won, extending his lead further in the drivers' championship to 34 points.
Norris was forced to retire from second place with an oil leak in his McLaren. Verstappen then took his place, with Isack Hadjar achieving his first career podium in third.
Who will win this year?
McLaren brought upgrades to Hungary and it looked like it made a big step in the right direction after Norris took pole and a race win, McLarens' first of the season.
The reigning constructors' champions might now well be in the mix with the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari.
Ferrari were expected to be dominant last time out, but couldn't make it work with Charles Leclerc and Hamilton finishing in fourth and fifth respectively, so a question mark still lingers over its overall performance.
Verstappen has been unhappy with his Red Bull all season but has still managed to get on the podium four times. He's always been strong at his home race, so you can't count him out to potentially get his first win of the season.