Lando Norris, McLaren, Zandvoort, 2025

Lando Norris completed a sweep of all three practice sessions at Zandvoort, lapping within a tenth of a second of the track record in the final hour before qualifying.

McLaren’s rivals had nothing for them in final practice. While Oscar Piastri lapped two tenths of a second off his team mate the next closest car, George Russell’s Mercedes, was almost nine tenths of a second slower.

Russell faces an investigation after the session for an incident between him and Fernando Alonso. The Mercedes driver appeared to be heading into the pits when Alonso closed on him at the exit of the final corner. Alonso moved to Russell’s right, but backed out as he was increasingly squeezed towards the barrier on the inside.

It was one of several traffic-related incidents around the compact circuit. Russell’s team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli had to back off coming out of the final corner as he encountered Lance Stroll in the other Aston Martin who had backed off as he drew alongside Yuki Tsunoda.

Ferrari’s tough weekend continued as Charles Leclerc was unable to break into the top five with his final run. Lewis Hamilton had to abandon his final run on softs after running wide at the Hugenholzbocht.

Former Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr took advantage, putting his Williams in a strong fourth place, a hundredth of a second faster than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. The second Williams of Alexander Albon took seventh.

Alonso’s delay behind Russell left him 10th on the times sheet, a tenth of a second slower than Stroll. The two Aston Martins were separated by Isack Hadjar who had a new power unit in his Racing Bulls after yesterday’s failure.

Antonelli’s delay left him only 17th overall, followed by Esteban Ocon and the Alpine drivers. The latter pair also managed to get in each other’s way at the final corner, Franco Colapinto briefly delaying Pierre Gasly.

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2025 Dutch Grand Prix third practice result

P.#DriverTeamModelTimeGapLaps
14Lando NorrisMcLaren-MercedesMCL391’08.97216
281Oscar PiastriMcLaren-MercedesMCL391’09.2140.24215
363George RussellMercedesW161’09.8580.88617
455Carlos Sainz JnrWilliams-MercedesFW471’09.9130.94123
51Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPTRB211’09.9250.95320
616Charles LeclercFerrariSF-251’09.9380.96623
723Alexander AlbonWilliams-MercedesFW471’10.0991.12722
818Lance StrollAston Martin-MercedesAMR251’10.1031.13124
96Isack HadjarRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT021’10.1661.19421
1014Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-MercedesAMR251’10.2321.26020
1130Liam LawsonRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT021’10.3001.32817
1222Yuki TsunodaRed Bull-Honda RBPTRB211’10.3491.37719
135Gabriel BortoletoSauber-FerrariC451’10.3611.38921
1444Lewis HamiltonFerrariSF-251’10.3731.40120
1587Oliver BearmanHaas-FerrariVF-251’10.5951.62319
1627Nico HulkenbergSauber-FerrariC451’10.5991.62724
1712Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedesW161’10.6971.72531
1831Esteban OconHaas-FerrariVF-251’10.8011.82918
1910Pierre GaslyAlpine-RenaultA5251’10.9631.99124
2043Franco ColapintoAlpine-RenaultA5251’11.0542.08221

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2025 Dutch Grand Prix combined practice times

P.#DriverTeamFP1 timeFP2 timeFP3 timeGapLaps
14Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1’10.2781’09.8901’08.97279
281Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1’10.5701’09.9791’09.2140.24276
363George RussellMercedes1’11.3861’10.2741’09.8580.88671
455Carlos Sainz JnrWilliams-Mercedes1’11.4581’11.6821’09.9130.94186
51Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1’11.2181’10.4781’09.9250.95367
616Charles LeclercFerrari1’11.9511’10.8341’09.9380.96678
714Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1’10.8411’09.9771’10.2321.00565
823Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1’11.1711’11.7561’10.0991.12771
918Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1’10.7791’11.9751’10.1031.13156
106Isack HadjarRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT1’11.772No time1’10.1661.19452
1130Liam LawsonRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT1’11.7531’11.3391’10.3001.32871
1222Yuki TsunodaRed Bull-Honda RBPT1’12.1261’10.7951’10.3491.37769
135Gabriel BortoletoSauber-Ferrari1’11.5091’11.3201’10.3611.38976
1444Lewis HamiltonFerrari1’11.9601’10.7381’10.3731.40170
1587Oliver BearmanHaas-Ferrari1’12.5641’11.1131’10.5951.62375
1627Nico HulkenbergSauber-Ferrari1’11.8751’11.0801’10.5991.62779
1712Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1’14.2751’11.1851’10.6971.72558
1831Esteban OconHaas-Ferrari1’12.1441’11.3611’10.8011.82970
1943Franco ColapintoAlpine-Renault1’12.2761’10.9571’11.0541.98574
2010Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1’11.6131’12.1221’10.9631.99182

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