Round 12 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-08-23
Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix with a 1:11.163 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.102s shy of pole, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) third on the grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.431s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.022s — pole to P10 — with Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:12.695 | 1:11.628 | 1:11.163 | 1:11.163 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.924 | 1:11.959 | 1:11.265 | +0.102 |
| 3 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:13.022 | 1:11.915 | 1:11.296 | +0.133 |
| 4 |
| 81Oscar Piastri |
| McLaren |
| 1:12.610 |
| 1:11.641 |
| 1:11.305 |
| +0.142 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.673 | 1:11.970 | 1:11.494 | +0.331 |
| 6 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.064 | 1:11.910 | 1:11.558 | +0.395 |
| 7 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:13.290 | 1:11.874 | 1:11.618 | +0.455 |
| 8 | 30Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:13.392 | 1:12.301 | 1:11.733 | +0.570 |
| 9 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:13.142 | 1:12.433 | 1:12.079 | +0.916 |
| 10 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:13.074 | 1:12.525 | 1:12.185 | +1.022 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:13.115 | 1:12.616 | — | +1.453 |
| 12 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:13.085 | 1:12.627 | — | +1.464 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:13.188 | 1:12.797 | — | +1.634 |
| 14 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:13.322 | 1:12.800 | — | +1.637 |
| 15 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.544 | 1:13.137 | — | +1.974 |
| 16 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:13.552 | 1:13.182 | — | +2.019 |
| 17 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:13.574 | — | — | +2.411 |
| 18 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:13.650 | — | — | +2.487 |
| 19 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:13.818 | — | — | +2.655 |
| 20 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.826 | — | — | +2.663 |
| 21 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:14.371 | — | — | +3.208 |
| 22 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:14.600 | — | — | +3.437 |