George Russell took pole position for the Sprint of the Dutch GP, held this Friday (21) in Zandvoort. The Mercedes driver clocked 1min11s567 and beat Lando Norris by just 0.041 seconds. Charles Leclerc took third place, followed by Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli.
Gabriel Bortoleto had a consistent performance throughout the Sprint Shootout. The Brazilian advanced to SQ3 after comfortably beating Nico Hülkenberg in both SQ1 and SQ2 and secured ninth position on the Sprint grid. The result reinforces Audi’s good form in the midfield pack.
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Check out the full results of the Dutch GP 2026 Sprint Qualifying:
1) George Russell (Mercedes), 1’11.567
2) Lando Norris (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’11.608 (+0.041)
3) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 1’11.622 (+0.055)
4) Oscar Piastri (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’11.666 (+0.099)
5) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1’11.794 (+0.227)
6) Max Verstappen (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’12.094 (+0.527)
7) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 1’12.191 (+0.624)
8) Pierre Gasly (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’12.578 (+1.011)
9) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), 1’12.583 (+1.016)
10) Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’12.737 (+1.170)
11) Liam Lawson (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’13.136 (+1.569)
12) Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’13.145 (+1.578)
13) Franco Colapinto (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’13.439 (+1.872)
14) Nico Hülkenberg (Audi), 1’13.616 (+2.049)
15) Esteban Ocon (Haas/Ferrari), 1’13.893 (+2.326)
16) Alexander Albon (Williams/Mercedes), 1’14.294 (+2.727)
17) Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari), 1’14.728 (+3.161)
18) Carlos Sainz (Williams/Mercedes), 1’14.738 (+3.171)
19) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’15.391 (+3.824)
20) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’15.472 (+3.905)
21) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’15.545 (+3.978)
22) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’16.014 (+4.447)
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