F1 Dutch GP 2025: Full Weekend Schedule

The F1 Dutch GP 2025 kicks off the season after the summer break. On a Verstappen-friendly circuit, how will things unfold?

This weekend, Formula 1 heads to Zandvoort for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, marking the return of the championship after the summer break. The race takes place on one of the most technical and spectacular circuits on the calendar, featuring tight layout, banked corners, and limited overtaking opportunities, making qualifying crucial.

McLaren is clearly the favorite going into the weekend and will debut an updated livery featuring its new main sponsor, Mastercard, officially announced just yesterday. Other teams, particularly Ferrari and Red Bull, will try to shake up the second half of the season with new upgrades. In 2024, Lando Norris claimed victory here, while Max Verstappen won in 2023.

Tyre Strategy and Management

“For the race in the Netherlands, Pirelli has gone a step softer in terms of compounds than last year,” reads Pirelli’s weekend preview. “The teams will have a choice of the C2 as hard, the C3 as medium and the C4 as soft, whereas in 2024 the available compounds were C1, C2 and C3.

“The decision, taken in conjunction with the FIA and the championship promoter, has the aim of increasing the likelihood of a strategy based on two stops, rather than just the one-stop, which has been the predominant choice since this race returned to the calendar in 2022.

“A further step in this direction stems from the FIA’s decision to increase the pit lane speed limit from 60 to 80 km/h, thus reducing the time taken for a pit stop.

Curiosity about the F1 Dutch GP 2025

• First Grand Prix – 1952
• Track Length – 4.259km
• Lap record – 1m 11.097s, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2021
• Most pole positions – Rene Arnoux/Max Verstappen (3)
• Most wins – Jim Clark (4)

🕒 Weekend schedule (Italian time)

Friday, August 29

• Free Practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30
• Free Practice 2: 16:00 – 17:00

Saturday, August 30

• Free Practice 3: 11:30 – 12:30
• Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00

Sunday, August 31

• Race: 15:00 (72 laps)

Official Dutch Gran Prix Website https://www.dutchgp.com/en/?p=2386