Dutch Grand Prix 2025 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Oscar Piastri’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Zandvoort, round 15.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:08.662 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.674 | +0.012 | 1.1 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:08.925 | +0.263 | 23.7 m |
| 4 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:09.208 | +0.546 | 49.3 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.255 | +0.593 | 53.5 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.340 | +0.678 | 61.2 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:09.390 | +0.728 | 65.7 m |
| 8 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:09.493 | +0.831 | 75.0 m |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:09.500 | +0.838 | 75.7 m |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:09.505 | +0.843 | 76.1 m |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.622 | +0.960 | 86.7 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:09.622 | +0.960 | 86.7 m |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.630 | +0.968 | 87.4 m |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.637 | +0.975 | 88.0 m |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:09.652 | +0.990 | 89.4 m |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:10.104 | +1.442 | 130.2 m |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:10.195 | +1.533 | 138.4 m |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.197 | +1.535 | 138.6 m |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.262 | +1.600 | 144.4 m |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.046 | +23.384 | 2111.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Oscar Piastri took qualifying pole at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:08.662. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Lance Stroll the field covers 2111.1 m.
Dutch Grand Prix 2025 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) took pole at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 qualifying with a 1:08.662 at Zandvoort.
- How close was qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri beat Lando Norris to pole by 0.012s. At racing speed that margin is 1.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Lance Stroll in P20, the spread is 23.384s or 2111.1 m.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:08.674, 0.012s behind Oscar Piastri's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 1.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:08.925, 0.263s behind Oscar Piastri's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 23.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Isack Hadjar at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:09.208, 0.546s behind Oscar Piastri's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 49.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:09.255, 0.593s behind Oscar Piastri's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 53.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:09.340, 0.678s behind Oscar Piastri's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 61.2 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Zandvoort?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.0 m of track. That is why Lando Norris's 0.012s at the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 puts 1.1 m between the cars on the finish line.