2026 Dutch GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Zandvoort, round 12.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →Dutch Grand Prix 2026 Sprint: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 Sprint with a 1:14.881 for McLaren at Zandvoort. George Russell (Mercedes) was 0.055s behind, and at racing speed that is 4.6 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Kimi Antonelli completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.109s off Lando Norris, a double top-three for Mercedes. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 237.6 m, from Lando Norris to Lance Stroll.
The closest call of the session was between Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon: 0.001s apart, about 0.08 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:14.881 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:14.936 | +0.055 | 4.6 m |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:14.990 | +0.109 | 9.1 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.049 | +0.168 | 14.1 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:15.324 | +0.443 | 37.2 m |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:15.443 | +0.562 | 47.1 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:15.557 | +0.676 | 56.7 m |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:16.718 | +1.837 | 154.1 m |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:16.886 | +2.005 | 168.2 m |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:16.895 | +2.014 | 169.0 m |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.909 | +2.028 | 170.1 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:16.922 | +2.041 | 171.2 m |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:16.925 | +2.044 | 171.5 m |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.137 | +2.256 | 189.3 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.138 | +2.257 | 189.3 m |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:17.431 | +2.550 | 213.9 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.449 | +2.568 | 215.4 m |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:17.462 | +2.581 | 216.5 m |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.673 | +2.792 | 234.2 m |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:17.706 | +2.825 | 237.0 m |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:17.710 | +2.829 | 237.3 m |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.713 | +2.832 | 237.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the sprint fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:14.881. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 237.6 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.
Dutch Grand Prix 2026 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 sprint with a 1:14.881 at Zandvoort.
- What was the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- The fastest lap of the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 sprint was a 1:14.881, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Zandvoort.
- How close was sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris beat George Russell to fastest lap by 0.055s. At racing speed that margin is 4.6 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lance Stroll in P22, the spread is 2.832s or 237.6 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:14.936, 0.055s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 4.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:14.990, 0.109s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 9.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:15.049, 0.168s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 14.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:15.324, 0.443s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 37.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:15.443, 0.562s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 47.1 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 8.4 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.055s at the Dutch Grand Prix 2026 puts 4.6 m between the cars on the finish line.