Summary

  • Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to Dutch Grand Prix pole

  • Verstappen third, Hadjar fourth, Russell fifth

  • Leclerc sixth and Ferrari team-mate Hamilton seventh

  • Stroll to start 20th after Q1 crash

  • Get involved: #bbcf1, f1@bbc.co.uk

Live Reporting

Gary Rose and Alicia Turner

  1. Qualifying build-up from 13:30 BST

    It's looking like McLaren are going to be the dominant force this weekend with Lando Norris topping final practice and Oscar Piastri in second.

    The weather forecast for qualifying is sunny spells and a light breeze.

    Go grab some lunch and join us for qualifying build-up at 13:30 BST.

  2. Can anyone stop McLaren?

    Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    McLaren are definitely the ones to beat going into qualifying. Who will it be if anyone can take top spot from McLaren. Maybe Max Verstappen, home hero?

    With Max you can never write him off.

  3. Fan Q&A

    Fan Q&A

    The fan Q&A is open so if you have any questions you'd like to ask BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson pop them through on the link here.

  4. FP3 - and the rest

    Leader boardBBC Sport

  5. FP3 - top 10

    Leader boardBBC Sport

  6. 'McLarens well clear'

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Fastest in all three sessions for Lando Norris and this time he has managed to put daylight between himself and his team-mate Oscar Piastri.

    But the two McLarens are well clear of the rest of the field.

  7. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Lando Norris tops final practice with a blistering time of 1:08.972. The Brit is looking strong after going fastest in all three sessions.

    He got pole last year and a race victory in Zandvoort, let's see if he can put his McLaren on pole again this afternoon.

  8. Close call

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist in Zandvoort

    I’m stood down by the pit entry for final practice and saw the Fernando Alonso and George Russell incident right in front of me. It was an extremely close call between the Aston Martin and the Mercedes, with Alonso using his cat-like reflexes to avoid a potential clash. How the photographers get a snap of these situations, I don’t know. This was my lousy attempt.

    Pit entryBBC Sport

  9. The top three remains unchanged with five minutes of the session left.

    Every driver is on soft tyre now apart from Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, who is on the medium compound.

  10. Team radio - Alonso

    "They don't look at their mirrors mate."

  11. That was tight! Fernando Alonso, who was on a quick lap, nearly collided with George Russell on the pit entry.

  12. 'Norris will challenge for the title'

    Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I would say Lando Norris' emotions are his biggest strength and his biggest weakness. You can see sometimes him being very hard on himself.

    What we forget is Lando has been in the junior categories and has won championships. Although it has been a while he is no stranger to being a championship-winning driver.

    He is now in that position where he is challenging for it in F1.

  13. Norris goes P1

    Wow! Lando Norris has gone fastest and has smashed last year's pole time, and it's still only practice!

    Championship leader Oscar Piastri couldn't improve and is 0.242s behind Norris.

  14. Rosanna Tennant
    5 Live F1 reporter in Zandvoort

    I've just been watching Kimi Antonelli being pushed back into the garage. The tyres are off and Evan Short, the head of Trackside Electronics for Mercedes took the steering wheel out, was then joined by some other engineers to look at it and it has now been put back in. So whatever was stuck is hopefully remedied.

  15. Fans in full force

    Max Verstappen fans are out supporting their home hero with an assortment of signs. When the Dutch Grand Prix was reintroduced to the F1 calendar in 2021, the Red Bull driver won three consecutive races in a row before Lando Norris took victory in 2024.

    Dutch Grand PrixGetty Images
    Dutch Grand PrixGetty Images

  16. Kimi Antonelli is on the radio reporting an issue with the "downshift paddle". The rookie is down in P15 at the moment.

    Most drivers are now on the medium tyre with 15 minutes of the session remaining.

    McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are flying on the soft tyres.

  17. The sun is shining and there is a sea of orange and Red Bull caps in the grandstands as fans cheer on home star Max Verstappen.

    He's stayed on the medium tyre and is currently in eighth.

  18. Piastri goes P1

    There's been a few complaints on the radio about traffic and drivers getting in the way of each other.

    McLaren's Oscar Piastri has now gone quickest of all, with his team-mate Lando Norris 0.142s behind.

    Mercedes' George Russell is in third after setting a time on the medium tyre.

    Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc look to be having a stronger overall session as they round out the top five.

    Charles LeclercReuters

  19. ‘Dutch fans love everybody’

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist in Zandvoort

    FansBBC Sport

    Locals Marleen and Larissa are visiting Zandvoort for the very first time. Impressions so far? Great. Would they come back here next year for the Dutch Grand Prix’s final farewell? “No,” the pair say in unison. “It’s very expensive to come; over one thousand euros,” adds Marleen.

    As for Max Verstappen’s chances this year, the collective feeling is a win would be a bit of a miracle. “Maybe fourth?” Is Larissa’s prediction. So, who takes the victory on Sunday? “Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri,” she adds.

    If Max doesn’t win tomorrow, the Orange Army mood won’t be too bleak. “For the Dutch fans, they love everybody,” says Marleen.

  20. Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There's lots of blind corners here. It will be difficult [during qualifying] and it will be where the drivers really need clear communication with their engineers.