Dutch Grand Prix 2026

Round 12 of 22 · Circuit Zandvoort · August 21–23, 2026 · Sprint Weekend

Race Start

Sunday, August 23 at 9:00 AM EDT
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Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Fri, Aug 21, 7:30 AM EDT Fri, Aug 21, 6:30 AM CDT Fri, Aug 21, 5:30 AM MDT Fri, Aug 21, 4:30 AM PDT
Sprint Qualifying Fri, Aug 21, 11:30 AM EDT Fri, Aug 21, 10:30 AM CDT Fri, Aug 21, 9:30 AM MDT Fri, Aug 21, 8:30 AM PDT
Sprint Race Sat, Aug 22, 6:00 AM EDT Sat, Aug 22, 5:00 AM CDT Sat, Aug 22, 4:00 AM MDT Sat, Aug 22, 3:00 AM PDT
Qualifying Sat, Aug 22, 10:00 AM EDT Sat, Aug 22, 9:00 AM CDT Sat, Aug 22, 8:00 AM MDT Sat, Aug 22, 7:00 AM PDT
Race Sun, Aug 23, 9:00 AM EDT Sun, Aug 23, 8:00 AM CDT Sun, Aug 23, 7:00 AM MDT Sun, Aug 23, 6:00 AM PDT

Circuit Guide

F1 returns from summer break at Zandvoort, in the dunes on the Dutch coast — and in 2026 it's a sprint weekend, so the second half of the season opens with points on all three days. Zandvoort's signature is its banking: the final corner is steeper than many ovals, slingshotting cars onto the main straight. Narrow, old-school, and surrounded by an orange sea of fans, it's one of the most atmospheric stops of the year.

Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort
Length
4.259 km
Laps
72
Corners
14
First GP
1952
Local Start
3:00 PM (Zandvoort)

Watching from the US

Saturday and Sunday morning sessions for US viewers, with the sprint adding a Friday-afternoon (US time) qualifying hit to ease you back in after the summer break. Coastal wind off the North Sea is Zandvoort's invisible variable — it changes braking points lap to lap and catches drivers out all weekend.