At the final Zandvoort race, Tsunoda returns to the grid, Lawson returns to Red Bull and Verstappen could equal the record for the most wins in the Netherlands. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix!
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix will be the 1,161st race in World Championship history.
This weekend’s race will be the final time that Formula 1 races at Zandvoort, with the track departing the calendar after the 2026 season.
Isack Hadjar will miss the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix due to a wrist injury. This will be the first race which he will not enter since the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the first race which he will not start since the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
Liam Lawson will replace Hadjar at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, becoming the first previously-demoted Red Bull driver to return to the team. This will be his first start with Red Bull since the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
Yuki Tsunoda will return to the grid in place of Lawson at Racing Bulls. This will be Tsunoda’s first start since the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as well as his first start with Racing Bulls since the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix will be the fifth Sprint weekend of the 2026 F1 season. This will be the 29th Sprint event in total and the first time that Zandvoort has hosted the format.
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix will be the 38th Dutch Grand Prix since the event was first held in 1950 and the 36th time that the event has been held as a round of the World Championship. This will be the 36th Formula 1 race held at Zandvoort.
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix is the sixth F1 race to take place on August 23. F1 has raced in a different country each time it has raced on this day – Switzerland in 1953, Portugal in 1959, Austria in 1964, Spain in 2009 and Belgium in 2015.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
British drivers have scored at least one point in every Grand Prix since the 2018 British Grand Prix weekend, 175 races ago. A points scoring race for Britain this weekend would see the nation equal Germany for the most consecutive races in which a nation has scored. German drivers scored for 176 consecutive races between the 2008 British Grand Prix and the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.
A victory for Max Verstappen at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix would make him the seventh driver to have won on home soil on as many as four occasions during his Formula 1 career.
Zandvoort is one of four tracks on the current Formula 1 calendar at which Lewis Hamilton has never previously recorded a victory. A win this weekend would see him extend his record for the most different circuits at which a driver has won to 32.
A pole position for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix would make Zandvoort the 33rd different track at which he has taken a pole position, extending his record for the most different circuits at which a driver has secured a pole.
A victory for Kimi Antonelli would see Italy become the eighth nation to have won as many as 50 Grands Prix.
Five different drivers have won the last five Grands Prix. Should a driver other than Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Kimi Antonelli or Lando Norris win the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, it would be the first time that six different drivers have won six successive races since the start of the 2012 season, when seven drivers won the first seven races of the year.
If a Mercedes-powered car qualifies on the front row at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, they will set a new record for the most consecutive races at which an engine manufacturer has appeared on the front row of the grid. It would surpass the record of 40 races set by Renault-powered cars between the 1995 Italian Grand Prix and the 1997 European Grand Prix.
Victory for Norris would see him overtake David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
If Oscar Piastri or Charles Leclerc win, they will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
The Dutch Grand Prix Records On Offer
Jim Clark’s long-standing record of four Dutch Grand Prix victories could be equalled this weekend by Max Verstappen.
A victory for Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri would see them become the ninth driver to record multiple wins at Zandvoort, while a victory for anyone other than Norris, Piastri or Verstappen would make them the 23rd different driver to win at the circuit.
A top three result for Max Verstappen at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix would mark his sixth podium finish at Zandvoort. He would equal Jim Clark and Niki Lauda for the most podium finishes at the track.
No driver has taken multiple fastest laps at the Dutch Grand Prix since its return to the calendar in 2021. Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri could change that this weekend.
If Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc lead 31 laps of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix between them, Ferrari will overtake Lotus as the team who have led the most laps in Zandvoort’s history on the F1 calendar.
Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are the only drivers who’ve scored points in all of the last five Dutch Grand Prix weekends. They’ll be hoping to maintain their streaks at the final race in Zandvoort. Oscar Piastri, Ollie Bearman and Sergio Perez also hold 100% points rates at the track.
2026 Dutch Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
Max Verstappen is currently tied with Rene Arnoux for the most pole positions at the Dutch Grand Prix. Should he take pole for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen will become the first driver to take four poles at Zandvoort.
Lotus’ record of eight pole positions at the Dutch Grand Prix could be equalled this weekend by Ferrari.
Ferrari are currently tied with Ford Cosworth for the most pole positions for an engine manufacturer at Zandvoort, with seven apiece. Ferrari could set a new outright record this weekend.
Only Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have reached Q3 at every Dutch Grand Prix since 2021. Oscar Piastri has also never missed out on Q3 in his three appearances at Zandvoort.
Verstappen and Red Bull Chasing Records
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.