While all the top 16 grid slots have recorded podium finishes at the Dutch Grand Prix, only 19th has failed to score. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of each grid slot at Zandvoort!
DUTCH GRAND PRIX GRID STATS IN BRIEF
- Polesitter has won last four races
- 2nd, 3rd and 7th had the most top ten finishes
- All top 16 grid slots have had podium finishes
- 13th retired from last ten of the last 14 races
DUTCH GRAND PRIX RESULTS: GRID OVERVIEW
| Grid | Last Win | Last Podium | Last Points | Last DNF | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 1983 | 1st |
| 2 | 1979 | 2024 | 2024 | 1985 | 1st |
| 3 | 1975 | 2021 | 2024 | 1983 | 1st |
| 4 | 1982 | 1985 | 2024 | 1984 | 1st |
| 5 | 1980 | 2023 | 2024 | 1985 | 1st |
| 6 | - | 2024 | 2024 | 1985 | 2nd |
| 7 | - | 1982 | 2024 | 1984 | 2nd |
| 8 | 1967 | 1967 | 2023 | 1985 | 1st |
| 9 | - | 1962 | 2024 | 2023 | 3rd |
| 10 | 1985 | 1985 | 2024 | 2023 | 1st |
| 11 | - | 1968 | 1985 | 2021 | 3rd |
| 12 | - | 2023 | 2023 | 1985 | 3rd |
| 13 | - | 1953 | 2023 | 1985 | 3rd |
| 14 | - | 1963 | 2024 | 2021 | 2nd |
| 15 | - | 1983 | 1983 | 2023 | 3rd |
| 16 | - | 1968 | 2023 | 2022 | 2nd |
| 17 | - | - | 1980 | 1985 | 4th |
| 18 | - | - | - | 2021 | 6th |
| 19 | - | - | - | 1985 | 7th |
| 20 | - | - | 1979 | 1985 | 5th |
- Polesitter has won last four races
- 16 wins in total
- 11 non-finishes – two in last eight races
Max Verstappen has won every Dutch Grand Prix from 2021 to 2023 from pole position, while Lando Norris became the latest polesitter to win at Zandvoort in 2024.
2022 marked the first time since 1970 and 1971 that two consecutive wins have been taken from pole at Zandvoort, while 2023 made it the first time since 1952, 1953 and 1955 that three successive races at Zandvoort have been won from pole. Another win in 2024 made it the first time four successive races at the track had been won from pole.
In the final Zandvoort race during the Dutch Grand Prix’s first stint on the calendar, back in 1985, Nelson Piquet became the first polesitter to finish in a position outside of the points as he came home in eighth place. Before that, all 19 occasions where the polesitter had finished were within the top six.
The Dutch Grand Prix has been won from pole 16 times. The polesitter has failed to finish 11 times; including twice in the last eight Zandvoort races.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM POLE POSITION AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 2 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- More points scoring finishes than any other grid slot
- Retired from 5 of the last 10 races
- Every points finish except 2023 was on the podium
The driver starting second at Zandvoort has had more points-scoring races than drivers starting from any other grid slot, with 23 finishes within the top six and a seventh place finish in 2023.
Every points-scoring race except for Lando Norris’ seventh place in 2023 was a podium finish, with Clay Regazzoni in 1975 and Charles Leclerc in 2022 being the only drivers to finish third from this position. Max Verstappen finished second having started second last year.
Despite all of the positive stats, five of the last ten Dutch Grands Prix resulted in the driver who started second retiring.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 2ND ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 1 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | 2 | 3 | 7 |
- 24 top 10 finishes
- 13 podium results
- Single win, in 1975
Third on the grid holds the joint-record for most top ten finishes at Zandvoort, with 24 in total. There have been thirteen podium finishes from third on the grid, but James Hunt’s victory in 1975 is the only win to have come from third at Zandvoort.
There have been no podium finishes for this grid slot since 2021. George Russell finished 17th having started third in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix – the first finish in a position outside of the points for this grid slot since 1971.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 3RD ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 4 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
- Two previous wins
- Most non-finishes of top 8 grid slots
- Finished fourth twice in last four years
The driver starting fourth finished fourth in both 2021 and 2022. Alex Albon finished eighth having started here in 2023, while George Russell finished seventh from this position last year.
Of the top eight grid slots, fourth has had the most non-finishes, with 14. Two of those have been in the last seven Zandvoort races.
There have been two wins from fourth on the grid at Zandvoort – for Didier Pironi in 1982 and for Niki Lauda in 1977.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 4TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 11 | 3 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
- 2023 was first podium since 1980
- Three DNFs in last nine races
- Two wins – in 1968 and 1980
Like the driver starting fourth, the driver starting fifth finished where they started in both 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Fernando Alonso became the first driver to finish on the Dutch Grand Prix podium having started fifth since 1980.
There have been two wins from fifth on the grid at the Dutch Grand Prix. Jackie Stewart won from here in 1968 and Nelson Piquet was victorious in 1980.
There have been three retirements from fifth in the last nine races at this circuit, but of the races which the driver starting here has finished, they have scored more often than not.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 5TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 2 | 1 | DNF | 4 | DNF | 6 | DNF | 5 | 5 | 2 |
- Highest grid slot to never win
- Best result of 2nd, recorded twice
- Top ten finishes on 21 occasions
Sixth is the highest grid slot to have never won the Dutch Grand Prix. Its best result is second place, first recorded by Niki Lauda in 1984 and equalled by George Russell in 2022.
The driver starting here finished on the podium for the second time in the last three races in 2024, with Charles Leclerc finishing third.
On all 21 occasions that the driver starting here has finished the race, they have finished within the top ten.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 6TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 3 | DNF | 8 | 9 | 2 | DNF | 7 | 2 | 5 |
- 24 top ten results
- Fewest DNFs of any grid slot in the top 11
- Seven podium finishes, last in 1982
The driver starting seventh at Zandvoort has finished in the top ten 24 times. With just nine non-finishes, this grid slot has had the fewest retirements of any grid slot in the top 11.
No driver has won from here, but there have been seven podium finishes from seventh on the grid – the latest of which was in 1982.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 7TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 3 | 7 | DNF | 3 | 4 | DNF | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
- Won in 1967
- Scored twice in last 11 races
- 6 DNFs in 8 races before 2021
The driver starting eighth failed to finish all of the last three Dutch Grands Prix in its first stint on the F1 calendar. In the last seven Zandvoort races before 2021, the driver starting eighth recorded six DNFs.
Esteban Ocon turned those fortunes around in 2021 with a ninth place finish, becoming the first driver to score from this grid slot since 1978. Oscar Piastri also finished ninth having started here in 2023.
This grid slot has supplied only one podium finish, which was a win for Jim Clark in 1967.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 8TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | 13 | 9 |
- All but three of last 14 races were DNFs
- Points in 2021 and 2024, only finishes since track’s comeback
- 18 non-classified finishes in total
While Fernando Alonso finished sixth in the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix and Pierre Gasly finished ninth in 2024, all but three of the last 14 races here have resulted in non-classified results for the driver starting ninth. The only other finish in that period was fifth place for Elio de Angelis in 1981.
The driver starting here retired from the Dutch Grand Prix in both 2022 and 2023. From the top ten grid slots, ninth has had the most non-classified results in total, with 18.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 9TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | DSQ | DNF | DNF | 6 | DNF | DNF |
- Won two of the last six races before 2021
- Furthest back grid slot to win
- 2023 was first DNF since 1981
The driver starting tenth at the Dutch Grand Prix could be in for a good afternoon if past form is anything to go by.
The driver starting here has won two of the last seven races at Zandvoort. Rene Arnoux won from tenth on the grid in 1983, while Niki Lauda repeated the feat in 1985. It’s the furthest back grid slot to have won the event.
Logan Sargeant’s crash in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix ended tenth’s reign as the grid slot which had gone the longest at the track without a retirement, the previous being in 1981.
In 2021, Daniel Ricciardo finished 11th, becoming the first driver to fail to score from this position since 1982. Lance Stroll finished where he started in 2022, picking up a single point, while Carlos Sainz finished fifth from here in 2024.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 10TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNF | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | DNF |
- More DNFs than any other grid slot
- Best result of 3rd
The driver starting 11th at the Dutch Grand Prix has suffered more non-finishes than any other grid slot.
The driver starting here has retired 20 times, including eight times consecutively between 1970 and 1978 and three times in the last seven races at the track.
The best result recorded from here is third, by Pedro Rodriguez in 1968. The driver starting 11th finished 11th in both 2022 and 2023.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 11TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 4 | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
- 5 points finishes in last 8 races
- Podium finish in 2023
- Only 8 DNFs
12th on the grid has resulted in five points-scoring races in the last eight Dutch Grands Prix. That includes a podium finishes for Nigel Mansell in 1984 and Pierre Gasly in 2023. Their third place finishes are the only top three results recorded from this grid slot at Zandvoort.
There have been only eight retirements from 12th – the second-fewest of any position in the top 20. There have also been 20 top ten finishes from this grid slot – the most of any from ninth on the grid and further back.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 12TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 9 | DNF | 5 | 5 | 3 | DNF | 12 | 9 | 3 |
- Retired from all 10 races before 2021
- 2024 was first non-score since 1985
- Two podium finishes
Until 2021, the longest active streak of non-finishes at the Dutch Grand Prix was held by the 13th grid slot. The driver starting here failed to finish all of the last ten races at Zandvoort and Andrea de Cesaris failed to even make the start in 1981.
The grid slot has enjoyed a turn around in fortunes since F1’s return to Zandvoort, with all three races from 2021 to 2023 resulting in points finishes. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton each finished sixth having started here in 2022 and 2023, recording the position’s best result since 1964.
This grid slot has scored five times in total. Felice Bonetto and José Froilán González shared a drive to score a podium finish from here in 1953, while Chris Amon finished fifth in 1964.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 13TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 6 | 6 |
- Four points finishes
- Single podium, in 1963
Just four Dutch Grands Prix have resulted in points being scored for the driver starting 14th at Zandvoort. It’s a grid position which has provided one podium finish, a second place for Dan Gurney in 1963.
With eighth place in 2024, Lewis Hamilton recorded the first points for a driver starting 14th on the grid at the Dutch Grand Prix since John Surtees finished sixth in 1970.
Six of the last 13 Zandvoort races resulted in the driver starting 14th retiring.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 14TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNF | 7 | 8 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 16 | 12 |
- Last points – and podium – in 1983
- Two podiums in total
- Six points finishes
John Watson’s third place finish in 1983 remains the last time that the driver starting 15th at Zandvoort has picked up points.
It’s one of two podium finishes to have come from this position, the other also being a third place finish for Jody Scheckter in 1977.
In total, the driver lining up 15th has scored on six occasions and finished in the top ten 14 times.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 15TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | 4 | DNF | 3 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 12 | DNF |
- Furthest back podium, in 1968
- Three points finishes
16th is the furthest back grid slot from which a podium finish has been recorded at Zandvoort. That podium was for Jean-Pierre Beltoise, who finished as runner-up in 1968.
Beltoise’ podium is one of three times that the driver starting here has scored points, the other three times being in the last eight races at the track.
Mauro Baldi finished sixth in 1982, Michele Alboreto finished fourth in 1985 and Esteban Ocon finished tenth in 2023.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 16TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNF | 6 | 7 | DNF | 4 | 15 | DNF | 10 |
- Seven top ten finishes
- Best result of 4th
The last three Dutch Grands Prix before 2021 resulted in retirements for the driver starting 17th on the grid.
From the 30 Zandvoort races in which a driver has started from 17th, there have been seven top ten finishes and three points-scoring races.
Emerson Fittipaldi has the best result from here, finishing fourth in 1977.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 17TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | 5 | DNF | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 18 | 17 | 15 |
- Three points finishes, all sixth places
- DNFs in three of last six races
The driver starting 18th has scored points only three times at the Dutch Grand Prix. All three of those were sixth places, all of which were taken in the last seven races at the track before F1’s 2021 return.
Three of the last six races at Zandvoort have resulted in retirements for the driver starting 18th; the most recent being in 2021.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 18TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | DNF | 12 | 6 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 15 | 14 |
- Only top 20 grid slot to never score
- Four top ten finishes
Of the top 20 grid slots, 19th is the only one to have never scored at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Four top ten finishes have been scored from here, with a best result of seventh for Hans-Joachim Stuck in 1977. Until 2022, that was the last time a driver starting from this position finished the race.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 19TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | – | 14 | 13 |
- Best result of 5th
- Two top six finishes in total
The best result for the driver starting 20th at the Dutch Grand Prix is fifth, recorded by Jacky Ickx in 1979; a race in which all but four cars who started ahead of him retired.
That’s one of two times that the grid slot has provided a top six finish, the other occasion being a sixth place for Gijs Van Lennep in 1973.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 20TH ON THE GRID AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | DNF | 12 | 7 | DNF | – | 18 | – |
In 2021, Nicholas Latifi and Sergio Perez became the first drivers to start the Dutch Grand Prix from the pit lane. Sergio Perez scored points with an eighth place finish, while Nicholas Latifi came home in 16th place.
Kevin Magnussen started from the pit lane at the Dutch Grand Prix in both 2023 and 2024. He finished 16th in 2023 and came home 18th in 2024.
