Dutch GP: Lando Norris beats Kimi Antonelli to victory in Zandvoort to claim second successive race win
Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix to secure back-to-back victories; Kimi Antonelli extends overall championship lead to 59 points by finishing second; Norris reduces title-race deficit to 83 points; George Russell holds off Lewis Hamilton for third; Max Verstappen crashed out on first lap
Sunday 23 August 2026 16:48, UK
Lando Norris outduelled championship leader Kimi Antonelli to claim his second successive race victory by winning the Dutch Grand Prix.
McLaren's Norris started on pole in Zandvoort but lost the lead to Antonelli at an early standing restart after Red Bull's Max Verstappen triggered a red flag at his home race by crashing out at the end of the first lap.
After struggling to pressure Antonelli on the first stint, Norris was far quicker after switching onto a hard tyre at the first round of pit stops, and eventually passed the Mercedes after emerging from his second stop with far fresher tyres than the Italian.
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Mercedes left George Russell vulnerable to missing out on a podium by ordering him to let Antonelli through to second in the closing stages, but the Brit was ultimately just able to hold off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton for third.
Antonelli's championship lead grows to 59 points with Russell taking over second from Hamilton in the standings despite the pair having the same points total, while reigning champion Norris reduces his deficit to the leader to 83 points.
Reigning constructors' champions McLaren failed to claim a win in the opening 10 grands prix of the season, but a significant upgrade brought to the final round before the summer break in Hungary propelled Norris to a dominant success in Budapest.
Had it not been for Norris giving up the lead with a poor getaway at the early restart, this victory could have been similarly dominant, leaving little doubt that the Brit appears the driver most likely to challenge Antonelli for the title over the remaining 11 rounds despite his current position of fourth in the standings.
Celebrating his victory over team radio moments after taking the chequered flag, Norris declared: "Let's keep bringing upgrades. Let's keep bringing performance. The fight is still on. Let's keep going."
Charles Leclerc was fifth for Ferrari, whose pitwall endured a nervy final lap as their cars almost collided when the Monegasque closed up on the battle between Hamilton and Russell.
Oscar Piastri, who remains unable to come anywhere close to matching the pace of his team-mate Norris, was sixth.
Liam Lawson, deputising as Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate in place of the injured Isack Hadjar, completed a solid weekend by taking seventh.
Nico Hulkenberg, who did brilliantly to avoid a shunt with his Audi team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto on the first lap when the Brazilian spun just metres behind the Verstappen crash, made the most of the escape to take eighth.
Fernando Alonso exhibited Aston Martin's improvement following upgrades to both their chassis and Honda power unit by managing his tyres brilliantly on a one-stop strategy to claim ninth, while Pierre Gasly took the final point for Alpine.
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