The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 races, the 15th of which will take place in the Netherlands on Sunday, 31 August.
The next battle in the race for the drivers’ title will take placed on the famed Circuit Zandvoort.
The lights will go out at 15:00 (SA time).
Thanks to his six wins in the opening 14 races, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri leads the way from team-mate Lando Norris (five wins), with Max Verstappen in third place (two wins).
Mercedes’ George Russell is the only other driver to have won a race this season.
Piastri has 284 points, ahead of Norris (275).
Verstappen is in third (187), ahead of Russell in fourth (172).
As a reminder, the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix was won by Norris in his McLaren, ahead of Red Bull’s Verstappen with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in third.
DUTCH GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 29 August
Practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30
Practice 2: 16:00 – 17:00
Saturday, 30 August
Practice 3: 11:30 – 12:30
Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00
Sunday, 31 August
Main race: 15:00
Standings ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | 284 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 275 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 187 |
| 4 | George Russell | 172 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 151 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 109 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 64 |
| 8 | Alex Albon | 54 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | 37 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | 27 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 26 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | 26 |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | 22 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | 20 |
| 15 | Liam Lawson | 20 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | 16 |
| 17 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 14 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | 10 |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | 8 |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Doohan | 0 |
Constructors
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 559 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 260 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 236 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 194 |
| 5 | Williams | 70 |
| 6 | Aston Martin | 52 |
| 7 | Sauber | 51 |
| 8 | Racing Bulls | 45 |
| 9 | Haas | 35 |
| 10 | Alpine | 20 |
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