Lando Norris Wins Final Dutch Grand Prix as Verstappen Crashes Out and Lawson Subs for Hadjar

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands. Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, beating Kimi Antonelli by 11.536 seconds in what was Zandvoort's final weekend on the Formula 1 calendar. It was the McLaren driver's second straight win. George Russell was third for Mercedes, and home favorite Max Verstappen crashed out one lap after the start.

"Amazing. A tough race," Norris said. "Yesterday I said we needed to put on a bit of a show for everyone for the final race here, so I made it tough for myself today but [it was] a good race, well-fought. Probably one of my better wins."

Hadjar out, Lawson in

The weekend started with a driver change at Red Bull Racing. On Aug. 19, the team confirmed that Isack Hadjar had sustained a wrist injury during the summer shutdown and would miss the race. Hadjar was eighth in the standings and on a run of seven straight Grands Prix in the points.

Liam Lawson moved up from Racing Bulls to replace him. Lawson had raced for Red Bull for two rounds at the start of 2025 before he was moved to the sister team. Yuki Tsunoda, who lost his full-time seat at the end of 2025 and became test and reserve driver for both teams, returned to Racing Bulls alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad.

"Hadjar has sustained a wrist injury during summer shutdown that will prevent him from racing at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix," Red Bull said in a statement. "The Team wishes Isack a speedy recovery and thanks Liam for stepping in on short notice."

A red flag and a late VSC

Rain fell before the start, and the race began behind the Safety Car on a damp track. Norris led from pole, and Antonelli got past Russell for second. One lap later, Verstappen dipped a wheel over the white line on the main straight, lost the rear of his Red Bull and hit the wall heavily. He said he was OK, and the race was red-flagged.

Antonelli made a flying restart to take the lead and pulled away, but Norris reeled him in and retook first place in the final third of the race. A late Virtual Safety Car for Esteban Ocon's stopped Haas gave Antonelli a chance to pit, and Mercedes swapped its cars to put him second, but Norris could not be caught.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were fourth and fifth for Ferrari, with Oscar Piastri sixth. Lawson finished seventh as the only Red Bull, keeping the spot despite a 10-second penalty for a yellow-flag infringement. Nico Hulkenberg was eighth for Audi, with Fernando Alonso ninth and Pierre Gasly 10th. Tsunoda was 11th, ahead of Lindblad.

Lawson stayed in the Red Bull for Monza and Madrid. Hadjar returned in Baku, where he finished on the podium.

For more, see Formula 1's race report (opens in a new tab).

This was Round 12 of the 2026 season. It came after Lando Norris' win in Hungary and before Antonelli's win from 19th on the grid at Monza. For the full title picture, see our 2026 F1 standings breakdown.

Sources: Formula 1. More Formula 1 coverage on Undrafted.

Photo: McLaren via X