F1 2025 Dutch Grand Prix results: Piastri extends points lead, Norris suffers oil leak
01 September 2025Oscar Piastri took victory at the 2025 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix after a delivering a masterclass in pace management from pole, holding off a fierce challenge from team-mate Lando Norris until he retired with engine trouble.
It had looked like a fifth McLaren 1-2 in succession, but Norris’ heartbreak meant a celebrated second place for home hero Max Verstappen, while Isack Hadjar scored a popular first podium after a mature and composed drive in the RB.
Elsewhere, Ollie Bearman went from pitlane to points, securing his best-ever F1 result in sixth. George Russell narrowly missed out on the podium in fourth, while Lewis Hamilton crashed out in slippery conditions early on.
Full summary of the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix results
- Winner: Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Second place: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Third place: Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Lando Norris: Retired with oil leak while chasing Piastri
- George Russell: Hung on to fourth for Mercedes
- Ollie Bearman: Brilliant run to sixth for Haas, his best F1 result\
- Lewis Hamilton: Crashed out on Lap 23
2025 Dutch Grand Prix results
Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:38:29.849 | 25 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +1.271s | 18 |
3 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +3.233s | 15 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +5.654s | 12 |
5 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +6.327s | 10 |
6 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +9.044s | 8 |
7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +9.497s | 6 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +11.709s | 4 |
9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +13.597s | 2 |
10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +14.063s | 1 |
11 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +14.511s | 0 |
12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +17.063s | 0 |
13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +17.376s | 0 |
14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +19.725s | 0 |
15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +21.565s | 0 |
16 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +22.029s | 0 |
17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +23.629s | 0 |
18 | Lando Norris | McLaren | DNF | 0 |
NC | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
NC | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
Piastri controls Dutch Grand Prix to extend championship lead
Piastri made a clean getaway from pole and never looked back. After stopping on Lap 24 under the first Safety Car, he retained track position on fresh Hard tyres and managed the restart perfectly.
The Australian soaked up heavy pressure from Norris throughout the middle stint, with the gap rarely more than a second and a half.
When McLaren double-stacked on Lap 54 to fit fresh Hards, Piastri emerged still in front and gave a robust defence into Turn 1 on the restart.
When Norris retired on Lap 65, Verstappen picked up the baton, applying pressure to the Australian at the final restart.
Piastri kept his head, though, and went on to secure his seventh win of the season, strengthening his grip on the World Championship to 34 points heading into Monza.
Oil leak spells disaster for Norris’ title hopes
Lando Norris’s Dutch Grand Prix promised so much, but ultimately ended on the sidelines.
Passed by Verstappen around the outside of Turn 1, he repaid the favour with a bold move around the outside of the Red Bull at the same corner on Lap 9 to reclaim second.
Norris stayed glued to Piastri’s gearbox throughout the rest of the race, coming within DRS range by Lap 60 as McLaren looked set for another intra-team battle for the win.
But on Lap 65, disaster struck. An oil leak forced Norris to park up just a handful of laps from home, denying him a deserved podium and handing Verstappen and Hadjar the chance to join Piastri on the podium.
Heading to Monza, the points deficit to his team-mate now sits at 34 points.
Russell fends off Albon for fourth
George Russell slipped to sixth at the start but recovered to fifth after a poorly timed first pitstop for Charles Leclerc.
After losing out to Leclerc again on Lap 32, Russell later let team-mate Kimi Antonelli through on a different strategy, before making his second stop for Softs on Lap 54.
With Antonelli and Leclerc getting tangled up in an incident, Russell was back in fifth and was then promoted to fourth after Norris’s retirement.
Russell came under heavy fire from the Williams of Alex Albon in the closing stages, but defended stoutly to seal fourth place at the flag.
Heartbreak for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton’s Dutch Grand Prix ended in the barriers after a costly mistake at Turn 3.
The seven-time champion had held seventh at the start and closely shadowed Russell in the early stages, but on Lap 23 he lost control on the greasy run-off area and slid into the wall, ending his race before the first round of stops.
Bearman shines with career-best sixth
Ollie Bearman continued his impressive rookie campaign with a standout drive to sixth at Zandvoort, the best finish of his F1 career.
Having started from the pit lane, the Haas went long on his first set of Hard tyres, vaulting up to eighth by the time the second Safety Car was deployed on Lap 53, he was up to eighth.
Bearman was on a charge as the race restarted for a second time, making use of his Medium tyres to dispatch Gabriel Bortoleto and Fernando Alonso in quick succession.
He then benefitted from Norris’ retirement and Antonelli’s penalty, elevating him to a superb sixth and eight valuable points for Haas.
2025 Dutch Grand Prix results – key takeaways
- Oscar Piastri delivers a lights-to-flag win, his seventh of the 2025 season.
- Max Verstappen takes second on home soil, with rising star Isack Hadjar completing the podium.
- Lando Norris retires late from a podium position with an oil leak.
- Lewis Hamilton crashes out on Lap 23 in a costly error.
- Ollie Bearman claims a career-best sixth place for Haas.
- Championship update: Piastri’s victory stretches his lead in the World Drivers’ Championship to 34 points.
