Formula 1 has resumed its activities after the holiday period, with drivers determined to define the starting grid for Sunday’s race, following George Russell’s victory in the sprint race. The qualifying sessions for the Dutch Grand Prix took place this weekend.
Gabriel Bortoleto reached the final stage of the classification, Q3, for the fourth time this season. His previous best starting position was an eighth place in Belgium. The Brazilian was also present in Q3 in Japan, starting ninth, and in Australia, where he started from tenth place.
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
- Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- Alexander Albon (Williams)
Bortoleto secured his place in Q3, taking ninth place after improving the time of other competitors. He demonstrated the best performance among all drivers representing teams in the midfield.
Moments before, the Brazilian driver had improved his time, rising to ninth place and closing the gap to the lead by 0s805, a crucial advance for his passage to the final stage.
Previously, Gabriel Bortoleto was performing a fast lap, occupying tenth place and remaining within the limit to qualify.
Lando Norris took the lead in the session, recording a time of 1m11s628 in a new fast lap. The difference to Oscar Piastri, his teammate, was just 13 thousandths.
Max Verstappen also made a significant improvement, moving up to third place, with just 0s040 behind Piastri. Liam Lawson positioned the other Red Bull car in eighth place.
With two minutes remaining in Q2, almost all drivers were on the track, with the exception of Racing Bulls’ Arvid Lindblad.
The weather in Zandvoort started to change, with the sky becoming quite dark. There was an expectation that rain could arrive before the end of the qualifying session.
