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The Dutch Grand Prix became a Max Verstappen stronghold when it returned to the calendar six years ago. The Red Bull driver won each of the first three grands prix at his home track. However the final three editions of the race were all won by McLaren. Lando Norris claimed back-to-back wins either side of the summer break.This was the last Dutch Grand Prix for the foreseeable future as Zandvoort does not have a deal for F1 to return. Just as when it hosted the last race of its previous stint as an F1 venue in 1985, McLaren won the final race. On that occasion Niki Lauda claimed his 25th and, as it turned out, final victory. He had announced his retirement plans at his home event one week earlier. Norris’s win was his 13th, giving him as many as two-times world champion Alberto Ascari and David Coulthard. He also took his 18th pole position, giving him as many as Mario Andretti, Kimi Raikkonen and Rene Arnoux. Although Ferrari failed to win on the modern Zandvoort layout, they remain the most successful team at the track with eight wins to McLaren’s six. Ferrari’s last win came courtesy of Arnoux in 1983. Mercedes also did not manage to win at Zandvoort during its return; their only victory at the track remains Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1955 triumph. Charles Leclerc denied Norris a hat-trick by recording the 13th fastest lap of his career. He now has as many as 1983 world champion Alan Jones, plus Jacky Ickx and Riccardo Patrese. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and Regardless of how the weekend turned out, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was always going to go to his home race next week as the world championship leader. With a 59-point lead, he is now guaranteed to head the standings when F1 departs Europe for the final nine ‘flyaway’ rounds. George Russell claimed his fourth sprint race victory but failed to make any inroads on Antonelli’s points lead after following his team mate home in the grand prix. Liam Lawson made his 50th appearance at a grand prix weekend back at the team he made his 15th and 16th participations with at the beginning of last year. His second stint at Red Bull was much more successful than his first as he finished seventh, despite a 10-second time penalty. His return to Red Bull came about due to Isack Hadjar’s unfortunate injury. This also prevented Hadjar extending his run of seven consecutive points-scoring finishes. Verstappen’s first-lap retirement meant Lawson was the only driver to score points for Red Bull. Prior to that Verstappen had never failed to finish outside the top two places at Zandvoort. He has now gone 12 rounds without a grand prix victory. This is the second-longest win-less streak of his career, only behind the 30-race spell between his first and second grand prix victories in 2016 and 2017. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and Yuki Tsunoda returned and finished one place outside of the points. Had he reached 10th he would have tied Kamui Kobayashi as Japan’s all-time top points-scorer. The second half of 2026 ha begun much more brightly for Aston Martin following their upgrades in the last two races. Fernando Alonso took ninth place, their best result of the season so far. Team mate Lance Stroll remains one of only three drivers yet to score this year, along with the Cadillac duo, but he must fancy his chances now. Over to you Have you spotted any other interesting stats and facts from the Dutch Grand Prix? Share them in the comments. 2026 Dutch Grand Prix - Stats: McLaren win Formula 1’s last Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort – again - Social Media: FIA defends stewards after Colapinto fans’ abuse - McLaren’s car is still “horrible to drive” despite consecutive wins, says Norris - Leclerc failed to obey two orders to pit while he held Hamilton up - Stroll demanded penalties after Bearman and Bortoleto passed red pit exit light