The 2023 Dutch Grand Prix will be the 13th race in the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship and will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom1. The session times are the standard European race times. Following Friday’s coverage, Sky Sports will go live again on Saturday for FP3. This programme starts at 10:15 a.m. [BST]. The next show will feature qualifying, starting at 13:15 [BST]1. The team returns on Sunday for the Dutch Grand Prix. Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. [BST], with lights out at 2 p.m. [BST]1. You can also follow Formula 1 through the live streaming service F1 TV Pro1. They will broadcast all sessions during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, and you can also choose various commentaries and your favourite driver’s cockpit1. ViaPlay also broadcasts Formula 1 in various countries, including the host country, The Netherlands1.
Max Verstappen comes into the Dutch Grand Prix having won eight races in a row2. He claimed victory in Belgium – the last grand prix before the summer break2. BBC Sport has live coverage of the full grand prix weekend with live digital coverage on the website and app – including audience interaction, expert analysis, debate, voting, features, interviews and audio content2. You can follow all the action and the latest news on the BBC Sport F1 page and via the BBC Sport app, and catch up with analysis and interviews with the BBC Radio 5 Live Chequered Flag podcast2.
The Dutch Grand Prix marks the first event after the sport’s traditional summer break period1. Every single session during the Dutch Grand Prix will be covered on GPblog with the liveblog. We will also bring you the biggest news stories throughout the weekend1.
The first two free practice sessions took place for the Dutch Grand Prix weekend at Zandvoort on Friday, and it was more unusual than most sessions. The big event came during FP2, when Scuderia AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo crashed into a barrier on the heels of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri3. Ricciardo broke his wrist when the wheel twisted on impact, and it means that he won’t be participating for the rest of the weekend. Red Bull academy driver Liam Lawson is set to replace him for the remaining sessions3.
Here is how both free practice sessions shaped up on Friday:
- FP1 Driver Team Lap Time Laps
- Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:11.852 33
- Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:12.130 22
- Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:12.225 24
- Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:12.323 27
- Alexander Albon Williams 1:12.447 25
- Lando Norris McLaren 1:12.460 22
- Logan Sargeant Williams 1:12.617 30
- Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.658 21
- Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:12.749 21
- Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:12.802 29
- George Russell Mercedes 1:12.813 23
- Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:12.895 30
- Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri 1:12.990 26
- Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:13.322 30
- Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:13.448 30
- Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:13.519 26
- Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:13.826 20
- Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:14.023 13
- Robert Schwartzman Ferrari 1:14.803 25
- Lance Stroll Aston Martin N/A3
- FP2 Driver Team Lap Time Laps
- Lando Norris McLaren 1:11.330 29
- Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:11.353 25
- Alexander Albon Williams 1:11.599 30
- Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.638 26
- Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:11.720 30
- Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:11.766 29
- Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:11.817 28
- Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:11.835 30
- Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:11.857 30
- Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:11.863 30
- Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:11.915 29
- Logan Sargeant Williams 1:11.934 31
- Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:12.001 29
- George Russell Mercedes 1:12.009 27
- Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:12.074 29
- Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:12.093 30
- Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:12.404 27
- Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:12.693 30
- Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.901 6
- Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri 1:13.0963
In FP1, Max Verstappen of Red Bull had the fastest lap time of 1:11.852, followed by Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin with a lap time of 1:12.130 and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes with a lap time of 1:12.2253. In FP2, Lando Norris of McLaren had the fastest lap time of 1:11.330, followed by Max Verstappen of Red Bull with a lap time of 1:11.353 and Alexander Albon of Williams with a lap time of 1:11.5993.
It will be interesting to see how the qualifying session plays out today and how the drivers perform on the track at Zandvoort. With Max Verstappen coming into the Dutch Grand Prix having won eight races in a row, it will be exciting to see if he can continue his winning streak at his home race2. The qualifying session will start at 13:15 [BST] and will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom1. You can also follow Formula 1 through the live streaming service F1 TV Pro1. They will broadcast all sessions during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, and you can also choose various commentaries and your favourite driver’s cockpit1. ViaPlay also broadcasts Formula 1 in various countries, including the host country, The Netherlands1. Every single session during the Dutch Grand Prix will be covered on GPblog with the liveblog1. We will also bring you the biggest news stories throughout the weekend1.
