Dutch Grand Prix: Full starting times ahead of F1 sprint weekend

Formula 1 heads to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix, and here are the official start times as the event hosts a sprint-race weekend.

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After a three-week summer break, Formula 1 will finally return this weekend with the Dutch Grand Prix for its last appearance on the F1 calendar. The event activated its extension for this season, but will drop off in 2027.

Additionally, in its farewell event, the Dutch GP will also host the fifth and penultimate sprint race weekend of the season. It follows the likes of China, Miami, Canada and Great Britain, who have already supported sprint races this season.

With the event being a sprint race weekend, it means that the teams and drivers will only get a single hour of practice to dial into the circuit and hone in their set-ups. They will then be locked into the first of two Parc Ferme stances, for the sprint race and the Dutch GP, respectively.

However, the weather will add in some extra challenges to the weekend as it is forecasted to be a wet-then-dry weekend.

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli remains the championship leader heading into Zandvoort, with 219 points to his name. The young Italian superstar currently leads the man he replaced, Lewis Hamilton, by 50 points, with his teammate, George Russell, a further nine points behind.

So, with the sprint race format, what are the official starting times for the upcoming F1 weekend?

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*** ALL TIMES ARE DISPLAYED IN LOCAL TIME TO THE VENUE & DISPLAYED IN 24-HOUR FORMAT ***

Friday

Free Practice 1 – 12:00

Sprint Qualifying – 16:30

Saturday

Sprint – 12:00

Qualifying – 16:00

Sunday

Dutch Grand Prix – 15:00

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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.