F1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025: How to watch, schedule and weather as two drivers announced to make their return

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Formula 1 is headed to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix, as we look to the final 10 races of the 2025 season. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s race.

The summer break is finally over, and all eyes return to Formula 1 as it heads to the Netherlands to kick off the last half of the year.

The drivers’ championship is hotting up, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris locked in a tight battle that looks set to run until the last race of the year.

Norris narrowed the gap to his teammate Piastri, after taking a win at the Hungarian Grand Prix, leaving just nine points between the two McLaren drivers.

An alternate one-stop strategy gave the Brit the race lead, and although Piastri was able to chase down his teammate, he was unable to find a way past.

Ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, Cadillac announced that it has signed Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez as its drivers for their debut on the grid in 2026.

Read More: Cadillac make Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas announcement as 2026 F1 line-up confirmed

When is the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, including full weekend schedule

The 2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix is set to take place between the 29th and 31st of August, with the main race set to start at 2pm.

How to watch the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, including free highlights

The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix can be watched live on Sky Sports Main Event, with all additional coverage, including practice and qualifying, available on the Sky Sports F1 channel. NowTV customers with the Sky Sports package can also watch the race and all additional coverage live.

Free to watch highlights will be available to watch at 6:30pm on Channel 4.

What is the weather forecast for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix?

The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix looks set to be another wet race for this season, with rain forecast for all three days. With a moderate sea breeze forecast for the weekend, many drivers will be focused on their car’s handling, especially in the final corners, which are set to be impacted the most.

Friday 29 August – FP1/FP2: Free Practice 1 will see sunny intervals with an 18% chance of rain during the one-hour session. Temperatures are predicted to reach 18°C, but a moderate breeze from the southwest coming from across the sea could cause handling issues around the final corners.

Light rain is set to come over the track during Free Practice 2, with a predicted 60% chance of showers during the session. Temperatures are forecast at 19°C, and the moderate south-westerly breeze will remain.

Saturday 30 August – FP3/Qualifying: Free Practice 3 could also be impacted by rain, with a 59% chance of light showers and highs of 18°C. The chances of rain are slightly lower for qualifying, but it is likely that some of the session could see some precipitation. Temperatures could reach highs of 19°C but could feel a few degrees warmer.

Sunday 31 August – Race: The chance of rain is significantly lower for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, with just a 16% chance of wet weather. Temperatures should hit highs of 18°C, but the winds should ramp up to around 23mph during the race.

What is the Pirelli tyre allocation for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix?

With Zandvoort’s high levels of downforce and tight, high-speed corners, it’s no surprise that Pirelli has allocated harder tyres for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. The Hard tyre will be a C2 and range to the Soft tyre being a C4.

Pirelli has opted for softer compound tyres compared to last year’s C1, C2 and C3 to increase the likelihood of a two-stop strategy, in the hope that the abrasive track could degrade the tyres faster. The Dutch Grand Prix has usually seen a one-stop strategy used, so this will increase the pressure on teams to make the correct strategy decision.

With overtaking difficult at Zandvoort, strategy will play a huge role in this weekend’s race.

Pirelli will also celebrate its 500th Grand Prix, after making its tyre supplier debut at the 1950 British Grand Prix. All the cars will compete this weekend with a special 500 GP logo on the tyres.

Where is the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix held?

The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix is held at the Circuit Zandvoort, which has hosted the event on and off since 1952. It made its return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, after a 35-year hiatus, where it had previously been removed due to noise pollution concerns for the local population.

A more compact track was built in 2001, although the redesign actually lengthened the track to 4.259km (2.646 miles). The Dutch Grand Prix was set to return in 2020, but was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2024 Dutch Grand Prix results

Lando Norris took pole position ahead of Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman taking the lead into Turn 1 of the first lap. The Dutchman pulled out a two second lead ahead of Norris, but a mid-stint lack of grip saw the Brit reclaim the lead.

Charles Leclerc also displayed an impressive performance over the weekend, taking the final podium position despite starting in sixth.

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix proved to be the last for Logan Sargeant at Williams, after a heavy crash in FP3 forced him to miss qualifying. The American struggled during the season and was replaced at the following grand prix by Franco Colapinto.