Lando Norris's Dutch Grand Prix history splits neatly into two halves. For three years it was a place where McLaren showed up and quietly banked points. Then the car got quick, and Zandvoort became a stage for the highest of highs and one of the hardest afternoons of his career.
Across six starts he has two wins, two poles and one retirement that still stings. Here is how it all fits together.
A perfect weekend in 2024
The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix was Norris at his most complete. He took pole, lost the lead to Max Verstappen at the start, then reeled him back in and drove away to win by more than twenty seconds. On Verstappen's home ground, in front of that crowd, it was a statement about where McLaren had arrived.
That was the first of two Zandvoort victories, and it was emphatic enough to have defined his record here on its own.
Norris has started from the front row four times at Zandvoort, taking pole in 2024 and 2026 and lining up second in both 2023 and 2025. The 2025 race is the one he would rewrite. He started second and was in the fight at the front when his car let go, handing him a rare retirement and no points from a strong position.
2026: pole to flag, again
The 2026 race was the 2024 race without the early wobble. Norris took pole, led into Turn 1 and was never headed, coming home ahead of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell for his second Dutch Grand Prix win.
Two wins and two poles from six starts makes Zandvoort comfortably his best hunting ground of the modern calendar, and it answered the 2025 retirement in the most direct way available.
Lando Norris's Dutch GP record year by year
The early years were modest, the recent ones anything but. The table shows a driver whose Zandvoort form tracks McLaren's climb almost exactly.
| Year | Team | Grid | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | McLaren | 13th | 10th | 1 |
| 2022 | McLaren | 7th | 7th | 6 |
| 2023 | McLaren | 2nd | 7th | 6 |
| 2024 | McLaren | 1st | 1st | 26 |
| 2025 | McLaren | 2nd | DNF (retired) | 0 |
| 2026 | McLaren | 1st | 1st | 25 |
Lando Norris' rise to glory
Rewind to 2021 and Norris was starting 13th and scraping a single point. Two years later he was on the front row. The trajectory is the real story here: Zandvoort has watched him grow from a midfield hopeful into a driver who wins from pole and leads championships.
Two flawless wins, one cruel retirement, and a steady march up the order in between. Norris's Dutch Grand Prix record is short but loud, and Zandvoort has turned into one of the most reliable weekends on his calendar.
