Oliver Bearman's Dutch Grand Prix record consists of two races, and the first was one of the best drives of the 2025 season.
He started twentieth. He finished sixth. At Zandvoort, a circuit where drivers routinely spend a whole afternoon staring at the same rear wing, that is close to remarkable.
Twentieth to sixth
Fourteen places gained in a Haas, at a track with one realistic overtaking spot. Eight points, a career best at the time and the sort of result that justifies a team's decision to put a young driver in the car and leave him there.
It is worth being clear about how unusual this is. Most of the drivers in this series qualified in the midfield and finished in the midfield, because that is what Zandvoort does. Bearman started at the very back and came out of it inside the top six.
Two starts is still barely a record, and the second one ended early. Despite that, the 2025 drive tells you something useful: he is comfortable here, and he is willing to race.
2026: nothing to add
The second visit was the opposite of the first. Bearman qualified twentieth again, and this time there was no charge through the field: he retired and was classified twenty first.
It leaves the 2025 drive standing alone. Two starts, one of them extraordinary and one of them over early.
Oliver Bearman's Dutch GP record year by year
Every Dutch Grand Prix start, with the grid slot it came from and what it was worth.
| Season | Grid | Finish | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | P6 | 8 | Haas |
| 2026 | 20 | P21 | 0 | Haas |
A record built on one afternoon
No podium, no pole and no fastest lap, however eight points from two starts and a fourteen place gain on debut is a better opening chapter than almost anyone else in this series managed.
Bearman's Dutch Grand Prix record still comes down to one line that does not begin to explain itself. Twentieth on the grid, sixth at the flag, and a reputation made in ninety minutes. The 2026 follow-up added nothing to it.
