Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 31, 2025 in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

Piastri takes huge title-race lead after Norris blow

Lando Norris suffered a dramatic late engine failure at the Dutch Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a major step towards the title.

Motorsport • 31 Aug

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri drives during the Q2 qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 30, 2025.

Piastri beats title rival Norris to Dutch pole

Oscar Piastri beat title rival and McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the battle for pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Aug

Dutch Grand Prix to disappear from Formula One calendar

The Dutch Grand Prix will disappear from the Formula One calendar after the 2026 season.

Motorsport • 04 Dec 24

Lando Norris had 22.8 seconds to spare over Max Verstappen at the finish

Norris dominates Verstappen to take Dutch GP victory

Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen in the Dutch driver's backyard to ignite his hopes of winning the Formula One world championship.

Motorsport • 25 Aug 24

Lando Norris silenced the partisan home crowd

Norris pips Verstappen to take pole at Dutch Grand Prix

Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 24 Aug 24

Max Verstappen, whose Red Bull team remain unbeaten this season, extended his championship lead from 125 points to 138

Verstappen shows enough Dutch courage to win home GP

Max Verstappen navigated his way through a chaotic and dramatic rain-hit Dutch Grand Prix to equal Sebastian Vettel's record of nine victories in a row.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 23

Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen in front of his home fans

Verstappen thrills Orange Army by grabbing pole

Max Verstappen delighted his home crowd by taking pole position for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 23

Crowds flocked to this year's race at Zandvoort

Dutch Grand Prix deal extended until 2025

The Dutch Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until at least 2025, it has been announced.

Motorsport • 08 Dec 22

Wolff questions Tsunoda's retirement in Dutch GP

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has raised questions about Yuki Tsunoda's retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix, which assisted Max Verstappen's victory.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 22

Verstappen has extended his drivers' championship lead to 109 points

Verstappen's title march continues with win at home GP

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix from pole position for the second year in a row on Sunday to take his 10th victory of the season and extend his Formula One lead into triple figures.

Motorsport • 04 Sep 22

Hamilton was in the stands to see Williams at the US Open

Hamilton pays tribute to 'greatest of all time' Serena

Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to Serena Williams by calling the tennis star "the greatest of all time" and thanked her and sister Venus for giving him hope to achieve his own dreams.

Motorsport • 04 Sep 22

Wolff slams 'total idiots' after Dutch flare incident

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes boss Toto Wolff fears a Formula One driver could face "lethal consequences" if flares are thrown on to the track at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 22