The Grand Prix of the Netherlands – Information, schedule, stream

Despite the original plan, Formula 1 will run “only” twenty-two races this season, with the fifteenth event of 2022 being the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the entire race weekend?

The Dutch Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 1952 and, like the British Silverstone, the Zandvoort circuit first opened in 1948. The Netherlands was thus hit by the wave of post-war motorsport enthusiasm that swept across Europe at the time.

The first race was held at the circuit in 1948, but the FIA Formula 1 championship was launched in 1952 (the official F1 World Championship was established in 1950 – ed.).

Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari won the Queen’s Championship at Circuit Zandvoort for the first time. It was the Italian team that won the Dutch Grand Prix nine times. The second most successful team here is Lotus, which has won six times. The most successful driver is Jim Clark, who has won four times at Zandvoort.

Circuit Zandvoort

The track itself is 4.259 km long and consists of fourteen corners. Circuit Zandvoort, as the official name of the circuit goes, offers two DRS zones. The start of the first DRS zone is located just fifty metres after turn thirteen, continues to the last corner, the finishing straight, and ends at the end of it. The FIA has placed the second DRS zone between turns 10 and 11.

There are also two detection points on the track. The first is at the entrance to turn 10, the second at the exit of turn 12. The Formula 1 Grand Prix of the Netherlands is a standard 72-lap race, during which the drivers will cover over 306 kilometres.

But as well as the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach in each corner, and which gear they usually shift into in that corner.

Dutch Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday, 2 September, at 12:30 p.m., as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour.

FP2 will start at 16:00 on the same day. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday, September 3, from 12 to 13:00.

At the stroke of 3pm, drivers and teams will qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at the same time.

Dutch Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the Formula 1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2. There will also be internet streams and, last but not least, F1 TV, where you can switch to the onboard cameras of individual drivers.

But F1 TV in particular also offers other features, namely livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or Formula 2 or Formula 3 practice and qualifying sessions.

Dutch Grand Prix – odds

Last year, Max Verstappen and his Red Bull dominated the Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit. He is also the current leader of the drivers’ championship, with the Red Bull Racing team also dominating the Constructors’ Cup.

Verstappen will be driving his home Grand Prix at Zandvoort and with Red Bull clearly the strongest monopost in the field at the moment, the Dutch driver can be expected to dominate his home race this year.

Formula One World Championship race calendar for the 2022 season

20. march – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
27. march – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
10. april – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
24. april – Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna (Imola)
8. may – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
22. may – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
29. may – Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)
12. june – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
19. june – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
3. july – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
10. july – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
24. july – French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
31. july – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
28. august – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
4. september – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
11. september – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
2. october – Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
9. october – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
23. october – US Grand Prix (Austin)
30. october – Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
13. november – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
20. november – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

With the date of 25 September, the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi circuit also had a place on the calendar. However, due to recent events in Ukraine, F1 has removed this race from the schedule and according to official information, it will not be replaced by any race.