POLE HAS WON ONLY ONE OF THE LAST SIX ITALIAN GRANDS PRIX
Only one of the last six Italian Grands Prix has been won from pole position—a sharp reversal from Monza’s 80% conversion rate during the 2010s.
FERRARI LEADS MONZA ALL-TIME—BUT TRAILS MERCEDES AND RED BULL OVER THE LAST 20
Ferrari owns a record 20 Monza victories, but Mercedes and Red Bull have each won there more often than the Scuderia across the circuit’s last 20 races.
MONZA OWNS F1’S TWO ULTIMATE SPEED RECORDS
Max Verstappen set Formula 1’s fastest average-speed lap at Monza in 2025, then won the fastest World Championship Grand Prix the following day.
THE 2026 GRID INCLUDES F1’S TWO MOST EXPERIENCED DRIVERS EVER
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton rank first and second in all-time Formula 1 Grand Prix entries, while two more 2026 drivers sit inside the historical top 10.
SIX RACES. SIX WINS FROM POLE.
Lando Norris won Zandvoort’s final Grand Prix from pole, completing a six-race pole-to-win streak and claiming back-to-back victories after Hungary.
CAN KIMI OR GEORGE END MERCEDES’ 71-YEAR WAIT?
Mercedes has taken eight wins and 10 poles in 2026, but its works team has not won the Dutch Grand Prix since Juan Manuel Fangio led a 1–2 in 1955.
FIRST SPRINT. FINAL DUTCH GP.
Zandvoort will host its first 24-lap F1 Sprint on the same weekend as its 40th and final Dutch Grand Prix.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FORMULA 1 ENGINE EVER BUILT
The Ford-Cosworth DFV won on its 1967 debut at Zandvoort and reshaped Formula 1 by powering Lotus, McLaren, Tyrrell, Williams and other independent constructors.
FERRARI LEADS ZANDVOORT—ZERO WINS SINCE THE RETURN
Ferrari owns a record eight Dutch Grand Prix victories, yet none have come in the five races held since Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort in 2021.
FIVE RACES. FIVE WINS FROM POLE.
Five races, five victories from pole: Zandvoort’s modern Formula 1 era enters its final Dutch Grand Prix with a perfect conversion record.
P10 TO P1: LAUDA’S FINAL F1 VICTORY
Niki Lauda started 10th and beat Alain Prost by 0.232 seconds at Zandvoort to secure the 25th and final victory of his F1 career.
MAX’S DOUBLE RECORD SHOT
Max Verstappen enters the final Dutch Grand Prix one victory from Jim Clark’s win record and one podium from Clark and Niki Lauda.