Max Verstappen took his third consecutive Dutch Grand Prix victory, at the same time equalling the record for nine straight wins in a season, previously set by Sebastian Vettel in 2013, also at the wheel of a Red Bull. This was Verstappen's 46th career win, bringing his total number of podium finishes to 90.

The rain was the main factor that affected the outcome of the race. Everyone started on dry tyres, Hamilton on the Medium, with everyone else on the Soft. But right from the opening lap the rain appeared, forcing almost the entire field to pit for Intermediates.

However, some brave drivers - the Williams duo, Hulkenberg, Bottas and Piastri - opted to stay out, banking on the rain not lasting long. Indeed, after about ten laps, the track was again suitable for slicks so that in the space of 12 laps everyone was back on dry tyres. In these very cool conditions, the Soft was clearly the best compound and was used for as long as possible, as can be seen from the fact that Tsunoda did 50 laps with one set and Albon 44.

Only one driver, Russell, opted for the Hard tyre, finding himself down the back end of the pack after the Safety Car came out following Sargeant going off track.

The Mercedes driver would probably have finished the race on that set of C1s if the rain had not decided to once again shake things up, falling even more heavily than at the start of the race. Once again, all the drivers began to pit and with the rain really coming down, some even opted to fit the extreme wet, Ocon being the first to do this followed by the two Red Bull drivers.

The race was red flagged after Zhou went off, so the question as to how these tyres would have performed in these conditions went unanswered. In the closing stages after the restart, the intermediate proved it was a valid choice even with a lot of water on a track with a temperature of only 20 degrees C.

Pos	Driver		Team		Time		Gap

1	Verstappen	Red Bull	72	2h 24:04.411
2	Alonso		Aston Martin	72	+ 0:03.744
3	Gasly		Alpine		72	+ 0:07.058
4	Perez		Red Bull	72	+ 0:10.068
5	Sainz		Ferrari		72	+ 0:12.541
6	Hamilton	Mercedes	72	+ 0:13.209
7	Norris		McLaren		72	+ 0:13.232
8	Albon		Williams	72	+ 0:15.155
9	Piastri		McLaren		72	+ 0:16.580
10	Ocon		Alpine		72	+ 0:18.346
11	Stroll		Aston Martin	72	+ 0:20.087
12	Hulkenberg	Haas		72	+ 0:20.840
13	Lawson		AlphaTauri	72	+ 0:26.147
14	Bottas		Alfa Romeo	72	+ 0:27.388
15	Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	72	+ 0:29.893
16	Magnussen	Haas		72	+ 0:31.410
17	Russell		Mercedes	72	+ 0:55.754
	Zhou		Alfa Romeo	62	Accident
	Leclerc		Ferrari		41	Accident Damage
	Sargeant	Williams	14	Accident


Fastest Lap:  Alonso (Aston Martin) 1:13.837 (Lap 56)

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