Zandvoort

Netherlands • August 31, 2025 • Race

Worth Watching Score

10.0

Zandvoort delivered a mixed bag: three safety cars, three DNFs, and 95 overtakes, yet the fight for the win was more about track position than elbows-out racing. Oscar Piastri controlled it up front, keeping Max Verstappen at bay at the Dutchman’s home race, while savvy timing around the cautions helped Isack Hadjar nab a headline podium for Racing Bulls. Most of the passing action lived in the DRS trains and midfield shuffles, with the cautions bunching the pack without flipping the script at the front. Worth it if you’re into strategy swings and breakout performances, but casual viewers can treat it as a highlights watch.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+233%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+54%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	1.3	9.43	0.20	+1.89	+54%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	34.0	6.42	0.25	+1.6	+78%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	85.0	7.39	0.15	+1.11	+85%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	51.0	6.5	0.10	+0.65	+67%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	5.0	10.0	0.05	+0.5	+14%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	3.0	6.0	0.03	+0.18	+39%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	1.0	5.0	0.02	+0.1	-9%
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	N	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	M→H→H	Finished
2	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	S→M→S	Finished
3	Isack HADJAR Racing Bulls	M→H→S	Finished
4	George RUSSELL Mercedes	M→H→S	Finished
5	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→H→S	Finished
6	Oliver BEARMAN Haas F1 Team	H→M	Finished
7	Lance STROLL Aston Martin	M→H→H	Finished
8	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	M→H→H	Finished
9	Yuki TSUNODA Red Bull Racing	S→H→S	Finished
10	Esteban OCON Haas F1 Team	H→M	Finished
11	Franco COLAPINTO Alpine	S→H→M→S	Finished
12	Liam LAWSON Racing Bulls	M→H→S→S	Finished
13	Carlos SAINZ Williams	M→H→S→S→S	Finished
14	Nico HULKENBERG Kick Sauber	S→H→M	Finished
15	Gabriel BORTOLETO Kick Sauber	M→H→S	Finished
16	Kimi ANTONELLI Mercedes	M→H→S→S	Finished
17	Pierre GASLY Alpine	M→H	Finished
18	Lando NORRIS McLaren	M→H→H	DNF
19	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	M→H→S	DNF
20	Lewis HAMILTON Ferrari	M	DNF