Formula 1: 2021 Zandvoort qualifying: Full starting lineup, odds

Saturday’s qualifying session at Circuit Zandvoort set the starting lineup for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, the 13th race of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

The first Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix since 1985 is set to begin with the hometown hero on the pole following Saturday’s qualifying session.

The homecoming for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen came one year later than initially planned as a result of COVID-19-related restrictions, but he brought an electric crowd to their feet with an amazing lap.

Where is the Dutch Grand Prix?

The Dutch Grand Prix is a 72-lap race around the 14-turn, 2.642-mile (4.252-kilometer) Circuit Zandvoort road course in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

Zandvoort broadcast information

Tune in to ESPN at 9:00 a.m. ET tomorrow morning for the live broadcast of the Dutch Grand Prix from Circuit Zandvoort. Start your free trial of FuboTV today if you have not already done so!

Who took pole at Zandvoort?

Verstappen took the pole position for this 72-lap race around the 14-turn, 2.642-mile (4.252-kilometer) Circuit Zandvoort road course in Zandvoort, Netherlands by recording a top lap time of 68.885 seconds (138.074 miles per hour) in the third and final round of qualifying for the race.

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Set to start alongside Verstappen on the front row in second place is championship rival and points leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, whose top lap time in the third and final round of qualifying for the race was 68.923 seconds (137.997 miles per hour), just 0.038 seconds (0.077 miles per hour) slower than that of Verstappen.

While Hamilton’s teammate, Valtteri Bottas, qualified in third place, Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Perez, was unable to advance out of the opening round of qualifying and is set to start all the way back in 16th, which could put Red Bull at a competitive disadvantage strategy-wise despite the fact that Verstappen is set to start from the pole position.

Here is the full starting lineup for the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

Starting Lineup
1st – Max Verstappen
2nd – Lewis Hamilton
3rd – Valtteri Bottas
4th – Pierre Gasly
5th – Charles Leclerc
6th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
7th – Antonio Giovinazzi
8th – Esteban Ocon
9th – Fernando Alonso
10th – Daniel Ricciardo
11th – George Russell
12th – Lance Stroll
13th – Lando Norris
14th – Nicholas Latifi
15th – Yuki Tsunoda
16th – Sergio Perez
17th – Sebastian Vettel
18th – Robert Kubica
19th – Mick Schumacher
20th – Nikita Mazepin

Zandvoort betting odds

Here are the top seven favorites for this race, courtesy of WynnBET.

• Max Verstappen: -140
• Lewis Hamilton: +200
• Valtteri Bottas: +1200
• Charles Leclerc: +2200
• Pierre Gasly: +2500
• Carlos Sainz Jr.: +2500
• Lando Norris: +5000

Zandvoort betting prediction

If this race is like any other race in the 2021 season, it is going to come down to Verstappen and Hamilton, barring some unforeseen catastrophe. Considering the fact that the most recent race (excluding the Belgian Grand Prix “race”) featured a catastrophe, it’s unlike that we’ll see anybody other than these two standing atop the podium on Sunday.

Verstappen is certainly the man to beat, but any time Hamilton is listed as low as +200, you need to take notice. Considering how hard it is to pass at Circuit Zandvoort, it may be smart to put money on both and adjust the amounts to ensure you make money as long as one of them wins; their odds allow for such a strategy (see here).

As for longshots, Pierre Gasly is a nice option at +2500. He is set to start in fourth place behind the perennial top three, and in the off chance we do see conflict involving both Hamilton and Verstappen, Gasly has proven in the past that he can take full advantage.

Make your pick now on WynnBET.