How wet weather could shake up the final Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort

It's race week once again as the 2026 Formula 1 season resumes with a Sprint weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix. This is what the weather forecast looks like for Zandvoort. A cold and rainy week awaits Zandvoort. The coastal city on the North Sea is not expected to experience a particularly warm summer weekend, according to the weather forecast. On Friday, when the one and only free practice session and Sprint Qualifying take place, Weather.com forecasts temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius, with a 40% chance of rain. Saturday is expected to have the highest chance of rain at 45%, particularly during the Sprint, while the afternoon is forecast to be partly cloudy during Qualifying. Temperatures will reach just 19 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, fans might see the sun come out in the Netherlands. However, temperatures are expected to reach only 20 degrees Celsius, with a 21% chance of rain. With the 2026 cars, any amount of rain could make things interesting, as fans are yet to see a truly wet and competitive session this year, despite coming close at the Canadian Grand Prix. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool Photo: Red Bull Content Pool Max Verstappen delivers honest verdict ahead of Zandvoort’s F1 farewell This is set to the final Dutch Grand Prix on the calendar for the foreseeable future, as Zandvoort's contract was not extended. Looking ahead, home favourite Verstappen said: "It’s my home Grand Prix, so for sure I’m going to enjoy it a lot. I hope, driving-wise. Hopefully a bit more than I did this weekend, at least. But, yeah, it’s going to be great to see the fans. "Okay, we won’t have a Formula 1 Grand Prix there, but there are a lot of other series that still race there, and if you want to have a track day, the track is not going to disappear. So, for me, I’ll still have my fun driving around there, just not in Formula 1, but that’s okay. "I mean, I just want to enjoy it with the fans. It’s incredibly impressive what they have done to bring it back, and I think, at the time when they hosted the first one, it was a great example for a lot of other Grands Prix as well of how to host and entertain. So, yeah, it’s a shame, but on the other hand, the track’s still there and I’m sure I will do more laps around there. So, it is what it is."