{"id":911,"date":"2026-08-19T09:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=911"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:19:27","slug":"yuki-tsunoda-replaces-lian-lawson-at-racing-bulls-and-returns-to-f1-grid-for-dutch-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/yuki-tsunoda-replaces-lian-lawson-at-racing-bulls-and-returns-to-f1-grid-for-dutch-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunoda replaces Lawson at Racing Bulls and returns to F1 grid for Dutch GP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Racing Bulls has officially confirmed the return of Yuki Tsunoda to the starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend. After missing out on a full-time race seat for the 2026 season, the Japanese driver was called upon by the Faenza squad to substitute for Liam Lawson, who moves up to Red Bull to cover for Isack Hadjar following his wrist injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Racing Bulls confirms that Liam Lawson will drive for Red Bull at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend due to Isack Hadjar’s wrist injury. As a result of this movement, reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda will race for Racing Bulls in Zandvoort alongside Arvid Lindblad. We thank Liam and Yuki for their adaptability during team preparations and wish Isack a swift recovery,” the team announced in an official statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsunoda’s return puts him back alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad as Racing Bulls seeks to defend 5th place in the Constructors’ Championship against Alpine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formula 1 resumes track action August 21\u201323, 2026, at Circuit Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix, marking Round 12 of the World Championship. GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> is covering all activities live on-site in Zandvoort with reporter Leonid Kliuev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Dutch Grand Prix \u2014 Session Schedule (Local Time \/ CEST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Day<\/strong><\/td>Session<\/strong><\/td>Local Time (CEST)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Friday, August 21<\/strong><\/td>Free Practice 1<\/td>12:30 \u2013 13:30<\/td><\/tr>
Friday, August 21<\/strong><\/td>Sprint Qualifying<\/td>16:30 \u2013 17:14<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, August 22<\/strong><\/td>Sprint Race<\/td>12:00 \u2013 12:30<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, August 22<\/strong><\/td>Grand Prix Qualifying<\/td>16:00 \u2013 17:00<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday, August 23<\/strong><\/td>Grand Prix (72 Laps)<\/td>15:00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why is Yuki Tsunoda racing for Racing Bulls at the Dutch GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yuki Tsunoda is filling in at Racing Bulls because regular driver Liam Lawson<\/strong> was called up to Red Bull to replace the injured Isack Hadjar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Yuki Tsunoda’s teammate for the Dutch Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tsunoda will partner British rookie Arvid Lindblad<\/strong> at Racing Bulls for the Zandvoort weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What role did Yuki Tsunoda hold in 2026 prior to this call-up?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tsunoda was serving as the official reserve driver<\/strong> for the Red Bull and Racing Bulls programs during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Liam Lawson called up to replace Isack Hadjar at Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda was drafted on short notice to take over the open seat at Racing Bulls for the Dutch Grand Prix weekend at Zandvoort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1001099881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Yuki Tsunoda returns to the Formula 1 grid with Racing Bulls at Zandvoort","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Red Bull Content Pool","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[196,95,247],"42wp_author":[31],"class_list":["post-911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-liam-lawson","tag-racing-bulls","tag-yuki-tsunoda","42wp_author-bernardo-castro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":912,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions\/912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1001099881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}