188 overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, new record in Formula 1
The Dutch Grand Prix, held in rainy conditions, has set a new record: The highest number of overtakes in a single race.
188. That’s the number of overtakes that occurred during the race in the Netherlands Grand Prix, considering only the overtakes on the track and excluding the first lap and race restarts. It’s a new record, which was previously held by the 2016 China Grand Prix with 170 overtakes.
The Dutch Grand Prix was particularly intense to follow thanks to racing conditions that were initially dry, then wet, and then dry again. Therefore, many drivers have been to the pits to put on rain tires and then put the dry tires back on. Some drivers decided to make this choice earlier and therefore shifted their strategy, greatly favoring the overtaking of drivers on the wrong strategy. Only one driver equipped with the wrong tires at the wrong time could potentially be overtaken by the other 19 drivers in a single lap. This amounts to artificially increasing the number of overtakes because the battle didn’t really take place.
At the Dutch Grand Prix, Ocon was the most active on track with 14 overtakes during the race. Alonso and Norris each account for 13. Conversely, Bottas is the driver who has suffered the most overtakes. He was overtaken 21 times.
Exceedances in 2023
Before the Dutch Grand Prix, the average was therefore 39.5 overtakes per race this season. The Dutch Grand Prix increases this average to 51 overtakes per race on average.
Bahrain : 37
Saudi Arabia: 36
Australia : 29
Azerbaijan: 23 (Sprint: 20)
Miami : 62
Monaco: 22
Spain: 65
Canada: 20
Austria: 63 (Sprint: 46)
Great Britain : 26
Hungary: 16
Belgium: 72 (Sprint: 15)
