Norris' victory broke Verstappen's streak of pole positions and race wins at Circuit Zandvoort since its return to the Formula One calendar in 2021.

The first free practice session was held on 23 August 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.

The third practice session was held on 24 August 2024, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by Pierre Gasly of Alpine ahead of Kevin Magnussen of Haas and Valtteri Bottas of Sauber.

The session was red-flagged after Logan Sargeant of Williams was involved in a heavy crash, causing substantial damage to his car.

It bottomed out on a patch of grass at the exit of turn three, sending him into a spin that made him strike the barriers at high speed, rear-end first, causing it to burst into flames.