Circuit Park Zandvoort

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What is a lap of Circuit Park Zandvoort like?

Zandvoort swoops through the sand dunes by the North Sea with a rollercoaster feel; the lap is narrow, undulating and hard to overtake on, and sand blown onto the surface by coastal winds reduces grip. The modernisation for F1's return added steep banking at Hugenholtzbocht (Turn 3) and the final Arie Luyendykbocht (Turn 14), whose 18 degrees is almost double the banking at Indianapolis; the final corner is taken flat out, turning the 678 m main straight into a flat-out run of about 1 km. Tarzanbocht at the end of the main straight is the likeliest overtaking spot, and Scheivlak (Turn 7) is a very fast right-hander over the top of a dune that cars enter with little or no braking. The circuit opened in 1948 with 1927 Le Mans winner Sammy Davis consulting on the layout; it held F1 races on and off until 1985, returned in 2021, and the 2025 race was the second-to-last before F1 left after 2026.

Lap length

4.259 km

Turns

14

Direction

clockwise

Downforce

High

Longest straight

678 m

DRS zones (to 2025)

2

Character

Balanced (about 50% of the lap is cornering)

Layout described

Grand Prix circuit as modernised for Formula 1's return (banked Hugenholtzbocht and Arie Luyendykbocht), 4.259 km, 14 turns, used for every Dutch Grand Prix from 2021 to 2025.

Sources for the checked facts (15)

• formula1.com/en/latest/article/circuit-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-circuit-zan
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_Zandvoort
• racefans.net/2021/09/03/f1-drivers-tackle-a-familiar-favourite-enhanced-by-extreme-geometr
• espn.com/f1/circuit/_/id/3258
• f1technical.net/news/27682
• circuitzandvoort.nl/en/corners/
• formula1.com/en/racing/2025/netherlands
• mercedesamgf1.com/news/explained-how-the-zandvoort-corners-got-their-names
• redbull.com/nl-nl/f1-circuit-zandvoort-informatie
• fanamp.com/articles/dutch-grand-prix-corner-names-and-history
• planetf1.com/news/red-bull-mercedes-aggressive-set-ups-dutch-grand-prix
• ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/articles/dutch-grand-prix-2025-preview
• racefans.net/2025/08/30/2025-dutch-grand-prix-strategy-briefing-all-the-data-to-follow-the
• racefans.net/f1-information/going-to-a-race/zandvoort/
• formula1.com/en/latest/article/need-to-know-the-most-important-facts-stats-and-trivia-ahea

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Does pole position win at Circuit Park Zandvoort?

The pole sitter has won 18 of 36 races here (50%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 28 of 36 races (78%) and from the top three in 29 (81%). Lowest grid position to win: 10th, René Arnoux in 1983.

Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.

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How are races at Circuit Park Zandvoort won?

Since 2010

6 races; winners made 1 stop in 1, 2 stops in 2, 3 or more in 3; first stop at a median lap 20 (27% of the race)

Lap times over the years

All races at Circuit Park Zandvoort