Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Zandvoort is an old-school circuit set among the North Sea dunes, narrow and undulating, with sand forever threatening the edges of the track. Its standout feature is banking, including a steeply banked final corner that flings cars onto the straight, a throwback detail that gives the lap a character unlike almost any modern venue. The narrow, banked layout makes overtaking genuinely hard and places a premium on qualifying.
The flowing, tightly bounded layout leaves little room and rewards commitment, and the dunes give it an atmosphere all its own. Backed by a devoted home crowd, it is a classic Dutch venue that feels closer to racing's roots than most circuits on the calendar.
Zandvoort track layout
Zandvoort circuit facts
- Lap record
- 1:11.097Lewis Hamilton, 2021
- First Grand Prix
- 1952
The gap, in metres
2026 Qualifying here. Every driver’s time gap converted to the distance it actually puts them behind at racing speed. The field covers 293.1 m from first to last.
On the radio here
1,019 messages recorded at this circuit, 2021 to 2026.
- “what about very well done gorgeous well done well executed well executed good strategy want me to race today so thank you guys another one well done thank you everyone let's keep pushing not easy enough thanks for the hard work let's keep bringing in upgrades let's keep bringing performance please the fight's still on let's keep going”Lando NORRIS · 2026 Race
- “I don't understand why you boxed me, man. Like, we said that the Cadillacs would be a problem. We didn't. I understood, Lance. We thought we were struggling so much on the soft. We thought the hard would give us better performance. I think your pace now is going to be good. But that was the choice we took at the time.”Lance STROLL · 2026 Race
- “Well done Fernando, that was a great drive, very disciplined and a great boost for everybody down at Silverstone. Thank you. Yeah, absolutely. Thanks to you guys, everyone at Silverstone. Amazing. A lot to come to guys. And more to come I know. Thank you.”Fernando ALONSO · 2026 Race
- “Right on mate, that's P2. Not the race we could have had but it's not a bad result So George managed to hang on to P3 there, so great drive from him as well. Yeah, great job, but on strategy that was too risky, I think was a bit too risky for both of us”Kimi ANTONELLI · 2026 Race