Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

Lap distance: 4.259 km (2.646 miles)
Number of laps: 72
Racing direction: Clockwise
Netherlands, Zandvoort
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Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands circuit details

The Zandvoort track was used as a Grand Prix circuit at various times between 1952 and 1985. Since then it has hosted a variety of races from different formula. Following some changes to the track and the COVID pandemic it was planned to return to the F1 calendar for the 2020 season. This race in 2020 was cancelled but it was run in 2021. This is one of the shortest circuits on the calendar with lots of corners including two that are banked. Full throttle is used for only 63% of the lap.

Previous seasons

2024

Race winner: Lando Norris McLaren
Lando Norris having taken pole position with Max Verstappen second in his Red Bull. Charles Leclerc was third in a Ferrari.

2023

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen won his 9th consecutive race that was affected by rain at the start and near the end. Whilst other teams and drivers struggled to be on the right tyre at the right time Max Verstappen's superiority meant he looked comfortable in the lead. Williams had their best qualifying of the season with Alexander Albon 4th and Logan Sargeant 10th. Pierre Gasly had a strong race finishing 3rd behind Fernando Alonso.

2022

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen won from pole position ahead of George Russell in the Mercedes. Max Verstappen looked comfortable for the win until a late virtual safety car brought cars in for tyre changes and left Mercedes first and second, but a full safety car and more tyre changes left Hamilton in the lead but on the wrong tyres enabling both Max Verstappen and team mate George Russell to pass him. Ferrari continued to let themselves down with a pit stop where only 3 wheels were ready.
Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen won from pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes. Mercedes tried different tactics to try and catch the Red Bull of Verstappen but the Red Bull always had the pace to stay ahead of Hamilton.

2020

Race winner:
F1 was planned to return to this classic old circuit for the 2020 season but the race was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

1985

Race winner: Niki Lauda McLaren
This was Niki Lauda’s final race win and he finished just ahead of his teammate Alain Prost with Ayrton Senna well behind in third place.

1984

Race winner: Alain Prost McLaren
Alain Prost won having taken pole position ahead of teammate Niki Lauda and will ahead of Nigel Mansell in third place.

1983

Race winner: Rene Arnoux Ferrari
Nelson Piquet took pole position but a collision between him and Alain Prost Allowed Rene Arnoux to take what was to be his final race win. His teammate Patrick Tambay was second. Derek Warwick's fourth place was the first points scored by the Toleman team.

1982

Race winner: Didier Pironi Ferrari
This was Didier Pironi's last win of his F1 career. Rene Arnoux started on pole but crashed out when his throttle jammed.

1981

Race winner: Alain Prost Renault
Alain Prost won the race having started in pole position finishing ahead of Nelson Piquet in a Brabham. Of the 25 starters, only 10 finished the race.

1980

Race winner: Nelson Piquet Brabham
Rene Arnoux took pole position and finished second, but it was Nelson Piquet who won the race. Only 6 cars finished on the lead lap.

1979

Race winner: Alan Jones Williams
Rene Arnoux took pole position but crashed out on the first lap giving the win to Alan Jones who finished second. Gillis Villeneuve had a tyre blow out and then drove a lap on just 2 wheels.

1978

Race winner: Mario Andretti Lotus
Mario Andretti won from pole position in what was his final F1 race win of his career. Ronnie Peterson was second in the other Lotus ahead of the 2 Brabhams of Niki Lauda and John Watson.

1977

Race winner: Niki Lauda Ferrari
Mario Andretti started on pole but then retired. Niki Lauda won the race from Jacques Laffite who started second. These were the only 2 cars that had not been lapped.

1976

Race winner: James Hunt McLaren
Ronnie Peterson started from pole position but then retired with engine problems. James Hunt won the race after having started second on the grid.

1975

Race winner: James Hunt Hesketh
This race was special because it was the one and only race win for the Hesketh team and also the first race win for James Hunt.

1974

Race winner: Niki Lauda Ferrari
Niki Lauda took pole position ahead of teammate Clay Regazzoni and they finished the race in the order. The two McLaren's started 3rd and 4th and finished in the same places.

1973

Race winner: Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
Jackie Stewart won the race having started second on the grid. Sadly Roger Williamson was killed after his car crashed and caught fire.

1972

No race this year

1971

Race winner: Jacky Ickx Ferrari

1970

Race winner: Jochen Rindt Lotus

1969

Race winner: Jackie Stewart Matra

1968

Race winner: Jackie Stewart Matra

1967

Race winner: Jim Clark Lotus

1966

Race winner: Jack Brabham Brabham

1965

Race winner: Jim Clark Lotus

1964

Race winner: Jim Clark Lotus

1963

Race winner: Jim Clark Lotus

1962

Race winner: Graham Hill BRM

1961

Race winner: Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari

1960

Race winner: Jack Brabham Cooper

1959

Race winner: Jo Bonnier BRM

1958

Race winner: Sterling Moss Vanwall

1955

Race winner: Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes

1953

Race winner: Alberto Ascari Ferrari

1952

Race winner: Alberto Ascari Ferrari