At a glance
- Length
- 4.259 km
- Turns
- 14
- Lap (pole)
- ≈ 1:09
- First held
- 1952
- Top speed
- 310 km/h
- Average speed
- 222 km/h
- Slowest corner
- 93 km/h
- Full throttle
- 46% of the lap
Circuit Zandvoort threads through the North Sea sand dunes on the Dutch coast, a short, old-school lap of just 4.259 km and 14 corners that flows up, over and around the terrain. Its modern signature is banking: the Hugenholtz hairpin and the final Arie Luyendyk corner are steeply banked, the latter taken almost flat and firing the cars straight onto the pit straight.
First used in 1952 and reborn for the championship in 2021, Zandvoort is narrow, undulating and relentless, with barely a moment of straight. Pole laps run into the 1:09s.
Corners
- T1TarzanBanked right hairpin at the end of the straight; the main overtaking spot.
- T3HugenholtzSteeply banked blind hairpin climbing through the dunes.
- T7ScheivlakFast, downhill, blind right; one of the great commitment corners.
- T14Arie LuyendykBanked final corner taken nearly flat, slingshotting onto the main straight.
Common questions
How long is the Circuit Zandvoort?
A lap of the Circuit Zandvoort is 4.259 km with 14 corners.
What is the top speed at Zandvoort?
On the 2026 pole lap, cars reached 310 km/h, slowed to 93 km/h in the slowest corner and averaged 222 km/h, with 46% of the lap at full throttle.
What is the pole lap time at Zandvoort?
Lando Norris took pole in 2026 with a 1:11.163.
Where do drivers overtake at Zandvoort?
Overtaking at Zandvoort is hard on such a narrow lap: the banked final corner and DRS down the main straight into Tarzan is the prime chance.
When was the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix?
It was held on Sun, 23 Aug 2026. The full race replay is on the Race tab.