Key facts and numbers about the challenging Zandvoort circuit

The F1 field has returned to action after the three-week summer break, with the Dutch Grand Prix taking place as the penultimate European round of the season. F1Technical’s senior writer Balazs Szabo delivers some key facts related to the Zandvoort circuit.

Length - A lap of the Zandvoort track is 4.259 kilometres in length, similar to the Hungaroring that hosted the last race ahead of the summer break.

Amsterdam - The Zandvoort circuit runs through the dunes on the North Sea coast, just under 40 kilometres from the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam.

Banked corners - It boasts 14 low to medium speed corners – four to the left and ten to the right – of which the third and last are banked at angles of 19 and 18 degrees respectively, much steeper than the turns at Indianapolis.

These corners generate very high vertical and lateral loads on the tyres, which requires the teams to pay close attention to set-up and management of the car-tyre package.

High downforce - Due to the medium- and high-speed corners, the aerodynamic downforce level required is very high, forcing teams to run high-load rear wings.

Low grip - The Zandvoort track usually offers low levels of grip and this can be greatly exacerbated by sand blown onto the surface by the coastal winds.