🏎️ Zandvoort GP: the race preview
Everything you need to know ahead of the Dutch GP weekend
Published
27 Ago 2025
Est. reading time
3 min
The Dutch Grand Prix arrives with a special flavour: racing at a historic track like Zandvoort after several weeks without F1! 🌊
Finally, we’re back! 🩵
🇳🇱 After the summer break, F1 returns to action at one of the most iconic venues on the calendar. The Zandvoort circuit, 4.259 km long with 14 corners, is famous for its proximity to the North Sea, its challenging banking and a unique atmosphere with grandstands painted orange.
🎉 Dutch Madness: more than a race
Join the Dutch madness: fans are loud, dressed in orange and much more than spectators. Feel the adrenaline on this historic track, dive into the electric Dutch atmosphere and enjoy the perfect blend of speed and entertainment. At moments, it may even feel like a race in Latin America.
Just minutes from Amsterdam, the Dutch GP is a unique experience where sport, music and culture come together in an unforgettable festival.
🏖️ Zandvoort, the “beach of Amsterdam”
The city welcomes millions of tourists every year thanks to its beaches and is located only a few kilometres from Amsterdam, making it possible to combine motorsport passion with cultural and leisure activities.
Around the GP, parallel events, concerts and a constant party atmosphere turn this weekend into a complete experience.
🔑 Detalles clave del GP
- Circuit: CM.com Circuit Zandvoort
- Length: 4.259 km
- Race laps: 72
- Corners: 14
- Technical challenges: high downforce, fast banked corners, tyre management.
🚦 Weekend schedule
Friday
- FP1: 12:30 🇳🇱 / 7:30 🇦🇷 / 11:30 🇬🇧
- FP2: 16:00 🇳🇱 / 11:00 🇦🇷 / 15:00 🇬🇧
Saturday
- FP3: 11:30 🇳🇱 / 6:30 🇦🇷 / 10:30 🇬🇧
- Quali: 15:00 🇳🇱 / 10:00 🇦🇷 / 14:00 🇬🇧
Sunday
- Race: 15:00 🇳🇱 / 10:00 🇦🇷 / 14:00 🇬🇧
✨ History and legacy
- Zandvoort’s link with motorsport dates back to the late 1930s, when the first street race was organised.
- The permanent circuit opened in 1949 and joined the official F1 calendar in 1952.
- In the 70s, safety modifications were introduced, but the last edition took place in 1985 before a long absence.
- It returned in 2021 after 36 years, keeping its essence with unique banking and gravel traps that punish any mistake.
- Since then, images of the “orange tide” have spread worldwide, confirming Zandvoort as a GP with a festival soul.
The circuit is considered by many as one of the most challenging and beautiful in Europe.
🎶 Super Friday
The weekend kicks off in style with the Opening Show in the Fanzone, DJs, local artists and a spectacular finale featuring Dutch bands and a retro party. The perfect warm-up before the track action begins.
✅ Tips in case you go to the GP
- Open from 08:00 to 21:00.
- No re-entry allowed.
- Bring only essentials (no lockers available at the circuit).
- Prohibited: large umbrellas, flares, fireworks, weapons, drugs, drones and professional filming equipment.
- Allowed: one empty 0.5L bottle per person (refillable at water points), small foldable umbrella, short selfie stick (<1m).
- Giant screens are available, though visibility is not guaranteed everywhere due to crowd density.
- In case of rain, bring a poncho (not umbrellas).
🩵 Together as #FranClub43, we are unique
The Dutch GP is much more than motorsport: it’s passion, community and pure spectacle. Once again, the Fran Club’s strength shines through, so make sure you post your support for Franco from wherever you are.
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