Official F1 Journal Track Guide- ZANDVOORT

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Race Stats

Laps-72
Circuit Length- 4.259km
Race Distance- 306.587km
Corners- 14     10 right 4 left 
DRS Zones- 2 
       Activtion 1 - Entry Turn 10 
             Deployment 1- Exit Turn 10 
       Activation 2- Exit turn 12 
             Deployment 2- Exit turn 13
Downforce Level- High 
Tyre Degradation- High
Time @ Full Throttle- 55% of the lap
Time Lost in Pitlane- 18.5 seconds/fast
Pole Side- Left hand side 
Tyre Compounds- 
       Hard         Medium      Soft  
        C1              C2            C3
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures-
          Front             Rear 
        24.0 psi         21.0 psi   
Maximum Tyre Camber-
          Front            Rear 
         -3.00°           -2.00°
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Track Stats 

Times Held-32
First Held- 1952
Finishing Percentage- 53%
Pole Record- 1.08.885 VER 2021
Lap Record- 1.11.097 HAM 2021
Pole Sitters- 21
Winners- 20
Podium Sitters- 54
Most Driver Poles- Arnoux 3
Most Team Poles- Lotus 8
Most Driver Wins- Clark 4
Most Team Wins- Ferrari 8
Most Driver Podiums- Clark/Lauda 6
Most Tea Podiums- Ferrari 25
Times Won From Pole- 14
Wins from Front Row- 24
​1-2 Finishes- 11
Lowest Starting Position to Win- 10th Arnoux '83/Lauda '85
Largest Win Margin- +1 lap Clark '63/Brabham '66
Smallest Win Margin- 0.232  Lauda( Mclaren) '85

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Previous Results

 2021
Qualifying-
           1 VER 1.08.885
             2 HAM 1.08.923
               3 BOT 1.09.222
Race- 
         1 VER (2 stop)
           2 HAM (3 stop)
             3 BOT (2 stop)
Fastest lap- 1.11.097 HAM 2021 lap 72

 2022
Qualifying- 
           1 VER 1.10.342
             2 LEC 1.10.363
               3 SAI 1.10.434
Race-
          1 VER (4 stop)
            2 RUS (3 stop)
             3 LEC (4 stop)
Fastest lap- 1.13.652  VER lap 62 
  

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Random Facts 

• James Hunt won the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix to become the first man to win Grand Prix on their birthday. Hunt took the win on his 29th birthday and to this day is only 1 of 2 drivers to have done this, the other being Jean Alesi at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix on his 31st birthday
• 2505 laps of Zandvoort have been completed.
• of the 725 cars to enter a Dutch Grand Prix

                   678 Qualified 
                   356 Finished a Dutch Grand Prix
                 = 53% finishing rate for cars that enter the Dutch Grand Prix 

• Considering its finishing rate percentage, a Safety Car had not been used at Zandvoort untill 2022. 
• Zandvoort is the 2nd shortest track, with the 2nd highest lap count.
• 5/32 Races have been effected by rain
• In 2022 there were only 3 overtakes that were not DRS assisted.
• In 1979 only 7 cars finished the Dutch Grand Prix.

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Joanna Blackmore 
Writer @F1journal.co.uk