F1 | Dutch Grand Prix 2022: preview and weekend times

After the Belgian GP won by Max Verstappen ahead of Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz, the Formula 1 circus moves to Holland, where the Grand Prix will take place on Sunday on the Zandvoort circuit.

Weekend hours

Circuit

Name: Circuit Zandvoort

Place: Netherlands

Construction: The Zandvoort circuit returns to the Formula 1 calendar after 36 years. The return was scheduled last year but due to the Covid-19 pandemic it was postponed to this year. The Dutch track should have been commissioned in 1939 but with the outbreak of the Second World War it was only completed in 1948. After the announcement of its return to the calendar in 2018, the owners of the circuit wanted to make some changes to the track to comply with the new regulations of safety, encountering many complaints from environmentalists in the area.

Distance per lap: 4 259 km

Number of curves: 14

Special features of the route

Given its inauguration way back in 1948, the Zandvoort circuit is an old school track characterized by tight, fast corners as well as numerous elevation changes. Turn 14 in particular is taken at full speed, generating forces in excess of 4g. In other corners (1 and 11), braking generates forces of around 5g. Turn 7 is taken at a speed of over 260 km/h, and is another point where lateral forces of around 5g are generated. This is immediately followed by curves 8 and 9 which complete a series of three consecutive curves with high g forces.

Service

For the Dutch Grand Prix, the drivers will have these compounds available: C1, C2 and C3. The track is located near a beach of sand dunes which are sometimes deposited on the track by the wind, compromising the grip.

RECORD

Test lap: 1:08.885 – M Verstappen – Red Bull – 2021
Race lap: 1:11.097 – L Hamilton – Mercedes – 2021
Distance: 1h30:05.395 – M Verstappen – Red Bull – 2021
Driver victories: 4 – J Clark
Team victories: 8 – Ferrari
Driver pole: 3 – René Arnoux
Pole team: 8 – Lotus
Best driver laps: 5 – J Clark
Best team laps: 10 – Ferrari
Driver podiums: 6 – J Clark, N Lauda
Team podiums: 24 – Ferrari

Roll of Honor

1. 1952 Alberto Ascari, Ferrari
2. 1953 Alberto Ascari, Ferrari
3. 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz
4. 1958 Stirling Moss, Vanwall
5. 1959 Jo Bonnier, BRM
6. 1960 Jack Brabham, Cooper Climax
7. 1961 Wolfgang von Trips, Ferrari
8. 1962 Graham Hill, B.R.M
9. 1963 Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax
10. 1964 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
11. 1965 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
12. 1966 Jack Brabham, Brabham-Repco
13. 1967 Jim Clark, Lotus-Ford
14. 1968 Jackie Stewart, Matra-Ford
15. 1969 Jackie Stewart, Matra-Ford
16. 1970 Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Ford
17. 1971 Jacky Ickx, Ferrari
18. 1973 Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell-Ford
19. 1974 Niki Lauda, ​​Ferrari
20. 1975 James Hunt, Hesketh-Ford
21. 1976 James Hunt, McLaren-Ford
22. 1977 Niki Lauda, ​​Ferrari
23. 1978 Mario Andretti, Lotus-Ford
24. 1979 Alan Jones, Williams-Ford
25. 1980 Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Ford
26. 1981 Alain Prost, Renault
27. 1982 Didier Pironi, Ferrari
28. 1983 René Arnoux, Ferrari
29. 1984 Alain Prost, McLaren-TAG Porsche
30. 1985 Niki Lauda, ​​McLaren-TAG Porsche
31. 2021 Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing