Circuit_Zolder

Circuit Zolder
Location	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Time zone	CET (UTC+1); CEST (DST)
Coordinates	50°59′20″N 5°15′20″E
FIA Grade	2
Opened	19 June 1963; 60 years ago
Major events	Current:; ETRC Belgian Truck Grand Prix (1987, 1989–1995, 1997–present); NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2015–present); 24 Hours of Zolder (1983–2019, 2021–present); TCR Europe (2016, 2020, 2024); Former:; Formula One; Belgian Grand Prix (1973, 1975–1982, 1984); Grand Prix motorcycle racing; Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix (1980); FIA WTCR Race of Belgium (2010–2011, 2020); FIM EWC (1971–1972, 2006); Sidecar World Championship (1980); FIA ETCR (2022); DTM (2002, 2019–2021); Blancpain GT Series (2014–2015, 2017–2018); W Series (2019); Superleague Formula (2008–2011); Champ Car Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix (2007); FIA GT (1999–2001, 2007–2009); Masters of Formula 3 (2007–2008)
Website	http://www.circuit-zolder.be
Grand Prix Circuit (2002–present)
Length	4.010 km (2.492 miles)
Turns	10
Race lap record	1:14.089 ( Sébastien Bourdais, Panoz DP01, 2007, Champ Car)
Grand Prix Circuit (1986–2001)
Length	4.184 km (2.600 miles)
Turns	10
Race lap record	1:28.270 ( Olivier Grouillard, Lola T88/50, 1988, F3000)
Grand Prix Circuit (1975–1985)
Length	4.262 km (2.648 miles)
Turns	15
Race lap record	1:19.294 ( René Arnoux, Ferrari 126C4, 1984, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1973–1974)
Length	4.220 km (2.622 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:23.850 ( Teddy Pilette, Chevron B28, 1974, F5000)
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1963–1972)
Length	4.186 km (2.601 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:26.400 ( Jochen Rindt, Lotus 69, 1970, F2)

Circuit Zolder

Motorsport track in Belgium

The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen,^[1] is an undulating 4.011 km (2.492 mi) motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

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Circuit Zolder, 6 November 2008

History

Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. F1 moved to Zolder in 1973 and with the exception of a race at Nivelles-Baulers in 1974, Zolder was the location of the Belgian Grand Prix until 1982. That year, Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve was killed during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. Villeneuve's Ferrari 126C2 collided at speed with the March 821 of Jochen Mass. The Ferrari was torn up in the accident and when rolling, Villeneuve was thrown from the car.

After Villeneuve's death, the Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps in 1983, before returning to Zolder one final time in 1984. Fittingly, Ferrari driver Michele Alboreto won the race carrying Villeneuve's #27 on his car. Since 1985, the Belgian Grand Prix has permanently moved to Spa.

Zolder has also been used for cycling events including the UCI Road World Championships twice in 1969 and 2002 and the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1970, 2002 and 2016. The latter saw the first confirmed use of mechanical doping when Femke Van den Driessche was found to have a secret motor inside her bike.^[2] Since 2009, Circuit Zolder has hosted a cyclo-cross race in December for the World Cup. The circuit hosted the UCI BMX World Championships in 2015.^[3] In 2019 and for the first time ever the UCI BMX World Championships returned to Circuit Zolder.

In the beginning of 2006, the track underwent safety adaptations. In 2007, the track hosted a Champ Car World Series Grand Prix, and a round of the FIA GT Championship. The track was venue of a round of the World Series by Renault championship from 2003 to 2006, and replaced Zandvoort as site for the Masters of Formula 3 in 2007 and 2008. Zolder was featured on the car programme Top Gear in 2008. In the episode, the show's British hosts competed against their German counterparts from D MOTOR. Zolder hosted also the FIA WTCC Race of Belgium in 2010, 2011, and 2020. The last race they drove in 2011 was won by Rob Huff in a Chevrolet and Gabriele Tarquini in a SEAT. The WTCC then disappeared from the Belgian circuits until in 2014 the circus returned to Spa.

At this time, mainly the Blancpain Sprint Series and the BRCC national championship hosted a race in Zolder. The 24 Hours of Zolder endurance event is also held as a stand-alone event around the end of August or the beginning of September. NASCAR Whelen Euro Series have hosted their final race of the season in Zolder since 2015.^[4]

In 2019, for the first time in 17 years, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters returned to Circuit Zolder.^[5] But the circuit lost its place in the DTM calendar to Spa-Francorchamps in 2022.

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Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.010 km (2002–present)
Champ Car	1:14.089	Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz DP01	2007 Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix
F1	1:14.108^[6]	Klaas Zwart [de]	Jaguar R5	2019 Zolder Maxx Formula round
Formula Renault 3.5	1:17.781^[7]	Pastor Maldonado	Dallara T05	2006 Zolder Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
Superleague Formula	1:18.806	Davide Rigon	Panoz DP09	2010 Zolder Superleague Formula round
Class 1 Touring Cars	1:20.140^[8]	René Rast	Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020	2020 2nd Zolder DTM round
FTwo (2009–2012)	1.24.038	Sergey Afanasyev	Williams JPH1	2010 Zolder Formula Two round
Formula 3	1.25.680	James Jakes	Dallara F305	2007 Masters of Formula 3
GT1 (GTS)	1:26.220^[9]	Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	2009 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours
GT3	1:27.257^[10]	Nico Müller	Audi R8 LMS Evo	2021 Zolder DTM round
Formula Renault 2.0	1:28.094^[11]	Xavier Maassen	Tatuus FR2000	2006 Zolder Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
Formula Regional	1:29.629	Beitske Visser	Tatuus F.3 T-318	2019 Zolder W Series round
Porsche Carrera Cup	1:30.756^[12]	Parijs Glenn	Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup	2023 Zolder Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux round
GT2	1:31.449^[13]	Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari F430 GT2	2008 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours
Superbike	1:31.676^[14]	Markus Reiterberger	BMW S1000RR	2017 Zolder IDM Superbike round
FIA GT Group-2	1:32.523^[13]	Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin Vantage GT2	2008 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours
Eurocup Mégane Trophy	1:33.107^[15]	Jaap van Lagen	Renault Mégane Renault Sport	2006 Zolder Eurocup Mégane Trophy round
Formula BMW	1:34.775^[16]	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mygale FB02	2008 Zolder Formula BMW Europe round
Supersport	1:35.253^[17]	Marc Buchner	Yamaha YZF-R6	2019 Zolder IDM Supersport round
ADAC Formel Masters	1:35.340^[18]	Artem Markelov	Dallara Formulino	2011 Zolder ADAC Formel Masters round
GT4	1:36.506^[19]	Lucas Mauron [de]	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	2020 Zolder DTM Trophy round
TCR Touring Car	1:36.724	Nathanaël Berthon	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium
Stock car racing	1:36.901^[20]	Alon Day	Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR	2020 Zolder NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round
V8Star Series	1:39.249^[21]	Roland Asch	V8Star car	2002 Zolder V8Star round
Formula Renault 1.6	1:39.277^[22]	Roy Geerts [pl]	Signatech FR 1.6	2013 Zolder Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior round
Super 2000	1:39.517	Robert Huff	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	2011 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium
ETCR	1:39.949^[23]	Nicky Catsburg	Hyundai Veloster N ETCR	2022 Zolder ETCR round
DTM	1:42.558^[24]	Laurent Aiello	Abt-Audi TT-R DTM	2002 2nd Zolder DTM round
Supersport 300	1:46.092^[25]	Victor Steeman	KTM RC 390 R	2018 Zolder IDM Supersport 300 round
ERA	1:52.798^[26]	Michelangelo Amendola	Mitsu-Bachi F110e	2022 Zolder ERA round
Super 1600	1:53.734^[27]	Niklas Mackschin	Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V	2015 Zolder ETC round
Truck racing	1:57.165^[28]	Norbert Kiss	MAN TGS	2023 Zolder ETRC round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.184 km (1986–2001)
F3000	1:28.270^[29]	Olivier Grouillard	Lola T88/50	1988 Zolder F3000 round
Formula 3	1:29.750^[30]	Christijan Albers	Dallara F399	1999 Zolder New Race Festival
LMP	1:31.170^[31]	Manuel Reuter	Kremer-Porsche CK7 Spyder	1992 Internationale AvD - EG - Troophy Zolder
GT1 (GTS)	1:31.348^[32]	Mike Hezemans [nl]	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	2001 FIA GT Zolder 500km
WSC	1:31.552^[33]	Didier Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	1997 International Sports Racing Series Zolder
N-GT	1:35.136^[32]	Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	2001 FIA GT Zolder 500km
Super Touring	1:35.432^[34]	Gabriele Tarquini	Honda Accord	2001 Zolder ESTC round
GT2	1:35.636^[35]	Julian Bailey	Lister Storm GT	1999 FIA GT Zolder 500km
Class 1 Touring Cars	1:38.050^[36]^[37]	Nicola Larini^{[lower-alpha 1]} Alessandro Nannini^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1994 Zolder DTM round
GT1	1:39.275^[38]	Bert Longin	Dauer 962 LM	1999 Zolder Belcar round
Group A	1:42.110^[39]	Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	1992 Zolder DTM round
Group N	1:48.400^[40]	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3 GTR	1993 Internationales ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen Zolder
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.262 km (1975–1985)
F1	1:19.294	René Arnoux	Ferrari 126C4	1984 Belgian Grand Prix
Formula Two	1:25.090^[41]	Jonathan Palmer	Ralt RH6/83	1983 Zolder F2 round
Group C	1:27.040^[42]	John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 956	1983 Bergischer Löwe Zolder
Formula 3	1:30.800^[43]	John Nielsen	Ralt RT3	1984 Zolder European F3 round
Formula 5000	1:30.900^[44]	Ian Ashley	Lola T400	1975 Zolder F5000 round
Group 5	1:31.050^[45]	Manfred Winkelhock	Ford Capri III Turbo	1981 Int. 15. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokalrennen Zolde
Group 6	1:34.900^[46]	Martin Raymond	Chevron B31	1976 Grote Prijs van Limburg
Group B	1:38.420^[47]	Harald Grohs	BMW M1	1983 Bergischer Löwe Zolder
BMW M1 Procar	1:39.140^[48]	Elio de Angelis	BMW M1 Procar	1979 Zolder BMW M1 Procar round
500cc	1:40.820	Marco Lucchinelli	Suzuki RGB500	1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 4	1:44.800^[49]	Raymond Raus	Porsche 934	1977 13e Bekers de Toekomst, Coupes de l'Avenir
Group 2	1:45.200^[50]	Dieter Quester	BMW 3.0 CSL	1977 Zolder ETCC round
Group A	1:46.530^[51]	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Volvo 240 Turbo	1985 Zolder ETCC round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.220 km (1973–1974)
Formula 5000	1:23.850^[52]	Teddy Pilette	Chevron B28	1974 Zolder F5000 round
F1	1:25.420	François Cevert	Tyrrell 006	1973 Belgian Grand Prix
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 4.186 km (1963–1972)
Formula Two	1:26.400^[53]	Jochen Rindt	Lotus 69	1970 Grote Prijs van Limborg
Formula Junior	1:41.000^[54]	Peter Arundell	Lotus 27	1963 Grote Prijs van Zolder Junior
Group 5	1:48.400^[55]	Frank Gardner	Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam	1968 Zolder ETCC round
Group 2	1:50.006^[56]	Jacques Demoulin	Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	1967 Zolder ETCC round

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