Zolder

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Circuit Zolder
Location Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Time Zone GMT +1
Major events F1, DTM, Champ Car
Circuit length 3.977 kilometres (2.622 miles)
Turns 10
Lap record (, , )


The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 3.977 km (2.622-mile) motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s. Unfortunately, Zolder is probably best remembered as the place Gilles Villeneuve lost his life during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, an event that signified the beginning of the end for the Flemish circuit as a Formula One venue (although the accident was not caused by problems with the track). The Belgian Grand Prix was held here only once more before switching to driver-favorite Spa Francorchamps which has hosted the Belgian Grand Prix nearly every year since.

On two occasions has Zolder hosted for the World Championship Road Cycling in 1969 and 2002 and the World Championship Cyclo Cross in 1970 and 2002.

Now, Zolder hosts a round of the World Series by Renault championship, as well as the national GT Belcar championship, including the Euphony 24 Hours of Zolder, and many more. In the beginning of 2006, the track underwent some adaptations to increase safety. In 2007, the track will host a Champ Car World Series Grand Prix.

Year Driver Constructor Report
1984 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari Report
1982 Flag of United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford Report
1981 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Report
1980 Flag of France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford Report
1979 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
1978 Flag of United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report
1977 Flag of Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford Report
1976 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
1975 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
1973 Flag of United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Report

Coordinates: 50°59′22″N, 5°15′25″E

Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.