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ZOLDER
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Description
Location	Heusden-Zolder - Limburg / Limbourg - Vlaams / Flandre
Location	Near Beringen, Hasselt and Diest; 35 km - 22 mi far from Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Latitude - Longitude	+ 50°59'23"     + 5°15'26" 50.989722     5.257222
UTM Coordinates	X = 658414.88  -  Y = 5651107.197  -  Zone 31U
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL	52 m - 171 ft
Inauguration	1965
Closing
Designer	Hugenholtz Johannes Bernhardus Theodorus "Hans" Hugenholtz
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) (page 210) Author: Tommaso Tommasi - Published by: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1973 (2) (page 190) Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2 Description (3) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (4) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/zolder.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World (5) Autosprint 21/1969 (page 21) Mappa e dati essenziali (6) Autosprint 23/1971 (page 17) Mappa (7) Autosprint 27/1971 (page 36) Chiuso provvisoriamente per motivi di sicurezza (8) Autosprint 19/1973 (page 9) A 3 settimane dal GP la posta è pronta? (9) Autosprint 21/1975 (page 21) (10) Autosprint 25/1975 (page 25) Novità 1975 (11) Autosprint 20/1976 (12) Autosprint 21/1981 (page 21) Giacomelli spiega come si guida (13) Rombo 29/1981 (page 61) In costruzione i nuovi box (14) Rombo 14/1982 (page 10) Pronti i nuovi box (15) Rombo 19/1982 (page 4) (16) Rombo 42/1985 (page 21) Modifiche al circuito in vista (con mappa) (17) Rombo 33/1986 (page 69) Fatte le modifiche al circuito in vista (senza mappa) (18) Rombo 26/1991 (page 44) Come si guida (con una Porsche 911 Carrera RS) (19) www.circuit-zolder.be Official website (20) www.eyes-e-tools.com/customer/circuitZolder/Update/upload/plan2001_groot.gif 2002 map

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Zolder
Description
Years	1965÷1972
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1965
Closing	1972
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer	Hugenholtz Johannes Bernhardus Theodorus "Hans" Hugenholtz
Distinctive points
length	4184  m	13727  ft	2.6  mi		(5)
length	4186  m	13734  ft	2.601  mi		(3)
length	4068  m	13346  ft	2.528  mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)

Zolder
Description
Years	1973÷1974
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1973
Closing	1974
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4220  m	13845  ft	2.622  mi		(3)
length	4084  m	13400  ft	2.538  mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)

Zolder
Description	At beginning of 1975, CSI required to modify Rindt and Ickx corner, in order to increase safery and reduce speed. This layout was used probably until 1985 (probabbly with a little change maybe between 1982 and 1984, not drawn in my map), even if I don’t have more details. I don’t know if grey section on the map shows a shorter layout or a service road This circuit become sadly famous bacause of Gilles Villeneuve fatal crash, occurred on May 8th 1982 in section before Terlamenbocht
Years	1975÷1985
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1975
Closing	1985
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Sterrewachtbocht - Kanaalbocht - Lucien Bianchi - Chicane - Terlamenbocht - Bolderbergbocht - Jochen Rindt - Jacky Ickx
length	4261  m	13980  ft	2.648  mi		(3)
length	4262  m	13983  ft	2.648  mi		(11)
length	4116  m	13505  ft	2.558  mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)

Zolder
Description	At the end of 1985 some changes were proposed in order to improve safety of the circuit and to have Belgium F.1 GP, not before 1987. Proposed changes include an improvement of safety run off areas at Sterrewachtbocht, second Kanaalbocht, Lucien Bianchi, chicane, Bolderbergbocht and Jochen Rindt. The old Sterrewachtbocht should have been used as pit lane exit, while the new corner should have been built inside the old one. Terlamenbocht, sadly famous for Gilles Villeneuve’s fatal accident occurred in 1982, should have been transformed into a chicane because it was too fast and it was not possible to increase run off areas. Finally, chicane Ickx (more marked) and pit entry should have been changed too.
Years	1985
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	March 9th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Zolder
Description	In 1986 the circuit was really modified: chicane (named after Villeneuve) had a layout slighly different from what shown on my map of 1985 proposal, while I have no info about remaining corners. The track was repaved and run off areas were widened. New curbs, similar to ones at Le Castellet - Paul Ricard, were criticized because they could have damaged the bottom of the cars.
Years	1986÷2001
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1986
Closing	2001
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Sterrewachtbocht - Kanaalbocht - Lucien Bianchi - Chicane - Terlamenbocht - Bolderbergbocht - Jochen Rindt - Jacky Ickx
length	4184  m	13727  ft	2.6  mi		(3)
length	4194  m	13760  ft	2.606  mi		(19)
length	4119  m	13513  ft	2.559  mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)

Zolder
Description	Works for the new configuration were made in 2001. I don’t know if the new layout was opened in 2001 or 2002
Years	2002÷2005
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	2001
Closing	2005
Last update of this page	July 22nd 2002
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3977  m	13048  ft	2.471  mi		(20)
length	3977  m	13048  ft	2.471  mi		(19)
length	3977  m	13048  ft	2.471  mi		(3)
length	4009  m	13153  ft	2.491  mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)

Zolder
Description	Chicanes were reprofiled during the winter of 2005/06
Years	2006÷2009?
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	2006
Closing	2009
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Zolder
Description	In 2009 the loop by Kanaalbocht had been changed
Years	2009÷...
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	2009
Closing
Last update of this page	June 3rd 2011
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Latitude - Longitude: + 50°59'23", + 5°15'26"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
June 3rd 2011			Guido de Carli	Roelard Smit	Roelard Smit	Update	Description with map
March 9th 2007			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
December 10th 2005		1986÷2001	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
October 27th 2005		1985	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
September 21st 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
June 12th 2005		1975÷1985	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
November 6th 2004		1975÷1985	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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