Editing Circuit Zandvoort (section)

===Since 1985===
To solve a number of problems that had made it impossible to develop and upgrade the circuit, most importantly [[noise pollution]] for Zandvoort inhabitants living closest to the track, the track management developed and adopted a plan to move the most southern part of the track away from the nearby housing estate, and rebuild a more compact track in the remaining former 'infield'. In January 1987 this plan got the necessary 'green light' when it was formally approved by the [[Provincial Council of North Holland]]. However, only a couple of months later a new problem arose: the company that commercially ran the circuit (CENAV), called in the receiver and went out of business, marking the end of 'Circuit Zandvoort'. Again the track, owned by the municipality of Zandvoort, was in danger of being permanently lost for motorsports. However, a new operating foundation, the "Stichting Exploitatie Circuit Park", was formed and started work at the realization of the track's reconstruction plans. Circuit Park Zandvoort was born and in the summer of 1989 the track was remodeled to an interim Club Circuit of {{convert|2.526|km|mi|abbr=on}}, while the disposed southern part of the track was used to build a Vendorado Bungalow Park and new premises for the local football and field-hockey clubs.

In 1995, CPZ (''Circuit Park Zandvoort'') got the "A Status"{{clarify|date=September 2021}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} of the government of the Netherlands and began building an international Grand Prix Circuit. This project was finished in 2001 when, after the track was redesigned to a {{convert|4.307|km|mi|abbr=on}} long circuit and a new pits building was realized (by HPG, the development company of John Hugenholtz Jr., son of the former director), a new grandstand was situated along the long straight. One of the major events that is held at the circuit, along with DTM and A1GP, is the [[RTL Group|RTL]] [[Masters of Formula 3]], where [[Formula Three]] cars of several national racing series compete with each other (originally called Marlboro Masters, before tobacco advertising ban). A noise restriction order was responsible for this event moving to the Belgian [[Circuit Zolder]] for 2007 and 2008. However, the race returned to its historical home in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72969|title=Masters to return to Zandvoort|publisher=autosport.com|date=23 January 2009|access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

[[File:DTM Zandvoort, 2013 (10075032383).jpg|thumb|[[2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2013 DTM]] race in Zandvoort]]
Circuit Park Zandvoort played host to the first race in the [[2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season|2006/07 season]] of [[A1 Grand Prix]] from 29 September–1 October 2006. On 21 August 2008, the official A1GP site reported that the [[2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season|2008/09 season]]'s first race has moved from the [[Mugello Circuit]], [[Italy]] to Zandvoort on 4–5 October 2008 due to the delay in the building the new chassis for the new race cars. The [[Dutch Supercar Challenge|Dutch]] round moved to [[TT Circuit Assen]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44472|title=Dutch delight|publisher=a1gp.com|date=10 August 2009|access-date=27 August 2009|archive-date=20 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820093004/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44472|url-status=dead}}</ref> A1GP bankrupted before its fifth season and the Dutch round was replaced with Superleague Formula.

[[File:Circuit Zandvoort motorsport race track in the Netherlands (46940292845).jpg|thumb|Race track Circuit Zandvoort (2018)]]
In November 2018 reported that Formula One Management (FOM) had invited the owners of the Zandvoort race track to make a proposal to stage a Grand Prix race in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/11/organisers-invited-zandvoort-to-draw-up-formula-1-grand-prix-plan/|title=Organisers invite Zandvoort to draw up Formula 1 Grand Prix plan|date=2 November 2018|website=dutchnews.nl|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, it was confirmed that a letter of intent had been signed between Zandvoort and FOM to stage the Dutch Grand Prix, dependent on private funding being secured to cover the cost of hosting the race. A deadline of 31 March 2019 was set for a final decision to be made.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/914772/1/zandvoort-only-option-f1-dutch-gp-return|title=Zandvoort only option for F1 Dutch GP return|last=Smith|first=Luke|date=4 March 2019|website=crash.net|language=en|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> On 14 May 2019 it was confirmed that Zandvoort would host the Dutch Grand Prix for 2020 and beyond for a duration of at least three years, with the option to host another two years beyond that.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11719582/dutch-gp-at-zandvoort-confirmed-for-f1-2020-after-35-year-absence|title=Dutch GP at Zandvoort confirmed for F1 2020 after 35-year absence|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> 

Several alterations were made to the track by {{ill|Jarno Zaffelli|it|Jarno Zaffelli}} to bring it up to date with F1 standards, including adding banking to turn 14 (Arie Luyendijkbocht) and turn 3 (Hugenholtzbocht), but the layout as a whole remained the same.<ref> {{Cite web|title=Interview: Jarno Zaffelli, Circuit Zandvoort Designer |date=28 January 2020 |url=https://www.tracksidelegends.com/articles/interview-jarno-zaffelli-circuit-zandvoort-designer |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/147294/zandvoort-banking-twice-as-steep-as-indianapolis|title=Zandvoort F1 banking will be twice as steep as Indianapolis in 2020|last1=Noble|first1=Jonathan|first2=Ronald|date=22 November 2019|website=Autosport.com|url-access=limited|access-date=22 November 2019|last2=Vording}}</ref> The municipality of Zandvoort invested four million euros into the infrastructure around the circuit to improve the accessibility to the track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.dutch-grand-prix-to-return-at-zandvoort-from-2020.1OTLRqLZB6mXdD1VPyHiNx.html|title=Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix to return at Zandvoort from 2020 - Formula 1®|website=www.formula1.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4710906/live-persconferentie-over-formule-1-zandvoort|title=Circuit Zandvoort kondigt terugkeer Formule 1 aan|date=14 May 2019|website=RTL Nieuws}}</ref> On 29 August 2019, the [[2020 Dutch Grand Prix]] at Zandvoort was included as the fifth race on the provisional schedule, listed on 3 May 2020, between the [[Chinese Grand Prix]] and [[Spanish Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.record-breaking-22-race-f1-calendar-set-for-2020.7vdbREiAYJKP5Ey8whglC2.html|title=Record-breaking 22-race F1 calendar set for 2020|website=formula1.com}}</ref> The 2020 scheduled appearance was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organisers confirm Dutch Grand Prix will not be held in 2020 {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.organisers-confirm-dutch-grand-prix-will-not-be-held-in-2020.1PPMxfP7C4TVXVgSTYlzZB.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> however F1 racing did finally return to the circuit on 5 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organisers confirm Dutch GP will go ahead in September as planned, with two-thirds capacity crowd |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.organisers-confirm-dutch-gp-will-go-ahead-in-september-as-planned-with-two.2gxF5TAJHyscEwBdEnLiqz.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> On 17 September 2019, it was announced that Zandvoort would host the [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] and [[FIA Formula 3 Championship]], replacing the series' support races at [[Circuit Paul Ricard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.2020-calendars-confirmed-for-formula-2-and-formula-3.6w1bkCwwB6jnNDoC1J1dZN.html|title=2020 calendars confirmed for Formula 2 and Formula 3|website=formula1.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/09_September/FIA-Formula-2-Championship-2020-season-calendar-revealed/|title=FIA Formula 2 Championship season calendar revealed|website=fiaformula2.com|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924081652/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/9_September/FIA-Formula-2-Championship-2020-season-calendar-revealed/|archive-date=24 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformula3.com/News/2019/09_September/FIA-Formula-3-Championship-2020-season-calendar-confirmed/|title=FIA Formula 3 Championship 2020 season calendar confirmed|website=fiaformula3.com|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920102049/http://www.fiaformula3.com/News/2019/9_September/FIA-Formula-3-Championship-2020-season-calendar-confirmed/|archive-date=20 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>