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Best grandstands at Circuit Zandvoort

Zandvoort, Netherlands · 7 stands compared

Main Grandstand

£££

Best for Best overall — cover plus grid, podium, pits and start/finish

The biggest stand at the track and the only roofed one, giving a broad main-straight view of the grid, start/finish, podium and the DRS launch into Tarzan — the full ceremony package, weatherproofed on a coast prone to sudden rain and strong sun.

Starting grid
Start/finish line
Podium
Pit access end
Run into Tarzan (Turn 1)
Coveredshaded sun Big screen
  • The only covered grandstand at Zandvoort
  • Grid, start/finish, podium ceremony and pit access
  • Big screen and the most accessible hard-surface facilities
  • Most expensive (Main Straight tier)
  • Limited cornering action

Tarzan-In Grandstand 1 & 2 (Turn 1 / Tarzanbocht)

££

Best for Best action and best value — the circuit's only real overtaking corner

Sited on the outside of the wide, off-camber Turn 1 hairpin at the end of the main straight, sections 1 and 2 give an excellent view of the braking zone and apex of Zandvoort's premier overtaking corner — shoot and sit from high rows to clear the catch-fence.

Turn 1 (Tarzanbocht) braking zone and apex
Main straight under DRS
Uncoveredfull sun Big screen
  • Highest overtaking chance on the lap, plus lap-1 chaos
  • Big screen and one of the best non-premium photo spots
  • Sensibly priced for the action — Gold-ish action for less
  • Uncovered and fully open to the weather
  • Tarzan-In 3 is a trap — seated too low and loses the corner

Arena Grandstands 1 & 2 (Gold, Turns 11-12)

£££

Best for Best for first-timers — orange-wall atmosphere, DJ and Jumbotron

A stadium bowl on the inside of Turns 11-12 with stands facing each other across the track, showing the second-best passing area — the slow chicane/hairpin braking complex — against a wall of orange, best from rows 20+ of Arena 1 (entrances 1217-1218) or Arena 2 (entrances 1209-1210).

Turn 11 entry
Turn 12 chicane/hairpin braking complex
Turn 13
Uncoveredfull sun Big screen
  • The best atmosphere at the circuit, with a DJ between sessions
  • Large triangular Jumbotron at the Turn 12 apex, visible from all Arena seats
  • Food, bars and merch behind the stands; Gate 2 is closest to the train
  • Uncovered and umbrellas are banned in the stands — bring a poncho
  • Lower rows fight the safety fence; Arena 3 (Silver II) sightline is blocked

Pit Grandstand

£££

Best for Strategy fans and pit-stop watchers

Sits on the main straight directly opposite the pit boxes, so you get pit-lane action, garages, the start and the launch into Tarzan — you watch cars accelerate away rather than wrestle a corner.

Pit lane and garages
Start/finish line
Main straight run to Turn 1
Uncoveredafternoon sun Big screen
  • Pit theatre and pit-stop sequences
  • Start/finish line
  • Big screen
  • No cornering action of its own
  • Pricey (Main Straight tier)

Arena-Out Grandstand (Arie Luyendyk, Turn 14)

££

Best for Photographers chasing the signature banked-corner shot

The last stand before the final two turns, showing cars committing to the banked Arie Luyendyk before the DRS run to Turn 1 — spectacular speed and lean rather than passing.

Final two turns
Banked Turn 14 (Arie Luyendyk)
Uncoveredfull sun Big screen
  • Signature banked final-corner view
  • Big screen
  • Little overtaking here
  • Uncovered and exposed

Arena-In Grandstand

££

Best for Action seekers who want the Arena vibe a touch cheaper

An extension of the Arena at the Turn 11 braking zone, where late lunges and lock-ups happen, with the Arena's atmosphere spilling over.

Turn 11 braking zone
Uncoveredfull sun Big screen
  • Hard braking into Turn 11 — overtaking-relevant
  • Arena atmosphere spillover
  • Big screen
  • Uncovered and open to the weather

Ben Pon Grandstand

££

Best for Photographers fixed on the banked final corner (flagged as an avoid)

At the opposite end of the main straight from Tarzan, with a decent angle on cars firing out of the banked final corner onto the straight, but it is the one stand at Zandvoort with no big screen.

Banked final corner (Arie Luyendyk) exit
Main straight
Uncoveredfull sun
  • Dramatic banked final-corner exit view
  • No big screen — you lose the live race story over a 70-lap GP
  • No atmosphere hub nearby