Zolder

About

Circuit Zolder, which is also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating and fast circuit located in Belgium. Originally built in 1963, the circuit hosted a round of the Formula 1 championship on ten occasions, and is still one of the best circuits in Belgium. The Formula 1 circus left Zolder in the early eighties, this was unfortunately after the loss of Gilles Villenueve, and the circuit has felt the effects of this for a long time, even though it was not the fault of the track. Today the biggest series held at the venue is the WTCC, most of the other events are smaller and at national level, as well as the 24 hours of Zolder. Held annually the 24 hours of Zolder runs the same format as the Le Mans 24 Hours, however the teams that compete are smaller, rather than the big factory cars.