What F1 teams do well at Dutch Grand Prix with Ferrari and Lotus successful at Zandvoort

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Formula 1 returned to the Dutch Grand Prix in 2021 after a 36-year hiatus having first visited Zandvoort in 1952, so F1 Oversteer looks at its all-time most successful teams.

The sand dune-lined Circuit Zandvoort by the North Sea has held every running of the Dutch GP so far. Formula 1 even saw some of its star drivers of the time visit the track in 1950 and 1951 for non-championship races, and Louis Rosier won driving for Talbot at both runnings.

Alberto Ascari then earned the honour of being the first driver to win a Dutch Grand Prix as a part of the F1 calendar. The 1952 and 1953 champion even led home an all-Italian, Ferrari podium lock-out in front of Nino Farina and Luigi Villoresi en route to Ascari’s first F1 crown.

Ferrari won the first F1 Dutch Grand Prix with Alberto Ascari in 1952

Ascari would even double up on his Dutch Grand Prix wins by handing Ferrari back-to-back victories at Zandvoort in 1953. The Scuderia’s instant success at the circuit would continue throughout Formula 1’s regular visits to the track through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, too.

Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort in just 1955 before the track became a permanent part of the schedule in 1958. Juan Manuel Fangio gifted Mercedes the win at the 1955 running in a one-two finish with Eugenio Castellotti taking fifth place the best that Ferrari could achieve.

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The 1960s and 70s also delivered regular success for Lotus, sprinkled with repeated wins for Matra. Alain Prost and Niki Lauda even helped move McLaren up the all-time leaderboard for Dutch Grand Prix wins during the 1980s. Only two teams have ever won three times in a row.

Ferrari are the most successful F1 team at the Dutch GP

Jim Clark saw Lotus become the first team to win three Dutch Grand Prix consecutively from 1963 to 1965. Formula 1 had to wait until its return to Zandvoort in 2021 for a second team to win three in a row as home hero Max Verstappen dominated the Dutch GP with Red Bull.

But even Clark’s victories at Zandvoort would not prevent Ferrari from eclipsing Lotus as the most successful F1 team at the Dutch Grand Prix. Ascari’s instant success followed by later wins for the Scuderia in the 1960s, 70s and 80s saw the Italian giants take No1 at Zandvoort.

Ford is the most successful engine manufacturer at the Dutch GP

While Ferrari have taken all of their Dutch Grand Prix wins using power units that the Italian giants built, Ford is the most successful Formula 1 engine manufacturer at Zandvoort thanks to the American brand’s stint funding the design and production of engines Cosworth built.

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The Ford Cosworth DFV engine was once the cream of the crop in Formula 1 between 1967 and 1983. Lotus icon Clark secured the Ford Cosworth DFV engine its first Dutch GP win in 1967, as well, while Nelson Piquet of Brabham got the engine’s last Zandvoort win in 1980.

Like with Ford-funded Cosworth engines taking 10 Dutch Grand Prix wins, Honda has seen its power unit win multiple times at Zandvoort but often badged as a Red Bull Powertrains engine. Only in 2021 has Honda seen its name alone feature as the winning engine to date.