Race Tracks in the Netherlands
The Netherlands packs a dense, varied motorsport scene into a small footprint. Two internationally famous permanent circuits anchor it: Circuit Zandvoort in the dunes, host of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and TT Circuit Assen in Drenthe, the 'Cathedral of Speed' that has staged the Dutch TT MotoGP round every year since 1949. Beyond those headline venues sits a working layer of Dutch motorsport most visitors never hear about: two closed-public-road circuits, Varsselring and Paalgraven, still run annual road races on Ascension Day and Pentecost weekend; Raceway Venray hosts NASCAR Whelen Euro Series oval racing near the German border; Valkenswaard's Eurocircuit was the world's first purpose-built rallycross track; and a scattered network of sand motocross circuits (Markelo, Oss, Lichtenvoorde, Harfsen) stages the Dutch Masters of Motocross series each spring and summer. Grasstrack and speedway racing thrives at Eenrum, Staphorst and Roden, karting clubs run sealed circuits from Berghem to Strijen, and several once-important street and airfield circuits — Eemshaven, Tolbert, Luttenbergring, the Drachten drag strip — have since closed.
26 venues listed across 7 categories. Venues with a full RaceTrackWorld guide are linked.
Road courses in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Zandvoort | Zandvoort, North Holland | 4.259 km | Dune-side circuit that has hosted the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, first run in 1948 and revived in 2021. |
| TT Circuit Assen | Assen, Drenthe | 4.555 km | The 'Cathedral of Speed', built in 1955 from an earlier street circuit and host of the MotoGP Dutch TT every year since. |
| VarsselringSeasonal | Hengelo (Gld.), Gelderland | 4.878 km | One of only two closed-public-road circuits still active in the Netherlands; HAMOVE runs its International Road Racing Championship round on Ascension Day. |
| Circuit PaalgravenSeasonal | Oss, North Brabant | 3.48 km | Purpose-built street circuit opened 2004 on an industrial estate, using the same asphalt specification as TT Assen; hosts the Pinksterraces/Limiterfest over Pentecost weekend. |
Ovals and speedways in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceway VenraySeasonal | Venray, Limburg | 0.88 km | 880m asphalt oval with 25-degree banking (plus a 440m inner oval), reopened 2009 and host of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and European Late Model Series rounds; limited to about 11 sound days a year. |
| Speedway EmmenSeasonal | Nieuw-Weerdinge, Drenthe | — | Dirt oval opened 2008 running BriSCA F1/F2 stock cars, saloon stock cars and banger racing. |
Motorcycle speedway and short ovals in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportpark Eenrum (grasstrack)Seasonal | Eenrum, Groningen | — | MC Eenrum's grasstrack venue, host of Dutch national and youth grasstrack championships and a Sidecar European Championship final round. |
| De Tippe (Staphorst)Seasonal | Staphorst, Overijssel | — | AMBC Staphorst's grasstrack circuit, home of the two-day Dutch Open Grasstrack meeting. |
| Motorsport Roden (Speed Centre)Seasonal | Roden, Drenthe | — | Grasstrack and longtrack venue hosting the Dutch Open Grass Track and other international longtrack racing. |
Rallycross in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurocircuit | Valkenswaard, North Brabant | 1.033 km | The world's first circuit purpose-built for rallycross, opened 1971; has hosted FIA European Rallycross Championship rounds since 1976. |
Motocross and off-road in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit MarkeloSeasonal | Markelo, Overijssel | — | Markelose Motorclub's sand circuit, a regular round of the Dutch Masters of Motocross series. |
| Motocross Circuit Oss (De Rusheuvel)Seasonal | Oss, North Brabant | — | Motor Club Oss venue that opens the KNMV motocross calendar each spring. |
| Lichtenvoorde MotocrossSeasonal | Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland | — | Sand motocross circuit best known for hosting racing at the Zwarte Cross festival, one of Europe's largest motocross-and-music events. |
| Harfsen MotocrossSeasonal | Harfsen, Gelderland | — | Gelderland sand circuit that has hosted rounds of the Dutch Masters of Motocross and KNMV national championship. |
| Axel MotocrossSeasonal | Axel, Zeeland | — | Zeeland motocross venue used for KNMV club and district competition. |
| Spoorbos CircuitSeasonal | Gouda, South Holland | — | Sandy-soil motocross circuit operating since 1958 on the Gouda/Waddinxveen border, used for club and youth championship racing. |
Karting in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Park Berghem | Berghem, North Brabant | 1.3 km | Regarded as one of the Netherlands' best kart circuits, hosting two of the country's four national karting championships alongside an adjacent motocross track. |
| Midland Circuit Lelystad | Lelystad, Flevoland | 1.1 km | Combined kart and oval facility (425m and 600m ovals plus an infield kart track) used for karting, drifting and motorcycle cornering courses. |
| Circuit Strijen | Strijen, South Holland | 0.65 km | 650m club kart circuit (also known as Kartbaan Strijen) run by the Hoekse Waard karting club. |
Closed and historic in Netherlands
| Venue | Town | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eemshaven CircuitClosed | Eemshaven, Groningen | 3.495 km | Public-road street circuit that hosted Dutch open road racing championship rounds from 1982 until closing in 2008 when port development removed roads needed for the layout. |
| Circuit van TolbertClosed | Tolbert, Groningen | 4 km | Public-road triangle circuit where rider Jack Middelburg was fatally injured in 1984; closed to racing after 2004, with CC-races formally ended in 2008. |
| LuttenbergringClosed | Luttenberg, Overijssel | — | Public-road street circuit that hosted international motorcycle racing from 1971 to 1989. |
| Allee-circuitClosed | Wijnandsrade, Limburg | 2.5 km | Street circuit through the village centre nicknamed 'Limburg's most beautiful circuit'; ran motorcycle racing from 1972 to 1980. |
| Tubbergen Circuit (Filartring)Dormant | Tubbergen, Overijssel | 1.4 km | Public-road circuit that ran historic motorcycle races 1946-1984; a revival on an industrial-estate layout has run annually since 2002 over the Whit weekend. |
| Dragstrip Drachten (Vliegveld Drachten)Dormant | Drachten, Friesland | 0.402 km | The Netherlands' national drag strip on Drachten Airfield from 1975, hosting the Drachten Nationals; racing ended in 2022 when the runway approach changed, with only occasional revival events since. |
| Circuit van ZeistClosed | Zeist, Utrecht | 5.5 km | Planned 1943 circuit intended to host the first Dutch Grand Prix in 1946; rejected by the municipal council in 1947 and never built, clearing the way for Zandvoort. |
Race tracks near the big cities in Netherlands
Near Amsterdam
- Circuit Zandvoort · about 35 min
- Midland Circuit Lelystad · about 45 min
Near Rotterdam
- Circuit Strijen · about 35 min
- Circuit Paalgraven · about 60 min
Near Utrecht
- Circuit Paalgraven · about 45 min
- Circuit Park Berghem · about 50 min
Near Eindhoven
- Eurocircuit · about 15 min
- Circuit Park Berghem · about 30 min
- Motocross Circuit Oss (De Rusheuvel) · about 30 min
Near Groningen
- Sportpark Eenrum (grasstrack) · about 40 min
- Motorsport Roden (Speed Centre) · about 25 min
- TT Circuit Assen · about 30 min
Major race weekends in Netherlands
| Event | Venue | When | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Zandvoort | August | Formula 1 |
| Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | June | MotoGP |
| HAMOVE International Road Races | Varsselring | May (Ascension Day) | International Road Racing Championship |
| Pinksterraces / Limiterfest | Circuit Paalgraven | May/June (Pentecost) | International Road Racing Championship |
| Zwarte Cross motocross | Lichtenvoorde Motocross | July | Motocross / festival |
| Dutch Masters of Motocross | Markelo, Oss, Harfsen (rotating) | April-September | Dutch Masters of Motocross |
| Dutch Open Grass Track | Roden / Staphorst / Eenrum (rotating) | August-September | Grasstrack |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Netherlands round | Raceway Venray | varies | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
Track days and driving experiences in Netherlands
TT Circuit Assen, Circuit Zandvoort and Raceway Venray run their own public track-day calendars and driver-training days, typically €150-€500 depending on car or bike class and session length; Zandvoort and Assen also host manufacturer experience days (Porsche, Ferrari, KTM) at the top of that range. Circuit Paalgraven and Varsselring, being public-road circuits, are open to normal traffic outside their race weekends rather than running regular paid track days. Kart clubs affiliated to organisations such as Circuit Park Berghem and Midland Circuit Lelystad run walk-up hire-kart sessions and club practice most weekends year-round.
Frequently asked questions
Does this list include horse racing tracks?+
No. This page covers motorsport venues only — circuit racing, rallycross, motocross, karting, drag racing, grasstrack and speedway. Dutch horse and harness racing venues such as Duindigt are a separate industry and are not listed here.
What is the Netherlands' most famous race track?+
Circuit Zandvoort, host of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and TT Circuit Assen, home of the MotoGP Dutch TT, are the country's two internationally known permanent circuits.
Are there still public-road race circuits in the Netherlands?+
Yes. Varsselring and Circuit Paalgraven are the two closed-public-road circuits still in regular use, each hosting an annual International Road Racing Championship weekend; several other road circuits such as Tubbergen and Allee-circuit run only occasional historic revivals or have closed entirely.
Where does rallycross racing happen in the Netherlands?+
The main venue is the Eurocircuit in Valkenswaard, the world's first circuit built specifically for rallycross in 1971 and still an FIA European Rallycross Championship venue.
Is the Drachten drag strip still active?+
Not on a regular basis. Vliegveld Drachten hosted the Netherlands' national drag strip from 1975 until changes to the airfield's runway approach ended sanctioned racing in 2022; occasional Dragrace Madness revival events have run since.
Where is oval racing held in the Netherlands?+
Raceway Venray in Limburg is the country's main purpose-built oval, hosting NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and European Late Model Series rounds on a limited number of licensed race days each year; Speedway Emmen runs a dirt oval for stock car and banger racing.
What happened to Circuit Zandvoort's old configuration?+
Zandvoort has been reshaped several times since 1948; the current 4.259 km Grand Prix layout, used for the revived Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix from 2021, includes banked corners added for modern racing.
Venue list checked against 26 sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-10.
Netherlands track guides on RaceTrackWorld
Circuit Zandvoort
Address: CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, Postbus 132, 2040 AC Zandvoort, Netherlands Website: https://www.circuitzandvoort.nl/en/ Email: [email protected] ...
Markelose Motorclub
Address: J.C. Romijnlaan 31, 7475 CS Markelo, Netherlands Website: http://www.motorcrossmarkelo.nl/ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: +31 6 218...
Motor Club Oss
Address: Aengelbertlaan 60, 5342 LA Oss, Netherlands Website: https://www.motorcluboss.nl/ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: +31 412 626 058 H...
Oss Motocross Circuit
Address: Aengelbertlaan 60 Oss The Netherlads Website: https://www.mxgposs.nl/ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 0031-(0)412-626058 Hotels Nea...
TT Circuit Assen
Address: De Haar 9, 9405 TE Assen, Netherlands Website: https://www.ttcircuit.com/en/ Phone Number: +31 (0)592 380380 Hotels Near TT Circuit Assen ...