What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix?

Formula 1 returns to action this weekend as the Circuit Zandvoort plays host to the Dutch Grand Prix – and Pirelli have confirmed the tyres that will be in use throughout the event.

F1’s official tyre suppliers have chosen the C1, C2 and C3 compounds for the tight, twisty 4.259-kilometre venue, which is made up of 10 right-hand corners and four left-hand turns.

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Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium tyre (yellow), and eight sets of the soft tyre (red), as well as the green intermediate and the blue full wet, should they be required.

“What makes this track really unique on the championship trail are the banked Turns 3 and 14, with a gradient of 19 and 18 degrees respectively, which for a point of reference is steeper than that found at Indianapolis,” reads Pirelli’s weekend preview.

“Banked corners are not that common in Formula 1 and therefore present an unusual challenge for both car and driver. It also has an effect on the tyres, because the higher speeds of the banked turns compared to the normal ones subjects them to even greater forces.

“On paper, thermal degradation is a very significant factor, but much will depend on the weather in late August.

“The Netherlands borders Belgium and we saw before the break how climatic conditions at these latitudes can change from one day to the next and even within the space of a day, so that summer doesn’t necessarily mean warm temperatures and sunshine.

“The average temperature in Zandvoort in late August varies between 14°C and 20°C, which could help drivers manage even the softest compounds, as was seen in last year’s race when [Yuki] Tsunoda ran 50 laps on the soft.

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“A further variable results from the track’s proximity to the sea shore, just one row of dunes and a street away, so that wind often coats the track with sand, thus lowering the grip available to the tyres.

“In stable, dry conditions, pre-event simulations point to a one-stop as the quickest strategy, especially as in theory, overtaking is a rare event, because the track is very narrow and there are few straights, therefore very limited passing opportunities.

“If it is hot, then the harder compounds should be favourite, but cooler weather would see the soft become a viable race tyre.”

For more information about Pirelli’s F1 tyres, visit pirelli.com.