Media Centre – Accreditation 2010

Passes & Procedures

Permanent media pass
Only media representatives who work in The Netherlands or for Dutch media, can apply a permanent media pass. Please contact the media co-ordinator for more information.

Individual event media pass
For tickets for individual events, the application must be submitted with a letter from the editor, indicating the journalist wishing to cover the event and his or her function (reporter or photographer). Both prior and subsequent articles about the event published by the relevant newspaper and/or periodical must be (digitally) sent afterwards to Circuit Park Zandvoort. Applications for single events will be dealt with no later than two weeks before the event concerned. Journalists who would like to apply for single accreditation are kindly requested to fill in the online accreditation form.

Because of the limited space in the media centre, only 2 persons per medium will be accredited. Circuit Park Zandvoort has the right to deviate from these guideliness.

Application for International Events

Please visit the following links if you wish to visit the events listed below.

- RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 all press 
- Formido Midzomerraces Assen all press 
- DTM Zandvoort all press 
- Other events: online accreditation form

Principles

Instructions from recognisable officials must be followed at all times. During a practice/race it is absolutely forbidden to be in front of the safety barriers or crossing the track. Please keep in mind that Motorsport is dangerous. Accessing the accommodation of Circuit Park Zandvoort is at your own risk. Circuit Park Zandvoort is not liable for any personal damage or material damage, no matter how the damage was caused. By accessing of Circuit Park Zandvoort, you accept these terms of agreement.

Official accreditations will only be supplied to registrated press agency’s or professional journalists who wish to report about race events at Circuit Park Zandvoort. Team personnel, drivers, team suppliers and sponsors can not apply for a media accreditation.

Newspapers and other (print)media

Media representatives of newspapers and other printmedia must comply to the following criteria:
-    holder of a official press card (please send copy along with accreditation form)
-    official letter from editor with information about the assignment. The letter has to be written on official company paper. Letters from not officially registered newspapers and printmedia will not be recognized.

Unregistrated journalists who can not show a official letter from the main editor, can not apply for a media accreditation.

Television and radio

Media representatives of television media or radio must comply to the following criteria:
-    officially recognized media
-    registered as (internet)broadcaster at national Chamber of commerce (evidence of subscription has to be sent on request)
-    at least 3 people have to be officially registered as employee for the company.
-    Confirmation in official letter to send a copy of the broadcast on CD or DVD to Circuit Park Zandvoort.

Official audiovisual media can apply for a media accreditation by using the online accreditation form. Depending on the subject of recording, television crews can request a “media-tabard”, which gives access to the track and pit lane. Camera interview can not take place in the media centre unless permission has been requested and granted.
Radio broadcast delegates can not apply for a “media-tabard”. Radio reporters have permission to interview podium finishers afters the race in the media centre. All other interviews can not take place inside the media centre, unless permission has been requested.

Websites

Media representatives of websites must comply to the following criteria:
-    website must operate as a professional motorsport website. Fan websites can not apply for media accreditation.
-    registered as at national Chamber of commerce (evidence of subscription has to be sent on request) with at least to permanent employees.
-    Coverage of both international and national motorsport.
-    90 percent of the press releases on the website must be writing in own words.
-    At least 2500 unique daily visitors. (evidence of data has to be sent on request)
-    Published race reports provide more information about what happened during the races. Single interpretations of race results are not recognized as race reports.

PR representatives of racing teams / drivers

Drivers, sponsors, racing teams or their relations can not apply for media accreditation. PR representatives of teams / drivers should be supplied by a entrance pass by their own team / driver, before applying for media accreditation with the online accreditation form. When the media accreditation has been approved, the entrance pass received by the team can be exchanged for a valid media pass at the media centre. It is not possible to exchange a entrance pass for a valid media pass, without a approved media accreditation. A limit of one pass for each race team will be supplied.

Photographers for racing teams / drivers

PR representatives of teams / drivers can apply for a photo tabard when the accreditation limit has not been reached yet. For each photo tabard a fee of € 30,00 for each event has to be paid. Please note: the paid fee is not the same as the basic € 20,00 deposit for a photo tabard. Only the deposit will be returned. The photo tabard gives restricted access to the racetrack. To receive unrestricted photo access the representative must show a valid motorsport press pass before the event starts. 

Other important information

1. Accreditated media representatives are allowed to do commercial activities for team/drives, under condition these activities will not damage the professional and neutral attitude in race reports.

2. For each photo tabard a deposit of € 20,00 has to be paid and a waiver of liability has to be signed. The forms are in dutch, and the text is a summary of the guidelines on this webpage. We advise you to carefully study this page.

3. Photo tabards are strictly personal. Therefore it is not allowed to hand a photo tabard over to another person, no matter if this person has been officially accreditated or not.

4. Official audiovisual media can apply for a media accreditation by using the online accreditation form. Depending on the subject of recording, television crews can request a “media-tabard”, which gives access to the track and pit lane. Camera interview can not take place in the media centre unless permission has been requested and granted.
Radio broadcast delegates can not apply for a “media-tabard”. Radio reporters have permission to interview podium finishers afters the race in the media centre. All other interviews can not take place inside the media centre, unless permission has been requested.

5. Motorsport websites which mostly receive earnings out of advertisement are not qualified as a professional website.

6. PR representatives of teams / drivers only can enter the media centre when there are enough working spaces. Officially accreditated media representatives have a “right of way” in this case.

7. It is not allowed to enter media redzones. The media red zones at Circuit Park Zandvoort are displayed in this PDF file.
 

Media Centre

The media reception room (Media Centre) is only open to holders of a media pass, and, for a short period, to P.R. employees of sponsors, drivers and teams. Immediately after the finish of a race, the main finishers are available in this room to meet media representatives. The Media Centre is principally a working area. People under 18 years of age are not allowed in this room and therefore can not be accredited.