Circuito del Jarama

Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE
Jarama circuit
LocationSan Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates40°37′1.6″N 3°35′8.1″W / 40.617111°N 3.585583°W / 40.617111; -3.585583
FIA Grade2
OwnerRoyal Automobile Club of Spain (1981–present)
Opened1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)
ArchitectJohn Hugenholtz
Former namesCircuito del Jarama
Circuito Permanente del Jarama
Major eventsCurrent:
FIA European Truck Racing Championship
GP Camiones de España (1987–2019, 2021–present)
F4 Spain (2016, 2020, 2024)
Former:
Formula One
Spanish Grand Prix (1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976–1979, 1981)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
5 different motorcycle Grands Prix including Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977–1988, 1991, 1993, 1998)
World SBK (1991–1992)
FIM Endurance World Championship (1969, 1983)
FIA ETCR (2022)
Sidecar World Championship (1981, 1991)
European Le Mans Series (2006)
FIA GT (2001–2002)
Superleague Formula (2009–2010)
ETCC (1968–1972, 1974–1979, 1985–1986, 1988, 2001–2002)
World Sportscar Championship (1987–1989)
World Touring Car Championship (1987)
Websitehttp://www.jarama.org/
Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
Length3.850 km (2.392 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:20.011 (Netherlands Yelmer Buurman, Panoz DP09, 2009, Superleague Formula)
Grand Prix Circuit (1980–1990)
Length3.314 km (2.059 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:15.467 (Australia Alan Jones, Williams FW07B, 1980, F1)
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1979)
Length3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:16.440 (Canada Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, 1979, F1)
Aerial view of the Jarama Circuit in 2023.

The Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE, formerly known as Circuito del Jarama and Circuito Permanente del Jarama is a motorsport racetrack located in San Sebastián de los Reyes, 32 km (20 mi) north of Madrid. It was home to the Spanish Grand Prix nine times between 1968 and 1981, and the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix 15 times between 1969 and 1988.

Designed by John Hugenholtz (who also created Suzuka), the 3.850 km (2.392 mi) circuit was built by Alessandro Rocci in 1967 on arid scrub land.[citation needed]


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