Circuito del Jarama

The Circuito del Jarama (Circuit of Jarama), formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama (Permanent circuit of Jarama) is a motorsport racetrack located in San Sebastián de los Reyes, 20 miles (32 km) 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.

Circuito del Jarama
Jarama circuit
LocationSan Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates40°37′1.6″N 3°35′8.1″W
FIA Grade2
Opened1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)
ArchitectJohn Hugenholtz
Major eventsCurrent:
FIA European Truck Racing Championship GP Camiones de España (1987–2019, 2021–present)
Former:
Formula One
Spanish Grand Prix (1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976–1979, 1981)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
5 different motorcyle 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)
Websitewww.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.

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.

History

It has a short main straight and most of the course consisted of tight, twisty corners so overtaking was extremely difficult. An example of this came when Gilles Villeneuve successfully defended his lead throughout the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, despite a tail of four potentially faster cars. Villeneuve's turbocharged Ferrari 126CK, while powerful and fast on the straight, did not have as efficient ground effect aerodynamics as his pursuers - Jacques Laffite (V12 Ligier-Matra), John Watson (McLaren-Ford), Carlos Reutemann (Williams-Ford), and Elio de Angelis (Lotus-Ford) and was slower through the turns. This victory was to be the last one of Villeneuve's career.

Jarama hosted its last Formula One race in 1981 when it was deemed too narrow for modern racing. It still holds sports car, touring car and motorcycle races. The circuit was lengthened in 1991, and then upgraded in 2015.

In 1987, Jarama hosted Round 2 of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship for Group A cars, the 1987 Jarama 4 Hours. The race was won by Roberto Ravaglia and Emanuele Pirro driving a Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3. Pole position for the race had been taken by triple Le Mans 24 Hour winner Klaus Ludwig in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth turbo with a time of 1:31.434, while the fastest lap was by England's Andy Rouse (also in a Sierra Cosworth) with a time of 1:33.710.

Layout history
  • Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1990)
    Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1990)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
    Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
  • Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts
    Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts

Events
Current
Former

Lap records

As of June 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito del Jarama are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.850 km (1991–present)
1:16.994[1]Klaas ZwartJaguar R52017 Jarama's Spirit - record attempt
1:17.282[2]Marc GenéFerrari F20072008 Martini Legends - record attempt
Superleague Formula1:20.011Yelmer BuurmanPanoz DP092009 Jarama Superleague Formula round
LMP9001:23.034[3]Emanuele PirroAudi R82001 ELMS at Jarama
Formula Nissan1:23.530[4]Ricardo ZontaDallara SN012002 Jarama Formula Nissan round
Group C1:24.200[5]Oscar LarrauriPorsche 962C1992 Jarama Interserie round
LMP11:24.570[6]Jean-Marc GounonCourage LC702006 1000 km of Jarama
Interserie1:24.770[7]Frederico CarecaHSB-Penske PC-18 Buick1993 Jarama Interserie round
Formula One1:25.657[8]Karl-Heinz BeckerMinardi M1901995 Jarama Interserie round
LMP21:26.138[6]Miguel Angel CastroLola B05/402006 1000 km of Jarama
Group C21:27.490[7]Ranieri RandaccioSpice SE90C1993 Jarama Interserie round
LMP6751:27.792[3]Didier de RadiguèsReynard 01Q2001 ELMS at Jarama
LMP31:29.200[9]Nelson PanciaticiNorma M302017 Jarama 4 Hours
Formula 31:29.375[10]José Manuel Pérez-AicartDallara F3052005 Jarama Spanish F3 round
WSC1:29.472[11]Jérôme PolicandCourage C411997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
GT1 (GTS)1:29.783[6]Stéphane OrtelliSaleen S7-R2006 1000 km of Jarama
GT31:32.018[9]Jean-Bernard Bouvet[12]Ferrari 488 GT32017 Jarama 4 Hours
Formula 41:32.303[13]Kas HaverkortTatuus F4-T0142020 Jarama F4 Spain round
GT1 (Prototype)1:32.627[14]Geoff LeesMcLaren F1 GTR1998 GTR Euroseries Jarama 4 Hours
GT21:33.248[15]Vimal MethaFerrari F430 GT22010 Jarama Spanish GT round
GT11:33.345[16]Jean-Marc GounonFerrari F40 GTE1996 BPR 4 Hours of Jarama
500cc1:33.617Carlos ChecaHonda NSR5001998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
GT1:34.268[3]Dirk MüllerBMW M3 GTR2001 ELMS at Jarama
250cc1:34.941Loris CapirossiHonda NSR2501993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
N-GT1:36.091[17]Luca RiccitelliPorsche 911 GT3-RS2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
Super Touring1:36.733[18]Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 D22001 Jarama ESTC round
World SBK1:36.955[19]Doug PolenDucati 888 SBK1992 Jarama World SBK round
TCR Touring Car1:38.265[20]Isidro CallejasCupra Leon Competición TCR2022 Jarama TCR Spain round
GT41:38.926[21]Manuel GiãoMercedes-AMG GT42023 Jarama SuperCars Endurance Series round
125cc1:39.330Kazuto SakataAprilia RS125R1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
ETCR1:40.706[22]Maxime MartinAlfa Romeo Giulia ETCR2022 Jarama FIA ETCR round
Super 20001:43.094[23]Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 GTA2002 Jarama ETCC round
Renault Clio Cup1:46.376[24]Alejandro RoyoRenault Clio R.S. IV2017 Jarama Renault Clio Cup Spain round
Truck racing1:57.392[25]Jochen HahnMAN TGS2018 Jarama ETRC round
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.314 km (1980–1990)
F11:15.467Alan JonesWilliams FW07B1980 Spanish Grand Prix
Group C1:17.871[26]Hans-Joachim StuckPorsche 962C1987 360 km of Jarama
F30001:19.510[27]Michel FerteMarch 86B1986 Jarama F3000 round
Formula Two1:20.020[28]Mike ThackwellRalt RH6/83 Honda1983 Gran Premio de Madrid
Formula Three1:23.440[29]Johnny DumfriesRalt RT3 Volkswagen1984 Jarama F3 round
Group C21:23.669[30]Fermín VélezSpice SE89C Cosworth DFL1989 480 km of Jarama
500cc1:27.990Wayne GardnerHonda NSR5001987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc1:30.120Sito PonsHonda NSR2501988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:33.250August AuingerMorbidelli 1251987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
Group A1:33.710Andy RouseFord Sierra RS Cosworth1987 Jarama 4 Hours
50cc1:47.070Eugenio LazzariniGarelli 50 GP1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967–1979)
F11:16.440Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 312T41979 Spanish Grand Prix
Sports 20001:24.450[31]Jean-Pierre JabouilleAlpine A441 Renault1974 Jarama 2-Litre Championship round
Formula Three1:27.290[32]Alain ProstMartini MK21B Renault1978 Jarama European F3 round
Formula Two1:28.200[33]Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra MS71968 Jarama F2 round
Group 61:30.700[34]Jorge de BagrationPorsche 908/021970 Jarama Spanish SCC round
Formula 50001:30.900Peter GethinMcLaren M10A1969 Madrid Grand Prix
Group 5 sports car1:30.900[35]Alex Soler-RoigPorsche 9171970 Jarama Trofeo Primavera
500cc1:33.900Kenny RobertsYamaha YZR5001979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 21:34.740[36]Toine HezemansFord Capri RS31001974 Jarama ETCC round
Group 41:35.420[37]Reinhold JöstPorsche Carrera RSR1975 Jarama ETCC round
250cc1:36.200Kork BallingtonKawasaki KR2501979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
350cc1:39.900Michel RougerieYamaha TZ 3501977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:42.000Ángel NietoMinarelli 125 GP1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 5 touring car1:46.100[38]Dieter QuesterBMW 2002 Ti1969 Jarama ETCC round
50cc1:50.300Eugenio LazzariniKreidler 50 GP1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 32:09.100[34]Juan MereloAlpine A110 Renault1970 Jarama Spanish SCC round

Notes

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