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
LocationSan Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Opened1967
ArchitectJohn Hugenholtz
Major eventsCurrent:
FIA ETCR (2022)
FIA European Truck Racing Championship
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)
Sidecar World Championship (1981, 1991)
European Le Mans Series (2006)
FIA GT (2001–2002)
Superleague Formula (2009–2010)
World Sportscar Championship (1987–1989)
World Touring Car Championship (1987)
Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
Length3.850 km (2.392 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:20.011 ( Yelmer Buurman, Panoz DP09, 2009, Superleague Formula)
Grand Prix Circuit (1980–1990)
Length3.314 km (2.059 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:15.467 ( Alan Jones, Williams FW07B, 1980, Formula One)
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1979)
Length3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:16.44 ( Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, 1979, Formula One)
Websitewww.jarama.org

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)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
  • Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts

Events
Current
Former

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Circuito del Jarama are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.850 km (1991–present)
Superleague Formula1:20.011Yelmer BuurmanPanoz DP092009 Jarama Superleague Formula round
LMP9001:23.034[1]Emanuele PirroAudi R82001 ELMS at Jarama
Formula Nissan1:23.530[2]Ricardo ZontaDallara SN012002 Jarama Formula Nissan round
LMP11:24.570[3]Jean-Marc GounonCourage C602006 1000 km of Jarama
LMP6751:27.792[1]Didier de RadiguèsReynard 01Q2001 ELMS at Jarama
SR11:29.472[4]Jérôme PolicandCourage C411997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
Formula 41:32.303[5]Kas HaverkortTatuus F4-T0142020 Jarama F4 Spain round
GT1 (GTS)1:32.399[6]Christophe BouchutChrysler Viper GTS-R2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
SR21:32.472[7]Arturo Merzario/Robin DonovanCentenari M11997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
GT1 (Prototype)1:32.627[8]Geoff LeesMcLaren F1 GTR1998 GTR Euroseries Jarama 4 Hours
500cc1:33.617Carlos ChecaHonda NSR5001998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
GT1:34.268[1]Dirk MüllerBMW M3 GTR2001 ELMS at Jarama
250cc1:34.941Loris CapirossiHonda NSR2501993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
N-GT1:36.091[6]Luca RiccitelliPorsche 911 (996) GT3-RS2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
GT21:36.147[9]Cor Euser/Thomas ErdosMarcos LM6001996 BPR 4 Hours of Jarama
Super Touring1:36.733[10]Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 D22001 Jarama ESTC round
World SBK1:36.955[11]Doug PolenDucati 8881992 Jarama World SBK round
TCR Touring Car1:38.265[12]Isidro CallejasCUPRA Leon Competición TCR2022 Jarama TCR Spain round
125cc1:39.330Kazuto SakataAprilia RS125R1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
ETCC1:43.094[13]Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 GTA2002 Jarama ETCC round
Truck racing1:58.460[14]Jochen HahnMAN2018 ETRC Jarama round - Race 3
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.314 km (1980–1990)
F11:15.467Alan JonesWilliams FW07B1980 Spanish Grand Prix
Group C1:17.871[15]Hans-Joachim StuckPorsche 962C1987 360 km of Jarama
F30001:19.510[16]Michel FerteMarch 86B1986 Jarama F3000 round
Group C21:23.669[17]Fermín VélezSpice SE89C-Ford1989 480 km of Jarama
WTCC1:33.710Andy RouseFord Sierra RS Cosworth1987 Jarama 4 Hours
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967–1979)
F11:16.440Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 312T41979 Spanish Grand Prix

References
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  2. "2002 Jarama Formula Nissan V6 - Round 3". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. "2006 Jarama LMS". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "International Sports Racing Series Jarama 1997". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. "Circuito del Jarama F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP Race - 3 Provisional Results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. "FIA GT Championship Jarama 2001". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. "International Sports Racing Series Jarama 1997". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. "Jarama 4 Hours 1998". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. "Jarama 4 Hours 1996". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. "European Super Touring Championship 2001 » Jarama Round 17 Results". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. "1992 Superbike World Championship Jarama Session Facts". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. "TCR ES 2022 » Jarama Round 2 Results". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  13. "ETCC 2002 » Jarama Round 8 Results". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  14. "2018 RESULTS: Jarama, Spain - Race 3". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  15. "Jarama 360 Kilometres 1987". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  16. "1986 Jarama F3000". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  17. "World Sportscar Championship Jarama 1989". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

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