Circuito del Jarama

Circuito del Jarama
Location	San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Time zone	GMT +1
Opened	1967
Architect	John Hugenholtz
Major events	Formula One Spanish Grand Prix; Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix; SBK; FIA European Truck Racing Championship; World Touring Car Championship
Grand Prix Circuit (1991 - present)
Length	3.850 km (2.392 mi)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:20.011 ( Yelmer Buurman, R.S.C. Anderlecht, 2009, Superleague Formula)
Grand Prix Circuit (1980 - 1990)
Length	3.314 km (2.059 mi)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:15.467 ( Alan Jones, Williams-Cosworth FW07B, 1980, Formula One)
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967 - 1979)
Length	3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Turns	15
Race lap record	1:16.44 ( Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, 1979, Formula One)
Website	www.jarama.org

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, 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.

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

Lap records

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

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.850 km (1991–present)
Superleague Formula	1:20.011	Yelmer Buurman	Panoz DP09	2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round
LMP900	1:23.034[1]	Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	2001 ELMS at Jarama
LMP675	1:27.792[1]	Didier de Radiguès	Reynard 01Q	2001 ELMS at Jarama
SR1	1:29.472[2]	Jérôme Policand	Courage C41	1997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
Formula 4	1:32.303[3]	Kas Haverkort	Tatuus F4-T014	2020 Jarama F4 Spain round
GT1	1:32.399[4]	Christophe Bouchut	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
500cc	1:33.617	Carlos Checa	Honda NSR500	1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
GT	1:34.268[1]	Dirk Müller	BMW M3 GTR	2001 ELMS at Jarama
250cc	1:34.941	Loris Capirossi	Honda NSR250	1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
N-GT	1:36.091[4]	Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RS	2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
World SBK	1:36.955[5]	Doug Polen	Ducati 888	1992 Jarama WSBK round
125cc	1:39.330	Kazuto Sakata	Aprilia RS125R	1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.314 km (1980-1990)
F1	1:15.467	Alan Jones	Williams FW07B	1980 Spanish Grand Prix
Group C	1:17.871[6]	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962C	1987 360 km of Jarama
WTCC	1:33.710	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	1987 Jarama 4 Hours
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967-1979)
F1	1:16.440	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T4	1979 Spanish Grand Prix

References

"European Le Mans Series Jarama 2001". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
"International Sports Racing Series Jarama 1997". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
"Circuito del Jarama F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP Race - 3 Provisional Results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"FIA GT Championship Jarama 2001". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
"1992 Superbike World Championship Jarama Session Facts". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
"Jarama 360 Kilometres 1987". Retrieved 4 April 2021.

External links

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[elms_2001_jarama-1] "European Le Mans Series Jarama 2001". Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[sirs_1997_jarama-2] "International Sports Racing Series Jarama 1997". Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[3] "Circuito del Jarama F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP Race - 3 Provisional Results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[fia_gt_2001_jarama-4] "FIA GT Championship Jarama 2001". Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[5] "1992 Superbike World Championship Jarama Session Facts". Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[6] "Jarama 360 Kilometres 1987". Retrieved 4 April 2021.