Circuito del Jarama explained

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, 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 3.85km (02.39miles) 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.

Since February 2022, the circuit's name is changed as Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE.^[1]

Events

Current

• May: F4 Spanish Championship,
• June: SuperCars Endurance Series Jarama Classic
• October: FIA European Truck Racing Championship GP Camiones de España

Former

• BPR Global GT Series (1994–1996)
• EuroBOSS Series (2008)
• European Formula Two Championship (1967–1969, 1971, 1983)
• European Touring Car Championship (1968–1972, 1974–1979, 1985–1986, 1988, 2001–2002)
• FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1977–1984)
• FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup (2022)
• FIA GT Championship (2001–2002)
• FIM Endurance World Championship (1969, 1983)
• Formula 750 (1974, 1976–1978)
• Formula One
  • Spanish Grand Prix (1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976–1979, 1981)
• Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (1994, 1996, 1998–1999, 2001–2002)
• French Formula Renault Championship (1986, 1994)
• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  • European motorcycle Grand Prix (1991)
  • FIM motorcycle Grand Prix (1993)
  • Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix (1998)
  • Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (1987)
  • Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977–1986, 1988)
• GTR Euroseries (1998)
• IMSA European Le Mans Series (2001)
• International Formula 3000 (1986–1987)
• International Sports Racing Series (1997)
• Le Mans Series
  • 1000 km of Jarama (2006)
• Sidecar World Championship (1981, 1991)
• Superbike World Championship (1991–1992)
• Superleague Formula (2009–2010)
• TCR Europe Touring Car Series (2020)
• World Series by Nissan (1998–2004)
• World Sportscar Championship
  • 360 km of Jarama (1987–1989)
• World Touring Car Championship (1987)

Lap records

held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:16.994 with Jaguar R5 in a demonstration event in 2017.^[2] As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.850 km (1991–present)
	1:20.011			2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round
	1:23.034^[3]			2001 ELMS at Jarama
	1:23.530^[4]			2002 Jarama Formula Nissan round
	1:24.200^[5]
	1:24.570^[6]			2006 1000 km of Jarama
	1:24.770^[7]			1993 Jarama Interserie round
	1:25.657^[8]			1995 Jarama Interserie round
	1:26.138			2006 1000 km of Jarama
	1:27.490			1993 Jarama Interserie round
	1:27.792			2001 ELMS at Jarama
	1:29.200^[9]
	1:29.375^[10]			2005 Jarama Spanish F3 round
	1:29.472^[11]			1997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
	1:29.783			2006 1000 km of Jarama
	1:32.018	^[12]		2017 Jarama 4 Hours
	1:32.303^[13]			2020 Jarama F4 Spain round
	1:32.627^[14]
	1:33.248^[15]			2010 Jarama Spanish GT round
	1:33.345^[16]
	1:33.617			1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:33.950^[17]			2001 Jarama Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup round
	1:34.268			2001 ELMS at Jarama
	1:34.941			1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:36.091^[18]			2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
	1:36.733^[19]			2001 Jarama ESTC round
	1:36.955^[20]			1992 Jarama World SBK round
	1:38.265^[21]			2022 Jarama TCR Spain round
	1:38.671^[22]			2024 Jarama SuperCars Endurance Series round
	1:39.330			1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:40.706^[23]			2022 Jarama FIA ETCR round
	1:43.094^[24]			2002 Jarama ETCC round
	1:46.376^[25]			2017 Jarama Renault Clio Cup Spain round
	1:57.392^[26]			2018 Jarama ETRC round
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.314 km (1980–1990)
	1:15.467			1980 Spanish Grand Prix
	1:17.871^[27]			1987 360 km of Jarama
	1:19.510^[28]			1986 Jarama F3000 round
	1:20.020^[29]			1983 Gran Premio de Madrid
	1:23.440^[30]			1984 Jarama F3 round
	1:23.669^[31]			1989 480 km of Jarama
	1:27.990			1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:30.120			1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:33.250			1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:33.710			1987 Jarama 4 Hours
	1:47.070			1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967–1979)
	1:16.440			1979 Spanish Grand Prix
	1:24.450^[32]			1974 Jarama 2-Litre Championship round
	1:27.290^[33]			1978 Jarama European F3 round
	1:28.200^[34]			1968 Jarama F2 round
	1:30.700^[35]			1970 Jarama Spanish SCC round
	1:30.900			1969 Madrid Grand Prix
	1:30.900^[36]			1970 Jarama Trofeo Primavera
	1:33.900			1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:34.740^[37]			1974 Jarama ETCC round
	1:35.420^[38]			1975 Jarama ETCC round
	1:36.200			1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:39.900			1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:42.000			1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	1:46.100^[39]			1969 Jarama ETCC round
	1:50.300			1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
	2:09.100			1970 Jarama Spanish SCC round

External links

• • Circuito del Jarama at Google Maps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramos Ochoa . Antonio . Circuito de Madrid Jarama-RACE: Nuevo nombre para impulsar el templo del motor madrileño . caranddriver.com . es . 1 February 2022 . 21 March 2024.
2. Web site: El nuevo récord del Circuito del Jarama es 1'16"994 y lo ha conseguido un Jaguar R5 de Fórmula 1 del año 2004 . es . 22 October 2017 . 12 October 2023.
3. Web site: European Le Mans Series Jarama 2001 . 20 May 2001 . 4 April 2021.
4. Web site: 2002 Jarama Formula Nissan V6 - Round 3 . 9 June 2002 . 24 April 2022.
5. Web site: Interserie Jarama 1992 . 1 November 1992 . 17 July 2022.
6. Web site: 2006 European Le Mans Series 1000kms Jarama . 24 September 2006 . 21 March 2024.
7. Web site: Interserie Jarama 1993 . 23 May 1993 . 17 July 2022.
8. Web site: Interserie Jarama 1995 . 5 November 1995 . 5 January 2023.
9. Web site: Jarama 4 Hours 2017 . 3 September 2017 . 17 July 2022.
10. Web site: 2005 Spanish Formula 3 Jarama (Race 1) . 17 April 2005 . 17 July 2022.
11. Web site: International Sports Racing Series Jarama 1997 . 9 November 1997 . 18 May 2022.
12. Web site: V de V Endurance Series - GT / Tourisme 2017 standings . 5 January 2023.
13. Web site: 2020 Spanish Formula 4 Jarama (Race 3) . 7 November 2020 . 22 March 2023.
14. Web site: Jarama 4 Hours 1998 . 22 March 1998 . 29 April 2022.
15. Web site: Spanish GT Championship Jarama 2010 . 6 June 2010 . 18 July 2022.
16. Web site: Jarama 4 Hours 1996 . 14 April 1996 . 18 July 2022.
17. Web site: 2001 Formula Renault Eurocup - Jarama - Round 9, 29 September . 29 September 2001 . 27 May 2024.
18. Web site: FIA GT Championship Jarama 2001 . 30 September 2001 . 4 April 2021.
19. Web site: European Super Touring Championship 2001 » Jarama Round 17 Results . 30 September 2001 . 24 April 2022.
20. Web site: 1992-06-19 to 1992-06-21 World Superbike Andorra Round Race 2 . 21 June 1992 . 22 March 2023.
21. Web site: TCR ES 2022 » Jarama Round 2 Results . 24 April 2022 . 24 April 2022.
22. Web site: 2024 Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE - Iberian Supercars (CPV) - Race 1 - Resultados Finales . 16 June 2024 . 22 June 2024.
23. Web site: FIA ETCR Race of Jarama 17-19 June 2022 Pool Furious - Semi Final 1 - 300 kW Final Ranking . 19 June 2022 . 19 June 2022.
24. Web site: ETCC 2002 » Jarama Round 8 Results . 2 June 2002 . 24 April 2022.
25. Web site: 2017 Copa Clio - Circuito del Jarama 1a Carrera Clasificacion . 22 October 2017 . 2 August 2023.
26. Web site: 32 GP CAMIÓN DE ESPANA Circuito del Jarama, length 3850 m 06. - 07. October 2018 FIA European Truck Racing Championship Final Result Race 3 . 7 October 2018 . 30 July 2022 . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530050853/http://13.81.3.14/etrc/PDF/VERAN2018_1_08/FIA_EUROPEAN_TRUCK_RACING_CHAMPIONSHIP$RACE_3$FINAL_RESULT.PDF . dead .
27. Web site: Jarama 360 Kilometres 1987 . 22 March 1987 . 4 April 2021.
28. Web site: 1986 Jarama F3000 . 5 October 1986 . 24 April 2022.
29. Web site: 1983 Jarama F2 . 12 June 1983 . 9 May 2022.
30. Web site: 1984 Jarama European F3 . 21 October 1984 . 9 May 2022.
31. Web site: World Sportscar Championship Jarama 1989 . 25 June 1989 . 29 April 2022.
32. Web site: Jarama 2 Hours 1974 . 20 October 1974 . 17 July 2022.
33. Web site: 1978 Jarama European F3 . 17 September 1978 . 9 May 2022.
34. Web site: 1968 Jarama F2 . 28 April 1968 . 9 May 2022.
35. Web site: Spanish SCC Copa Alfil Jarama 1970 . 1 March 1970 . 17 July 2022.
36. Web site: Trofeo Primavera Jarama 1970 . 3 May 1970 . 17 July 2022.
37. Web site: 1974 Jarama ETCC . 6 October 1974 . 9 May 2022.
38. Web site: 200 km Jarama 1975 . 2 November 1975 . 17 July 2022.
39. Web site: 1969 Jarama ETCC . 28 September 1969 . 9 May 2022.