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Circuito del Jarama

Motorsport venue in Madrid, Spain

Motorsport venue in Madrid, Spain

Formula E Madrid ePrix (2026) FIA European Truck Racing Championship GP Camiones de España (1987–2019, 2021–present) TCR Spain (2021–2022, 2024, 2026) 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) Circuito Permanente del Jarama

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 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 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.

Layout history

| File:Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg | Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1990) | File: Circuito Permanente del Jarama.svg | Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present) | File: Jarama circuit complete map.png | Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts

Events

; Current

  • March: Formula E Madrid ePrix, TCR Spain Touring Car Championship, Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship, , , Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship
  • May: Drift Masters
  • 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)
  • F4 Spanish Championship (2016, 2020, 2024)
  • 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
  • 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. As of June 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEventGrand Prix Circuit: 3.850 km (1991–present)Grand Prix Circuit: 3.314 km (1980–1990)Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967–1979)
Superleague Formula1:20.011Yelmer BuurmanPanoz DP092009 Jarama Superleague Formula round
LMP900title=European Le Mans Series Jarama 2001url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Jarama-2001-05-20.htmldate=20 May 2001access-date=4 April 2021}}Emanuele PirroAudi R82001 ELMS at Jarama
Formula Nissan1:23.530Ricardo ZontaDallara SN012002 Jarama Formula Nissan round
Group C1:24.200Oscar LarrauriPorsche 962C1992 Jarama Interserie round
LMP1title=2006 European Le Mans Series 1000kms Jaramaurl=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2006_Le_Mans_Series_1000kms_Jaramadate=24 September 2006access-date=21 March 2024}}Jean-Marc GounonCourage LC702006 1000 km of Jarama
Interserietitle=Interserie Jarama 1993url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Jarama-1993-05-23.htmldate=23 May 1993access-date=17 July 2022}}Frederico CarecaHSB-Penske PC-18 Buick1993 Jarama Interserie round
Formula One1:25.657Karl-Heinz BeckerMinardi M1901995 Jarama Interserie round
LMP21:26.138Miguel Angel CastroLola B05/402006 1000 km of Jarama
Group C21:27.490Spice SE90C1993 Jarama Interserie round
LMP6751:27.792Didier de RadiguèsReynard 01Q2001 ELMS at Jarama
LMP3title=Jarama 4 Hours 2017url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Jarama-2017-09-03.htmldate=3 September 2017access-date=17 July 2022}}Nelson PanciaticiNorma M302017 Jarama 4 Hours
Formula Three1:29.375José Manuel Pérez-AicartDallara F3052005 Jarama Spanish F3 round
WSC1:29.472Jérôme PolicandCourage C411997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama
GT1 (GTS)1:29.783Stéphane OrtelliSaleen S7-R2006 1000 km of Jarama
GT31:32.018Ferrari 488 GT32017 Jarama 4 Hours
Formula 41:32.303Kas HaverkortTatuus F4-T0142020 Jarama F4 Spain round
GT1 (Prototype)1:32.627Geoff LeesMcLaren F1 GTR1998 GTR Euroseries Jarama 4 Hours
GT21:33.248Vimal MethaFerrari F430 GT22010 Jarama Spanish GT round
GT11:33.345Jean-Marc GounonFerrari F40 GTE1996 BPR 4 Hours of Jarama
500cc1:33.617Carlos ChecaHonda NSR5001998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula Renault 2.01:33.950César CampaniçoTatuus FR20002001 Jarama Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup round
GT1:34.268Dirk MüllerBMW M3 GTR2001 ELMS at Jarama
250cc1:34.941Loris CapirossiHonda NSR2501993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
N-GTtitle=FIA GT Championship Jarama 2001url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Jarama-2001-09-30.htmldate=30 September 2001access-date=4 April 2021}}Porsche 911 GT3-RS2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km
Super Touring1:36.733Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 D22001 Jarama ESTC round
World SBK1:36.955Doug PolenDucati 888 SBK1992 Jarama World SBK round
GT41:37.686Francisco AbreuToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo22025 Jarama SuperCars Endurance round
TCR Touring Car1:38.265Isidro CallejasCupra Leon Competición TCR2022 Jarama TCR Spain round
125cc1:39.330Kazuto SakataAprilia RS125R1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix
ETCR1:40.706Maxime MartinAlfa Romeo Giulia ETCR2022 Jarama FIA ETCR round
Super 20001:43.094Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo 156 GTA2002 Jarama ETCC round
Renault Clio Cup1:46.376Alejandro RoyoRenault Clio R.S. IV2017 Jarama Renault Clio Cup Spain round
Truck racing1:57.392Jochen HahnMAN TGS2018 Jarama ETRC round
F11:15.467Alan JonesWilliams FW07B1980 Spanish Grand Prix
Group C1:17.871Hans-Joachim StuckPorsche 962C1987 360 km of Jarama
F30001:19.510Michel FerteMarch 86B1986 Jarama F3000 round
Formula Two1:20.020Mike ThackwellRalt RH6/831983 Gran Premio de Madrid
Formula Three1:23.440Johnny DumfriesRalt RT31984 Jarama F3 round
Group C21:23.669Fermín VélezSpice SE89C1989 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
F11:16.440Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 312T41979 Spanish Grand Prix
Sports 20001:24.450Jean-Pierre JabouilleAlpine A4411974 Jarama 2-Litre Championship round
Formula Three1:27.290Alain ProstMartini MK21B1978 Jarama European F3 round
Formula Two1:28.200Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra MS71968 Jarama F2 round
Group 6title=Spanish SCC Copa Alfil Jarama 1970url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Jarama-1970-03-01-6222.htmldate=1 March 1970access-date=17 July 2022}}Jorge de BagrationPorsche 908/021970 Jarama Spanish SCC round
Formula 50001:30.900Peter GethinMcLaren M10A1969 Madrid Grand Prix
Group 5 sports car1:30.900Alex Soler-RoigPorsche 9171970 Jarama Trofeo Primavera
500cc1:33.900Kenny RobertsYamaha YZR5001979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 21:34.740Toine HezemansFord Capri RS31001974 Jarama ETCC round
Group 41:35.420Reinhold 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 car1:46.100Dieter QuesterBMW 2002 Ti1969 Jarama ETCC round
50cc1:50.300Eugenio LazzariniKreidler 50 GP1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 32:09.100Juan MereloAlpine A1101970 Jarama Spanish SCC round

Notes

References

References

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  21. (1 June 2025). "2025 Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE - Supercars - Race 1 - Final Results".
  22. (24 April 2022). "TCR ES 2022 » Jarama Round 2 Results".
  23. (19 June 2022). "FIA ETCR Race of Jarama 17-19 June 2022 Pool Furious - Semi Final 1 - 300 kW Final Ranking".
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