Circuito del Jarama
Motorsport venue in Madrid, Spain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (20 mi) 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.
Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present) | |
 Formula E Circuit (2026) | |
| Location | San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°37′2″N 3°35′8″W |
| FIA Grade | 2 (Grand Prix) FE (Fórmula E)[1] |
| Owner | Royal Automobile Club of Spain (1981–present) |
| Broke ground | 1966 |
| Opened | 1 July 1967 |
| Architect | John Hugenholtz |
| Former names | Circuito del Jarama Circuito Permanente del Jarama |
| Major events | Current: 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) European Le Mans Series 1000 km Jarama (2001, 2006) World SBK (1991–1992) FIM Endurance World Championship (1969, 1983) FIA ETCR (2022) Sidecar World Championship (1981, 1991) 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) |
| Website | http://www.jarama.org/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present) | |
| Length | 3.850 km (2.392 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:20.011 ( Yelmer Buurman, Panoz DP09, 2009, SF) |
| Formula E Circuit (2026) | |
| Length | 3.934 km (2.444 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:32.941 ( Nyck de Vries, Mahindra M12Electro, 2026, F-E) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1980–1990) | |
| Length | 3.314 km (2.059 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:15.467 ( Alan Jones, Williams FW07B, 1980, F1) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1979) | |
| Length | 3.404 km (2.115 mi) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:16.440 ( Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, 1979, F1) |
![](#/media/File:Circuito_de_Madrid_Jarama_-_RACE,_o_"Circuito_del_Jarama"._Comunidad_de_Madrid._España,_Spain.jpg)
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] 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 (E30). 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.[2]
Layout history
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1990)
Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
Formula E Circuit (2026)
Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts
Events
- Current
- March: Formula E Madrid ePrix, TCR Spain Touring Car Championship, Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship, GR Cup Spain, Copa Nacional Renault, Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship
- May: Drift Masters
- June: Supercars Endurance Series Jarama Classic
- August: F4 Spanish Championship
- October: FIA European Truck Racing Championship GP Camiones de España, Spanish Truck Championship
- Former
- BPR Global GT Series
- 4 Hours of Jarama (1994–1996)
- EuroBOSS Series (2008)
- European 2-Litre Sports Car Championship (1971–1972, 1974)
- European F3 Open Championship (2001–2010)
- 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)
- FIA GT3 European Championship (2010)
- 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 Jarama (2006)
- Sidecar World Championship (1981, 1991)
- Superbike World Championship (1991–1992)
- Superleague Formula
- Superleague Formula round Spain (2009–2010)
- TCR Europe Touring Car Series (2020)
- V de V Sports (2007–2011, 2017)
- World Series by Nissan (1998–2004)
- World Sportscar Championship
- Trofeo Repsol Jarama (1987–1989)
- World Touring Car Championship (1987)
Lap records
Klaas Zwart held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:16.994 with Jaguar R5 in a demonstration event in 2017.[3] As of June 2026, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE are listed as: