# Circuito 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 (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.
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.
Since February 2022, the circuit's name is changed as Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE.

## Layout history

* Original Grand Prix Circuit (1967–1990)
* Grand Prix Circuit (1991–present)
* Differences of Circuito del Jarama layouts

## Events
### Current

* 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
** 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)
* TCR Spain [es] (2021–2022, 2024)
* World Series by Nissan (1998–2004)
* World Sportscar Championship
** 360 km of Jarama (1987–1989)
* World Touring Car Championship (1987)

## Lap records

Klaas Zwart [de] held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:16.994 with Jaguar R5 in a demonstration event in 2017. 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) |||||
| Superleague Formula | 1:20.011 | Yelmer Buurman | Panoz DP09 | 2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round |
| LMP900 | 1:23.034 | Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | 2001 ELMS at Jarama |
| Formula Nissan | 1:23.530 | Ricardo Zonta | Dallara SN01 | 2002 Jarama Formula Nissan round |
| Group C | 1:24.200 | Oscar Larrauri | Porsche 962C | 1992 Jarama Interserie round |
| LMP1 | 1:24.570 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Courage LC70 | 2006 1000 km of Jarama |
| Interserie | 1:24.770 | Frederico Careca | HSB-Penske PC-18 Buick | 1993 Jarama Interserie round |
| Formula One | 1:25.657 | Karl-Heinz Becker | Minardi M190 | 1995 Jarama Interserie round |
| LMP2 | 1:26.138 | Miguel Angel Castro | Lola B05/40 | 2006 1000 km of Jarama |
| Group C2 | 1:27.490 | Ranieri Randaccio [de] | Spice SE90C | 1993 Jarama Interserie round |
| LMP675 | 1:27.792 | Didier de Radiguès | Reynard 01Q | 2001 ELMS at Jarama |
| LMP3 | 1:29.200 | Nelson Panciatici | Norma M30 | 2017 Jarama 4 Hours |
| Formula Three | 1:29.375 | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Dallara F305 | 2005 Jarama Spanish F3 round |
| WSC | 1:29.472 | Jérôme Policand | Courage C41 | 1997 International Sports Racing Series Jarama |
| GT1 (GTS) | 1:29.783 | Stéphane Ortelli | Saleen S7-R | 2006 1000 km of Jarama |
| GT3 | 1:32.018 | Jean-Bernard Bouvet [fr] | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2017 Jarama 4 Hours |
| Formula 4 | 1:32.303 | Kas Haverkort | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2020 Jarama F4 Spain round |
| GT1 (Prototype) | 1:32.627 | Geoff Lees | McLaren F1 GTR | 1998 GTR Euroseries Jarama 4 Hours |
| GT2 | 1:33.248 | Vimal Metha | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 2010 Jarama Spanish GT round |
| GT1 | 1:33.345 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Ferrari F40 GTE | 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Jarama |
| 500cc | 1:33.617 | Carlos Checa | Honda NSR500 | 1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:33.950 | César Campaniço | Tatuus FR2000 | 2001 Jarama Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup round |
| GT | 1:34.268 | 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 | Luca Riccitelli [it] | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | 2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km |
| Super Touring | 1:36.733 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 D2 | 2001 Jarama ESTC round |
| World SBK | 1:36.955 | Doug Polen | Ducati 888 SBK | 1992 Jarama World SBK round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:38.265 | Isidro Callejas [es] | Cupra Leon Competición TCR | 2022 Jarama TCR Spain round |
| GT4 | 1:38.671 | Nerea Martí | BMW M4 GT4 | 2024 Jarama SuperCars Endurance Series round |
| 125cc | 1:39.330 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia RS125R | 1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix |
| ETCR | 1:40.706 | Maxime Martin | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 2022 Jarama FIA ETCR round |
| Super 2000 | 1:43.094 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 2002 Jarama ETCC round |
| Renault Clio Cup | 1:46.376 | Alejandro Royo | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2017 Jarama Renault Clio Cup Spain round |
| Truck racing | 1:57.392 | Jochen Hahn | MAN TGS | 2018 Jarama ETRC round |
| 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 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 962C | 1987 360 km of Jarama |
| F3000 | 1:19.510 | Michel Ferte | March 86B | 1986 Jarama F3000 round |
| Formula Two | 1:20.020 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt RH6/83 | 1983 Gran Premio de Madrid |
| Formula Three | 1:23.440 | Johnny Dumfries | Ralt RT3 | 1984 Jarama F3 round |
| Group C2 | 1:23.669 | Fermín Vélez | Spice SE89C | 1989 480 km of Jarama |
| 500cc | 1:27.990 | Wayne Gardner | Honda NSR500 | 1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 250cc | 1:30.120 | Sito Pons | Honda NSR250 | 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 125cc | 1:33.250 | August Auinger | Morbidelli 125 | 1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Group A | 1:33.710 | Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 1987 Jarama 4 Hours |
| 50cc | 1:47.070 | Eugenio Lazzarini | Garelli 50 GP | 1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 3.404 km (1967–1979) |||||
| F1 | 1:16.440 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1979 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Sports 2000 | 1:24.450 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alpine A441 | 1974 Jarama 2-Litre Championship round |
| Formula Three | 1:27.290 | Alain Prost | Martini MK21B | 1978 Jarama European F3 round |
| Formula Two | 1:28.200 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra MS7 | 1968 Jarama F2 round |
| Group 6 | 1:30.700 | Jorge de Bagration | Porsche 908/02 | 1970 Jarama Spanish SCC round |
| Formula 5000 | 1:30.900 | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10A | 1969 Madrid Grand Prix |
| Group 5 sports car | 1:30.900 | Alex Soler-Roig | Porsche 917 | 1970 Jarama Trofeo Primavera |
| 500cc | 1:33.900 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha YZR500 | 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Group 2 | 1:34.740 | Toine Hezemans | Ford Capri RS3100 | 1974 Jarama ETCC round |
| Group 4 | 1:35.420 | Reinhold Jöst | Porsche Carrera RSR | 1975 Jarama ETCC round |
| 250cc | 1:36.200 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki KR250 | 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 350cc | 1:39.900 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha TZ 350 | 1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 125cc | 1:42.000 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli 125 GP | 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Group 5 touring car | 1:46.100 | Dieter Quester | BMW 2002 Ti | 1969 Jarama ETCC round |
| 50cc | 1:50.300 | Eugenio Lazzarini | Kreidler 50 GP | 1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Group 3 | 2:09.100 | Juan Merelo | Alpine A110 | 1970 Jarama Spanish SCC round |