Circuito del Jarama

The Circuito del Jarama Circuit of Jarama, formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama Permanent circuit of Jarama is a motorsport racetrack positioned in San Sebastian de los Reyes, north of Madrid. It was domestic to the Spanish Grand Prix 9 times between 1968 and 1981, and the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix 15 times between 1969 and 1988. Designed through John Hugenholtz circuit changed into constructed with the aid of Alessandro Rocci in 1967 on arid scrub land.It has a quick principal instantly and most of the path consisted of tight, twisty corners so overtaking turned into extremely tough.

An instance of this got here while Gilles Villeneuve correctly defended his lead for the duration of the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, no matter a tail of four doubtlessly quicker automobiles. Villeneuve's turbocharged Ferrari 126CK, whilst powerful and fast on the immediately, did not have as efficient floor 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 changed into to be the last considered one of Villeneuve's career.Jarama hosted its closing Formula One race in 1981 when it become deemed too narrow for modern-day racing. It nevertheless holds sports activities vehicle, travelling vehicle and motorbike races. The circuit turned into lengthened in 1991, and then upgraded in 2015.