Circuito de Jerez

Circuito de Jerez is a Spanish race track near Jerez de la Frontiera. It opened on December 8, 1985, and started holding motorcycling events and the Spanish Grand Prix in Formula One. The race was held in Jerez until 1990, since the circuit was in a remote (rural) area, and the Spanish Grand Prix was moved to Circuit de Catalunya in 1991.

However, in 1994, when the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez was not finished for it's grand prix, known as the Argentine Grand Prix, Jerez hosted the European Grand Prix that year. As well, a chicane was added in Turn 11 to slow down the cars and to avoid possibly fatal (deadly) accidents, such as the one suffered by Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The European Grand Prix returned in 1997, this time being the final race of the season, and the championship was going to be decided between Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. However, during the podium celebrations, Jerez's Mayor Pedro Pacheco disrupted the podium celebrations by presenting a trophy that was supposed to be presented by a dignitary from Daimler-Benz, which was related to Mercedes, an engine supplier who won the race. This incident resulted on the track being temporarily banned from hosting a Grand Prix. It has never hosted another Grand Prix, but still holds winter testing during the pre-season, and still remains very popular.

As of 2010, the circuit still holds the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix, and has done so since 1990.

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Wavey Davey
29 April 2016
A really great track full of excited fans for MotoGP giving a great atmosphere. View from X1 was excellent and we tried some other stands and standing areas all which were good.
Maïté Gonzalez Gutierrez
29 January 2014
Sitting in front of the boxes is definitely great, especially for F1 Winter Testing! That's where you'll get the most action ;)
Miguel Saborido
20 October 2013
Los días de carreras nunca defrauda la gran afición de este curcuito, buen ambiente el domingo de #SBK aunque creo que con un poco más de promoción y alguna oferta podría haberse superado.
Full Throttle Life
18 February 2012
Venne inaugurato l'8 dicembre 1985. La prima gara di Formula 1 disputata fu il Gran Premio di Spagna corso il 13 aprile 1986. L'anno successivo ospitò per la prima volta anche una gara della MotoGP.
Isa Parra
1 May 2013
La mejores carreras se viven aquí. Como Rosi con Sete en 2005, ese rodillazo de Rosi en la curva Ducados, le paso factura con la afición.
Formula Nitro - F1
22 January 2014
La pretemporada 2014 de F1 se iniciará el 28 de enero y los monoplazas rodarán en tierras andaluzas hasta el 31 del mismo mes.
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0.5km from Unnamed Road, 11400 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain Get directions
Fri 8:00 AM–7:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sun 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Mon 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Tue 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Wed 10:00 AM–11:00 AM

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