Configuration for FIM sanctioned events Configuration for FIA sanctioned events | |
Location | Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 36°42′30″N 6°2′3″W / 36.70833°N 6.03417°W |
Capacity | 125,000 |
FIA Grade | 1 |
Broke ground | 1984 |
Opened | 8 December 1985 |
Former names | Circuito de Jerez (December 1985–May 2018) |
Major events | Current: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (1987, 1989–present) Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix (1988) Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix (2020) World SBK (1990, 2013–2017, 2019–2021, 2023–present) Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final (2019, 2024) Ferrari Challenge Europe (2016, 2024) Former: Formula One Spanish Grand Prix (1986–1990) European Grand Prix (1994, 1997) FIM EWC (1986–1987) FIA F2 (2017) Superleague Formula (2008) World Sportscar Championship (1986–1988) |
Website | http://www.circuitodejerez.com/ |
Grand Prix Circuit (1994–present) | |
Length | 4.428 km (2.751 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams FW19, 1997, F1) |
Motorcycle Circuit (1994–present) & Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993) | |
Length | 4.423 km (2.748 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:35.056 (Marcel Costa, Dallara F300, 2002, F3) |
Grand Prix Circuit (1985–1991) | |
Length | 4.218 km (2.621 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Race lap record | 1:24.513 (Riccardo Patrese, Williams FW13B, 1990, F1) |
Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto (formerly known as Circuito de Jerez and Circuito de Velocidad Jerez), is a 4.428 km (2.751 mi) racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, 90-kilometre (56 mi) south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing region in the south of Spain. The project was led by the Spanish engineer Manuel Medina Lara, based on a preliminary idea from Alessandro Rocci.