Jarama opened north of Madrid in 1967 and hosted the Spanish Grand Prix nine times. Its short, narrow course became increasingly unsuited to faster Formula 1 cars, and after 1981 the championship moved to newer Spanish venues.
The final Grand Prix produced Gilles Villeneuve's celebrated 1981 victory. He held a train of faster cars behind his Ferrari for most of the race, with the first five finishing little more than a second apart.
Across 3.314 km, its 12 corners create a distinct rhythm between braking, precision and acceleration. As a permanent racing circuit, it asks drivers and teams to adapt setup, tyre management and race strategy to the venue's particular constraints, while its clockwise direction shapes the sequence of its most demanding sectors.
