Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto


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LocationJerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates36°42′30″N 6°2′3″W / 36.70833°N 6.03417°W / 36.70833; -6.03417
Capacity125,000
FIA Grade1
Broke ground1984
Opened8 December 1985 (1985-12-08)
Former namesCircuito de Jerez (December 1985–May 2018)
Major eventsCurrent:
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)
Websitehttp://www.circuitodejerez.com/
Grand Prix Circuit (1994–present)
Length4.428 km (2.751 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams FW19, 1997, F1)
Motorcycle Circuit (1994–present) & Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993)
Length4.423 km (2.748 miles)
Turns13
Race lap record1:35.056 (Marcel Costa, Dallara F300, 2002, F3)
Grand Prix Circuit (1985–1991)
Length4.218 km (2.621 miles)
Turns16
Race lap record1:24.513 (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.

Circuit history

Sebastian Vettel at the 2010 testing sessions, with Red Bull RB6.

The circuit opened on 8 December 1985. During 1986 the circuit hosted the first international motorcycle event in Spain in March and the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix in April. The circuit's relatively remote location hindered significant spectator turnout, although up to 125,000 can be accommodated. Because of this, F1 moved to Barcelona following the 1990 race.

In 1992, the track eliminated four corners to create the long right hander Curva Sito Pons. Due to the hosting of the European Grand Prix in 1994, a new chicane was created (the Senna curve) at the corner where Martin Donnelly had a career-ending accident during qualifying for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix. Jerez also hosted the 1997 European Grand Prix, which was the championship decider between Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, who collided during the race.

During the podium celebrations of the 1997 race, 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. This incident resulted in the track being temporarily banned from hosting a Grand Prix.[1] It has not hosted another Grand Prix since, but continued to be used for winter testing until 2015.

During 2005, the track was resurfaced. It was expected that the Champ Car World Series would race there in 2008[2] until the series was cancelled early in the year after merging with the IndyCar Series.

The track during 2010 F1 pre-season testing

On 2 May 2013, it was announced that the final corner would be renamed after Spanish then four-time and reigning world champion (250cc - 2006, 2007; MotoGP - 2010, 2012) Jorge Lorenzo.[3]

In 2017, FIA Formula 2 hosted a stand-alone event on October 7 and 8 at the circuit.

On 3 May 2018, the circuit was renamed in honor of the former motorcyclist Ángel Nieto, who died in 2017.

Marc Márquez at the 2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

On 3 May 2019, the sixth corner (formerly Curva Dry Sac) was renamed after Dani Pedrosa, retired three-time world champion (125cc - 2003; 250cc - 2004, 2005) and three-time runner-up in the MotoGP class.[4][5]

Layout history

Events

Current
Former

Lap records

The all-time outright track record is 1:15.651, set by Pedro de la Rosa in a McLaren MP4-20, during Formula One testing in April 2005.[6] As of October 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Jerez are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleDate
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.428 km (1994–present)
F11:23.135Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams FW191997 European Grand Prix
Formula 21:29.296Nyck de VriesDallara GP2/112017 Jerez Formula 2 round
Formula V81:30.014[7]Pietro FittipaldiDallara T122017 Jerez Formula V8 round
Superleague Formula1:30.029Davide RigonPanoz DP092008 Jerez Superleague Formula round
GP31:32.279George RussellDallara GP3/162017 Jerez GP3 round
F30001:34.669[8]Adam KhanLola B02/502008 Jerez Euroseries 3000 round
Formula 31:35.281[9]Borja GarcíaDallara F3002004 2nd Jerez Spanish F3 round
Euroformula Open1:36.988[10]Harrison ScottDallara F3122017 Jerez Euroformula Open round
Formula Regional1:39.763[11]Nikola TsolovTatuus F3 T-318-EC32023 Jerez Eurocup-3 round
GT31:40.714[12]Colin Caresani Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo2023 Jerez GT Winter Series round
Formula Renault 2.01:41.859[13]Nyck de VriesTatuus FR2.0/132014 Jerez Formula Renault Eurocup round
Lamborghini Super Trofeo1:42.555[14]Gerard van der HorstLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final
Formula 41:43.226[15]Dilano van 't HoffTatuus F4-T0142021 Jerez F4 Spain round
GT21:44.326[16]Miguel RamosFerrari 458 Italia GT2011 Jerez Spanish GT round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:46.820[17]Manuel AlvesPorsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup2023 Jerez Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica round
Renault Sport Trophy1:48.311[18]Richard GondaRenault Sport R.S. 012015 Jerez Renault Sport Trophy round
Ferrari Challenge1:49.382[19]Álex PalouFerrari 458 Challenge2016 Jerez Ferrari Challenge round
GT11:49.680[20]John NielsenMcLaren F1 GTR1995 4 Hours of Jerez
GT41:50.850[21]Mike David OrtmannAston Martin Vantage GT42023 Jerez GT Winter Series round
TCR Touring Car1:52.299[22]Isidro CallejasCUPRA Leon Competición TCR2022 Jerez TCR Spain round
Renault Clio Cup2:01.873[23]Alex RoyoRenault Clio R.S. IV2017 Jerez Renault Clio Cup Spain round
Motorcycling Circuit: 4.423 km (1992–present)
Formula 31:35.056[24]Marcel CostaDallara F3002002 1st Jerez Spanish F3 round
MotoGP1:37.669Francesco BagnaiaDucati Desmosedici GP222022 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:39.004[25]Álvaro BautistaDucati Panigale V4 R2019 Jerez World SBK round
Moto21:41.313Sam LowesKalex Moto22021 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
World SSP1:41.875[26]Nicolò BulegaDucati Panigale V22023 Jerez World SSP round
250cc1:43.338Álvaro BautistaAprilia RSV 2502009 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
500cc1:43.779Valentino RossiHonda NSR5002001 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Moto31:46.016Ryusei YamanakaGasGas RC250GP2023 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:47.075Julián SimónAprilia RS125R2009 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
MotoE1:47.473Eric GranadoEnergica Ego2021 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Supersport 3001:52.778[27]Koen MeuffelsKTM RC 390 R2019 Jerez Supersport 300 round
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 4.218 km (1985–1991)
F11:24.513Riccardo PatreseWilliams FW13B1990 Spanish Grand Prix
F30001:34.780[28]Éric BernardLola T89/501989 Jerez F3000 round
Group C1:38.090[29]Oscar LarrauriPorsche 962C1986 360 km of Jerez
500cc1:47.615Wayne RaineyYamaha YZR5001991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc1:50.002Helmut BradlHonda NSR2501991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:51.850[30]Raymond RocheDucati 888 SBK1990 Jerez World SBK round
Sidecar (B2A)1:52.237Steve WebsterKrauser sidecar1991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:54.038Ezio GianolaDerbi 1251991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
80cc2:03.410Stefan DörflingerKrauser 801988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix

Weather and climate

Jerez racetrack is located near the airport where the city's official weather station is located. The site has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa with mild and rainy winters coupled with hot summers with pronounced drought. As a result, all of Jerez' Formula One and MotoGP races have been held during shoulder seasons when the air temperatures normally are gentler. The current placement of the MotoGP event in early May has reduced rainfall risk compared to the previous April date, as well as raising the likely average temperature by several degrees. Formula One races used to be held in latter parts of the autumn, but were discontinued after 1997.

Jerez used to be a primary winter testing venue for Formula One and remains so for both MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship, in part due to the favourable temperatures in winter mimicking potential conditions during the race season farther north in Europe even in January.

Climate data for Jerez de la Frontera (Jerez Airport) (1981–2010), Extremes (1921–)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 38.2
(100.8)		 42.0
(107.6)		 44.7
(112.5)		 45.1
(113.2)		 44.6
(112.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 45.1
(113.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 20.8
(69.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 33.6
(92.5)		 33.5
(92.3)		 30.4
(86.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 24.4
(75.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)		 12.1
(53.8)		 14.6
(58.3)		 16.0
(60.8)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.1
(79.0)		 23.7
(74.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 18.2
(64.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)		 6.4
(43.5)		 8.3
(46.9)		 9.8
(49.6)		 12.5
(54.5)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.1
(64.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 17.0
(62.6)		 13.7
(56.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 11.9
(53.4)
Record low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)		 −5
(23)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 −2
(28)		 5.0
(41.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 9.8
(49.6)		 10.5
(50.9)		 7.0
(44.6)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −1
(30)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −5.4
(22.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78
(3.1)		 56
(2.2)		 37
(1.5)		 49
(1.9)		 30
(1.2)		 9
(0.4)		 1
(0.0)		 2
(0.1)		 27
(1.1)		 72
(2.8)		 96
(3.8)		 109
(4.3)		 570
(22.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 5 6 4 1 0 0 2 6 7 8 53
Average relative humidity (%) 77 73 67 64 60 56 52 55 61 69 75 79 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 184 187 224 251 300 318 354 334 250 225 184 158 2,965
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[31][32]

Fatalities

  • Dean Berta Viñales, 15, Spanish motorcycle racer, crashed 25 September 2021.[33]
  • Ismael Bonilla, 41, Spanish motorcycle racer, crashed 5 July 2020.[34]
  • Marcos Garrido, 14, Spanish motorcycle racer, crashed March 2019.[35]
  • Nobuyuki Wakai, 25, Japanese motorcycle racer, crashed 1 May 1993.[36][37]
  • Javier Moreno, 21, Spanish motorcycle racer, crashed 1990.[38]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Chaves y Pacheco irrumpieron en el podio". Diario El País. 13 December 1997. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
    2. ↑ "CHAMP CAR: 2008 Schedules Confirmed". speedtv.com. 11 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
    3. ↑ "MotoGP Twitter". 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
    4. ↑ López-Rey, Alex (2019-05-03). "Dani Pedrosa inaugura su curva en el Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto". Motorbike Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
    5. ↑ "Jerez Turn 6 named after Pedrosa". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2019-05-03. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
    6. ↑ "Renault's new F1 car hits the track during group test: USGP may be off; Belgian GP close to long-term security". 22 January 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
    7. ↑ "2017 Formula V8 Jerez Race 2 Statistics". Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    8. ↑ "2008 Jerez Euro F3000 - Round 10". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    9. ↑ "2004 Spanish F3 II Jerez (Race 1)". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
    10. ↑ "2017 Jerez Euroformula Open Race 2 Classification" (PDF). 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
    11. ↑ "2023 Eurocup-3 Racing Weekend Jerez Carrera 1 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) Provisional Classification" (PDF). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    12. ↑ "2023 GT Winter Series Sprint Race 2 Official Classification" (PDF). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
    13. ↑ "2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Jerez Race 1 Statistics". Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    14. ↑ "2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final PRO + PRO AM - Results Race 2". 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
    15. ↑ "2021 Racing Weekend - Circuito de Jerez - Formula 4 Carrera 1 Clasificacion Oficial" (PDF). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
    16. ↑ "Spanish GT Jerez 2011". Retrieved 19 July 2022.
    17. ↑ "2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica - Racing Weekend Jerez - Carrera 2 (28 Minutes +1 Lap) Final Classification" (PDF). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    18. ↑ "2015 Jerez Renault Sport Trophy Endurance Race (70' +1 lap) Final Classification" (PDF). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
    19. ↑ "2016 Trofeo Pirelli Jerez Race 2 Final Classification" (PDF). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
    20. ↑ "Jerez 4 Hours 1995". Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    21. ↑ "2023 GT Winter Series Sprint Race 1 Official Classification" (PDF). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
    22. ↑ "TCR ES 2022 » Circuito de Jerez Round 6 Results". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
    23. ↑ "2017 Clio Cup España Circuito de Jerez Race 2 (12 laps, 53,1 km. / Max. 30') Final Classification" (PDF). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
    24. ↑ "2002 Spanish Formula 3 Jerez (Race 2)". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
    25. ↑ "Superbike Acerbis Spanish Round, 7-9 June 2019 Results Tissot Superpole Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    26. ↑ "Supersport Prometeon Spanish Round, 27–29 October 2023 Results Race 1" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
    27. ↑ "Supersport 300 Acerbis Spanish Round, 7-9 June 2019 Results Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    28. ↑ "1989 F3000 Jerez Race Statistics". Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    29. ↑ "360 km Jerez 1986". Retrieved 1 June 2022.
    30. ↑ "1990-03-16 to 1990-03-18 World Superbike Spanish Round Race 2". Retrieved 2 January 2023.
    31. ↑ "Guía resumida del clima en España (1981-2010)". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26.
    32. ↑ Meteorología, Agencia Estatal de. "Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto: Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto - Valores extremos absolutos - Selector - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España". www.aemet.es. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
    33. ↑ "Dean Berta Viñales passes away". 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    34. ↑ Ismael Bonilla overleden na crash op Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto (in Dutch)
    35. ↑ "La muerte de Dean Berta Viñales es la sexta en el Circuito de Jerez". 25 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    36. ↑ Sports, Dorna. "Remembering Nobuyuki Wakai | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
    37. ↑ "Obituary: Nobuyuki Wakai". The Independent. 1993-05-11. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
    38. ↑ "La muerte de Dean Berta Viñales es la sexta en el Circuito de Jerez". 25 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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