Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar

The Autódromo Sitges-Terramar is an oval track opened in 1923 abandoned, disused since the 50s. It is located in the town of Sant Pere de Ribes, close to Sitges in Catalonia, Spain. The trail is about two miles long, oval shaped and curves up to 60 degrees pending. In Terramar held the first Grand Prix of Spain, in the same year, 1923, as part of its inauguration. The race was won by Alberto Divo, aboard a Sunbeam.

History
In 1922, Frick Amangue founded Autodromo Nacional, S.A to coordinate the construction of an oval track for racing cars and motorcycles. The architects were responsible Jaume i Septic Masters (track) and Josep Maria Martino (facilities). The work was completed in 300 days at a cost of 4 million pesetas. The track is two miles wide, and slope in curves of 60 degrees. It was inaugurated on October 28, 1923, in the 200 laps race won by Albert Divo in a Sunbeam, after fierce competition with Count Louis Zborowski, aboard a Miller, who finished the race with an average speed of 96.91 miles per hour (155.96 km / h). There was not offered prize money. Unpaid construction spendings forced builders to collect money from the  ticket sales, leaving the organizers with no money to pay the drivers. As a result, the track was banned from receiving international races again. Drivers also complained of the input and output curves, stating that the transition between curves and straight out badly drawn.

The Real Automóvil Club de Cataluña and the Penya Rhin continued to organize races until 1925 with little success. The racecourse was sold to Edgard Morawitz in 1930s. The last race was held at the oval was in 1955. The track and the area around it has become a chicken farm. Because of the high quality of construction, the track and the outbuildings are still there after more than 80 years and are in excellent condition.

Present
The racecourse remains abandoned, despite visits by motor racing fans, who visit to admire the track and walk her curves in perfect condition. The lines were partially covered with vegetation, until the beginning of 2009 there was held a cleaning operation, allowing it to give full car laps on the circuit, with the permission of its owner. It is intended to start a restoration project to receive classic racing cars, as well as make a museum which is located near the main bleachers. The circuit also hosts guided tours since 2010.

In 2012, the Spanish drivers Carlos Sainz and Miguel Molina drived an Audi R8 LMS used in the DTM over the old Terramar asphalt. Despite the difficult track conditions, with cracks and somewhat bumby, Sainz set a new record for the track in 42.6 seconds at 170 km / h average speed, beating Zborowski's historic record, obtained in 1923.