The Circuito Permanente Del Jarama
The Circuito permanente del Jarama (Permanent circuit of the Jarama) is a 3.404 km) (2.115-mi) race course in Spain which hosted nine Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.
Designed by John Hugenholtz (who also created Zandvoort and Suzuka), the circuit was built in 1967 north of Madrid in arid scrub land. It had a short straight, as most of the course consisted of tight, twisty corners; overtaking was extremely difficult, as shown by Gilles Villeneuve, worthy driver though he was, and his successful defence of the lead for the entirity of the 1981 race despite a tail of four cars significantly faster than his.
Jarama hosted its last F1 race in 1981 when it was deemed too narrow for modern racing; its still holds occasional sports car and motorcycle races.
Formula One history[]
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | June 21 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report |
| 1979 | April 29 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | Report |
| 1978 | June 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Report |
| 1977 | May 8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Report |
| 1976 | May 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | Report |
| 1974 | April 28 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Report |
| 1972 | May 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | Report |
| 1970 | April 19 | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford | Report |
| 1968 | May 12 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | Report |
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