Jerez - Spain
Circuito de Jerez rises from a challenge and passion, passion that the people of Jerez had always felt for motorsport and wich its mayor, Pedro Pacheco -the real driving force of the project- wisely took in and made into a brilliant reality.
Technical data on the layout by axis of the track
| Technical Data | Normal Track | Track with "Chicane" |
| Length | 4,423.101m | 4,427.995m |
| Length in Straights | 3,037.964m | 3,075.772m 69.46% of total length |
| Width of Track | Standard: 11m Starting straight: 12m |
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| Length of Starting Straight |
600m | |
| Length in Curves | 1,385.137m 31.41% of total length |
1,352.223m 30.538% of total length |
| Number of Curves | 13: 8 to the right and 5 to the left |
15: 9 to the right and 6 to the left |
| Min. Radius of Curve | 30m in curves 2, 6 and 13 |
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| Max. Radius of Curve | 116m in curve 4 | |
| Max. Slope | 5.1% at main straight | |
| Max. Gradient | 5% at exit curve 5 | |
| Max. Bank | 7.46% at curves 2, 6 and 13 |
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| Min. Bank | 4.70% at curves 4 and 12 |
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| Bank of Curve 5 | 6%, with a length of this new straight of 601.64 m |
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| Radius of Chicane | (a) 16.25m (b) 25m (c) 25m |
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| Length of Sections in Straights of Chicane |
(a) 15m (b) 61m (c) y |
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| Bank of Chicane | Between +3 and -3 |
Systems of Defense
| On the Straights | On the Curves |
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Concrete walls as a first line protection. |
Gravel beds with a minimun deep of 30 cm. |
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Steel nets on teel posts reinforced by horizontal cables as a second line of protection in public areas. In Angel Nieto and Peluqui curves as well as Expo '92 and Michelin, this Steel net is made of reinforced steel of 6 milimetres wide. |
Circuito de Jerez disposes of 700 metres of the new and revolutionary safety system called "air fence". This system, consists of compressed air modules designed to absorb the hit of a fallen rider, replacing straw bales in motorcycle races. Jerez was the first circuit to offer this safety device. |
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The same safety systems explained above for the straights. |
