This August the European Le Mans Series will visit Motorland Aragon for the first time, the Spanish venue joining the many other first-class circuits that Europe’s premier endurance racing series has competed on over the years.
Motorland Aragon joins the current five tracks on the calendar – Barcelona, Imola, Le Castellet, Spa-Francorchamps and Portimao – and other notable circuits such as Monza, Silverstone, Hungaroring, Estoril and Red Bull Ring.
The circuit is located 220km west of Barcelona, near to the town of Alcañiz in the Lower Aragon region of Spain.
Alcañiz has a long history with motorsport, and it isover 50 years since Joaquín Ripollés promoted the first City of Alcañiz Grand Prix (1965), held on the unforgettable urban circuit known as Circuito Guadalope. The streets were the venue of exciting races that turned the city into a pioneering organiser of sports events. In a short period of time, Alcañiz became an emblematic benchmark in the history of urban circuits.
With the growing demand for safety measures, and the cars getting too powerful for the street circuit, the idea of a permanent track was pushed forward in the 1990s.
In 2005 the building work began on the Hermann Tilke designed facility, with the first major event, the World Series by Renault held in 2009.Motorland Aragon has hosted MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship, as well as a favourite venue for testing by Formula One teams.
The Grand Prix circuit is 5.345km long with 18 turns, with the current outright lap record is 1m41.376, set in 2012 by Arthur Pic in a Dallara T12 F Renault 3.5.
The 4 Hours of Aragon will be the first ELMS event held at the circuit and will take place on Saturday 26 August.It will also be the first night race for the series since the Le Castellet 240 in 2020.
CLICK HERE to visit the official Motorland Aragon website.
Motorland Aragon joins the current five tracks on the calendar – Barcelona, Imola, Le Castellet, Spa-Francorchamps and Portimao – and other notable circuits such as Monza, Silverstone, Hungaroring, Estoril and Red Bull Ring.
The circuit is located 220km west of Barcelona, near to the town of Alcañiz in the Lower Aragon region of Spain.
Alcañiz has a long history with motorsport, and it isover 50 years since Joaquín Ripollés promoted the first City of Alcañiz Grand Prix (1965), held on the unforgettable urban circuit known as Circuito Guadalope. The streets were the venue of exciting races that turned the city into a pioneering organiser of sports events. In a short period of time, Alcañiz became an emblematic benchmark in the history of urban circuits.
With the growing demand for safety measures, and the cars getting too powerful for the street circuit, the idea of a permanent track was pushed forward in the 1990s.
In 2005 the building work began on the Hermann Tilke designed facility, with the first major event, the World Series by Renault held in 2009.Motorland Aragon has hosted MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship, as well as a favourite venue for testing by Formula One teams.
The Grand Prix circuit is 5.345km long with 18 turns, with the current outright lap record is 1m41.376, set in 2012 by Arthur Pic in a Dallara T12 F Renault 3.5.
The 4 Hours of Aragon will be the first ELMS event held at the circuit and will take place on Saturday 26 August.It will also be the first night race for the series since the Le Castellet 240 in 2020.
CLICK HERE to visit the official Motorland Aragon website.
