The future Madrid circuit will debut next year and will be completely new and with a construction in record time.
The future Madrid Grand Prix It is already taking shape. Formula 1 returns to the Spanish country for a new date in the 2026 calendar. Although there is still nothing to run, The construction began this week to run within a year.
The construction of the circuit known as “Madring” officially started on Friday, April 25although the formal start of the works is scheduled for Monday, April 28. This project was announced in January 2024, when the Community of Madrid and the City Council presented the new Formula 1 Grand Prix. The race is scheduled to debut in 2026 and it is planned to be held during ten consecutive editions.
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F1 in Madrid: The city will have a new circuit
The Madrid Grand Prix circuit, which It will surround the IFEMA Fairgrounds and the Valdebebas areayou will have 5.4 km long and will have 57 laps per race. One of its main curves will be called “the monumental”in honor of the emblematic Plaza de Toros Las Ventas.
This semicircular curve will be one of the most outstanding points of the layout: the cars will travel 550 meters in just six seconds, with 45,000 spectators watching from the stands. The circuit will not lack speed, in curve 4, vehicles will reach the maximum speed of the route, to 340 km/hbefore an intense braking in curve 5, where they will reduce to 80 km/h. This section includes the 837 -meter line, the longest and fastest circuit, known as “Hortaleza” by the neighborhood that is seen in the background.
Another prominent point is The “rise in gullies”, an 8% slope which connects with the highest point of the track, 697 meters above sea level. From there, a technical and winding section is entered that includes “the bunker”, a curve that borders remains of the civil war and leads to the Valdebebas area.
The layout also offers several key areas for overtaking, such as curve 13, where cars pass from 300 to 140 km/h, and the “Linked from Valdebebas”, a series of fast curves before a strong braking in curve 17.
The final stretch, very technical and between walls, borders the IFEMA pavilions and flows into the main line, where the finish line is located.
Carlos Sainz will be an ambassador of the “Madring”
This Friday the first stone of the project was placed in an institutional act attended by Carlos Sainz, Williams pilot and one of the great promoters of the Madrid Grand Prix. With this new circuit, Spain ensures two dates in the F1 calendar of 2026, adding Madrid to Barcelona.
The Madrid pilot not only acts as an ambassador of the GP of his hometown, but also He has been involved in the project to give his contributions so that the layout meets the highest standards and be among the most interesting of the highest category.
Source: Ambito
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