He Jarama Circuit may stop its activity after almost 60 years active. The Madrid route could lose its license after the court ruled (for the first time, not yet definitively) in favor of the area’s residents, who reported noise pollution exceeding 90 decibels.
In the circuit, owned by Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), is active for 10 months of the year and is a very popular place for all racing enthusiasts. In 1993 it was renovated and that worsened coexistence in the neighborhood. It is worth mentioning that the development of the complainant was not there when the circuit was built. It came a few years later.
The neighbors’ protests are not a one-day thing but they have been asking for a resolution for years, which did not come until a few days ago. The decision specified that 33 measurements were carried out in 2020 andThe results showed that the allowable limit was exceeded by up to 37 decibels of the maximum allowed outdoors and in the sun.
License granted due to administrative silence
The Jarama circuit also did not receive a license with all the relevant procedures. It is granted for positive administrative silence, That is, those responsible for the track never negotiated with the authorities to acquire it. The Administration did not send a response and then the case was resolved in favor of the interested party’s request.
On the Jarama route there were disputes 11 Formula 1 Grand Prix between 1967 and 1981. In the last edition, Gilles Villeneuve won the race. There was also a very controversial edition, that in 1976, where James Hunt won, the victory was taken away from him due to technical irregularities and months later it was returned to him.
In MotoGP there is also a Grand Prix. Without going any further, Jarama is the only circuit where Ángel Nieto participated in a 500cc race on a Honda in 1982. The last race of the motorcycle world championship was in 1998, where Carlos Checa took the victory in the middle of a rivalry between Doohan and Crivillé.
Source: La Verdad
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