Over the weekend we run on the Andalusian track named after Angel Nieto: a circuit with many variable ray folds and to be considered “hard” for the commitment of the brakes. The curve 13 is memorable, dedicated to Jorge Lorenzo, the scene of large overtaking and historic struggles
The MotoGP Spanish GP, scheduled for the weekend of April 25, (here the TV coverage), is held on Jerez circuit. Located in Andalusia, in the vicinity of Cadiz, the track is named after Angel Nieto’s memory, the Spanish motorcyclist 13 times world champion who passed away in 2017. The track, built in 1986 and 4,423 meters long, has been continuously updated over the years and is recognizable for the spectacular control tower in the shape of a flying saucer. In addition to MotoGP and to the Superbikethe Jerez circuit hosted five editions of the Spanish GP from 1986 to 1990 Formula 1 and two of the European Grand Prix, always of Formula 1, in 1994 and 1997. For the race of the MotoGP on Sunday there are 25 laps, for the Sprint On Saturday there will be 12.
The curves: lens, fast and very fast
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The track boasts thirteen varied conformation curves (lens, fast and very fast), of which eight on the right and five on the left. Numerous changes of slope that requires a handy and well balanced motorcycle, but, above all, stable when braking. The toughest curve of the Jerez circuit is the number 6, the ex Dry sacdedicated to Dani Pedrosa. To this detached you arrive after dealing with the longest straight of the route, 607 meters, with a braking in which you pass, according to the data provided by Brembo, from 295 to 65 km/h in just 4.8 seconds. Two other curves are also very demanding, number 1 and 13, dedicated to Jorge Lorenzo. At curve number 1, the first after the straight and named after Expo 92, the pilots go from 292 to 91 km/h with a deceleration of 1.5 g, while in the one dedicated to the five -time pilot pilot you go from 230 to 66 hours with a 4.2 second braking time. The Jerez circuit, fast, technical and much loved by the MotoGP drivers, as well as by the public, must be classified with a high commitment for the brakes: it has a “4” index on a scale of 6, with 32% of the turn on the lap spent on the braking.
The Jorge Lorenzo curve
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Dedicated to the Majorcan pilot the curve 13, the last of the Andalusian track. The ceremony took place on May 4, 2013 in conjunction with the birthday of the Spanish champion who made his debut in the world championship between Jerez’s curbs in 2002, exactly the day he turned 15 years old, the minimum age to run in the world championship after he was forced to jump, both the first two GPs, in Suzuka and Welkom, and the tests of Spanish Friday because they are still too young to compete. The hairpin was the theater of sensational episodes and battles at the last overtaking, starting with the memorable 1996 derby among the Honda of Mick Doohan and Alex Crivillewith the Australian who manages to take advantage of the unexpected invasion of the track by the fans by drawing up a stunned Criville right at the last corner. In the annals of the history of motorcycling, the attack inside, shoulder or skilled move, to posterity the arduous sentence, of Valentino Rossi To the detriment of Seto Gibernau precisely at Curva 13 in 2005 and, finally, the “photocopy” overtaking of 2013 Marc Marquez on Jorge Lorenzoreturned right during the day of the ceremony of title of the curve to the Majorcan.
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