Madrid has thrown its hat in the ring to host the Spanish Grand Prix in the future, potentially taking it away from its current Barcelona home.
The Circuit de Catalunya has hosted the annual event since the early 1990s, after it took over from Jerez, near Seville in the south of the country. The closest the Spanish Grand Prix has ever been to Madrid was in the 1960s and '70s, when it was hosted at Jarama – 20 miles north of the capital.
But local politicians are intent on bringing a Formula 1 race to Madrid itself, potentially taking the Spanish Grand Prix away from Catalonia. A new contract signed last November guaranteed Barcelona the hosting rights until 2026, after which it could potentially move venues.
