Motorcycle circuits in Spain

Four circuits on the MotoGP calendar host sessions open to amateur riders: Jerez, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and MotorLand Aragón. These are the tracks you see on television, with their run-off, their surface and their length (4 to 5.3 km) — exactly what riders crossing the border come for.

Beyond those four names, Spain has some twenty circuits with regular sessions: Almería and Circuito de Andalucía in the south, Alcarràs and Calafat in Catalonia, Cartagena, Navarra, Monteblanco, Guadix. Less famous and often cheaper, they can suit a first track day better than a Grand Prix layout.

From November to March, when French circuits are closed or soaked, the season goes on in Andalusia and along the Mediterranean coast: Jerez, Almería, Andalucía, Valencia, Alcarràs and Cartagena have dates all winter. That is the reason for most trips: several French and European organisers run days and two-to-four-day camps there, bike on a trailer or in a van, sometimes with rental bikes on site.

Budget-wise, a day in Spain most often costs between €400 and €700 depending on the circuit and the organiser, accommodation and transport not included — more than a day in France, but on a Grand Prix track with near-guaranteed weather. Prices, entry conditions and noise limits are each organiser's own: they are shown on every date in the calendar, with a link to their website.