Jerez has only seen minor modifications since it was first opened, settling into its current 2.751-mile, 15-turn layout in 1994.
Many of these turns are tight, heavy-braking corners, such as the Curva Dry Sac where Villeneuve and Schumacher made contact, or the Curva Lorenzo which sets drivers up for the final straightaway. The track also features a chicane named after Ayrton Senna, who won the 1986 and 1989 Spanish Grands Prix.