Autódromo Internacional El Jabalí

Autódromo Internacional El Jabalí is a 3.250 km long, permanent motor racing circuit, located 25 kilometers northwest of San Salvador in El Salvador, in the municipality of Quezaltepeque.

Autódromo Internacional El Jabalí
LocationQuezaltepeque, El Salvador
Time zoneGMT−5
Opened1979
Length3.250 km

History

The Autodrome was founded in 1974 by the operating company Autodromos de El Salvador S.A. with the representatives of Automóvil Club de El Salvador (ACES) and the then FIA representative Robert Langford planned. The property with approximately 100 hectares was acquired on 3 December 1976. As architect and project manager Oscar Monedero was entrusted. Construction began in March 1978.[1] In February 1979, the racetrack was inaugurated with the Gran Premio Delta with the participation of drivers from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Spain.[2]

References

  1. Historia Autodromo El Jabalí at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2014)
  2. Bandera verde en El Jabalí at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2004) El Diario de Hoy 1979

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