Jerez Receives 2009 Best MotoGP Award

The Spanish circuit at Jerez has been awarded by the International Road Racing Teams Association (IRTA) with the 26th annual Best Grand Prix award. Jerez hosted the third round of the 2009 MotoGP season in May, when Valentino Rossi took his first win of the season.

"Jerez has always been a fantastic location for the Grand Prix, a great racetrack with the huge crowds giving the event a unique atmosphere, one which truly highlights the passion and excitement of MotoGP. It also has the accolade of being the longest standing of the three racetracks that make up the Spanish rounds of MotoGP,” IRTA President Hervé Poncharal said in a release.

"Jerez works year on year to improve its facilities for teams and spectators alike, and since the construction of the new pit and paddock facility, first used by MotoGP in 2003, it has set a benchmark for other circuits to emulate."

"I would like to thank the members of IRTA for awarding us with the prize as the best organisation among all the circuits that have taken part in the Grand Prix calendar during the 2009 season,” added Mayoress of Jerez de la Frontera and President of the Jerez Speed Circuit, Pilar Sánchez Munoz.

"I would also like to express my appreciation to everyone involved in this organisation that has now been recognised, rewarding the work and effort undertaken by all involved. The Grand Prix of Spain 2010 is faced with renewed hope, and far from relaxing us this award is going to be a great incentive to keep improving in the future to make the Grand Prix of Spain, at Jerez, unforgettable."