Spain

Once away from the costas, you could only be in Spain.

In the cities, narrow twisting old streets suddenly open out to views of daring modern architecture, while spit-and-sawdust bars serving wine from the barrel rub shoulders with blaring, glaring discos.

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Date: 30 March 2008
Venue: Jerez
Track length: 4423m
Laps: 27
Race length: 119.421km
2007 winner: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)

Previously a track famous for givign a rough ride, Jerez was revamped in 2003 when new asphalt was laid. Just a couple of bumps remain - at the Alex Criville corner and the Enzo Ferrari corner - the two fastest turns at the Spanish circuit. There are other high speed corners and teams generally equip equip their riders with hard suspension settings to compensate.

MotoGP 2008 racing calendar