A truly state-of-the-art venue, the MotorLand Aragon road racing circuit opened in 2009 to continue the rich local motorsport heritage, which had offered many years of exciting street racing in nearby Alcañiz, hosting events between 1963 and 2003. In 2011, MotorLand became the fifth Spanish circuit to host the WorldSBK championship, and the series' first visit to the track saw Spaniard Carlos Checa finish on the podium in third place in Race 2. That year, Checa rode his Ducati to victory, becoming the first Spaniard to win the WorldSBK title.