Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
until 2013: Circuit de Catalunya

Address: Circuit de 'Catalunya Carretera Granollers, KM 2 08160 Montmelo
Montmeló , Catalonia , Spain
Route type:	permanent race track
Opening:	September 1991
Formula 1 venue :	since 1991
Time zone:	UTC + 1 ( CET )
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 motorcycle world championship DTM
Route length:	4.655  km (2.89  mi )
Curves:	16
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 18.183 min. ( Valtteri Bottas , Mercedes , 2020 )
Track record: (motorcycle)	1: 42.219 min. ( Marc Márquez , Honda RC213V , 2015 )
http://www.circuitcat.com/

Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′ 12 "  N , 2 ° 15 ′ 29"  E

Old Formula 1 route, now used for motorcycle races

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a race track in Montmeló north of Barcelona in Catalonia ( Spain ).

In addition to the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1 takes place here since 1996 and every year the Grand Prix of Catalunya for FIM - Motorcycle World Championship instead.

history

With the construction of the track, the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix was to be brought back to Barcelona, ​​where it had been held until 1975 on the Circuit de Montjuïc , a temporary street circuit in the city center.

The Circuit de Catalunya opened in September 1991. That same month, on September 29, 1991, the Spanish Grand Prix took place here for the first time , and the course has remained the venue for this race to this day. The circuit is also a popular test track for the Formula 1 and motorcycle teams. Because of the mild temperatures in winter and spring, the course is particularly suitable for season preparation. During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, ​​the 100 km team time trial in cycling was held on the course .

The route, which has been slightly rebuilt several times over the years, is now 4.655 km in length. The length of the pit lane is 340.70 m. Typical for this circuit are the long curves, which put a lot of stress on the tires and benefit Formula 1 cars with the best aerodynamics .

Michael Schumacher won his first Formula 1 race for Scuderia Ferrari here in the pouring rain in 1996 . In the spring of 2004, Loris Capirossi on a Ducati Desmosedici GP4 set a speed record for the motorcycle world championship that was only exceeded by 1.9 km / h in 2009 by Dani Pedrosa in Mugello during preseason test drives on the start-finish straight with 347.4 km / h on.

In 2013 the track was renamed Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya due to a sponsorship agreement with the city of Barcelona , the city would like to use the advertising effect of the track and the events.

In 2016 , Spanish Moto2 rider Luis Salom was killed after falling in second free practice at the Catalan Grand Prix . Due to this, the route for motorcycle races will be changed from 2017 . Turn 10 is driven like in Formula 1. After turn 13, a new chicane will be built, a little ahead of the one used in Formula 1. These changes add up to a total length of 4.652 km.

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Montmeló

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	1991	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Renault	G	1: 38: 41.541 h	4,747 km	65	187.586 km / h	29 Sep	Spain
2	1992	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Renault	G	1: 56: 10.674 h	4,747 km	65	159.353 km / h	0May 3rd
3	1993	Alain Prost	Williams	Renault	G	1: 32: 27.685 h	4,747 km	65	200.227 km / h	0May 9
4th	1994	Damon Hill	Williams	Renault	G	1: 36: 14.374 h	4,747 km	65	192.367 km / h	May 29th
5	1995	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton	Renault	G	1: 34: 20.507 h	4,727 km	65	195.410 km / h	May 14th
6th	1996	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 59: 49.307 h	4,727 km	65	153.856 km / h	02th of June
7th	1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Renault	G	1: 30: 35.896 h	4,728 km	64	200.396 km / h	25. May
8th	1998	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 33: 37.621 h	4,728 km	65	196.943 km / h	10th of May
9	1999	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 34: 13.665 h	4,728 km	65	195.688 km / h	30th May
10	2000	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 33: 55.390 h	4,727 km	65	196.281 km / h	0May 7th
11	2001	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 31: 03,305 h	4,730 km	65	202.508 km / h	29 Apr
12	2002	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 30: 29.981 h	4,730 km	65	203.751 km / h	Apr 28
13	2003	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 33: 46.933 h	4,730 km	65	196.619 km / h	0May 4th
14th	2004	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 27: 32.841 h	4.627 km	66	209.205 km / h	0May 9
15th	2005	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	Mercedes	M.	1: 27: 16.830 h	4.627 km	66	209.931 km / h	08th of May
16	2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 26: 21.759 h	4.627 km	66	212.075 km / h	May 14th
17th	2007	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 31: 36.230 h	4.655 km	65	198.102 km / h	May 13th
18th	2008	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 38: 19.501 h	4.655 km	66	187.401 km / h	27 Apr
19th	2009	Jenson Button	Brawn	Mercedes	B.	1: 37.19.202 h	4.655 km	66	189.337 km / h	10th of May
20th	2010	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Renault	B.	1: 35: 44.101 h	4.655 km	66	192.471 km / h	0May 9
21st	2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 39: 03,301 h	4.655 km	66	186.020 km / h	May 22
22nd	2012	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Renault	P	1: 39: 09.145 h	4.655 km	66	185.910 km / h	May 13th
23	2013	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 39: 16.596 h	4.655 km	66	185.605 km / h	12th of May
24	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 41: 05.155 h	4.655 km	66	182.283 km / h	May 11th
25th	2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 41: 12.555 h	4.655 km	66	182.061 km / h	10th of May
26th	2016	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Renault ( TAG Heuer )	P	1: 41: 40.017 h	4.655 km	66	181.241 km / h	May 15
27	2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 35: 56.497 h	4.655 km	66	192.057 km / h	May 14th
28	2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 35: 29.972 h	4.655 km	66	192.946 km / h	May 13th
29	2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 35: 50.443 h	4.655 km	66	192.259 km / h	12th of May
30th	2020	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 31: 45.279 h	4.655 km	66	200.821 km / h	16 Aug

Record winner
Driver: Michael Schumacher (6) • Driver nations: Great Britain (9), Germany (8) • Constructors: Ferrari (8) • Engine manufacturer: Mercedes / Renault (11 each) • Tire manufacturer: Bridgestone (11)

All top class winners of the motorcycle world championship in Montmeló

No.	year	winner	motorcycle	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	1996	Carlos Checa	Honda		44: 56.885 min	4.655 km			Sep 15	Catalonia
2	1997	Mick Doohan	Honda		44: 56.149 min	4.655 km	25th	155.388 km / h	Sep 14
3	1998	Mick Doohan	Honda		44: 53.264 min	4,727 km	25th	157.961 km / h	Sep 20
4th	1999	Àlex Crivillé	Honda		44: 55.701 min	4,727 km	25th	157.818 km / h	20th June
5	2000	Kenny Roberts Jr.	Suzuki		51: 31.504 min	4,727 km	25th	137.613 km / h	June 11th
6th	2001	Valentino Rossi	Honda		44: 57.142 min	4,727 km	25th	157.734 km / h	17th of June
7th	2002	Valentino Rossi	Honda	M.	44: 20.679 min	4,727 km	25th	159.895 km / h	June 16
8th	2003	Loris Capirossi	Ducati	M.	44: 21.758 min	4,727 km	25th	159.830 km / h	15th June
9	2004	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	M.	44: 03.255 min	4,727 km	25th	160.949 km / h	June 13th
10	2005	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	M.	43: 16.487 min	4,727 km	25th	163.848 km / h	June 12
11	2006	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	M.	41: 31.237 min	4,727 km	24	163.940 km / h	18th of June
12	2007	Casey Stoner	Ducati	B.	43: 16.907 min	4,727 km	25th	163.822 km / h	June 10th
13	2008	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	M.	43: 02.875 min	4,727 km	25th	164.712 km / h	08th June
14th	2009	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	B.	43: 11.897 min	4,727 km	25th	164.138 km / h	14th June
15th	2010	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	B.	43: 22.807 min	4,727 km	25th	163.450 km / h	0July 4th
16	2011	Casey Stoner	Honda	B.	43: 19.779 min	4,727 km	25th	163.641 km / h	0June 5th
17th	2012	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	B.	43: 07.681 min	4,727 km	25th	164.406 km / h	03rd of June
18th	2013	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	B.	43: 06.479 min	4,727 km	25th	164.482 km / h	June 16
19th	2014	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	42: 56.914 min	4,727 km	25th	165.093 km / h	15th June
20th	2015	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	B.	42: 53.208 min	4,727 km	25th	165.331 km / h	14th June
21st	2016	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	M.	44: 37.589 min	4.655 km	25th	157.349 km / h	0June 5th
22nd	2017	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	M.	44: 41.518 min	4.655 km	25th	157.209 km / h	June 11th
23	2018	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	M.	40: 13.566 min	4.627 km	24	165.636 km / h	17th of June
24	2019	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	40: 31.175 min	4.627 km	24	164.436 km / h	June 16

Record winner
Driver: Valentino Rossi (7) • Driver nations: Italy / Spain (8 each) • Constructors: Honda / Yamaha (9 each)

Web links

Commons : Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (cat., Spanish, French, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Circuit de Catalunya includes Barcelona in its name ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release of the route operator dated September 2, 2013, accessed on May 7, 2014.  
2. ^ Günther Wiesinger: Drama in Barcelona: Luis Salom had a fatal accident. In: speedweek.com. June 3, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya confirms route modification. In: motogp.com. December 14, 2016, accessed December 15, 2016 .