Circuit de Montjuïc

Racetrack

The Circuit de Montjuïc ( Spanish Circuito de Montjuic ) is a former motorsport racetrack in the Parc de Montjuïc in Barcelona , where the 1992 Summer Olympics were held. It is considered to be one of the most difficult Formula 1 courses of all time.

history

From 1908 on, international motorsport was hosted on the Circuit Baix Penedès with the Copa Catalunya . In 1923, the first Spanish Grand Prix was held on the Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar permanent circuit near Barcelona. In 1932 a race was held on a street circuit, starting in Montjuïc Park, a wooded park landscape on a mountain above the port of Barcelona. The course of the eastern course of this race from 1933 then became the actual Circuito de Montjuïc.

From 1951 to 1969 , the Circuit de Montjuïc hosted the Spanish Grand Prix for motorcycles as part of the Motorcycle World Championship . In 1969 , the Spanish Grand Prix of the Formula 1 World Championship was held for the first time on this track, which took place on the Circuit de Pedralbes in Barcelona in the 1950s, but when it resumed it took place the previous year on the Circuito del Jarama . The two routes then alternated. The inconsistent track characteristics with a slow and a very fast section of the counter-clockwise course made the coordination of the vehicles a challenge.

In 1975 the Grand Prix was overshadowed by an almost preprogrammed tragedy. Many of the drivers thought the course was unsafe and wanted to strike, but only two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi withdrew his start in protest. The militia of the Franco regime threatened to seize the racing cars in the Olympic Stadium, which served as a paddock. On lap 26, four spectators and a marshal were killed when Rolf Stommelen's car lost its rear wing and was catapulted over the guardrail. Something similar happened to both Lotus in 1969, but it was largely bloodless at the time. The race was then canceled. The leader, Jochen Mass , was declared the winner. It was his only GP victory. After that, a Formula 1 race was never held on this track again.

On July 13, 1985 , the Formula TT World Championship was a guest. The winner in the F1 class was Joey Dunlop on a Honda and in the F2 class, Brian Reid on a Yamaha .

The Montjuïc 24 Hours, a motorcycle long-distance race, was also held at the Circuito de Montjuïc. Since 1991 the Spanish Grand Prix has been held on the Circuit de Catalunya just outside of Barcelona.

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Montjuïc Park

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra	ford	D.	2: 16: 54,000 h	3.791 km	90	149.535 km / h	0May 4th	Spain
2	1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	ford	G	1: 49: 03,400 h	3.791 km	75	156.428 km / h	Apr 18
3	1973	Emerson Fittipaldi	lotus	ford	G	1: 48: 18.700 h	3.791 km	75	157.504 km / h	29 Apr
4th	1975	Jochen Mass	McLaren	ford	G	0: 42: 53.700 h	3.791 km	29	153.779 km / h	27 Apr

References

See also

• List of motorsport racetracks

Web links

Commons : Circuit de Montjuïc  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Route information at theracingline.net (English)
• Satellite image on Google Maps

Coordinates: 41 ° 21 ′ 59 ″  N , 2 ° 9 ′ 6 ″  E