Barcelona Grand Prix (motorcycle)

Circuit de Montjuïc

The Barcelona Grand Prix was an international motorcycle race that was held 19 times between 1933 and 1963 on the Circuit de Montjuïc in the Parc de Montjuïc in Barcelona .

The record winner was the exceptional Irish driver Stanley Woods , who won the race three times in different classes.

history

The Barcelona Grand Prix was first held in 1933. Between 1937 and 1946 the race did not take place due to the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Second World War .

In 1946 racing activities were resumed. In 1950 the race officially became the Spanish Grand Prix and was part of the Motorcycle World Championship from 1951 . Until 1963 , the Spanish Grand Prix was also the Barcelona Grand Prix.

Winners list

Edition	date	venue	class	winner
1.	May 7, 1933	Montjuïc	250 cc	Hans Soenius ( Rudge )
			350 cc	Fernando Aranda ( Rudge )
			500 cc	Ernst Hänni ( Motosacoche )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Josef Möritz / unknown ( Victoria )
2.	April 22, 1934	Montjuïc	250 cc	Stanley Woods ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Fernando Aranda ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Moto Guzzi )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson )
3.	April 28, 1935	Montjuïc	250 cc	Hans Winkler ( DKW )
			350 cc	Miguel Simó ( Terrot )
			500 cc	Alexander Black ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Stürkle ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Josef Möritz / Schnitzenbaumer ( Victoria )
4th	April 26, 1936	Montjuïc	250 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
			350 cc	Martin Strömberg ( Husqvarna )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Velocette )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	René Amort / unknown ( Stylson - JAP )
There were no races between 1937 and 1945.
5.	May 5, 1946	Montjuïc	125/175 cc	Luis Marqués ( Montesa )
			250 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Alfredo Flores ( Rudge )
			500 cc	Fernando Balzarotti ( Moto Guzzi )
			Teams	Francisco Arderiu / J. Pahisa ( BMW )
	April 27, 1947	Montjuïc	The race was scheduled for April 27th but was canceled.
-	May 2, 1948	Montjuïc	100 cc	Guillermo Cavestany ( Montesa )
			125/175 cc	Juan Soler Bultó ( Montesa )
			250 cc	Pierre Collignon ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Charles Beischer ( Norton )
			over 350 cm³	Charles Beischer ( Norton )
			Teams	Roland Benz / unknown ( DKW )
6th	May 8, 1949	Montjuïc	100 cc	Alfredo Flores (Lube)
			125/175 cc	Juan Soler Bultó ( Montesa )
			350 cc	Tommy Wood ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			Teams	Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson ( Norton )

References

Web links

• Vincent Glon: L'HISTOIRE DU GRAND PRIX D 'ESPAGNE. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed April 15, 2012 (French). 

Footnotes

1. ↑ Although the race was advertised internationally in 1948, it was not officially counted as the Barcelona Grand Prix.