🇪🇸 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – Track Facts

📍 Location

Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain (just north of Barcelona)

🏁 Event Details

• First Grand Prix: 1991 (at this circuit; Spain has hosted F1 since 1951)

• 2025 Race Dates: May 30–June 1, 2025

• Race Number: 10th race of the 2025 season

• Title: Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2025

• Sunday Race Laps: 66

• Total Race Distance: 307.236 km

• Circuit Length: 4.657 km

• Number of Turns: 14

• DRS Zones: 2 detection zones

• Sprint Weekend: No

⏱️ Lap Record

• 1:18.149 – Max Verstappen (2023)

🏆 Recent Spanish Grand Prix Winners

✨ Notable Circuit Features

• Popular testing venue: Well-rounded mix of corners makes it a great test of car performance

• Fast corners: Turn 3 and Turn 9 test driver commitment

• Revised layout (since 2023): Final chicane removed, returning to a faster, flowing final sector

• Weather challenge: Hot and dry summer conditions push tire strategy to the limit

👥 Fan Guide

• Best Grandstand Views:

  • Grandstand G: Turn 1 action – first-lap battles and overtaking zone

  • Grandstand H & I: View of the new high-speed final corner and pit straight

  • Pelouse areas: Affordable general admission with good views if you arrive early

• What to Pack:

  • Sunscreen, sunhat, and plenty of water – it’s hot in June

  • Portable cushion or blanket for grassy general admission zones

  • Light snacks – lines can get long for food vendors

• Travel Tips:

  • Take RENFE trains from Barcelona Sants to Montmeló station

  • Expect a 20–30 minute walk from the station to the circuit

  • Book accommodations in central Barcelona or nearby coastal towns