Official F1 Journal Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track guide

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Formula One heads back across the Atlantic to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the first of a European triple header.

Catalunya is a driver's favourite. Its good mix of high- and low-speed corners, combined with the challenging Turn 3 right-hander, make for a great race track. It is also one of the tracks the drivers have driven the most, with winter season often in previous seasons having taken part at the track.

This track has held the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991. But the Spanish Grand Prix is one of the oldest on the calendar, celebrating its 100 years in 2013, held at various venues around the country.

This weekend, Oliver Bearman will make the second of his six scheduled Free Practice 1 outings of the season with Haas.

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Race Stats 

.Grand Prix Laps - 66
Circuit Length - 4.657km
Race Distance - 307.23km
Corners - 14
DRS Zones - 
           Detection 1 - Between Turn 8 and Turn 9
           Activation 1 - After Turn 9
           Detection 2 - Between Turn 13 and Turn 14
          Activation 2 - After Turn 14
Time Lost in Pit Lane - 22.3secs
Tyre Compounds - 
       Hard      Medium     Soft
         C1           C2          C3
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures- 
           Front       Rear 
         25.5psi     21.0psi
Maximum Starting Tyre Camber-
          Front       Rear
​         -3.00º      -1.75º

Track Stats

​Times Held - 33
First Held - 1991
Winners - 16
Pole Sitters - 18
Lap Record - 1:16.330s Verstappen (2023)
Track Lap Record - 18.047s (Daniel, Ricciardo, 2018)
Most Wins (Driver)
                 - Schumacher (6)
                 - Hamilton (6)
Most Wins (Constructors) - Ferrari (8)
Most Driver Poles - Schumacher (7)
Most Team Poles - Mercedes (9)
Most Driver Podiums - Schumacher (12)
Most Team Podiums - Ferrari (25)
Most Fastest Laps (Driver) - Schumacher (7)
Most Fastest Laps (Team) - Ferrari (9)
Times Won From Pole - 24
Lowest Starting Position to Win - P5
Smallest Pole Margin - 0.017s (Maldonado, 2012)
Smallest Win Margin -  0.616s (Verstappen, 2016)
Largest Pole Margin - 1.005s (Mansell, 1992)
Largest Win Margin - 51.988s (Schumacher, 1995)
Virtual Safety Car - 25% Probability
Safety Cars - 50% Chance

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Schedule

Previous Results

2023
Qualifying -
               1 VER 1'12.272
               2 SAI   1'12.734
               3 NOR 1'12.792
Race -
​              1 VER (2 stop)
              2 HAM (2 stop)
              3 RUS (2 stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'16.330 VER L61

2022
Qualifying -
              1 LEC 1'18.750
              2 VER 1'19.073
              3 SAI  1'19.166
Race -
​             1 VER (3 stop)
             2 PER (3 stop)
             3 RUS (3 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'24.108 PER L55

2021
​Qualifying -
              1 HAM 1'16.741
              2 VER 1'16.777
              3 BOT 1'16.873
Race -
​            1 HAM (2 stop)
            2 VER (2 stop)
            3 BOT (2 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'18.149 VER  L62

Track Changes

• Concrete verge extended at exit Turn 2 on LHS.
  
• Concrete verge extended at apex Turn 7 on RHS.
  
• New bollards at exit Turn 2 on LHS.
  
• Concrete verge at apex Turn 2 on RHS repaired and newly painted.
  
• Concrete verge between Turn 13 and Turn 14 on LHS repaired and newly painted.
  
• New opening between Turn 13 and Turn 14 on LHS.
  
• New Marshal Post 11.2 in Turn 12 on RHS.
  
• All stickers removed from Pit Lane surface.

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Random Facts

• Ferrari have won the most races but Mercedes have powered the most wins at Catalunya.
• The Spanish GP at Catalunya has been won by less than 10secs 13 times.
• On the 2024 there will be seven previous Spanish GP podium finishers taking to the track - Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Bottas, Riccardo, Perez and Russell.
• British drivers have the most podium finishes at Catalunya with 24.