Formula 1
2025 Spanish GRAND PRIX ROUND 9
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Spain
- FP1Fri 30 May11:3012:30
- FP2Fri 30 May15:0016:00
- FP3Sat 31 May10:3011:30
- QualifyingSat 31 May14:0015:00
- RaceSun 1 Jun13:0015:00
SECTORS
DRS
FIRST GP
1991
LAPS
66
CIRCUIT LENGTH
4.657
DISTANCE
307.236
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We’re used to going to Spain in the early stages of the season – it hosted Round 5 from 2010 to 2019 – or on the back of several street circuits, but with the re-jigging of the Formula 1 calendar for 2024, we head to Spain in Round 10, having already raced on plenty of traditional circuits.
Spain is known as a good testing track, and in previous years, this race has acted as a barometer for teams and fans to see where they’re at early into the season, but in 2024, we’ve already deployed our first upgrade of the season and have a relatively good idea of where we sit in the pecking order, with nine Grands Prix already completed.
That’s not to say it won’t be of any benefit, though. We currently lead on laps raced as the only team to have completed 100% of GP laps in 2024, but the team are always desperate for more track time and will relish the chance to test the MCL38 around Spain’s varied circuit.
The 14-turn track has a little bit of everything, from high-speed corners to low-speed turns and plenty of elevation changes. There’s also a lengthy 1050m straight where drivers can put their foot down.
Overtaking isn’t the easiest around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, mostly due to its aerodynamic characteristics, but the removal of the final chicane ahead of last season’s race allowed drivers to build up more speed ahead of the straight, where they can line up a move.
As well as hosting one of our favourite European rounds of the season, the city boasts plenty to see and do, including the Basílica de la Sagrada Familia and the Monument a Colom.
Or maybe you just want to casually stroll around the Gothic Quarter, stopping off to eat tapas and paella in the sun, with a nice cool glass of sangria.
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Construction of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya coincided with the 1992 Olympics, and the circuit acted as the start and finish line for the road team time trial cycling event.
