Catalunya
The Circuito de Catalunya at Montmelo is Barcelona’s fourth major circuit after Villafranca, Pedralbes and Montjuich Park.
Grand Prix Circuit
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Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.905 (Miles)
Change
Turn 10 reprofiled
Fastest Race Lap
Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB16B-Honda), 1m18.149, 136.277 mph, F1, 2021
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz F1 W12 E Performance), 1m16.741, 136.277 mph, F1, 2021
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.892 (Miles)
Change
Chicane built at the penultimate corner
Fastest Race Lap
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Benz F1 W11 EQ Performance), 1m15.183, 138.479 mph, F1, 2020
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Benz F1 W10 EQ Power+), 1m15.406, 138.069 mph, F1, 2019
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.875 (Miles)
Change
New section built at La Caixa, previous layout retained for motorcycle races
Fastest Race Lap
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault R25), 1m15.641, 136.831 mph, F1, 2005
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Fernando Alonso (Renault R26), 1m14.648, 138.651 mph, F1, 2006
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.937 (Miles)
Change
The back straight built to bypass Nissan Esses
Fastest Race Lap
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari F2003-GA), 1m20.143, 131.929 mph, F1, 2003
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2002), 1m16.364, 138.458 mph, F1, 2002
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.9497 (Miles)
Change
Temporary tyre chicane inserted before Nissan Esses for car races
Fastest Race Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m25.155, 124.701 mph, F1, 1994
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m21.908, 129.645 mph, F1, 1994
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.9497 (Miles)
Change
Original Grand Prix circuit
Fastest Race Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B193B-Ford), 1m20.989, 131.116 mph, F1, 1993
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Alain Prost (Williams FW15C-Renault), 1m17.809, 136.474 mph, F1, 1993
Grand Prix Circuit Without Chicane
2021
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.894 (Miles)
Change
La Caixa reprofiled
Fastest Race Lap
Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT), 1m16.330, 136.492 mph, F1, 2023
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT), 1m12.272, 144.156 mph, F1, 2023