GridpediaCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
- Location
- Montmeló, Spain
- Races held
- 36 (1991 to 2026)
- Most wins, drivers
- Lewis Hamilton (7), Michael Schumacher (6), Max Verstappen (4), Mika Häkkinen (3), Fernando Alonso (2)
- Most wins, teams
- Ferrari (9), Mercedes (7), Williams (6), Red Bull (6), McLaren (5)
- Most poles
- Lewis Hamilton (7), Michael Schumacher (7), Nico Rosberg (2), Kimi Räikkönen (2), Mark Webber (2)
- Fastest race lap
- 1:15.641, Giancarlo Fisichella, 2005 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya like?
For many years F1's pre-season testing venue, so the teams know it well; its mix of long, sweeping turns, quick corners and a twisty section, plus a main straight of just over 1 km, makes it a good indicator of the true pecking order. The long corners through Turns 3-4 and the fast, blind Campsa right-hander at Turn 9 are the key challenges, and the abrasive surface makes wear on the front-left tyre high. The slow Turn 14-15 chicane added in 2007 was removed for 2023, restoring the original flowing final sector and cutting the lap to 14 turns. Turn 1, at the end of the main straight, is by far the best overtaking spot; through 2025 a second DRS zone ran down the back straight into the La Caixa hairpin at Turn 10.
- Lap length
- 4.657 km
- Turns
- 14
- Direction
- clockwise
- Downforce
- High
- Longest straight
- 1,047 m
- Elevation change
- 29.6 m
- DRS zones (to 2025)
- 2
- Character
- Balanced (about 46% of the lap is cornering)
- Layout described
- Grand Prix layout without the final-sector chicane (4.657 km, 14 turns), used for the Spanish Grand Prix 2023-2025 and the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix 2026
| Turn | Name | Side | Type | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elf | Right | medium | 90° |
| 2 | Left | medium | 69° | |
| 3 | Renault | Right | fast | 159° |
| 4 | Repsol | Right | medium | 180° |
| 5 | Seat | Left | slow | 147° |
| 6 | Left | fast | 33° | |
| 7 | Würth | Left | medium | 92° |
| 8 | Right | medium | 37° | |
| 9 | Campsa | Right | fast | 86° |
| 10 | La Caixa | Left | slow | 130° |
| 11 | Left | medium | 65° | |
| 12 | Right | medium | 165° | |
| 13 | Right | medium | 72° | |
| 14 | Right | medium | 90° |
Sources for the checked facts (14)
- formula1.com/en/racing/2026/barcelona-catalunya/circuit
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_de_Barcelona-Catalunya
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/circuit-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-circuit
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/circuit-de-barcelona-catalunya-to-feature-new-configuration
- racingcircuits.info/europe/spain/circuit-de-barcelona-catalunya.html
- formula1.com/en/racing/2025/spain/circuit
- f1technical.net/news/2857
- crash.net/f1/news/41912/1/alexander-wurzs-lap-of-barcelona
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/what-upgrades-have-each-f1-team-brought-to-the-barcelona-ca
- lightsoutblog.com/spanish-grand-prix-weekend-information/
- fia.com/system/files/decision-document/2025_barcelona_event_-_circuit_map_-_barcelona_2025
- motogp.com/en/calendar/2023/test/catalunya-motoe-test/648f86ba-04fd-4ad9-b961-c89a0501bfd8
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/highs-and-lows-which-f1-track-has-the-most-elevation-change
- racefans.net/2025/05/31/2025-spanish-grand-prix-strategy-briefing-all-the-data-to-follow-t
Map, character and grey values are approximate (measured from a GPS trace). Report a correction.
Does pole position win at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya?
The pole sitter has won 24 of 36 races here (67%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 33 of 36 races (92%) and from the top three in 34 (94%). Lowest grid position to win: 5th, Fernando Alonso in 2013.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 25 | 69% |
| P2 | 8 | 22% |
| P3 | 1 | 3% |
| P4 | 1 | 3% |
| P5 | 1 | 3% |
Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.
How are races at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya won?
- Since 2010
- 17 races; winners made 1 stop in 2, 2 stops in 9, 3 or more in 6; first stop at a median lap 17 (26% of the race)
- 1994 to 2009 (refuelling)
- 16 races; winners made 1 stop in 1, 2 stops in 13, 3 or more in 2; first stop at a median lap 22 (34% of the race)
| Race | Winner | Stops | Stop laps | Tyre compounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 11, 27, 41 of 66 | C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft |
| 2025 | Oscar Piastri | 3 | 22, 49, 55 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen | 2 | 17, 44 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | 2 | 26, 52 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen | 3 | 13, 28, 44 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 28, 42 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 23, 50 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 27, 46 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 25 of 66 | |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 21, 36 of 66 | |
| 2016 | Max Verstappen | 2 | 12, 34 of 66 | |
| 2015 | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 15, 45 of 66 | |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 18, 43 of 66 | |
| 2013 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 9, 21, 36, 49 of 66 | |
| 2012 | Pastor Maldonado | 3 | 11, 24, 41 of 66 | |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 9, 18, 34, 48 of 66 | |
| 2010 | Mark Webber | 1 | 17 of 66 | |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | 2 | 18, 48 of 66 | |
| 2008 | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 20, 47 of 66 | |
| 2007 | Felipe Massa | 2 | 19, 42 of 65 | |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 17, 40 of 66 | |
| 2005 | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 25, 49 of 66 | |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 10, 25, 45 of 66 | |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 19, 35, 49 of 65 | |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 26, 47 of 65 | |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 23, 43 of 65 | |
| 2000 | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 26, 41 of 65 | |
| 1999 | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 23, 44 of 65 | |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 26, 45 of 65 | |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 20, 45 of 64 | |
| 1996 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 24, 42 of 65 | |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 21, 43 of 65 | |
| 1994 | Damon Hill | 1 | 42 of 65 |