GridpediaMontjuïc
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Races held
- 4 (1969 to 1975)
- Most wins, drivers
- Jackie Stewart (2), Jochen Mass (1), Emerson Fittipaldi (1)
- Most wins, teams
- McLaren (1), Tyrrell (1), Team Lotus (1), Matra-Ford (1)
- Most poles
- Niki Lauda (1), Jacky Ickx (1), Ronnie Peterson (1), Jochen Rindt (1)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Montjuïc like?
Montjuïc was a street circuit on the park roads of Montjuïc hill above Barcelona, run anticlockwise, with one slow, twisting half and one very fast half that included a crest beside the Olympic Stadium where cars left the ground. At the 1969 race the high-mounted rear wings of Graham Hill's and Jochen Rindt's Lotuses failed over that crest and both cars crashed; high wings were banned straight afterwards. The 1975 race began after a drivers' protest about badly fixed barriers; on lap 26 Rolf Stommelen's Hill lost its rear wing and crashed into a spectator area, killing four people; the race was stopped after 29 laps and Formula 1 never returned. The roads are still public streets today; motorcycle racing, including the 24 Hours of Montjuïc, continued until 1986, and the area was later redeveloped for the 1992 Olympic Games.
- Lap length
- 3.791 km
- Direction
- anticlockwise
- Layout described
- Grand Prix course on the streets of Montjuïc Park (racingcircuits.info 'Grand Prix Course 1966-78'), 3.791 km, used for all four Formula 1 races there: 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1975
| Order | Name | Side | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Ángulo de Miramar | Left | hairpin |
| 2 | Rosaleda | Right | hairpin |
| 3 | Font del Gat | Left | |
| 4 | Teatro Griego (Teatre Grec) | Left | |
| 5 | Vías | Right | |
| 6 | Guardia Urbana | Left | |
| 7 | La Pérgola | Left | |
| 8 | Pueblo Español | Right | |
| 9 | Sant Jordi | Left | fast |
Sources for the checked facts (9)
- enciclopedia.cat/esportpedia/circuit-de-montjuic
- ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_de_Montju%C3%AFc
- racingcircuits.info/europe/spain/montjuic.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montju%C3%AFc_Circuit
- targasport.com.ar/articulos/lugares-eventos/circuito-de-montjuic-la-montana-magica/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Spanish_Grand_Prix
- supercars.net/blog/montjuich-drive-around-park/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_reduction_system
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Spanish_Grand_Prix
Does pole position win at Montjuïc?
The pole sitter has won 0 of 4 races here (0%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 0 of 4 races (0%) and from the top three in 0 (0%). Lowest grid position to win: 11th, Jochen Mass in 1975.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P4 | 2 | 50% |
| P7 | 1 | 25% |
| P11 or lower | 1 | 25% |
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.