Valencia Street Circuit

Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain, has held 5 Formula 1 races, from 2008 to 2012. Sebastian Vettel has the most wins here with 2. The lap record is 1:38.683, set by Timo Glock in 2009.

Latest race here: 2012 European Grand Prix. Explained: how often pole wins, by circuit · safety cars by circuit · where places change hands.

Location: Valencia, Spain
Races held: 5 (2008 to 2012)
Most wins, drivers: Sebastian Vettel (2), Fernando Alonso (1), Felipe Massa (1), Rubens Barrichello (1)
Most wins, teams: Ferrari (2), Red Bull (2), Brawn (1)
Most poles: Sebastian Vettel (3), Lewis Hamilton (1), Felipe Massa (1)
Fastest race lap: 1:38.683, Timo Glock, 2009 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
Map: OpenStreetMap

What is a lap of Valencia Street Circuit like?

A street circuit on the roads around Valencia's harbour and America's Cup port, it also used roads built for racing to a Hermann Tilke design and crossed the harbour on a 140 m swing bridge. Its 25 corners were more than at any other track on the 2012 calendar; its fast, kinked straights ended in heavy braking zones, but overtaking was scarce. Formula 1 stopped going after the 2012 race, when a plan to alternate the Spanish Grand Prix between Valencia and Barcelona fell through; the circuit has since been left abandoned.

Lap length: 5.419 km
Turns: 25
Direction: clockwise
Downforce: Medium
Layout described: Grand Prix street circuit (2008-2012), 25 turns, 5.419 km; used for all five European Grands Prix held in Valencia, 2008-2012

Turn	Side	Type
1		fast
2	Right	slow
3	Left	slow
4	Left	chicane
5	Right	chicane
6		kink
7		kink
8	Right	slow
10		slow
12	Right	chicane
13	Left	chicane
14	Right	medium
15	Left	kink
16	Left	kink
17	Right	hairpin
19	Right	fast
20	Right	fast
25	Left	hairpin

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Does pole position win at Valencia Street Circuit?

The pole sitter has won 3 of 5 races here (60%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 3 of 5 races (60%) and from the top three in 4 (80%). Lowest grid position to win: 11th, Fernando Alonso in 2012.

Winner started from	Wins	Share
P1	3	60%
P3	1	20%
P11 or lower	1	20%

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 Valencia Street Circuit won?

Since 2010: 3 races; winners made 1 stop in 1, 2 stops in 1, 3 or more in 1; first stop at a median lap 14 (25% of the race)
1994 to 2009 (refuelling): 2 races; winners made 2 stops in 2; first stop at a median lap 18 (31% of the race)

Race	Winner	Stops	Stop laps
2012	Fernando Alonso	2	15, 28 of 57
2011	Sebastian Vettel	3	14, 30, 47 of 57
2010	Sebastian Vettel	1	10 of 57
2009	Rubens Barrichello	2	20, 40 of 57
2008	Felipe Massa	2	15, 37 of 57

Lap times over the years

Pole position time (where qualifying times are recorded, 1994 on) and fastest race lap (1982 on), per race. Lower is faster. Hover or tap for a year.

All races at Valencia Street Circuit

Race	Winner	Team	Pole	Fastest lap
2012 European Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel	Nico Rosberg (1:42.163)
2011 European Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel (1:41.852)
2010 European Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button (1:38.766)
2009 European Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Lewis Hamilton	Timo Glock (1:38.683)
2008 European Grand Prix	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Felipe Massa	Felipe Massa (1:38.708)