• • Circuit de Catalunya
  • • Permanent track
  • • Direction Clockwise
  • • Montmeló, Catalogne, Spain
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  • • 34 Grands Prix
      - With a Safety Car (since 1993): 28%
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Located 20 km northeast of Barcelona, the Circuit de Catalunya has been part of the Formula 1 World Championship calendar since 1991. It is regularly used during the offseason for testing new F1 cars.
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In 1994, an artificial chicane was added before the Nissan curve.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
29 september 1991Spain4.747308.555 kmBERGER Gerhard1'18.751MANSELL Nigel
1h 38m 41.541sPATRESE Riccardo
1'22.837
3 may 1992Spain4.747308.555 kmMANSELL Nigel1'20.190MANSELL Nigel
1h 56m 10.674sMANSELL Nigel
1'42.503
9 may 1993Spain4.747308.555 kmPROST Alain1'17.809PROST Alain
1h 32m 27.685sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'20.989
29 may 1994Spain4.747308.555 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'21.908HILL Damon
1h 36m 14.374sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'25.155










Removing the Nissan chicane.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
14 may 1995Spain4.727307.255 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'21.452SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 34m 20.507sHILL Damon
1'24.531
2 june 1996Spain4.727307.255 kmHILL Damon1'20.650SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 59m 49.307sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'45.517
25 may 1997Spain4.727302.528 kmVILLENEUVE Jacques1'16.525VILLENEUVE Jacques
1h 30m 35.896sFISICHELLA Giancarlo
1'22.242
10 may 1998Spain4.727307.255 kmHAKKINEN Mika1'20.262HAKKINEN Mika
1h 33m 37.621sHAKKINEN Mika
1'24.275
30 may 1999Spain4.727307.255 kmHAKKINEN Mika1'22.088HAKKINEN Mika
1h 34m 13.665sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'24.982
7 may 2000Spain4.730307.450 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'20.974HAKKINEN Mika
1h 33m 55.390sHAKKINEN Mika
1'24.470
29 april 2001Spain4.730307.450 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'18.201SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 31m 03.305sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'21.151
28 april 2002Spain4.730307.450 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'16.364SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 30m 29.981sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'20.355
4 may 2003Spain4.730307.324 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'17.762SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 33m 46.933sBARRICHELLO Rubens
1'20.143










The curve of the Caixa is replaced by a small straight line.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
9 may 2004Spain4.627305.256 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'15.022SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 27m 32.841sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'17.450
8 may 2005Spain4.627305.256 kmRAIKKONEN Kimi2'31.421RAIKKONEN Kimi
1h 27m 16.830sFISICHELLA Giancarlo
1'15.641
14 may 2006Spain4.627305.256 kmALONSO Fernando1'14.648ALONSO Fernando
1h 26m 21.759sMASSA Felipe
1'16.648










Adding a chicane between Europcar and New Holland.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
13 may 2007Spain4.655302.449 kmMASSA Felipe1'21.421MASSA Felipe
1h 31m 36.230sMASSA Felipe
1'22.680
27 april 2008Spain4.655307.104 kmRAIKKONEN Kimi1'21.813RAIKKONEN Kimi
1h 38m 19.051sRAIKKONEN Kimi
1'21.670
10 may 2009Spain4.655307.104 kmBUTTON Jenson1'20.527BUTTON Jenson
1h 37m 19.202sBARRICHELLO Rubens
1'22.762
9 may 2010Spain4.655307.104 kmWEBBER Mark1'19.995WEBBER Mark
1h 35m 44.101sHAMILTON Lewis
1'24.357
22 may 2011Spain4.655307.104 kmWEBBER Mark1'20.981VETTEL Sebastian
1h 39m 03.301sHAMILTON Lewis
1'26.727
13 may 2012Spain4.655307.104 kmMALDONADO Pastor1'22.285MALDONADO Pastor
1h 39m 09.145sGROSJEAN Romain
1'26.250
12 may 2013Spain4.655307.104 kmROSBERG Nico1'20.718ALONSO Fernando
1h 39m 16.596sGUTIERREZ Esteban
1'26.217
11 may 2014Spain4.655307.104 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'25.232HAMILTON Lewis
1h 41m 05.155sVETTEL Sebastian
1'28.918
10 may 2015Spain4.655307.104 kmROSBERG Nico1'24.681ROSBERG Nico
1h 41m 12.555sHAMILTON Lewis
1'28.270
15 may 2016Spain4.655307.104 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'22.000VERSTAPPEN Max
1h 41m 40.017sKVYAT Daniil
1'26.948
14 may 2017Spain4.655307.104 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'19.149HAMILTON Lewis
1h 35m 56.497sHAMILTON Lewis
1'23.593
13 may 2018Spain4.655307.104 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'16.173HAMILTON Lewis
1h 35m 29.972sRICCIARDO Daniel
1'18.441
12 may 2019Spain4.655307.104 kmBOTTAS Valtteri1'15.406HAMILTON Lewis
1h 35m 50.443sHAMILTON Lewis
1'18.492
16 august 2020Spain4.655307.104 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'15.584HAMILTON Lewis
1h 31m 45.279sBOTTAS Valtteri
1'18.183










Return of the Caixa curve.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
9 may 2021Spain4.675308.424 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'16.741HAMILTON Lewis
1h 33m 07.680sVERSTAPPEN Max
1'18.149
22 may 2022Spain4.675308.424 kmLECLERC Charles1'18.750VERSTAPPEN Max
1h 37m 20.475sPEREZ Sergio
1'24.108










Removing the Nissan chicane before New Holland.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
4 june 2023Spain4.657307.236 kmVERSTAPPEN Max1'12.272VERSTAPPEN Max
1h 27m 57.940sVERSTAPPEN Max
1'16.330
23 june 2024Spain4.657307.236 kmNORRIS Lando1'11.383VERSTAPPEN Max
1h 28m 20.227sNORRIS Lando
1'17.115