Pedralbes Circuit

The Pedralbes Circuit was a 6.316 km (3.925 mi) street racing course in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[2]

Circuit de Pedralbes

Location	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Time zone	GMT +1
Major events	Formula One Spanish Grand Prix Penya Rhin Grand Prix
Temporary street circuit (1954-55)[1]
Length	6.333 km (3.936 mi)
Turns	6
Race lap record	2:20.4 – 100.923 mph ( Alberto Ascari, Lancia, 1954)
Temporary street circuit (1951)[1]
Length	6.316 km (3.925 mi)
Turns	6
Race lap record	2:16.93 - 103.191 mph ( Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 1951)
Temporary street circuit (1946-50)[1]
Length	4.465 km (2.774 mi)
Turns	4

First opened in 1946 in the western suburbs of the city, in the Pedralbes neighbourhood, the course featured wide streets and expansive, sweeping corners; both drivers and racing fans loved the course. The circuit hosted the Penya Rhin Grand Prix four times (1946,[2][3] 1948,[2][4] 1950[5] and 1954.[6][7][n 1]). The circuit also hosted the Spanish Grand Prix in 1951 and 1954[1][2][8][9][10][11][12][13] Due to stricter safety rules following the Le Mans Disaster of 1955, the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.[1][2][8][14]

Notes

1. 1950 and 1954 were both non-championship rounds.

References

1. "Pedralbes, Motor Sport Magazine database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2. Liesemeijer, Herman. "The street circuits of Pedrables". Circuits of the past. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. "1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
4. "1948 Formula One Races". Silhouet. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
5. "1950 Penya Rhin GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
6. "Non Championship Races 1954". www.classicscars.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
7. "PENYA RHIN GRAND PRIX". theracingline.net. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
8. Bellingham, Tom (11 May 2016). "The 5 hosts in 65 years of the Spanish Grand Prix". Red Bull. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
9. "Previously in Barcelona". F1i. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
10. Henry, Alan (7 March 2013). "The rich history of F1 in Spain". McLaren. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
11. "The history of formula 1 in Barcelona". Primero primera. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
12. Haines, Gregory (27 April 2012). "Take to the roads - Catalunya's Formula 1 History". Barcelona metropolitan. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
13. "The Big Preview: Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya". Hungaroring. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
14. "Pedralbes Track Info". Silhouet. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

External links

• Pedralbes Circuit (1946–1954) on Google Maps (Historic Formula 1 Circuits)