Let’s take a look at some statistics for Sunday’s Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, the sixth race of the 2022 Formula 1 season:
The Circuit de Catalunya is celebrating its 32st year as host of what will be the 52st Spanish GP.
The winner at the Circuit de Catalunya has started on pole 23 times in 31 races. Hamilton has started on pole six times.
The only drivers to win in Barcelona and not start on the front row were Michael Schumacher (third on the grid in 1996), Fernando Alonso (from fifth in 2013 for Ferrari) and Max Verstappen (fourth in 2016).
Fernando Alonso and \Scuderia errari’s Carlos Sainz are Spain’s current drivers.
Scuderia Ferrari are the most successful team at the Circuit de Catalunya with eight wins. Since the first Spanish Grand Prix in 1951, the Maranello team have won the race 12 times.
Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya
Length: 4.655km
Laps: 66
Race distance: 307.230km
Corners: 16
Races: 30
Wins from pole: 23/65.52%
Number of winners: 17
Most successful team: Ferrari, 8 wins
Most successful driver: Michael Schumacher, 6 wins
Lap record: 1:18.149, set by Max Verstappen’s Red Bull
Lap record average speed: 214kph, 133mph
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
A new circuit was constructed in 1991 on the outskirts of Barcelona as the city geared up to host the Olympic Games the next year. Circuit de Catalunya, as it was known, even served as the start/finish line for the road team time trial cycling event during the games. Nigel Mansell won the first two races at the new circuit in 1991-1992, and Williams-Renault took the honours for the first four years. Renamed Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2013 after signing a sponsorship deal with Barcelona City Council, the track has been a constant presence on the Formula 1 calendar for the past 30 years. The track has also been used extensively for F1 testing due to its favourable layout and generally better weather in the European winter.
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