Pedralbes Circuit

Street racing course in Barcelona, Spain

41°23′25″N 2°7′0″E / 41.39028°N 2.11667°E / 41.39028; 2.11667Opened1946Closed1955Major eventsFormula One
Spanish Grand Prix (1951, 1954)
Grand Prix motor racing
Penya Rhin Grand Prix (1946, 1948, 1950, 1954)Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955)Length6.333 km (3.935 miles)Turns6Race lap record2:20.400 (Italy Alberto Ascari, Lancia D50, 1954, F1)Grand Prix Circuit (1951)Length6.316 km (3.925 miles)Turns6Race lap record2:16.930 (Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159, 1951, F1)Grand Prix Circuit (1946–1950)Length4.465 km (2.774 miles)Turns4Race lap record1:46.000 (Italy Luigi Villoresi, Maserati 8CL & Maserati 4CLT/48, 1946 & 1948, GP)

The Pedralbes Circuit (Spanish: Circuito de Pedralbes) was a 6.333 km (3.935 mi) street racing course in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1]

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,[1][2] 1948,[1][3] 1950[4] and 1954.[5][6]). The circuit also hosted the Spanish Grand Prix in 1951 and 1954[7][1][8][9][10][11][12][13] Due to stricter safety rules following the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.[7][1][8][14]

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Pedralbes Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955): 6.333 km[7]
Formula One 2:20.400 Alberto Ascari Lancia D50 1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Sports car racing 2:30.200[15] Jean Behra Gordini T24S 1954 Penya Rhin Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit (1951): 6.316 km[7]
Formula One 2:16.930 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159 1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Original Circuit (1946–1950): 6.316 km[7]
Grand Prix 1:46.000[16][17] Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CL[a]
Maserati 4CLT/48[a]		 1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix[a]
1948 Penya Rhin Grand Prix[a]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The driver took the same lap time in both races.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Liesemeijer, Herman. "The street circuits of Pedrables". Circuits of the past. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ "1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ^ "1948 Formula One Races". Silhouet. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ "1950 Penya Rhin GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Non Championship Races 1954". www.classicscars.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ "PENYA RHIN GRAND PRIX". theracingline.net. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Pedralbes, Motor Sport Magazine database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b 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. 23 February 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. ^ "GP Penya-Rhin 1954". Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. ^ "1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  17. ^ "1948 Penya Rhin Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

External links

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