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Home » Formula One Circuits » Circuit de Catalunya

Circuit de Catalunya race circuit

Barcelona- the name famous for hosting different types of sports houses one of the famous Formula One circuits- the Circuit de Catalunya race circuit. Located in Montmelo the Circuit de Catalunya race circuit hosts F1 Spanish Grand Prix along with another motorcycle race– Catalonia Grand Prix. The excellent features of Circuit de Catalunya race circuit make it a circuit that serves all the purposes. The various corners and long straights of Circuit de Catalunya race circuit give it the name of a circuit that is all– rounder.

The year1991 watched the making of Circuit de Catalunya race circuit. The participants of Formula One finds it much easy to drive on Circuit de Catalunya race circuit as the circuit has passed different types of testings. However, in the Circuit de Catalunya race circuit it is quiet difficult to overtake. As the drivers of the cars find it hard to pursue the competitors. This difficulty arise for the disturbance by the cars that are leading. It is quiet hard to overtake a car at the turn that is the first turn of the race. This first turn is also the point that act as the major overtaking point of the circuit. The Formula One Grand Prix of 2007 witnessed how the first driver supplanted the second one through a chicane that is slow.



The Circuit de Catalunya race circuit has been the nourisher of various types of memorable events. One of the most fascinating events that took place in the Circuit de Catalunya race circuit is in the Spanish Grand Prix of 1991. The race witnessed the fantastic winning of Nigel Mansell. In the Spanish Grand Prix of 1994 Michael Schumacher also present an awful event to the lovers of F1 Grand Prix. However, he became the winner of Spanish Grand Prix that was held on 1996. History of F1 Grand Prix will remember him as one of the performer who had given excellent performances in a drastic rainstorm.

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