Circuito de Pedralbes
Pedralbes street circuit
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Time zoneUTC+01:00
Coordinates41°23′25″N 2°7′0″E / 41.39028°N 2.11667°E / 41.39028; 2.11667
Opened1946
Closed1955
Major 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)
Turns6
Race lap record2:20.400 (Italy Alberto Ascari, Lancia D50, 1954, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1951)
Length6.316 km (3.925 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record2:16.930 (Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159, 1951, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1946–1950)
Length4.465 km (2.774 miles)
Turns4
Race 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:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955): 6.333 km[7]
Formula One2:20.400Alberto AscariLancia D501954 Spanish Grand Prix
Sports car racing2:30.200[15]Jean BehraGordini T24S1954 Penya Rhin Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit (1951): 6.316 km[7]
Formula One2:16.930Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo 1591951 Spanish Grand Prix
Original Circuit (1946–1950): 6.316 km[7]
Grand Prix1:46.000[16][17]Luigi VilloresiMaserati 8CL[lower-alpha 1]
Maserati 4CLT/48[lower-alpha 1]		1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix[lower-alpha 1]
1948 Penya Rhin Grand Prix[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The driver took the same lap time in both races.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pedralbes, Motor Sport Magazine database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 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.
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