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Spanish GP 2003
Historical information
The Catalunya circuit is a modern facility, first used in 1991 and the city's flagship for the 1992 Olympic Games. The track is one of the most complete in the world. In addition to straights, it boasts every conceivable type of corner, with some of them, such as Turn 3 and the combination of 13 and 14 that lead into the main straight, taken at very high speeds. The lateral forces exerted on the tires, especially on the left side of the car, are particularly high, in part because nine of the 14 corners are right-handers.
The Catalunya circuit is a modern facility, first used in 1991 and a feather in the city's cap for the 1992 Olympic Games. The track is one of the most complete in the world. In addition to straights, it boasts every conceivable type of corner, with some of them, such as Turn 3 and the combination of 13 and 14 that lead into the main straight, taken at very high speeds. The lateral forces exerted on the tires, especially on the left side of the car, are particularly high, in part because nine of the 14 corners are right-handers.
For many years, this circuit has hosted winter testing for teams and also marked the start of the European part of the season, which also marked the arrival of the first major upgrades of the year. Recently, changes in pre-season testing and the calendar have meant that this is no longer the case, but Barcelona is still an exploratory test, eagerly welcomed by all teams because, if a car is competitive here, it should be fast on all types of track.
In 2023, the original configuration, used since 1991 when this track first appeared on the Formula 1 calendar, was restored. It had been modified in 2007 with the inclusion of a chicane before the last corner, with the aim of creating another overtaking opportunity, but this did not materialize. In fact, the removal of the chicane, combined with the aerodynamic configuration of the current cars, has seen an increase in overtaking here, so much so that last year this track went from being mid-range in terms of overtaking opportunities to one of the top four.
Address
Circuit de Catalunya,
Mas La Morenta, Apartat de Correus 27, 08160 Barcelona
Tel: (34) 3 5719700/5721681 Fax: (34) 3 5723061
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Organisation
REAL AUTOMOVIL CLUB DE CATALUNA (RACC),
Avda. Diagonal, 687,
08028 BARCELONA - E
Tel: (34)3 4955035 Fax: (34)3 4482338
Mail: motorsport@racc.es
Site: www.circuitcat.com
Winner
Schumacher Michael (Ferrari)Full race results
