Spanish GP Observe size
4.655 km
Spanish GP Variety of laps
66
Spanish GP Race distance
307.104 km ROUTE
Spanish GP at Catalunya Montmello, Barcelona
Finishing the race lap with Rubens Barrichello:
“Should you get by way of the final nook properly, you are going at about 320 km/h down the start-finish straight in direction of the primary nook to the fitting. Right here you must do an excellent job of downshifting as many as 5 gears and dropping about 180 km/h. All that is performed in a stretch of simply 90 metres. It is OK if it is only a check, however once you’re surrounded by different vehicles, you might want to assume a bit!”
“After passing the fitting after which the left corners of the Elf, you speed up once more and take the lengthy Renault right-hander, which is adopted by a sore neck on the finish of the race. Then you definitely attain Repsol, the lengthy nook, in second gear. The subsequent one is Seat, similar to Repsol, but it surely’s a left-hander.”
“The acceleration after these corners should be very attention-grabbing, particularly within the rain, as a result of it’s totally tough to get the velocity down easily. 250 km/h and fifth gear earlier than the left flip, adopted by a brief spurt to Campsa. You must do that one very properly if you wish to get good velocity on the Nissan straight.”
“For the third time on the monitor, you stand up to round 300 km/h and also you’re in seventh gear. There’s quite a lot of braking and shifting to comply with as you undergo the subsequent corners. The final corners are highly regarded with racers. Each are very quick, with the right-hand corners in fourth gear.”
“Flip 12 in qualifying will be performed with the accelerator absolutely depressed if the automotive is properly ready, however you might be thrown to the very fringe of the monitor and need to steer the automotive as gently as attainable to the fitting in direction of the beginning markers on the start-finish straight. ”
Winners:
1991: N. Mansell “Williams”
1992: N. Mansell “Williams”
1993: A. Prost “Williams”
1994: D. Hill “Williams”
1995: M. Schumacher “Benetton”
1996. Schumacher in a Ferrari
1997: J. Villeneuve in a Williams
1998: M. Hakkinen in a McLaren
1999: M. Hakkinen in a McLaren
2000: M. Hakkinen in a McLaren
2001: M. Schumacher in a Ferrari
2002: M. Schumacher in a Ferrari
2003. Schumacher in Ferrari
2004: Schumacher in Ferrari
2005: Raikkonen in McLaren
2006: Alonso in Renault
2007: Massa in Ferrari
2008: Raikkonen in Ferrari
2009: Button in Brawn
2010: Webber in Pink Bull
2011: S. Vettel “Pink Bull”
2012: Maldonado “Williams”
2013: Alonso “Ferrari”
2014: Hamilton “Mercedes”
2015: N. Elf, Seat, La Caixa
Most overtakes recorded: Elf