Grand Prix de Barcelona-Catalunya 2026 GP preview
Weekend schedule
All timezonesTimes shown in circuit-local time (CEST).
- FP1Fri13:30
- FP2Fri17:00
- FP3Sat12:30
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
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The circuit
Full circuit guide →Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · 4.657 km · 14 corners · clockwise
346.4 km/h
Top speed
Kevin Magnussen, 2023
1:15.641
Fastest race lap
Giancarlo Fisichella, 2005
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026Lewis Hamilton · Ferrari
- 2025Oscar Piastri · McLaren
- 2024Max Verstappen · Red Bull
Last pole times
- 2026George Russell · Mercedes · 1:14.679
- 2025Oscar Piastri · McLaren · 1:11.546
- 2024Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:11.383
Historic moments
2025 · Verstappen's ten-second lesson at Turn 5
A late safety car left Max Verstappen on hard tyres surrounded by cars on softs. He made contact with George Russell at Turn 5 while defending, was told to hand the place back and did - and still took a ten-second penalty that dropped him from fifth on the road to tenth. Oscar Piastri won ahead of teammate Lando Norris.
2016 · Verstappen's debut win for Red Bull
On his very first race for Red Bull, 18-year-old Max Verstappen won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix to become Formula 1's youngest-ever race winner. Championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg had collided with each other at Turn 4 on the opening lap, and Verstappen held off Kimi Räikkönen's chasing Ferrari for the rest of the race.
What makes it different
- Decades of pre-season testing here mean every team has more reference data for this track than any other, which is part of why it so rarely produces a surprise.
- The 2023 change reverted the final sector to the original fast right-hander, removing the slow chicane that had been in place since 2007.
- The circuit doubled as the finish point for Barcelona's 1992 Olympics cycling time trial, held the year after it staged its first Formula 1 race in 1991.
Home race
Home race for Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 7 wins · 2026, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014 | 13 podiums · 2026, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2008, 2007 | 7 poles · 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 |
| Max Verstappen | 4 wins · 2024, 2023, 2022, 2016 | 8 podiums · 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 | 1 pole · 2023 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 wins · 2013, 2006 | 7 podiums · 2013, 2012, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003 | 1 pole · 2006 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 win · 2025 | 1 podium · 2025 | 1 pole · 2025 |
| Valtteri Bottas | — | 4 podiums · 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 | 1 pole · 2019 |
| Lando Norris | — | 3 podiums · 2026, 2025, 2024 | 1 pole · 2024 |
| George Russell | — | 3 podiums · 2026, 2023, 2022 | 1 pole · 2026 |
| Charles Leclerc | — | 1 podium · 2025 | 1 pole · 2022 |
| Sergio Pérez | — | 1 podium · 2022 | — |
Milestone watch
Lewis Hamilton has won here 7 times (2026, 2021, 2020, 2019).
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