Spanish Grand Prix – key figures
Formula 1 heads to Barcelona this weekend for the fourth round of the 2021 World Championship. We take a look back at the key figures from the Spanish Grand Prix.
66: This will be the number for everyone to cover this Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix. It is the same number of laps as in the last Grand Prix in Portugal, won by Lewis Hamilton.
4,655: The exact distance of one lap on the Barcelona-Catalunya track.
5: The number of circuits that have already hosted Formula 1 for a Spanish Grand Prix. The first one was the Pedralbes circuit in the streets of Barcelona in 1951 and 1954. Subsequently, F1 began alternating between the Jarama circuit and the Montjuïc circuit from 1968 to 1976, where Jarama resumed its monopoly until 1981.
The Spanish Grand Prix then returned in 1986 to the Jerez de la Frontera circuit until 1991, when F1 went to Barcelona for the first time.
Five is also the number of active drivers to have won the Spanish Grand Prix at least once. They are Kimi Räikkönen (2003 and 2008), Fernando Alonso (2006 and 2013), Sebastian Vettel (2011), Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020), and Max Verstappen (2016).
31: This weekend Barcelona will host the Spanish Grand Prix for the 31st time in its history. Not surprisingly, it is the most widely used circuit as Formula 1 has been continuously visiting since 1991. For the record, its closest competitor, Jarama, has only hosted it 9 times.”
6: With 6 victories at the Spanish Grand Prix, it is Michael Schumacher who still holds this record. In case of victory this Sunday, Lewis Hamilton could join the Kaiser at the top of the chart.
16: The number of turns on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit
1:15.406: The time set by Valtteri Bottas in 2019 to secure pole position. It is the record for the fastest lap on this circuit.
95: This is the number of Grand Prix that Lewis Hamilton has completed since his last retirement due to a collision. The last time this happened was at the famous Spanish Grand Prix in 2016 with his great rival Nico Rosberg. An impressive level of consistency!
18: Hanging on and giving up in the first lap in 2016, the two Mercedes drivers probably didn’t think their act would go down in history!
Indeed, with Rosberg and Hamilton retiring, the race for victory in 2016 was fierce between the Ferrari drivers and the Red Bull drivers. In this duel, it was Max Verstappen, in his first Grand Prix with the Austrian team, who won narrowly ahead of Räikkönen.
That day, at 18 years and 7 months, he becomes the youngest winner of a Formula 1 Grand Prix, surpassing his counterpart Sebastian Vettel.
The start of the Spanish Grand Prix will take place this Sunday at 3pm. You can find here the channels and schedules of this Spanish weekend.
