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Spanish Grand Prix

The Catalan parliament voted in October 1986 in favour of building an international standard racing circuit in the Barcelona area. Land was acquired 20km north of the city at Montmeló and in February 1989 work began on building the Circuit of Catalunya. The first Spanish Grand Prix to be staged there was in September 1991 and the event proved a fantastic success when Nigel Mansell just beat Ayrton Senna on the final straight.

The circuit soon became Formula One's most important winter testing ground and is today the undisputed home of the Spanish Grand Prix. The circuit is popular with drivers who are familiar with its fast straights and sweeping curves whilst spectators are able to choose from fourteen grandstands. Public transport is available from the centre of Barcelona so most visitors stay in the city centre and travel out by day so as to enjoy the nightlife of one of Europe's most cosmopolitan cities after their day at the race track.

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Spanish Grand Prix Tickets
With Spain suffering from 'Fernando Alonso Fever' it's a good idea to book your tickets for the Grand Prix as soon as possible as they are likely to be sold out several months before the event.

Valencia Grand Prix
Valencia will host the 2008 European Grand Prix on a track running around the port area similar to the Monaco race.

Spanish Grand Prix Packages
You can buy a 3 day race pass with transport from Barcelona centre or include hotel accommodation when booking your trip.

Circuit de Catalunya
Since 1991 the Circuit de Catalunya located 20km north of Barcelona has been the home of Spanish Formula 1 racing. Here we provide descriptions of the 14 grandstands.

Fernando Alonso
Two times Spanish Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso gets great support from his native Asturias at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Map of the Circuit de Catalunya
A detailled map of the Circuit de Catalunya showing the location of the grandstands and main facilities.

Transport to the Spanish Grand Prix
Local trains run from the centre of Barcelona to Montmeló every 30 minutes. Complementary transport is included when booking tickets through this website.

Grand Prix Calendar
All the Formula 1 Grand Prix races beginning in Australia in March 2008 and ending in Brazil in October.

Grand Prix Tickets
Here you can purchase Grand Prix tickets for all races worldwide securely online.

Grand Prix Races Worldwide:

Spanish Grand Prix 2007
Felipe Massa held on to first place from pole position leaving Fernando Alonso to make do with third behind his new teammate Tyler Hamilton.

Spanish Grand Prix 2006
Sold out well in advance as world champion Fernando Alonso powered to victory over his arch rival Michael Schumacher.

Spanish Grand Prix 2005
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen dominated the 2005 Spanish Grand Prix, beating local hero Fernando Alonso by 27.6 seconds but 2nd place consolidated Alonso's position as overall leader of this season's driver's championship in front of 115,000 fans.

Spanish Grand Prix 2004
An all Ferrari affair with Schumacher and Barrichello first and second and local boy Fernando Alonso coming in 4th.

Spanish Grand Prix 2003
Fernando Alonso, the 21 year old from Asturias, drove the 96,000 fans wild as he became the first Spaniard to finish second in a Formula One race. Michael Schumacher won of course.

Spanish Grand Prix 2002
Schumacher, Montoya, Coulthard were the 1,2,3 in 2002.

Spanish Moto Grand Prix

There are three MotoGP races in Spain every year as follows:

Jerez MotoGP
Jerez hosts the annual Spanish motor cycle grand prix every year when as many as 250,000 spectators converge on the city.

Catalunya MotoGP
The annual Catalunya MotoGP attracts huge crowds to the Circuit de Catalunya at Montmeló north of Barcelona and is one of the highlights of the motorcycling world championship.

Valencia Moto GP
The Valencia Moto GP attracts bikers from all over Europe to this 150,000 capacity Circuit de Valencia at Cheste.

Grand Prix Tickets

Here you can order tickets for the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix and we'll have them posted to your home address.

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