Another big motorsport event is around the corner- the Spanish Grand Prix 2024. Mark your calendars to watch Formula one head to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for race 10. This event marks the start of the European F1 calendar because the next seven races will be held in Europe. Here is everything you need to know about the Spanish Grand Prix.
Date and Time for the Spanish Grand Prix:
The whole schedule of the Spanish Grand Prix is as follows:
- Friday, June 21
Free practice one – 12:30-13:30 BST / 13:30-14:30 CEST (Central European summer time)
Free practice two – 16:00-17:00 BST / 17:00-18:00 CEST. - Saturday, June 22
Free practice three – 11:30-12:30 BST / 12:30-13:30 CEST
Qualifying – 15:00-16:00 BST / 16:00-17:00 CEST. - Sunday, June 23
Race starts – 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST.
Where the Spanish Grand Prix will take place:
The Spanish Grand Prix will be at the Barcelona circuit- Spain’s capital. The track for this race is 2.894 miles and is a perfect all-rounder because of high and low-speed corners.
Pirelli Tyre Compunds:
The track for this race is hot and polished. That’s why Pirelli announced the teams’ three compounds (C1-C3).
- Hard- C1
- Medium-C2
- Soft-C3
C-1:
This compound was introduced in 2023 and is the second-highest tyre. Its range covers the performance gap between C0( first hardest tyre compound) and C2.
C-2:
It is the third hardest tire compound and is perfect for fast and hot routes. Mostly, teams prefer tyres of this range due to 66 loops.
C-3:
This compound is softer, but not in common use. This is the third time when this tyre compound got selected. The first being at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and the second at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Results of Spanish Grand Prix 2023:
In 2023, Max Verstappen dominated a routine victory in his Redbull. Mercedes was a little bit brighter rising to the second and the third steps of the podium after the team had been steadily improving their car not long before, and this was in turn served as the culminating peak in the course of the season and the high point of the team’s development program.
This was a major issue for the Ferrari team considering Sainz went from the second position in the starting order to the fifth by the end of the race whereas Leclerc started 19th and made little TOP 10 impression in the race.
| POSITION | DRIVER | CONSTRUCTOR | TIME |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27:57.940 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +24.090 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | +32.389 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +35.812 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +45.698 |
Predictions:
This Spanish Grand Prix is going to be a traditional race circuit with fast corners. This event should benefit championship-wise teams such as Red Bull hence making Verstappen a favourite for success in Spain.
Some of the shortcomings of the RB20 have been felt over curbs and bumps in recent racing scenarios, and the design of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will pose normal technical configuration to high-speed corners.
The fight between Ferrari, McLaren, and Merc should give a good idea of how the remaining portion of the competitiveness for the best teams will be.
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