- Pedralbes Circuit
Motorsport venue
Name = Circuit de Pedralbes
Location =Barcelona ,Catalonia
Time =GMT +1
Events =Formula One (1951-1954)
Length_km = 6.316
Length_mi = 3.925
Turns = 6
Record_time = 2:16.93 - 166.053 km/h
Record_driver =Juan Manuel Fangio
Record_team = Alfa Romeo
Record_year = 1951The Pedralbes Circuit was a 6.316 km ( 3.925-mi) street racing course near
Barcelona ,Catalonia .First opened in 1946 in the western suburbs of the city, in the Pedralbes neighbourhood, the course featured wide streets and expansive, sweeping corners; both drivers and racing fans loved the course. The course hosted two
Formula One Grand Prix in the early 1950s, but the Le Mans Disaster of 1955 meant stricter safety rules and the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.Formula One history
External links
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