Spanish Grand Prix

FIA Formula One World Championship · Madrid and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain

WhenUsually September date not yet confirmed
WhereMadrid and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
CategoryFormula 1
SeriesFIA Formula One World Championship
Official site and tickets Read the full history Find the venue

About the event

The Spanish Grand Prix (Spanish: Gran Premio de España, Catalan: Gran Premi d'Espanya) is a motorsports event held as part of the Formula One World Championship. First held in 1913, the race is one of the oldest in the world that is still being contested, celebrating its centenary in 2013. The race had modest beginnings as a production car race. Interrupted by the First World War, the race waited a decade for its second running before becoming a staple of the European calendar. In 1927 it was part of the World Manufacturers' Championship; it was promoted to the European Championship in 1935 before the Spanish Civil War brought an end to racing. The race was successfully revived in 1967 and has been a regular part of the Formula One World Championship since 1968 (except 1982–1985). Since its inception, the Spanish Grand Prix has been held in several venues and is usually held in May or J

Typical window: September. Organisers publish the following year's date at different points in the season — the official site above is the authority. This page is rebuilt on every deploy, so a confirmed date appears here as soon as it is public.

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