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Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (2021)
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Race Information
Number of times held 61
First Race 1913
Most Wins (drivers) Martin Schöne
Lachlan Hawthorne (6)
Most Wins (constructors) Scuderia Benedetti (10)
Circuit Length 4.675 km (2.905 mi)
Race Length 308.424 km (191.645 mi)
Laps 66


The Spanish Grand Prix (Spanish: Gran Premio de España) is a Formula A motor racing event currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The race is one of the oldest in the world still 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 A World Championship since 1968 at a variety of venues.