Circuito de Montjuïc

The Montjuïc Circuit was a street circuit on Montjuïc hill in Barcelona. It ran anticlockwise, measured 3.791 kilometres and had twelve corners. Its origins go back to the early 1930s: in 1932 a race was run on roads starting in Montjuïc Park, and the eastern loop used in 1933 became the circuit proper, home of the Penya Rhin Grand Prix. The track also hosted motorcycle racing, including the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix twelve times between 1951 and 1976, as well as the 24 Hours of Montjuïc from 1960 to 1982.

In 1968 Montjuïc was chosen to host the Spanish Grand Prix, which had previously been held at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid. The first Grand Prix took place on 4 May 1969. One half of the lap was slow and the other very fast, which made it hard to set the cars up properly. The Formula One World Championship visited four times, always in non-consecutive years: 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1975. Jackie Stewart won the first two, first for Matra and then for Tyrrell, and Emerson Fittipaldi won for Lotus in 1973.

The 1975 race was overshadowed by a serious accident. Many drivers considered the track unsafe, and Fittipaldi withdrew in protest before the start. On lap 26 Rolf Stommelen's car left the road and five people lost their lives. The race was stopped before half distance, half points were awarded, and Jochen Mass, driving a McLaren, was recorded as the winner. Lella Lombardi finished sixth and took 0.5 points, becoming the first woman to score World Championship points. It was the last Formula One Grand Prix held at Montjuïc.

The site is now part of the Anella Olímpica, where many venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics stand. In 2004 Barcelona city council decided to mark out the layout of the old circuit. In October 2007, for the 75th anniversary of the circuit, Formula One cars were once again seen at Montjuïc for a weekend at the Martini Legends event.