What is the Circuit de Catalunya?

1, basic information

Circuit de Catalunya

Track Name: Circuit de Catalunya in Spain
curve name introduction:
1, Elf (Elf);
2, Renault (Renault);
3, Lipusuoer (Repsol);
4, Manchester (Seat) ;
5, Campsa (Campsa);
6, Carters g of (La Catxa);
7, Saba del (Bano De Sabadel)

circuit name: Spain Circuit de Catalunya
address : Circuit de Catalunya km 2 Carretera de Granollers, Montmelo Barcelona -Espa
official website : http : //www.circuitcat.com
track length: 4.627 km
recording track: 641 1 min 15 sec (2005, Giancarlo Renault )
The total length of the game: 305.256 km
The total number of laps: 66 collar

2, track profile

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circuit de Catalunya Barcelona, ​​Spain, Catalonia game Built in 1991, the track length 4.627 km, is internationally recognized as the most close to perfect runway. This race

Road racing is often used to test the teams, so the teams and the drivers are quite familiar with this track. Because of this, sometimes carried out hereSpanish Grand Prix will become like a test, as somewhat boring boring.

Circuit de Catalunya for the audience, it is also a very good feel of the track, the track designers to fully take into account the audience’s perspective, and convenient traffic around the stadium, but also even in Sunday’s final traffic jam will not occur. This track is a lot like F1 driver venues conducive to technology-based driver to play. The track has a long straight road and high-speed and low-speed corners long distance, straight road that is the starting point of almost all the F1 track in the longest road, this is a big test for the car’s engine.

Circuit de Catalunya in Spain is not the best one track, but it is so rare to track the curve and perfect combination, especially in the first gear straights 2,3 curved and straight after turn 3 files, it is the key to get a good result in. Track real test of horsepower and aerodynamics of the car.

Circuit de Catalunya Catalonia since 1991, replaced the Jerez (Jerez) to become Spain location hosting F1 Grand Prix. It is 24 kilometers from Barcelona.

This rugged track has many straight roads and many different corners. Due to this factor, the car set-up is very difficult. Many times, the team will adopt a mid-level adjustment under pressure to deal with. In this way, the grip in fast corners is just not enough to have much of a drag in the Straight.

Barcelona track the achievements of Michael Schumacher, German won here five times, three times ahead of Prost and Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher can say is the Circuit de Catalunya ruler. Michael Schumacher here for three consecutive years. – Michael Schumacher has said that the Barcelona circuit to give him not only the title, but also a self-confidence.

3, the track characteristics

Catalunya This track is the most difficult of all F1 track and demanding a, with a modern racing with theAlmost any challenge equipment. Riders have to deal with three U-shaped curve, a few fast corners and some slope. Especially before the sprint straight corners harder, drivers have to bear their own body weight four times the centrifugal force. After this corner is the best overtaking position. Many people think a car if you can get a good result at the Barcelona track, then it can achieve good results on any track. The total length of 4.730 km track, difficult to deal with. Who is really good riders here at a glance. Shut down for maintenance time has a huge impact on the car’s tires, and therefore extraordinary significance for the entire game. Because Barcelona maintenance lane too long, so too will stop wasting too much time. However, if only to arrange a repair, car tire wear will be great, it seems this article also stop strategy race team is a test.

4, slightly technical solution

Spain contest track is a complex track, set if done well, the loss is very powerful tire, which is designed to stop the teams a focus on tactical considerations. At the same time, large linear up to 1km or more. Here you can see F1 track in thrilling longest straight line arena.

A, after a large bend 180 degrees to the starting point of the straight road, setting success here will largely determine whether or not all the game time.

B, 300km / h of a sudden deceleration rate to about half into the bend, the control is very easy.

C, After a first low-speed corner in the high-speed cornering of the car corners inertia, not the brakes, the car speed is maintained in a straight line is the key.

5, successive Champions

2005: Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren)

2004: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) -M Schumacher (Ferrari)

Circuit de Catalunya 2003: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) -M Schumacher (Ferrari)

2002: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) -M Schumacher (Ferrari)

2001:.. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) -M Schumacher (Ferrari)

2000: Hakki Ning (McLaren) -M Hakkinen (McLaren)

1999:. Hakkinen (McLaren) -M Hakkinen (McLaren)

1998: Mika ( . McLaren) -M Hakkinen (McLaren)

1997:. Villeneuve (Williams) -J Villeneuve (Williams)

1996:. Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari) -M Schumacher (Ferrari)

1995:… Michael Schumacher (Benetton) -M Schumacher (Benetton)

Catalonia Catalunya circuit 1994: Damon Hill (Williams) -D Hill (Williams) 1993:. Prost (Williams) -A Prost ( ferrari)

1992:. Mansell (Williams) -N Mansell (Williams)

1991: Mansell (Williams) -N. Mansell (Williams)

1990:. Prost (Ferrari) -A Prost (Williams)

1989: Senna (McLaren) -A S.enna (McLaren)

1988: Prost (McLaren) -A Prost (McLaren)

6, evaluation

Catalan. in addition to sub-track construction is “on track”, the world’s only and do F1 and Moto GP track. It is all the F1 teams most frequently visited year-round testing ground.

Catalan, F1 track dozens worldwide annual F1 sub-stations 19, is special. It is the “key man” F1 season of the year: In recent years the team which most frequently on the podium here, which is equivalent to the advantages of creating an era; the year before the start of the season, the team’s new car here which test scores well, the advantage will be able to spread to the entire season.

Circuit de Catalunya itself is well designed, this almost pure technical track contains a variety of factors and the requirements of a modern race track that might have, is recognized as the perfect track. It has both a long straights (such as the beginning of the starting point of that period), there are a variety of high and low speed corner, and a large drop.

sent an open drive Arrows F1 car ran this track racing expert Zhang Haining China would commend that its long corners, the difficulty of that in today’s track is very rare. The entire Circuit de Catalunya called “the most intelligent of the track”, which itself is equivalent to a scale that can distinguish good and bad mixed F1 car, to maximize the ability to test all aspects of the car, and thus best meet the needs of the F1 team test. Of course, which is located in southern Europe, Spain mild winter climate also has a relationship.

by aerial Catalan lens, it can be found, either the entire track shape like bullfighting angle, and the spitting image F1 like a steering wheel!