Editing Pedralbes Circuit

{{Short description|Street racing course in Barcelona, Spain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Motorsport venue
| Name           = Circuito de Pedralbes
| Location       = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]
| Time           = [[UTC+01:00]]
| Coordinates    = {{coord|41|23|25|N|2|7|0|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| Opened         = 1946
| Closed         = 1955
| Image          = [[Image:Circuit Pedralbes.png|250px|Pedralbes street circuit]]
| Image_caption  = Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955)
| Events         = [[Formula One]]<br>''[[Spanish Grand Prix]]'' (1951, 1954)<br />[[Grand Prix motor racing]]<br />''[[Penya Rhin Grand Prix]]'' (1946, 1948, 1950, 1954)
| Layout1        = Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955)
| Length_km      = 6.333
| Length_mi      = 3.935
| Turns          = 6
| Record_time    = 2:20.400
| Record_driver  = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
| Record_car     = [[Lancia D50]]
| Record_year    = [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|1954]]
| Record_class   = [[Formula One|F1]]
| Layout2        = Grand Prix Circuit (1951)
| Length_km2     = 6.316
| Length_mi2     = 3.925
| Turns2         = 6
| Record_time2   = 2:16.930
| Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|ARG|1868}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| Record_car2    = [[Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta|Alfa Romeo 159]]
| Record_year2   = [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|1951]]
| Record_class2  = [[Formula One|F1]]
| Layout3        = Grand Prix Circuit (1946–1950)
| Length_km3     = 4.465
| Length_mi3     = 2.774
| Turns3         = 4
| Record_time3   = 1:46.000
| Record_driver3 = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Luigi Villoresi]]
| Record_car3    = [[Maserati 8CL]] & [[Maserati 4CL and 4CLT#The 4CLT|Maserati 4CLT/48]]
| Record_year3   = [[Penya Rhin Grand Prix|1946 & 1948]]
| Record_class3  = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]]
}}

The '''Pedralbes Circuit''' ({{langx|es|Circuito de Pedralbes}}) was a {{cvt|6.333|km|mi|abbr=on}} street racing course in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref name = "circuits of the past">{{cite web|url=http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/pedralbes|title=The street circuits of Pedrables|last=Liesemeijer|first=Herman|date=|website=Circuits of the past|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>

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 circuit hosted the [[Penya Rhin Grand Prix]] four times (1946,<ref name="circuits of the past" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1946-penya-rhin-grand-prix|title=1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix|last=|first=|date=|website=Motor Sport Magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref> 1948,<ref name="circuits of the past" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1948/1948.html#penya|title=1948 Formula One Races|last=|first=|date=|website=Silhouet|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref> [[1950 Penya Rhin Grand Prix|1950]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1950&gp=Penya%20Rhin%20GP&r=1|title=1950 Penya Rhin GP|last=|first=|date=|website=ChicaneF1|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref> and 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/nonchamp/nonchamp1954.html|title=Non Championship Races 1954|last=|first=|date=|website=www.classicscars.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/Spain/_gpPenyaRhin.html|title=PENYA RHIN GRAND PRIX|last=|first=|date=|website=theracingline.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref>). The circuit also hosted the [[Spanish Grand Prix]] in 1951 and 1954<ref name="motor sport magazine" /><ref name="circuits of the past" /><ref name = "red bull">{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/spanish-grand-prix-venue-history|title=The 5 hosts in 65 years of the Spanish Grand Prix|last=Bellingham|first=Tom|date=11 May 2016|website=[[Red Bull]]|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "f1 i">{{cite web|url=https://www.f1i.com/images/4471-previously-barcelona.html|title=Previously in Barcelona|last=|first=|date=23 February 2015|website=F1i|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "mclaren f1">{{cite web|url=https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/blog/alan-henry/rich-history-f1-spain/|title=The rich history of F1 in Spain|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=7 March 2013|website=McLaren|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "primero primera">{{cite web|url=https://www.primeroprimera.com/blog/en/history-of-the-formula1-barcelona/|title=The history of formula 1 in Barcelona|last=|first=|date=2 May 2016|website=Primero primera|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "metropolitan barcelona">{{cite web|url=https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/take-to-the-roads-catalunya%27s-formula-1-history/|title=Take to the roads - Catalunya's Formula 1 History|last=Haines|first=Gregory|date=27 April 2012|website=Barcelona metropolitan|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "hungaroring">{{cite web|url=https://hungaroring.hu/en/news/the-big-preview-spanish-grand-prix-at-circuit-de-catalunya|title=The Big Preview: Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya|last=|first=|date=11 May 2013|website=Hungaroring|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> Due to stricter safety rules following the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]], the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.<ref name="motor sport magazine" /><ref name="circuits of the past" /><ref name = "red bull"/><ref name = "silhouet">{{cite web|url=https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/pedralbe.html|title=Pedralbes Track Info|last=|first=|date=|website=Silhouet|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414112604/http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/pedralbe.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Lap records==

The fastest official race lap records at the Pedralbes Circuit are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955): 6.333&nbsp;km<ref name = "motor sport magazine">{{cite web |title=Pedralbes - Motor Sport Magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/pedralbes |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''2:20.400''' || [[Alberto Ascari]] || [[Lancia D50]] || [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Sports car racing]] || '''2:30.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Penya-Rhin 1954 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Barcelona-1954-10-23-6107.html |date=23 October 1954 |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Jean Behra]] || [[Gordini T24S]] || [[1954 Penya Rhin Grand Prix]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1951): 6.316&nbsp;km<ref name = "motor sport magazine"/>
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''2:16.930''' || [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] || [[Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta|Alfa Romeo 159]] || [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Original Circuit (1946–1950): 4.465&nbsp;km<ref name = "motor sport magazine"/>
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] || '''1:46.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1946-penya-rhin-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=27 October 1946 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1948 Penya Rhin Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1948-penya-rhin-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=31 October 1948 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Luigi Villoresi]] || [[Maserati 8CL]]{{efn|name=1946/48 Penya Rhin GP|The driver took the same lap time in both races.}} <br>[[Maserati 4CL and 4CLT#The 4CLT|Maserati 4CLT/48]]{{efn|name=1946/48 Penya Rhin GP|The driver took the same lap time in both races.}} || [[1946 Penya Rhin Grand Prix]]{{efn|name=1946/48 Penya Rhin GP|The driver took the same lap time in both races.}}<br>[[1948 Penya Rhin Grand Prix]]{{efn|name=1946/48 Penya Rhin GP|The driver took the same lap time in both races.}}
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''2:24.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1950 Penya Rhin Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1950-penya-rhin-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=29 October 1950 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Alberto Ascari]] || [[Ferrari 375 F1]] || [[1950 Penya Rhin Grand Prix]]
|-
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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