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Preview: F1 begins European stint in Spain

Formula 1 returns to action this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Motorsport Week previews the event. History The Spanish Grand Prix can trace its history back to 1913 and in World Championship terms it is one of the longest running events. Spain first joined the calendar with a pair of races around the Pedralbes district of Barcelona in the 1950s, and from 1967 to 1981 was shared between the permanent Jarama circuit, near Madrid, and a street track that navigated its way around the hilly Montjuic suburb of Barcelona. Following a brief absence, the newly-built Jerez track held a handful of races from 1986 through 1990 but since 1991 the Circuit de...
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