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

| Image_caption = Grand Prix Circuit (1954–1955)

| Events = Formula One
Spanish Grand Prix (1951, 1954)
Grand Prix motor racing
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

| Record_class = 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 159

| Record_year2 = 1951

| Record_class2 = 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 4CLT/48

| Record_year3 = 1946 & 1948

| Record_class3 = 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.{{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}}

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,{{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}} 1948,{{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}} 1950{{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}} and 1954.{{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}}{{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}}). The circuit also hosted the Spanish Grand Prix in 1951 and 1954{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} Due to stricter safety rules following the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.{{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}}