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7:58 AM on May 7th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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Before the running of this season's event, Circuit de Catalunya had hosted the Spanish GP for twenty-one consecutive years. Grand Prix racing in the country dates as far back as 1913, however, with motor racing gaining a strong fanbase when the sport developed at the turn of the 20th century. That inaugural race used touring car specifications and was held on a 186 mi (300 km) road circuit at Guadarrama, in the Community of Madrid. With a large motor racing audience existing in the Catalonia region, an oval track was built at Sitges Terramar and the venue hosted the next Spanish GP in 1923. A permanent home for the race was found at Circuit Lasarte but the last event at that venue was in 1935.

Spain was added to the Formula 1 World Championship calendar in 1951 and there have been a variety of venues since then. Ultimately, the exciting street circuits of Pedralbes and Montjuďc proved too dangerous and Circuito del Jarama was deemed too narrow for modern Formula 1. Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia took over hosting duties in 1991 and recently it's been the venue for pre-season winter testing. The Spanish economy has been one of the many victims of the European sovereign debt crisis, though, and from next year the Montmeló venue will alternate hosting a grand prix in Spain with the street circuit in Valencia, currently home to the European GP.

With the four flyaway races in the books, the Formula 1 season's European leg begins this weekend with the Spanish GP. The Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló was a happy hunting ground for Williams in the 1990s with the team winning five out of the first seven grands prix to be held at the venue. As we moved into the 21st century, Ferrari began to dominate, winning six out of the eight races between 2001 and 2008. Moving into this decade, however, we might be seeing a new team to beat in Spain. In the last two years, Red Bull Racing has been victorious at the Spanish GP and, on top of that, they also won the 2010 and 2011 editions of the European GP, both held in Valencia, Spain.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, May 12th at 7:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Spanish GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Spanish GP
Round 5 of 20
Circuit Circuit de Catalunya
Location Montmeló, Catalonia
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 2.892 mi (4.655 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 16 (7 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:21.670, Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), 2008
Race Length 190.825 mi (307.104 km)
Laps 66
2011 Polesitter Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing)
2011 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, May 11th at 4 AM ET - 5:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, May 11th at 8 AM ET - 9:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, May 12th at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, May 12th at 7:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, May 12th at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, May 13th at 8 AM ET



Catalunya facts:
  • The polesitter has won ten out of the last 11 races at Catalunya.
  • Last year was the first time the polesitter failed to win the Spanish GP since 2000.
  • The Catalunya winner has come from the front row of the grid every year since 1997.
  • The 1996 Spanish GP was the only time a winner at Catalunya started from behind the front row.
  • In the last ten years, only one driver has finished on the podium having begun from behind the front three rows.
  • The front three on the grid have made up the podium three times at Catalunya, finishing in order in 1998.
  • Michael Schumacher (6) and Kimi Räikkönnen (2) are the only current drivers with multiple Spanish GP wins.
  • There has been a different winner at the last six Spanish GP.
  • Ferrari (7) has the most Catalunya victories.
  • Williams won five of the first seven races at Catalunya but has failed to win since 1997.
  • The most positions gained in a Catalunya race is 16 by Nick Heidfeld in 2011.
  • Last year was the first time there had been fewer than five retirements at Catalunya.
  • There has been at least one first lap retirement at four out of the last five Spanish GP.
  • The safety car has been deployed at four Spanish GP since 2003.
  • The last wet race at Catalunya was in 1996.



2011 Spanish GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:23.619
1:21.773
1:20.981
1
2.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:24.142
1:21.540
1:21.181
2
3.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:24.370
1:22.148
1:21.961
3
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:23.485
1:22.813
1:21.964
4
5.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:24.428
1:22.050
1:21.996
5
6.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:23.069
1:22.948
1:22.471
6
7.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:23.507
1:22.569
1:22.599
7
8.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:23.506
1:23.026
1:22.888
8
9.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:23.406
1:22.854
1:22.952
9
10
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:22.960
1:22.671
No Time
10
11.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:23.962
1:23.231
-
11
12.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:24.209
1:23.367
-
12
13.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:24.049
1:23.694
-
13
14.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:23.656
1:23.702
-
14
15.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:25.874
1:25.403
-
15
16.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:24.332
1:26.126
-
16
17.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:24.648
1:26.571
-
17
18.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:26.521
-
-
18
19.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:26.910
-
-
19
20.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:27.315
-
-
20
21.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
1:27.809
-
-
21
22.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
1:27.908
-
-
22
23.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:28.556
-
-
23


107% Time:
1:28.767



24.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
No Time
-
-
24



Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-2.
McLaren had two cars in the top-6.
Ferrari and Mercedes had two cars in the top-10.
Michael Schumacher aborted his single timed lap in Q3 due to a problem with the car's KERS device.
Nick Heidfeld could not take part in qualifying because his car wasn't repaired in time after it caught fire during FP3.
The stewards allowed him to participate in the race, though, because he had demonstrated competitive lap times
during free practice.



2011 Spanish GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

3
40
1
1
2
0
47
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

2
38
1
1
0
1
43
3.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

5
34
1
0
0
0
40
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
32
1
1
0
0
35
6.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault

1
20
1
0
0
0
22
12.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

1
12
1
0
0
0
14
16.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
21.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Gearbox
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
Accident
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
Gearbox
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2011 Spanish GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
5
37
2
1
2
0
47
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
2
37
2
1
0
1
43
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
16
0
1
0
0
18
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
1
29
2
0
0
0
32
Renault (Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly Petrov)
0
23
2
0
0
0
25
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
10
2
0
0
0
12
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
17
2
0
0
0
19
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
23
2
0
0
0
25
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
0
12
2
0
0
0
14
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Hispania Racing
(Narain Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
3
2
0
0
0
5



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-21 drivers.
Two classified finishers McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes, Sauber, Renault, Force India, Toro Rosso, Williams,
Virgin Racing.
Race leaders Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing).
Laps led Alonso (1-10), Hamilton (11), Alonso (12-18), Hamilton (19-23), Vettel (24-33),
Hamilton (34-35), Vettel (36-47), Hamilton (48-49), Vettel (50-66).
Fastest lap Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) on lap 52 (1:26.727).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Spanish GP 2002 - 2011 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
4
0
6.00
7.00
1
3
3
1
31.75
Season
4
1
6.00
4.75
1
3
3
1
36.50
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
10
2
8.70
7.56
1
7
4
1
26.90
Season
4
0
4.75
4.00
4
4
4
0
36.25
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
9
1
7.89
6.89
1
7
3
1
30.67
Season
4
0
3.50
8.75
1
2
2
1
28.75
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
5
0
5.00
8.60
2
4
3
0
33.20
Season
4
2
1.50
4.25
3
4
3
0
39.00
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
9
1
3.89
4.33
1
8
8
1
36.89
Season
4
0
9.75
5.50
1
4
2
1
33.50
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
9
1
7.44
7.33
1
7
4
1
30.44
Season
4
0
13.50
13.50
9
1
0
0
15.75
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
7
3
4.29
4.29
1
6
5
3
38.86
Season
4
0
7.00
16.00
10
2
0
0
13.25
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
6
0
10.50
9.83
6
3
0
0
23.67
Season
4
0
5.25
7.75
1
2
2
1
30.25
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
8
2
8.50
11.25
1
3
3
2
22.63
Season
4
0
9.75
7.00
2
3
2
0
29.75
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
6.75
13.50
3
2
1
0
18.50
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
1
0
16.00
12.00
12
0
0
0
19.00
Season
4
0
13.50
8.75
6
3
0
0
26.00
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
13.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
11.00
Season
4
0
13.50
14.50
9
1
0
0
14.25
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
2
0
12.00
11.00
10
1
0
0
21.50
Season
4
0
11.50
13.00
6
2
0
0
18.25
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
1
0
12.00
9.00
9
1
0
0
25.00
Season
4
0
10.75
8.00
2
2
1
0
28.25
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
12.00
13.25
9
1
0
0
17.00
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
16.50
12.25
8
1
0
0
18.50
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
1
0
9.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
14.00
Season
4
0
12.25
15.75
8
1
0
0
12.50
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
1
0
24.00
23.00
23
0
0
0
0.00
Season
4
0
14.00
12.75
6
2
0
0
18.00
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
5
0
13.40
15.75
7
1
0
0
9.80
Season
4
0
18.25
19.00
17
0
0
0
5.75
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
2
0
10.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.50
Season
4
0
20.00
17.25
16
0
0
0
8.25
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
2
0
17.50
17.00
13
0
0
0
9.00
Season
4
0
22.75
20.67
20
0
0
0
1.25
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Race
2
0
14.00
21.50
19
0
0
0
2.00
Season
4
0
24.00
21.67
21
0
0
0
0.75
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
4
0
15.25
14.50
10
1
0
0
14.25
Season
4
0
21.50
17.25
14
0
0
0
8.50
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
21.75
19.75
15
0
0
0
4.75
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
7
2
8.71
8.00
1
9
8
2
30.00
Season
4
1
5.38
4.38
1
7
7
1
38.25
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
10
1
7.85
9.30
1
12
9
1
26.30
Season
4
2
2.50
6.50
1
6
5
1
36.25
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
10
5
4.90
6.16
1
15
12
5
34.00
Season
4
0
11.63
9.50
1
5
2
1
25.25
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
7.75
7.50
4
3
1
0
30.00
Season
4
0
6.13
11.88
1
4
2
1
22.00
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
8.25
10.25
2
5
3
0
24.25
TM
Force India
FI
Race
4
0
17.38
14.00
7
2
0
0
15.00
Season
4
0
13.50
11.63
6
4
0
0
20.75
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
10
0
10.70
9.90
4
11
5
0
23.90
Season
4
0
11.13
10.50
2
4
1
0
24.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
6
0
16.00
17.25
10
1
0
0
8.00
Season
4
0
14.25
12.75
8
2
0
0
18.50
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
10
0
10.45
10.30
2
11
3
0
23.10
Season
4
0
13.13
14.25
6
3
0
0
15.75
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
19.13
18.13
16
0
0
0
7.75
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
2
0
22.50
22.25
21
0
0
0
0.00
Season
4
0
23.38
21.17
20
0
0
0
1.75
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
4
0
21.63
18.50
14
0
0
0
7.25

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