Name: Circuit de Pedralbes
Grand Prix: Spanish Grand Prix
Number of Grands Prix held: 2
Type: Street circuit, Clockwise
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Track Length: 6.316 km (3.925 mi)
Seasons: 1951, 1954
The Pedralbes Circuit (Spanish: Circuito de Pedralbes) was a 6.333 km (3.935 mi) street racing course in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.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, 1948, 1950 and 1954.). The circuit also hosted the Spanish Grand Prix in 1951 and 1954 Due to stricter safety rules following the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue.
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