This weekend Barcelona hosts one of its major sporting events. The Formula 1 Grand Prix is a whole weekend of fun with race day on Sunday 9th of May and practice and qualifying sessions on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th of May. It is worth to buy a three day pass not to miss any of the action. Competition is high this year and after a lot of battling in the Middle East, Asia and Australia the action finally moves to Europe. Fernando Alonso will seek success in his Ferrari at the home Grand Prix challenged by team mate Felipe Massa. The McLaren boys will want to start the European season with a win here at the Barcelona GP, so watch out for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Beware of the Germans; will Sebastian Vettel finally convert the success he has been getting in qualifying into a win on race day? One question is still on everybody’s mind. Does Michael Schumacher still have what it takes to succeed in Formula 1? After a period of dominance from just a couple of teams, Formula 1 is back and the fight is on. The Circuit of Catalunya is 20 km from the centre of Barcelona in the small town of Montmelo, which is accessible via train or coach. The train journey to Montmelo is quick and easy, but once you get there you need to catch a shuttle train to the racing track, which is free for GP ticket holders and is only operational on Grand Prix weekend. Walking to the track from Montmelo rail station is not advisable as it is a long trek along some very busy roads that takes around 30 minutes. The coach journey is organised by coach company Sagalés and it takes you directly to the circuit, but this option is slightly more expensive than the rail. The circuit also has 32000 parking spaces available for people who opt to drive there.
The Circuit of Catalunya opens the Formula 1 European season
This weekend Barcelona hosts one of its major sporting events. The Formula 1 Grand Prix is a whole weekend of fun with race day on Sunday 9th of May and practice and qualifying sessions on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th of May. It is worth to buy a three day pass not to miss any of the action. Competition is high this year and after a lot of battling in the Middle East, Asia and Australia the action finally moves to Europe. Fernando Alonso will seek success in his Ferrari at the home Grand Prix challenged by team mate Felipe Massa. The McLaren boys will want to start the European season with a win here at the Barcelona GP, so watch out for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Beware of the Germans; will Sebastian Vettel finally convert the success he has been getting in qualifying into a win on race day? One question is still on everybody’s mind. Does Michael Schumacher still have what it takes to succeed in Formula 1? After a period of dominance from just a couple of teams, Formula 1 is back and the fight is on. The Circuit of Catalunya is 20 km from the centre of Barcelona in the small town of Montmelo, which is accessible via train or coach. The train journey to Montmelo is quick and easy, but once you get there you need to catch a shuttle train to the racing track, which is free for GP ticket holders and is only operational on Grand Prix weekend. Walking to the track from Montmelo rail station is not advisable as it is a long trek along some very busy roads that takes around 30 minutes. The coach journey is organised by coach company Sagalés and it takes you directly to the circuit, but this option is slightly more expensive than the rail. The circuit also has 32000 parking spaces available for people who opt to drive there.
