# How big is the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya?

A lap of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is 4.657 km (2.89 miles). The Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix is 66 laps, 307 km (191 miles) in all.

- 4.657 km a lap
- 2.89 miles a lap
- 66 laps
- 307 km race
- 14 corners
- 31,047 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/circuit-de-barcelona-catalunya/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## Wheel to wheel

Its first race, in 1991, saw Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna race wheel to wheel down the main straight.

## How it compares

- 1.40× a lap of [the Circuit de Monaco](https://how-big-is.com/circuit-de-monaco/), the shortest
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [the Algarve International Circuit](https://how-big-is.com/algarve-international-circuit/)
- 95% of a lap of [the Marina Bay Street Circuit](https://how-big-is.com/marina-bay-street-circuit/)
- 66% of a lap of [Spa-Francorchamps](https://how-big-is.com/spa-francorchamps/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya?**
4.657 km (2.89 miles).

**How many laps is the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix?**
66 laps, 307 km (191 miles).

**How many corners does the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya have?**
14.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 4.657 km (Formula 1). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/284540), licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.