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Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya

Moto GP, Circuit de Catalunya - Montmelo, July 2010
In July 4th 2010 it will take place in the Circuit de Catalunya near the city of Barcelona the 7th race of this year Moto GP World Championship, the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya. This year the Spanish riders will visit the Montmelo Circuit with excellent results in the previous races and with five riders at the top of the 3 categories.
In Moto GP Spanish Jorge Lorenzo with Yamaha is at the top of the World Championship after his fourth win of the season at the TIM TT Assen on June 26 with 47 point difference from also Spanish Dani Pedrosa with Repsol Honda on second position and that was also second in the Assen race. With Valentino Rossi out of the races after his accident in Mugelo it looks like, if nothing else happens, that Lorenzo has the road open to win for the first time the Moto GP Championship.
In Moto 2 even Toni Elias with the Moriwaki MD600 was beaten by Italian Andrea Iannone with the FTR in the Assen circuit he still leads up the Championship with 24 points over Japanese Shoyo Tomizawa with the Suter that only could end up in fifth position in the Assen Race.
In 125 young Spanish Marc Marquez with Derbi won his third race in a row in Assen, after the Mugelo and Siverstone, and is in third position in the championship. Another Spanish rider, Nico Terol with the Aprilia, recovered the lead on the championship, being second in Assen ahead of also Spanish Pol Espargaro with Derbi for only 3 points (Terol, Espargaro and Marquez are the only riders that have won races this year in 125).
With all this background the race, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona, has all the ingredients of emotion for both riders and fans of motorcycles in Spain.
Gruppo Campari continues its longstanding relationship with the MotoGP World Championship in 2010, with Aperol as its lead sponsor.

54 Gran Premio de España Telefónica de F1

Formula 1 - Circuit de Catalunya - Montmelo, May 2010.
The season 2010 of the F1 World Championship is already on. The first three races have been won by three different cars, Ferrari in Bahrain driven by Fernando Alonso, Mclaren-Mercedes in Australia driven by Jenson Button, and the Red Bull-Renault driven by Sebastian Vettel in Malaysia.
This has made also that the first seven in the Drivers Classification are only separated by 9 points after the 3 races using the new score system. Also it is to mention that the 8 first classified have been on the Podium in at least one of the Races. Felipe Massa with his Ferrari, not winning any of the 3 races but being for the moment the most regular one is leading the classification with only 2 points difference from Alonso and Vettel and 4 from Button and Rosberg.
Next race is the Chinese Grand Prix in Sahangai and following, the first race in Europe, the Grand Prix of Spain in Barcelona the 7, 8 and 9 of May; The 54 Gran Premio de España Telefónica de F1 will take place in the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, located 32 km from the city of Barcelona.
The practice and qualifying sessions will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 before the big race on Sunday, May 9.  It will be the first chance to see closer the evolution of the four teams that started  as favorites for the title, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes, even though this last one has not have great results in the first races.
Another attraction of this 54 Gran Premio de España Telefónica de F1 will be to see for the first time 3 Spanish drivers in the Montmelo Circuit together with well known ex champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton; Fernando Alonso will be driving his Ferrari, Pedro de la Rosa with his Sauber and Jaume Alguersuari with his Toro Rosso. Alguersuari has just won his first 2 points in the F1 in the Malaysian Circuit.

Monster Jam 2008 European Tour

Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi - October 2008

The European Tour 2008 of the Monster Jam Races is on. After Gothenburg/Sweden, Brøndby/Denmark, Brussels/Belgium and Arnham/Holland the Monster Jam Tour 2008 will be in Barcelona on October 24 and 25.
Monster Jam is a live Motor Sport event tour and television show created by Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment) that recently has been bought by Feld Entertainment, Inc. As a result of the acquisition, Live Nation Motor Sports will be immediately renamed Feld Entertainment Motor Sports. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the main attraction is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.
Feld Entertainment is the world's largest producer of live touring entertainment events with productions of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Disney On Ice, Disney Live! and Doodlebops Live!,. Feld Entertainment Motor Sports, ex Live Nation Motor Sports, will be the premier producer and promoter of specialized motor sports with more than 600 performances a year.
The last winners in the Monster Jam Europe Tour at the Koning Boudewijn Stadion in
Brussels, Belgium were Tazz in Monster Truck and Grave Digger in Monster Freestyle. The races at Arnhem Holland Gelredome will be the weekend of September 27 and 28.

Gran Premio Cinzano de Catalunya de MotoGP

Circuit de Catalunya - Montmelo, June 2008.

The Motorcycling World Championship start on March 9 2008 at the Losail Circuit in Qatar, and is coming back to the Circuit de Catalunya with the thrilling Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya de MotoGP on June 6, 7 and 8.

In 125 cc the first 5 pilots with the Spanish Nico TEROL and Joan OLIVE in the middle have only 16 points difference. In 250 cc Mika Kallio with KTM has been the strongest.

And in MotoGP Valentino ROSSI is back with his Yamaha trying to make history and with Jorge LORENZO and Dani PEDROSA fighting for the first 3 places.

The Circuit de Catalunya is one of the most modern tracks prepared to hold the most important motor racing competitions. Taking place at the Circuit de Catalunya close to Barcelona, it attracts holidaymakers and race fans alike.

Spanish F1 Grand Prix 2008

Montmelo - Barcelona, April 2008. 

The FIA, has announced the calendar for the 2008 world championship. New races in Singapore and Valencia in Spain have been added, and with the omission of a US Grand Prix, makes a total of 18 rounds - one more than in 2007.
The opening race will be the Australian Grand Prix on March 16, followed by Malaysia and Bahrain, before the championship heads to Europe.
The race at Montmelo Barcelona, the Spanish Grand Prix, has been brought forward to the last weekend of April. Turkey has also been brought forward to May, while the sole North American round in Canada provisionally retains its traditional June slot.
The new race in Valencia, to be known as the European Grand Prix, will take place in August, while the other new event, the first-ever Formula One night race, will be staged in Singapore in late September.
The season as every year will end up in Brazil at the beginning of November.

GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA DE MOTOCICLISMO

Circuit de Catalunya.  Montmelo, June 2007.

The Catalonian Moto GP is one of the most popular rounds of the World Championship. Taking place at the Circuit de Catalunya close to Barcelona, it attracts holidaymakers and race fans alike. The modern circuit has a capacity of 100,000, so the atmosphere is always electric.
The Moto GP is one of the fastest, most thrilling sports in the world. The bikes reach speeds of up to 310kph (185 mph) and the races are extremely competitive.

The Circuit de Catalunya is one of the most modern tracks prepared to hold the most important motor racing competitions. Looking forward to see Casey Stoner wih the Ducatti, the big surprise for the moment, Dani Pedrosa, at home, with Honda and Valentino Rossi with Yamaha in Moto GP, or an interesting fight between Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo in 250cc.

The weekend of June 8, 9 & 10 looks passionate for the MotoGP and also for 250cc and 125cc races.
Photography © Repsol YPF.

51 Gran Premio de España Telefonica 2007

Formula 1 in Barcelona, May 2007
The races are starting and we are looking forward to see what happens with all the changes produced at the end of last year. The Australian GrandPrix will be as it has usually been the season opener in March, followed by Malaysia Sepang and Bahrain Sakhir.
The Spanish Grand Prix in Montmelo will be the first race in Europe to see Fernando Alonso driving his Vodafone MacLaren Mercedes and Kimi Raikonen and Fernando Massa with their Ferrari Marlboro F1 cars. And it is also interesting to see the ING Renault F1 team without Alonso and with Giancarlo Fisichela driving the new R27.
The race is expected to be exciting as Alonso and Raikonen have been the winners in the past two years at the Circuit de Catalunya, driving different cars. May 11, 12 & 13; three days of passion to the highest level. 

Circuit de Catalunya

The Circuit de Catalunya north of Barcelona has hosted the Formula 1 since 1991. It was built as part of the urban facelift that transformed Barcelona for the Olympic Games of '92. Although the Circuit is a popular test run for the F1, it nevertheless poses a challenge to even the most experienced driver. It is a tricky combination of high and low speed corners and is notorious for its rough, uneven surface. The track is exceedingly hard on the tyres and unpredictable wind gusts demand a high level of concentration from all race participants.  The greatest challenges to the drivers are the final two turns - collectively known as New Holland. The track seems to have been particularly lucky for Michael Schumacher, who has won a total of five races here. The audience, however, is best served at the Elf corner, since this is a rare overtaking opportunity on the track and promises to be the scene of some of the most exciting moments in the race.
After Alonso-fever gripped the nation, the Circuit organisers decided to expand the grandstand capacity, adding an entire new section. Further changes include the splitting of ticket prices into four, different categories. There are a total of 14 grandstands, three of which are covered. In addition, 23 gigantic TV screens will be projecting the action up-close throughout the race, ensuring that no one in the audience will miss even a single, exhilarating minute of the world's 20 best drivers competing neck to neck.
During the F-1 Spanish Grand Prix and the Catalan Motorcycling Grand Prix, a transfer is available from the Montmeló train station to the Circuit de Catalunya.