- Race will be known as the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix from this season
- Track will also host Grands Prix in 2028, 2030, and 2032
- Event generates more than €300m annually for local economy
Formula One has signed a multi-year extension to continue racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on a rotational basis until 2032.
The venue will rotate in even years with Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which became the first track to sign a rotational deal in January 2025.
The race will be known as the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix from this season and will then be held in 2028, 2030 and 2032.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lost its status as the host of the Spanish Grand Prix after Formula One announced a ten-year deal to race on a semi-permanent track around the fairground of the Ifema Madrid exhibition centre from this year.
Over 300,000 fans attended last year’s race in Barcelona, marking a record crowd for the event. For the past two seasons, organisers have also held a fan festival in the Plaça de Catalunya prior to the weekend.
“Barcelona is an incredible city, and the Formula One fans there always welcome us with such passion, so I am delighted that we will continue to race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for years to come,” said Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive of Formula One.
“The team have invested heavily in the circuit and hosted fantastic fan festivals in recent years, so we look forward to seeing how they continue to develop the experience, both for attendees at the race and for the city as a whole.”
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Pol Gilbert, chief executive of Circuits de Catalunya SL and general secretary of the Department of Business and Employment, added: “We welcome the renewal of the Formula One Grand Prix in Catalonia, at least until 2032. We would like to express our gratitude to Formula One for the trust placed in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and in the region over all these years.
“This renewal is the result of a strong relationship and close collaboration, and represents a very important step in further consolidating Catalonia as a key fixture on the international calendar. Formula One generates an economic impact of more than €300 million (US$355 million) per edition, but above all it is a strategic event that helps project Catalonia worldwide as a country capable of hosting top-level sporting competitions.”
The extension follows significant investment at the track in recent years, including the construction of the circuit rooftop, a new hospitality space overlooking turns nine, ten and 11 and the entrance of the main straight, as well as the installation of solar panels throughout the venue.
Last year, the circuit was also named as the most sustainable circuit in the world in the fifth edition of the Sustainable Circuits Index (SCI). This was the second time the track had earned that recognition.
Despite its environmental honours, organisers of the event in Barcelona have had to invest in the fan experience after suffering significant logistical issues in 2022, which led to criticism from Domenicali.
At the time, the Italian said: “The huge number of fans at this event, both inside and outside the circuit, created traffic issues for the fans.
“We have made the promoter aware this is not acceptable and must be fixed for next season.”
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