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Spanish Grand Prix Preview

Spain Spain Track
Race Date: 11-13 May
Circuit Name: Circuit de Catalunya
Laps: 66
Circuit Length: 4.655 km
Race Distance: 307.104 km
Lap Record: Kimi Raikkonen (08) - 1:21.670

Can it really be 21 years since Barcelona first played host to the World Championship? The circuit at Montmelo on the city's northern side staged two races in short order, the first in late September 1991, the second in May `92 as the Catalan capital geared up for its Olympic Games and Spain's round shifted from its previous home at Jerez in the south-west.