The Circuit de Catalunya becomes the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
The Circuit de Catalunya has changed its name after signing a partnership with the city of Barcelona, which is nearby. It will now be called the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Circuit de Catalunya, which has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991 and regularly holds winter private testing sessions, has changed its name to become the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya following the signing of a partnership with the city of Barcelona.
The objective is also to better associate the Spanish city with the circuit located in Montmelo, a town situated in the Barcelona metropolitan area. For the occasion, the circuit has also designed a new logo which still features the shape of the track along with the new name and the shape of Catalonia drawn with a checkered flag.
Vicenç Aquilera, the President of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, expressed his delight with this partnership with the city of Barcelona in a statement published on the circuit’s website: « The city of Barcelona has a lot of strengths and an international projection, and we believe that the new name, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, will help us strengthen our structure even more, as we have done in recent years with the promotion of F1 and MotoGP Grand Prix. »
