When is the Spanish Grand Prix?
The tenth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season is the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
- Date: Sunday 23 June 2024
- Start time: 1pm GMT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST / 7pm ET / 11pm AEST
The Spanish Grand Prix will take place between 21-23 of June, with Sunday’s race starting at 2pm BST – 3pm local time.
What are the timings for the Spanish Grand Prix?
Here are the full timings for the Spanish Grand Prix:
Friday 21 June:
- FP1 – 12:30pm BST / 7:30am ET / 9:30pm AEST
- FP2 – 4pm BST / 11am ET / 1am AEST
Saturday 22 June:
- FP3 – 11:30am BST / 6:30am ET / 8:30pm AEST
- Qualifying – 3pm BST / 8am ET / 12am AEST
Sunday 23 June:
- Race – 2pm BST / 9am ET / 11pm AEST
What is the weather forecast for the Spanish Grand Prix?
It is expected to be a warm and sunny weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix with high temperatures of 25°C/77 Fahrenheit and lows of 17°C/62.6 Fahrenheit.
Friday 21 June:
Friday is expected to be relatively humid with a gentle south-westerly breeze. There is a zero per cent chance of rain across both sessions. Temperatures should be around 23°C/73.4 Fahrenheit for both FP1 and FP2, with the BBC stating that the air temperature will feel around 27°C/80.6 Fahrenheit.
Saturday 22 June:
Temperatures will feel slightly warmer for Saturday’s FP3 and qualifying sessions, reaching temperatures of around 24°C/75.2 Fahrenheit and feeling about 30°C/86 Fahrenheit, with humidity around 70-72%. A gentle southern breeze for FP3 will move south-westerly again for qualifying and there is no forecasted rain.
Sunday 23 June:
Sunday’s race is expected to be the hottest day of the weekend with a forecast of 25°C/77 Fahrenheit, although the humidity will be slightly reduced at 66%. There will be a gentle southern breeze and there is 0% chance of rain.
News heading into the Spanish Grand Prix
What are the Pirelli tyre compounds for the Spanish Grand Prix?
Pirelli has announced that the tyre compounds available to the teams for the Spanish Grand Prix will be three of the hardest in their catalogue due to the hotter and more abrasive track.
The chosen compounds are:
- Hard – C1
- Medium – C2
- Soft – C3
The C1 was introduced in 2023 to offer a mid-range hard tyre between the previous C1 and C2, to fill the performance gap between the two compounds. The old C1 is now C0, and is the hardest…
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