Barcelona-Catalunya circuit announces 2024 calendar

Before the end of the 2023 sports year, Barcelona – Circuit de Catalunya has looked back on the year and unveiled its 2024 sports calendar with several new features.

The circuit finished the season with 91% occupancy, with a total of 332 days of activity, 219 days of rentals and 113 days of racing. Performing construction and maintenance tasks took him 28 days, but only 5 days were spent without any activity. The 91% occupancy rate broke a recent record and was the highest in the past six years.

The Circuit de Catalunya has offered facilities for a variety of experiences, including private and collective training (for car, motorcycle and bicycle competitions), incentive and training sessions, driving courses, filming, presentations, events and educational visits. Ta.

Number of participants: 605,634

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosted 605,634 spectators, the second highest number in the last 10 years, just surpassing 2013’s 618,896. The event with the highest number of spectators was again his F1 Spanish Grand Prix, with a total of 284,066 people attending over his four days of the event. On Sunday, 125,565 people took part in the circuit. This is the fourth most-attended event in the circuit’s history, surpassed only by his 2008, 2007 and 2006 editions.

This was followed by the Grand Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya de MotoGP, which attracted 152,065 participants over three days, 71,855 fans on Sunday alone, and the Catalunya World SBK Round, which attracted over three days of action. A total of 32,140 spectators visited the circuit.

16 sporting events in 2024

In 2024, the sports course will host a total of 16 events, including the world’s best championships. Fans can enjoy three world competitions: the Pirelli Round of Catalunya (March 22-24), the Grand Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya de MotoGP™ (May 24-26) and the F1 Spanish Grand Prix (May 21-26). You can enjoy the event. June 23).

As a novelty, the circuit will host the GT Winter Series. The tournament has already visited the circuit several times without spectators. March 9th and 10th, this will be the first event on the calendar. As always, the circuit will host its own races as well as international and national motorcycle and motorsport events.

Economic impact in printed matter 12,888,083 euros

Interest in the activities taking place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is growing. According to data from Onclusive (formerly Kantar Media), Circuit earned an influence of 12,888,083 euros in print media. This far exceeds last year’s figure (8,201,242 euros) and is the highest ever. This upward trend has occurred since his 2016 (4,491,816 cases), and in just a few years, media attention, and therefore influence, has virtually tripled.

There was also an increase in the number of journalistic articles published on topics related to the circuit and its activities, with a total of 1,712 news items attracting attention compared to 1,657 last year.

Further commitment to sustainability

A major milestone for the circuit in terms of sustainability is that it has become Catalonia’s largest public self-consumption solar power facility. This took place within the framework of the “e-Mobility Experience” trade fair dedicated to electric mobility, held in October. That weekend, the roof panels for the circuit’s main grandstand were completed. The space has a total of 1,239 solar panels, occupies 2,710 square meters and generates 0.88 GWh of energy per year. The installed capacity is 615kWp (joint data for main grandstand, canopy, and roof). In total, the equipment will generate 33% of the circuit’s annual energy consumption.