Improvement works at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in compliance with international regulations

Extension of the turn 1 run-off area at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack, also known as Circuit de Montmeló.

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Client:

Circuits de Catalunya

Location:

Barcelona

Period:

October 2022 – March 2023

Type of service:

Other infrastructures

Budget:

€1,848,559.06 (excluding VAT)

Dedicated to high-speed racing, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track requires an improvement in the turn 1 run-off to provide better safety conditions for drivers.

The first step consists of dismantling existing safety elements, such as concrete and tyre barriers and cable mesh. In addition, it is necessary to remove the gravel from the run-off for reuse afterwards. In this phase, it has been essential to build a two-level crossing: the lower level to give continuity to the service roads and the upper level for the new run-off and track roads. A space is also created for a future grandstand.

This work means that the lower crossing is now ready for future requests for a potential grandstand. It consists of a reinforced concrete structure, lateral walls and central pillars that form two tracks. The spans of the two openings that make up the lower crossing are 10 and 8 metres respectively.

Due to the high load stresses, the entire structure has a deep foundation with CPI-8 piling with diameters of 65 and 85.

The great difficulty of the work is its execution within a very tight schedule adapted to the circuit’s operational calendar, as no use of the track layout will be altered by the works. As such, the entire project was developed in just three months.

All the elements that make up the new track safety elements comply with FIA and FIM requirements, such as the gravel that makes up the surface of the run-off area (from the Corb gravel pit), the continuous concrete barrier, the energy dissipation barrier and band formed by tyres and the new approved cable mesh.

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