Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix but the common tongue is Catalan MotoGP is one of the newborn motorcycle racing competition in MotoGP calendar. Now, in every season from 1996, it is taking place every year. Already 25th episodes of the Catalan Grand Prix have finished successfully. In the last season when most of the moto racing event did not take place because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Catalan MotoGP did not care but staged. Now, another season of the MotoGP is knocking. The schedule says that Catalan MotoGP will start next 4th June 2021 and the duration is three days as usual. Let’s find out the short details of the Catalan MotoGP and its circuit details.
The tournament Catalan MotoGP will be staged at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It is one of the biggest MotoGP circuits in the world considering the spectators capacity. A total of 140,700 spectators can enjoy the event at a time. The circuit is located in Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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# Catalan MotoGP Details:
- Competition Name – Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
- Circuit – Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
- Location – Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Capacity – 140,700
- Longest Straight – 1047 m.
- Length – 2.94 miles/ 4.7 km
- Width – 12 m.
- Turns – 13
- Left – 5
- Right – 8
- Surface -Concrete/ Asphalt
- Race Duration – Three (3) Days
- Date – 4th June to 6th June 2021
- Day – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Total Distance – 73.5 miles/ 118.2 km
- Most wins (Rider) – Valentino Rossi (10)
- Most Wins (Team) – Honda (23)
- Lap Record – 1:21.670
- Record Holder – Kimi Raikkonen
- Year – 2008
- Team – Ferrari
# 1st Day – Practice Schedule (4th June 2021 – Friday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 13:00 – 08:40 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 13:55 – 14:40 | MotoGP |
| 3. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 14:55 – 15:35 | Moto2 |
| 4. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 15:50 – 16:20 | MotoE |
| 5. | Free Practice Nr 2 | 17:15 – 17:55 | Moto3 |
| 6. | Free Practice Nr 2 | 18:10 – 18:55 | MotoGP |
| 7. | Free Practice Nr 2 | 19:10 – 19:50 | Moto2 |
| 8. | Free Practice Nr 2 | 20:50 – 21:20 | MotoE |
# 2nd Day – Qualifying Schedule (5th June 2021 – Saturday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 13:00 – 13:40 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 13:55 – 14:40 | MotoGP |
| 3. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 14:55 – 15:35 | Moto2 |
| 4. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 15:50 – 16:20 | MotoE |
| 5. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 16:35 – 16:50 | Moto3 |
| 6. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 17:00 – 17:15 | Moto3 |
| 7. | Free Practice Nr 4 | 17:30 – 18:00 | MotoGP |
| 8. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 18:10 – 18:25 | MotoGP |
| 9. | Qualifying Nr 2 | 18:35 – 18:50 | MotoGP |
| 10. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 19:10 – 19:35 | Moto2 |
| 11. | Qualifying Nr 2 | 19:35 – 19:50 | Moto2 |
| 12. | E-Pole | 20:05 | MotoE |
| 13. | MotoGP | 21:00 – 21:45 | Qualifying Press Conference |
# 3rd Day – Race Schedule (6th June 2021 – Sunday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Warm-Up | 13:20 – 13:40 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Warm-Up | 13:50 – 14:10 | Moto2 |
| 3. | Race | 14:05 | MotoE |
| 4. | Warm-Up | 14:20 – 14:40 | MotoGP |
| 5. | Race | 16:00 | Moto3 |
| 6. | Race | 17:20 | Moto2 |
| 7. | Race | 19:00 | MotoGP |
| 8. | After The Flag | 19:10 – 19:45 | MotoGP |
| 9. | Race Press Conference | 19:45 – 20:30 | MotoGP |
The newborn Catalan MotoGP started its journey in 1996 and so, the riders who have taken part there, are the modern days’ riders in most cases. Now, there are a couple of top-rated riders who won the race severaltime each. But the legendary Italian rider Valentino Rossi is ahead of them all. No one is near him if we see the statistics. He has won a total of 10 times in the Catalan Motorcycle Grand Prix so far. The Spanish rider Lorenzo is holding the 2nd position as we speak.
MotoGP Riders Line Up 2021 [Confirmed List]
# Catalan MotoGP (Last 20 Years) Winners List:
| S/N | MotoGP | Year | Moto2 | Moto3 |
| 1. | Valentino Rossi | 2001 | Daijiro Kato | Lucio Cecchinello |
| 2. | Valentino Rossi | 2002 | Marco Melandri | Manuel Poggiali |
| 3. | Loris Capirossi | 2003 | Randy de Puniet | Dani Pedrosa |
| 4. | Valentino Rossi | 2004 | Randy de Puniet | Hector Barbera |
| 5. | Valentino Rossi | 2005 | Dani Pedrosa | Mattia Pasini |
| 6. | Valentino Rossi | 2006 | Andrea Dovizioso | Alvaro Bautista |
| 7. | Casey Stoner | 2007 | Jorge Lorenzo | Tomoyoshi Koyama |
| 8. | Dani Pedrosa | 2008 | Marco Simoncelli | Mike Di Meglio |
| 9. | Valentino Rossi | 2009 | Alvaro Bautista | Andrea Iannone |
| 10. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2010 | Yuki Takahashi | Marc Marquez |
| 11. | Casey Stoner | 2011 | Stefan Bradl | Nicolas Terol |
| 12. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2012 | Andrea Iannone | Maverick Vinales |
| 13. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2013 | Pol Espargaro | Luis Salom |
| 14. | Marc Marquez | 2014 | Esteve Rabat | Alex Marquez |
| 15. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2015 | Johann Zarco | Danny Kent |
| 16. | Valentino Rossi | 2016 | Johann Zarco | Jorge Navarro |
| 17. | Andrea Dovizioso | 2017 | Alex Marquez | Joan Mir |
| 18. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2018 | Fabio Quartararo | Enea Bastianini |
| 19. | Marc Marquez | 2019 | Alex Marquez | Marcos Ramirez |
| 20. | Fabio Quartararo | 2020 | Luca Marini | Darryn Binder |
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