F1 Opens 60-Minute Barcelona FP1 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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Updated · Planet F1 · Jun 12
F1 Opens 60-Minute Barcelona FP1 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
3 articles · Updated · Planet F1 · Jun 12
Summary
Free Practice 1 got underway at 13:30 local time in Barcelona, opening the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix weekend with a 60-minute session.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya again hosts the event on one of Formula 1’s most familiar venues, used for 35 years on the calendar and long favored as a testing track.
The session marks the first live on-track running of the weekend, with teams and drivers beginning setup work before the rest of the grand prix program.