The passion for motor sports has made Barcelona a unique case in the world. The city has been the scene of two Grand Prix circuits for its streets: Pedralbes, at the top of the Diagonal avenue, and Montjuïc, a route drawn in the magical mountain park. No other city in the world can boast of having had two different urban circuits that have hosted the Formula 1 World Championship, a tradition which continues today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. All this has been the result of a long tradition sports, industrial, organizing…

It has been the result of contributions from many entities and individuals. Like Paco Godia, who competed in the World Championship races at Pedralbes and ended his sporting career with a spectacular victory at Montjuïc. The figure of Godia is one of the main threads of this story, which wants to record the (circuit) motor sport activity in Barcelona, in the context of the time.

Valentí Fradera i Pérez

Valentí Fradera i Pérez (Barcelona, 1969) is a passionate about everything that has wheels and engine, and a scholar of the history of motor racing. From the counter of La Libreria del Motor jumped to the writing of the Spanish edition of F1 Racing, in 1999, and remained until the magazine was discontinued at the end of 2011.

Since then he has worked as a freelancer with the daily L’Esportiu and various specialized media, such as the magazines TodoRacing, Motor Clásico, Automóvil and La Revista del RACC. In 2022 he wrote a book on the Porsche 911 R of the RACC team (Spanish rally champion in 1969 with Josep Maria Palomo), edited by Nou Onze, and in 2024 he co-authored, with Josep Viaplana, a book on RACC, Peña Rhin and Formula 1 in Catalonia, Edited by RACC.