Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
Valencia Street Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners
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Valencia Street Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke and inaugurated in 2008, ran through the harbour district of Valencia, Spain. The 5.419 km, 25-corner layout hosted the European Grand Prix from 2008 to 2012 but was widely criticised for its lack of overtaking and bland character. Its most memorable moment remains Mark Webber\'s 2010 airborne accident over Heikki Kovalainen\'s Lotus.
Layout & Facts
Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 5.419 km / 3.367 mi |
| Circuit type | Street circuit |
| DRS zones | 1 zone |
| Elevation change | 5 meters / 16 feet |
| Driving direction | Clockwise ↻ |
| Corners | 25 corners (7 low / 14 medium / 4 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Traction
Braking
Lateral
Downforce
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P160%P320%P6+20%based on 5 races |
| Pole position side | Left side |
| Top speed | 320 km/h (199 mph) |
| Average race speed | 198 km/h (123 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 23.0 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:38.683 (198 km/h / 123 mph) (Timo Glock, 2009) Toyota TF109 · Toyota |
Race Strategy
Overtaking
Track Evolution
Rain Risk
Safety Car
Heritage
| Opened | 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Local timezone | Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02) |
| Designer | Hermann Tilke |
| Owner | Valmor Sport / City of Valencia |
Surface & Tyres
Asphalt Grip
Asphalt Abrasion
Tyre Stress
Tyre Degradation
History
Key corners
01 Turn 12 (Bridge)
The famous swing bridge corner where the track lifts up over the harbour, a medium-speed right with a unique surface transition. The corner that gave Valencia its signature image.
02 Turn 17
A tight 90-degree left after a short straight, one of the few realistic overtaking spots. Cold-tyre lock-ups were a recurring issue.
03 Turn 25
The final flowing right onto the main straight. A clean exit defined the only DRS zone — the lap-time critical corner of the entire layout.
Winners & Podiums
F1 winners & podiums
| No. | Year | Podium | Team | Fastest Lap | Laps | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2012 | 1  Fernando Alonso 1:44:16.6492  Kimi Räikkönen +6.4213  Michael Schumacher +12.639 |  Ferrari Lotus F1 Mercedes | 1:42.163 Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 57 | 2012 Race Report & Results |
| 4 | 2011 | 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:39:36.169 2 Fernando Alonso +10.8913  Mark Webber +27.255 |  Red Bull Ferrari Red Bull | 1:41.852 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 57 | 2011 Race Report & Results |
| 3 | 2010 | 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:40:29.571 2 Lewis Hamilton +5.0423 Jenson Button +12.658 | Red Bull McLaren McLaren | 1:38.766 Jenson Button McLaren | 57 | 2010 Race Report & Results |
| 2 | 2009 | 1  Rubens Barrichello 1:35:51.2892 Lewis Hamilton +2.3583 Kimi Räikkönen +15.994 | Brawn McLaren Ferrari | 1:38.683 Timo Glock Toyota | 57 | 2009 Race Report & Results |
| 1 | 2008 | 1 Felipe Massa 1:35:32.339 2 Lewis Hamilton +5.6113  Robert Kubica +37.353 | Ferrari McLaren BMW Sauber | 1:38.708 Felipe Massa Ferrari | 57 | 2008 Race Report & Results |
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Drivers Ranking
All-time driver ranking
| NO | Driver | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 53 | 146 |
| 2 |  Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 50 | 24 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 22 | 25 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 20 | 51 |
| 5 |  Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 46 | 35 |
| 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 |  Jenson Button | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 |
| 10 |  Michael Schumacher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 |  Nico Rosberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 12 |  Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 |  Sergio Pérez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 |  Jean-Eric Vergne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |  Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Lucas di Grassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Charles Pic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | David Coulthard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luca Badoer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 |  Karun Chandhok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pedro de la Rosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Narain Karthikeyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Romain Grosjean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 |  Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |  Vitaly Petrov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Constructors Ranking
All-time constructor ranking
| NO | Team | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferrari | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 73 |
| 2 |  Red Bull | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 77 |
| 3 | Brawn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 4 |  McLaren | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 83 |
| 5 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 18 |
| 6 |  Mercedes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 30 |
| 7 |  BMW Sauber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 8 | Force India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 26 |
| 9 |  Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Renault | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 14 |
| 11 | Toro Rosso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 9 |
| 12 |  Toyota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 6 |
| 13 |  Sauber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 14 | Manor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 15 |  Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 16 | Virgin Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 17 | Caterham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 18 |  HRT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 0 |
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Valencia Street Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions
How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Valencia Street Circuit?
Valencia Street Circuit has hosted 5 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 2008.
Who has the most F1 wins at Valencia Street Circuit?
Sebastian Vettel holds the record at Valencia Street Circuit with 2 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Valencia Street Circuit?
Ferrari is the most successful constructor at Valencia Street Circuit with 2 wins.
What is the lap record at Valencia Street Circuit?
The lap record at Valencia Street Circuit is 01:38.683, set by Timo Glock in 2009.
Where is Valencia Street Circuit located?
Valencia Street Circuit is located in Valencia.
When was Valencia Street Circuit built?
Valencia Street Circuit opened in 2008.
Who designed Valencia Street Circuit?
Valencia Street Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke.
In which direction is Valencia Street Circuit driven?
Valencia Street Circuit is driven clockwise.
How many corners does Valencia Street Circuit have?
Valencia Street Circuit has 25 corners.
How many DRS zones does Valencia Street Circuit have?
Valencia Street Circuit has 1 DRS zone.
Is Valencia Street Circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Valencia Street Circuit is a street circuit.
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