Overview
- Kimi Antonelli won the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at Madring on Sunday, his eighth victory of the season with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris completing the podium.
- Organisers reported roughly 353,000 attendees across Friday to Sunday and confirmed the race sold out days before the event, with Spanish royals and major sports stars among the guests.
- Madring is a new €83 million hybrid circuit combining permanent track and public roads featuring a 550m banked corner called La Monumental that was built to 24% banking.
- Drivers praised the track’s character but the layout produced difficult racing and a season-low number of overtakes, and earlier F2/F3 rehearsals and practice sessions had raised safety and repair concerns.
- More than 1,300 national police and a large access plan helped the city avoid gridlock, organisers cited PwC estimates of a major regional economic boost, and officials signalled willingness to tweak the circuit and schedule for future editions.