As part of the established Espiritu de Montjuic festival promoted by Jesus Pozo, the home of the Spanish F1 GP will play host to the event which will be headlined by the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship and the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship.
 
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship always attracts a tremendous entry for its first race in mainland Europe.  Local hero Joaquin Folch is expected to head the entry aboard a Brabham BT49C, no doubt chased by a host of memory-evoking cars all running in period liveries, with McLaren, March and Lotus among the constructors on the grid.
 
“To race at the Espiritu de Montjuic event is special for many reasons,” says Joaquin Folch. “It is the start of a new racing season, which is always a big thrill, and the event also epitomises for me the very special spirit of the famous Montjuic Park. It was there that I was lucky enough to watch some of the same cars racing in period that compete in the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship today. Racing at this April Festival at the current Barcelona circuit at Montmelo revives many of these same feelings and racing in front of a home-crowd makes it one of my favourite weekends of the season.”
 
The FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship will provide a ground-shaking spectacle as Lola T70s take on Chevrons, Coopers and Porsches amongst a list of marques from a golden age of sports car racing.
 
“We are delighted to be launching our 2015 season in Barcelona and are very excited that the event will allow us to use the historic Grand Prix configuration, without the tight chicane, for the first time this year” said Rachel Bailey, Masters Historic Racing Event Manager. “Espiritu de Montjuic has grown in stature in its short history and this event is the perfect place to start our 2015 European season. With a great circuit in an area with plenty to enjoy, all roads lead to Barcelona in April.”