Start of the Grand Prix with the temporary pits and grandstands groaning under the weight of spectators.
Start of the Grand Prix with the temporary pits and grandstands groaning under the weight of spectators.
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Montjuich Circuit and Safety Over The Years

Avatar photoRoger Dixon

Heaven or Hell, Jekyll or Hyde, Beauty or Beast, whichever you choose there is no doubt that Parque Montjuich provided us with one of the greatest circuits of all time. Unlike many of its disused airfield contemporaries Montjuich with its historic Palace and ornamental gardens clung to the side of the hill from which it takes its name.

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Roger Dixon
Roger Dixon is a British photojournalist specialising in historic and classic motorsport. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s he reported on Formula 1 and endurance sports-car racing, building an archive of period Grand Prix and endurance images that underpins retrospective features such as the 1966 Le Mans, 1967 BOAC 500 and 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. He now covers major historic and vintage events across Europe, and contributed more than 80 reports and galleries to Vintage Racecar and Vintage Roadcar between 2007 and 2024, including the Goodwood Revival and the Hampton Court Palace Concours. He also contributes to the UK quarterly Auto Tradition. In the Sports Car Digest archive: 84 stories, 2007–2024.
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