How to be fast at Barcelona on Assetto Corsa Competizione - Track Guide

Losing that last tenth of a second? Finding it hard to nail those apices? Fret not, as we are here with our GT3 guide to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Assetto Corsa Competizione.
The 4.655 km (2.892 mi) circuit plays host to MotoGP and Formula 1 racing and features 16 challenging corners, with plenty of areas to exploit track limits but also sausage kerbs to catch-out the unwary.
Watch our video guide as we show you the ideal line and some useful hints and tips to extract the very best from the Barcelona track.
Below are some reference lap times to aim for:
Pro - 1:41.80
Pro-Am - 1:44.00
Am - 1:46.00
My time - 1:42.30
When it comes to other useful information about the game, why not check out our Assetto Corsa Competizione GT4 impressions, read about 2020 World Challenge Pack updates or how the GT World Challenge series will use ACC to gain real-world points.
Let us know in the comments below or on KZbin if this has been useful and which other tracks in Assetto Corsa Competizione you’d like us to make a track guide for.
00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Turn 1
01:09 - Turn 2
01:25 - Turn 3
01:50 - Turn 4
02:43 - Turn 5
03:17 - Turns 6, 7 & 8
03:43 - Turn 9
04:05 - Turn 10
04:18 - Turns 11 & 12
04:36 - Turn 13
04:49 - Chicane
05:23 - Final Turn
05:33 - Full Lap
07:21 - Target Laptimes
07:35 - Conclusions
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[@seblac]

Would have been useful to have the throttle and brake telemetry.

[@DS_Footage]

Yep...

[@timduchamp5438]

That little tokyo drift sound when you mention oversteer out of turn 4 really got me :D

[@SiskoMilo]

I wish you guys update these track guides. They are still the best guides out there. But after i watched your Indianapolis guide i saw what's missing in your old lap guides. If you remake with those detailed explanations and illustrations you guys will nail it i think. Thank you for this guide again it's so helpful but you guys put the standards so high lately:)

[@TraxionGG]

I've had this chat with the video team and I'm not sure if we will any time soon but if we ever get chance I'm sure we'll do that.

[@UniQue1992]

@@TraxionGG Please do, the newer track guides from you guys are so much better than the old ones. So much easier to learn with the newer ones. Please if you ever get the chance to update them do it.

[@random_vid_tt]

subbed! thanks for tutorials - great help for newbs! Liked that you put reference lap times

[@TraxionGG]

We appreciate it! 😊

[@gokaired4973]

I had to rewind it cause I thought I was hearing shit lol

[@zethyuen8859]

Thanks for the vid y

[@4TheMalKing]

I’m beginner and it helps me a lot, so thanks ! 🙏🏁♥️

[@TraxionGG]

Great to hear that, you are very welcome!

[@4TheMalKing]

@@TraxionGG 🙏🏁🙏

[@KrsJin]

Same. Literally began tonight. Ran a few practice laps then came to watch this and it all makes so much sense. Thank you!

[@4TheMalKing]

@@KrsJin Have fun bro ! 🏁🏆👊

[@trippulggaming26]

Great lap, and thanks for the detailed guides in this series. I already "know" most of the tracks, but I'm finding your insights very helpful in shaving time off my laps. Gotta say though, I really do hate how this game is so liberal (and inconsistent) with track limits. The fact that you can be 100%, all 4 wheels outside of the white lines in certain areas but it's still ok as long as you keep 2 wheels on the curb...? But do the same thing on a different corner and it's an invalid lap? Feels bad, man. I mean, I guess they're trying to emulate how it might be judged in real-life series, but I don't know. I mean, F1 finally got it right this year in saying the white lines define the track, period. I don't know why all series can't do that.

[@TraxionGG]

Great to hear!

[@Snellefiets]

See you all upcoming week on LFM ;-)

[@levigoffeney703]

these are super helpful. It would be even more helpful if you could mention corner entry and exit speeds for each turn. I feel like I'm doing your line (mostly) but i'm not sure I'm carrying enough speed through the corner or maybe I'm not on the power soon enough. Best I could do is a 1.46.5 so far here.

[@TraxionGG]

Really glad they are helpful! Future guides (American track pack dlc) now have the inputs and speeds for that very reason, and future guides will too. Appreciate the feedback, best of luck with your racing 😊

[@user-ly4el7qf7t]

146!! Best ive managed is 2 mins flat in mclaren 650s GT3

[@simracingholland]

( i know this is a old guide and dont know if you do already) Really good track guides i have gained some tenths on some tracks! But what i miss are the inputs... can you please add the HUD with the pedals and brakes that wouls be lovely

[@TraxionGG]

Thanks for the feedback, we added inputs for any later track releases and will include them in future. 🙂

[@440NateT]

I found out how to pull a side wheelie at the second part of the chicane😆

[@TraxionGG]

🔥🚲😂

[@MaartenPost88]

Thanks for the video! I'm getting a little frustrated at this point. I put in over 100 laps over the last couple of days before seeing this video. My racing lines are on point with your suggestions. But I can't get below 1:46.1xx My starting point was 1:47,9xx and with some tuning and tracktime i got it down to 1:46. I don't understand where the other 3-4(!) seconds are gained...

[@TraxionGG]

I wouldn’t worry to much about the specific lap times given all of the variables. Bare in mind these were set over a year ago, the game has changed a bit since then. These are tough benchmarks! Jump in an online race at Barcelona and see where you stand, I’m sure it will be better than you think 😎

[@Jay636201]

I'm sweating in my seat trying to nail 1:47xxx consider yourself great lol

[@JW-oz4cx]

I am hitting pretty consistent 1:47-1:48 lap times in the M4. Even a (what I consider) perfect lap was mid/high 1:47's. I can't seem to find any time either although I am fairly new to the game. These videos definitely help. Keep up the good work @TraxionGG

[@sportschool3537]

@@JW-oz4cx I'm new to ACC (been playing barely a month as I just got my first racing wheel) but I have understood that BoP really matters even if you can't push cars to their limits... in Barcelona which is my track of choice to test different cars I was trying to use the BMW M4 and the Aston Martin Vantage V8 and I could never get under 1:47:500 no matter what... then I checked the BoP laptimes and which car has the best pace there and it's the Ferrari 488 Evo . So I decided to do a little experiment and I picked the Ferrari . As soon as I worked out a half decent setup I was easily hitting 1:47 consistently with most laps being 1:47:200 to 1:47:500 which was instantly faster than the other cars... within the day I managed to hit my PB of 1:46:800 And I'm fairly sure that I'm not some kind of Ferrari driving genius to be honest as I've driven this car for the grand total of 2 days... So yeah.... BoP matters even for us unfortunately... although think about this... if you have a 1 hour race in front of you and you decide to go with the Ferrari over the BMW or Aston then you're a mad man... unless you're very very VERY consistent you will 100% spin at least once or twice within the hour cause mid engine cars suck at taking kerbs... Overall if you can run 1:47:800 consistently in a very safe car is ultimately better than being able to hit 1:46 in a car you can't consistently control for a long period of time

[@MirracleCat]

bro what... I trained 2h on this track, thought I was driving very well with 1:50 lap time and you pull a 1:42... lol im still beginner but god dang.. the time difference is crazy

[@TraxionGG]

Great time for a beginner! You have to remember, this was years ago now in ideal conditions on a qualifying run. And a hot lap designed simply to help you guys learn something about how to take each corner as quickly as possible. The game has changed since then too. Keep pushing! :)

[@latch9781]

The AM lap makes me laugh given I've only gotten 1 valid and that was 1:56

[@YamellMateo]

Same lol

[@iwill6002]

@@YamellMateo How are you doing so far? Im consistently getting low 1:52s and high 1:51 but I'm failing to see where I'll get the extra 7 seconds. Though, I felt that way when I was getting 1:58s and 1:57s.

[@YamellMateo]

@@iwill6002 I couldn’t get below high 1:53 ish, I know the track well, just can’t get the car to do what I want, guess I have to keep pushing.

[@iwill6002]

@@YamellMateo I somehow managed to get a 1:50.8 today. Watching the replays is helping a ton with turn in points, seeing where I’m going too deep and such.

[@jonathanclarke4529]

Not sure why I’m so slow here. Much faster elsewhere and I’m way slower than the AM time of 1.46

[@_Wstatus_]

Is that time with the stock setup?

[@TraxionGG]

This was made some time ago on a previous version of the game so the setup will be outdated and not usable anymore. Aggressive preset should still get you very similar results depending on the car you're doing it in.

[@miredlie9903]

do you use an assist like traction control or something?

[@TraxionGG]

No assists outside of the in-car management stuff, but traction control was used on pretty much every setup back when this was made so I would have had some here.😊

[@miredlie9903]

@@TraxionGG I see,THANKS!