This time, after stocking up at the company’s headquarters in Granollers (Barcelona), the trailers travelled to Calais, where a Ferry took them to Dover and from there by road to Silverstone.On the Tuesday before each race, at eight o’clock in the morning, all of the teams’ trailers enter the circuit where the Grand Prix is to going to be held and after two and a half days setting up, in the case of Hospitality Repsol, first thing on Friday morning everything is ready to serve the first breakfasts.This year, the marathon of races will start after the British event; on Monday afternoon, the trailers must take another ferry in Harwich to go to Rotterdam and from there to the Assen Circuit.As the race will be held on Saturday, everything must be set up a day earlier than usual; one day less that will be used, when the race finishes, to cross Europe to reach Spain in time, where, without time to rest, the second of the four Grand Prix races that will be held in Spain this year will take place: the Catalunya Grand Prix.To tackle so many races in such a short time, good planning is essential, although there are factors that in this case that are on our side. Events like Silverstone or Assen are not usually attended by the largest number of guests.However, the cargo loaded before leaving Spain must allow twice as many dishes as usual to be served. To do this, one of the trailers includes a refrigerated container and large capacity freezer, which allows everything that needs more cooking to be transported pre-cooked and things to be prepared in advance, such as sauces.Even so, at every race, fresh produce is bought at the destination in order for it to reach the table in optimum conditions.Years of experience and thorough control of all details make Hospitality Repsol standout. A roaming restaurant that, circuit after circuit, opens its doors to become a meeting point for journalists, guests, riders and the company’s friends.Calendar:
20 June: Great Britain GP, Silverstone Circuit
26 June: Netherlands GP, Assen Circuit
4 July: Catalunya GP, Circuit de Catalunya
18 July: Germany GP, Sachsenring CircuitStatistics:
-1997: year of the first Repsol Hospitality
-7 people working per GP
-5 extra people in the Spanish races
-2 trailers
-hospitality trailer: 22,000 KG
-cargo trailer: 35,000 KG
-one motor home
-one support car
-35 litres per 100 KM. Average consumption of a trailer
-12 GPs per season
-8 days away from Spain per Grand Prix
-96 days a year away from home
-4 days on the road per race
-48 days driving
-10.5 x 8 metre dimensions of the hospitality trailer
-Capacity 42 diners
-50 guests standing at the bar
-6 services: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast and lunch
-180: maximum number of services in a single lunch (Saturday of the Jerez GP)
-4 lunch shifts in highest turnout races
-100 services per lunch in races outside of Spain
-1 refrigerated container and 1 freezer in the trailer