Course Conditions & Records
Ironman Barcelona is one of the courses with the fastest times, especially in the agegroup ranks a consequence of the huge fields and “congestion issues”. This year was a bit slower than normal – with the exception of female winner Laura Philipp, there were no sub-8 or sub-9 times this year. The resulting adjustment of 17:22 is still fast, but relatively slow for Barcelona which has a new course rating of 22:00. Especially the bike was much slower than in previous years in Barcelona, while the run was a bit faster than typical.
Laura set a number of records with her race in Barcelona:
- New run course record (her 2:52 is the first sub-3 run in Barcelona)
- New overall female course (improving Yvonne Van Vlerken’s 2017 time by more than eleven minutes)
- New German fastest Ironman-distance finish (improving on Daniela Sämmler’s 8:43 from Roth this summer)
- New fastest IM debut (improving on Eva Wutti’s 8:37 from Copenhagen 2013 – after having a DNF before – or Mary Beth Ellis’ 8:43 from Austria 2011)
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Jesper Svensson | SWE | 00:46:14 | 04:22:21 | 02:53:12 | 08:05:56 | 01:04 | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Franz Loeschke | GER | 00:48:23 | 04:26:42 | 02:46:46 | 08:06:07 | n/a | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Miquel Blanchart Tinto | ESP | 00:50:30 | 04:36:01 | 02:43:26 | 08:14:23 | -04:59 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Sebastian Mahr | GER | 00:48:28 | 04:37:18 | 02:45:29 | 08:17:00 | -05:31 | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Tomas Renc | CZE | 00:50:26 | 04:36:03 | 02:47:54 | 08:19:02 | n/a | US$ 1,500 |
| 6 | Marcus Herbst | GER | 00:50:28 | 04:24:29 | 03:00:04 | 08:19:11 | n/a | US$ 1,000 |
| 7 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 00:48:38 | 04:26:07 | 03:00:50 | 08:19:58 | 08:40 | |
| 8 | David Hanko | HUN | 00:48:24 | 04:37:50 | 02:51:37 | 08:22:34 | -26:53 | |
| 9 | Christian Kramer | GER | 00:48:20 | 04:26:35 | 03:03:33 | 08:22:42 | 01:24 | |
| 10 | Albert Moreno Molins | ESP | 00:50:31 | 04:35:56 | 02:52:09 | 08:23:14 | -15:28 | |
| 11 | David Berthou | FRA | 00:52:49 | 04:32:44 | 02:56:44 | 08:26:55 | -20:06 | |
| 12 | Tobias Drachler | GER | 00:48:23 | 04:32:36 | 03:02:22 | 08:27:45 | n/a | |
| 13 | Daniel Besse | SUI | 00:48:25 | 04:37:46 | 02:56:59 | 08:27:52 | -23:56 | |
| 14 | Sebastian Najmowicz | POL | 00:50:27 | 04:34:24 | 02:58:49 | 08:28:05 | -05:51 | |
| 15 | Allan Hovda | NOR | 00:55:30 | 04:33:50 | 02:54:51 | 08:28:25 | -29:42 | |
| 16 | David Breuer | GER | 00:48:26 | 04:30:20 | 03:06:18 | 08:29:25 | n/a | |
| 17 | Maxim Kuzmin | RUS | 01:03:42 | 04:39:16 | 02:41:28 | 08:29:27 | n/a | |
| 18 | Christian Altstadt | GER | 00:53:57 | 04:30:55 | 02:59:37 | 08:29:58 | 04:23 | |
| 19 | Per Van Vlerken | GER | 00:48:32 | 04:28:43 | 03:09:48 | 08:31:07 | 05:45 | |
| 20 | Antonio Cardona | ESP | 00:50:29 | 04:34:57 | 03:06:35 | 08:37:57 | -26:25 | |
| 21 | Vicenc Castella Serra | ESP | 00:57:26 | 04:42:18 | 02:55:53 | 08:40:24 | -02:48 | |
| 22 | Hans Christian Tungesvik | NOR | 00:53:33 | 04:39:44 | 03:03:19 | 08:41:00 | n/a | |
| 23 | Jean-Claude Besse | SUI | 00:53:16 | 04:48:31 | 02:55:31 | 08:42:45 | -24:12 | |
| 24 | Stephan Benedikt | AUT | 00:55:45 | 04:43:39 | 03:06:00 | 08:51:01 | -05:48 | |
| 25 | Dennis Matzen | DEN | 00:53:17 | 04:40:07 | 03:17:30 | 08:55:59 | -09:02 | |
| 26 | Lucas Amirault | FRA | 00:55:41 | 04:52:37 | 03:02:33 | 08:56:29 | 16:17 | |
| 27 | Viktor Aloshyn | UKR | 00:50:27 | 04:51:12 | 03:15:15 | 09:01:46 | n/a | |
| 28 | Enric Gussinyer | ESP | 00:50:34 | 04:42:50 | 03:23:56 | 09:04:19 | -04:55 | |
| 29 | Ilkka Utriainen | FIN | 00:55:22 | 04:50:19 | 03:11:43 | 09:04:34 | -11:30 | |
| 30 | Brian Fogarty | GBR | 01:07:34 | 04:38:22 | 03:13:38 | 09:04:59 | 26:26 | |
| 31 | Grigorii Navrotskii | RUS | 00:50:28 | 04:56:01 | 03:16:51 | 09:07:42 | 17:07 | |
| 32 | Dirk Baelus | BEL | 00:57:44 | 04:43:54 | 03:23:39 | 09:10:48 | -05:49 | |
| 33 | Ohad Sinai | ISR | 00:57:49 | 05:01:02 | 03:07:07 | 09:11:30 | -33:45 | |
| 34 | Josef Krivanek | CZE | 00:57:48 | 04:51:40 | 03:18:45 | 09:13:53 | 02:25 | |
| 35 | Gergely Nagy | HUN | 00:53:19 | 04:39:55 | 03:50:36 | 09:29:19 | -10:55 | |
| 36 | Sven Strijk | NED | 00:53:20 | 04:40:09 | 03:58:26 | 09:37:03 | n/a | |
| 37 | Guillem Rojas | ESP | 00:45:34 | 04:40:51 | 04:06:59 | 09:38:10 | n/a | |
| 38 | Krzysztof Augustyniak | POL | 00:57:01 | 04:53:08 | 03:41:49 | 09:38:43 | n/a | |
| 39 | Toni Fons Ropero | ESP | 00:57:30 | 05:06:46 | 03:34:06 | 09:45:20 | n/a | |
| 40 | Michal Ivanco | SVK | 01:24:05 | 05:02:34 | 03:18:48 | 09:53:52 | -01:23 | |
| 41 | Andreas Niedrig | GER | 00:48:28 | 04:35:08 | 04:28:58 | 09:58:12 | 1:12:49 | |
| 42 | Denis Surkov | RUS | 01:22:56 | 05:00:42 | 03:38:55 | 10:11:34 | -39:30 | |
| 43 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 01:13:28 | 05:26:10 | 04:38:23 | 11:27:39 | 02:01 | |
| Horst Reichel | GER | 00:48:15 | 04:30:36 | DNF | ||||
| Paul Reitmayr | AUT | 00:48:28 | 04:31:29 | DNF | ||||
| Markus Fachbach | GER | 00:48:28 | 04:31:43 | DNF | ||||
| Bryan McCrystal | IRL | 00:57:47 | 04:24:00 | DNF | ||||
| Daniel Niederreiter | AUT | 00:50:29 | 04:34:03 | DNF | ||||
| Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 00:48:52 | 04:37:38 | DNF | ||||
| Sebastian Norberg | SWE | 00:53:47 | 04:40:19 | DNF | ||||
| Pawel Najmowicz | POL | 00:51:06 | 04:48:31 | DNF | ||||
| Jens Frommhold | GER | 00:53:22 | 04:49:53 | DNF | ||||
| Jarno Piik | FIN | 01:09:34 | 04:40:06 | DNF | ||||
| Dominique Wymmersch Gallego | ESP | 00:57:49 | 05:00:09 | DNF | ||||
| Cyril Pochon | FRA | 00:55:31 | 05:03:39 | DNF | ||||
| Michael Ruenz | GER | 00:52:35 | DNF | |||||
| Lukasz Kalaszczynski | POL | 00:53:21 | DNF | |||||
| Joona Tuikka | FIN | 00:53:43 | DNF | |||||
| Sergio Bolado Noriega | ESP | 00:55:44 | DNF | |||||
| Jacob Frandsen | DEN | 01:04:06 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Laura Philipp | GER | 00:55:43 | 04:42:39 | 02:52:00 | 08:34:57 | n/a | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Hanna Maksimova | BLR | 00:55:33 | 05:07:40 | 02:59:50 | 09:08:18 | -10:49 | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 00:55:50 | 04:49:32 | 03:21:01 | 09:10:49 | 12:00 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Simona Krivankova | CZE | 01:05:32 | 05:01:26 | 03:06:30 | 09:19:06 | -10:27 | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Pleuni Hooijman | NED | 01:04:50 | 04:52:51 | 03:28:07 | 09:30:36 | -26:36 | US$ 1,500 |
| 6 | Merce Tusell | ESP | 01:06:00 | 05:05:33 | 03:15:36 | 09:33:25 | -00:48 | US$ 1,000 |
| 7 | Venla Koivula | FIN | 01:04:26 | 04:58:54 | 03:35:14 | 09:43:52 | -54:20 | |
| 8 | Anni Antikainen | FIN | 01:04:27 | 05:12:37 | 03:25:34 | 09:47:19 | n/a | |
| 9 | Dolca Olle Gatell | ESP | 00:55:38 | 05:08:18 | 03:42:36 | 09:52:03 | -25:50 | |
| 10 | Rahel Bellinga | NED | 01:05:32 | 04:57:28 | 03:54:34 | 10:03:13 | -01:52 | |
| 11 | Lotty Harari | PAN | 01:10:40 | 05:14:08 | 03:36:36 | 10:11:14 | -06:24 | |
| Natalie Seymour | GBR | 00:55:37 | 05:02:15 | DNF | ||||
| Ewa Komander | POL | 00:55:51 | 05:51:08 | DNF | ||||
| Eva Wutti | AUT | 00:55:35 | DNF |