Circuito do Estoril
The Circuito do Estoril or Autódromo do Estoril (Estoril Circuit), officially known as Autódromo
History
Estoril, a vacation-destination beach town located 32 km (20 mi) west of the Portuguese capital city of
Its first years saw many national races, as well as an occasional
Estoril became a popular event on the F1 calendar, the setting for many well-known moments including Niki Lauda winning the 1984 championship, his third and final, from McLaren teammate Alain Prost by just half a point by finishing second to Prost at the 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix; three-time world champion Ayrton Senna's first F1 win in 1985; Nigel Mansell's notorious black flag incident and subsequent collision with Senna in 1989; Riccardo Patrese being launched airborne in a near-backward flip after colliding with Gerhard Berger on the main straight in 1992; and Jacques Villeneuve overtaking Michael Schumacher around the outside of the final turn in 1996.
Throughout the years, Estoril has had numerous problems with safety, failing safety inspections on more than one occasion. After the death of Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, a chicane was added which increased the circuit length to 4.360 km (2.709 mi). Estoril sometimes has strong winds. Many teams were fond of using Estoril for winter testing.
Estoril was dropped from the F1 calendar for the
On 3 September 2000, the Autódromo do Estoril held its first Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix, an event held annually. On 23 October 2005, the circuit hosted the third round of the first ever A1 Grand Prix racing season, with both races in the event being won by the French team. The track hosted Superleague Formula series events in 2008 and 2009.
In 2020, due to rescheduling of major international sport series due to COVID-19 pandemic, Estoril hosted the final race of 2020 Superbike World Championship (after hosting the series in 1988 and 1993) and the final race of 2019–20 FIM Endurance World Championship (after hosting the series in 1987 and 2000).
Layout history
Lap records
As of February 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito do Estoril are listed as:
Events
- Current
- January: GT Winter Series
- February: Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe
- May: FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, European Talent Cup
- June: Porsche Cup Brasil
- July: Campeonato de España de Superbike , Estoril Summer Festival, Racing Sound Fest, TCR Spain Touring Car Championship
- September: Campeonato de España de Superbike
- October: Classic Endurance Racing Estoril Classics
- November: Sidecar World Championship, Caterham Festival
- December: Estoril Season Finale
- Former
- 24H Series
- 12 Hours of Estoril (2023)
- A1 Grand Prix (2005)
- Auto GP (2004, 2014)
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2004)
- Eurocup-3 (2023)
- Euroformula Open Championship (2005–2007, 2015–2018, 2022)
- European Formula Two Championship (1975–1977)
- European Le Mans Series
- 4 Hours of Estoril (2011, 2014–2016)
- European Touring Car Championship (1977–1978, 1985–1988, 2001–2003)
- European Touring Car Cup (2006)
- European Truck Racing Championship (2003)
- F4 Spanish Championship (2017, 2023)
- Ferrari Challenge Europe (2023)
- FIA GT Championship (2000–2003)
- FIA Sportscar Championship
- FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril (2002–2003)
- FIM Endurance World Championship
- 12 Hours of Estoril (1987, 2000, 2020–2021)
- Formula Chrysler Euroseries (2001)
- Formula 3 Euro Series (2004)
- Formula One
- Portuguese Grand Prix (1984–1996)
- Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (1987, 1999, 2001, 2008)
- Formula Renault Eurocup (2005, 2007–2008, 2016)
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing
- Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (2000–2012)
- IMSA European Le Mans Series
- Estoril 1000km (2001)
- International Formula 3000 (1985, 1994–1996)
- International GT Open (2006, 2008, 2015–2018, 2022)
- International Touring Car Championship (1995–1996)
- Porsche Supercup (1994, 1996)
- Renault Sport Trophy (2016)
- Stock Car Brasil(1982)
- Superbike World Championship (1988, 1993, 2020–2022)
- Superleague Formula (2008–2009)
- TCR International Series (2016)
- Ultimate Cup Series (2019, 2021, 2023)
- V de V Series (2007–2018)
- World Touring Car Championship
- FIA WTCC Race of Portugal (2008)
- World Touring Car Cup
- FIA WTCR Race of Portugal (2021)
Major event winners
Motorcycling - Portuguese Grand Prix
Notes
References
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