Circuito do Estoril explained

The Circuito do Estoril or Autódromo do Estoril (Estoril Circuit), officially known as Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, is a motorsport race track on the Portuguese Riviera, outside of Lisbon, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is 4.182km (02.599miles). It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.[1]

History

Estoril, a vacation-destination beach town located 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on west of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon has had a motor racing dating back to the 1930s, with a 2.8km (01.7miles) street circuit used in 1937 for a local race. The current Estoril circuit was built and completed in 1972 on a rocky plateau near the village of Alcabideche, 9km (06miles) from Estoril, the town lending its name to the circuit. The course has two hairpin turns, noticeable elevation changes, and a long start/finish straight. Its original perimeter was 4.35km (02.7miles), and the maximum gradient is nearly 7%.[2] Monsanto Park, another street circuit in Lisbon hosted a variety of motor racing events in the 1950s, including the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix, an event it shared briefly with the Boavista street circuit in Porto.

Its first years saw many national races, as well as an occasional Formula 2 race. However, the course soon fell into disrepair due to the owning company having been taken over by the state between 1975 and 1978, and a significant redevelopment effort was needed before international motorsport returned in 1984. In the 1980s, the Rally de Portugal also had a special stage at the circuit.[3] [4]

Estoril became a popular event on the F1 calendar, the setting for many well-known moments including Niki Lauda winning the 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 4.36km (02.71miles). Estoril sometimes has strong winds. Many teams were fond of using Estoril for winter testing.

Estoril was dropped from the F1 calendar for the 1997 season, though it continued to play host to top-level single-seater, sports car and touring car events, including the FIA GT Championship, the DTM and the World Series by Renault.[5] A new redesign of the parabolica turn which saw its length reduced to 4.182km (02.599miles) was implemented in 2000 in order to obtain FIM homologation.

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).

Lap records

As of February 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito do Estoril are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.182 km (2000–present)
1:26.711 2008 Estoril Superleague Formula round
1:26.925[6] 2007 Estoril Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
1:28.542[7] 2004 Estoril Formula Nissan round
1:29.425[8] 2022 Estoril Euroformula Open round
1:29.638[9] 2014 Estoril Auto GP round
1:30.702[10] 2011 6 Hours of Estoril
1:31.106 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
1:31.341[11] 2001 1000km of Estoril
1:32.611 2011 6 Hours of Estoril
1:32.719[12] 2008 Estoril Formula Master round
1:32.958[13] 2018 4 Hours of Estoril
1:34.067[14] 2004 Estoril F3 Euro Series round
1:35.068[15] 2021 Estoril Classics
1:35.166[16] 2023 Estoril Eurocup-3 round
1:35.393[17] 2022 Estoril International GT Open round
1:35.528[18] 2004 Estoril DTM round
1:36.204[19] 2022 Estoril World SBK round
1:36.909 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:37.447 2011 6 Hours of Estoril
1:37.630[20] 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril
1:37.708[21] 2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
1:37.730[22] 2008 Estoril Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup round
1:38.680[23]
1:38.968[24] 2023 Estoril F4 Spain round
1:38.986[25] 2024 Estoril Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe round
1:39.155[26] 2021 12 Hours of Estoril
1:39.149[27] 2023 Estoril Ferrari Challenge Europe round
1:39.258[28] 2016 Estoril Renault Sport Trophy round
1:39.370[29] 2014 4 Hours of Estoril
1:39.420[30] 2022 Estoril FIM CEV Moto2 round
1:40.053[31] 2020 Estoril World SSP round
1:40.521 2007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:40.683 2001 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:40.921 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:42.413 2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
1:42.758[32] 2022 Estoril SuperCars Endurance Series round
1:44.396[33] 2008 Estoril Eurocup Mégane Trophy round
1:44.471[34] 2021 Estoril FIM CEV Moto3 round
1:44.816 2001 1000km of Estoril
1:44.850[35] 2001 Estoril ESTC round
1:45.027 2007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:45.150[36] 2021 WTCR Race of Portugal
1:47.354 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
1:48.280[37] 2003 Estoril ETCC round
1:48.524[38] 2016 Estoril SEAT León Eurocup round
1:50.446[39] 2022 Estoril ESBK round
1:53.034[40] 2024 Estoril GT Winter Series round
Tanque Circuit: 4.163 km (2018–present)[41]
1:35.895[42] 2023 Estoril Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica round
1:40.307[43] [44] 2023 Estoril SuperCars Endurance Series round
1:43.732 2023 Estoril SuperCars Endurance Series round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.360 km (1994–1999)
1:22.446 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
1:31.193[45] 1994 Estoril F3000 round
1:41.751[46] 1999 Estoril Eurocup Formula Renault round
1:42.650[47] 1995 Estoril DTM round
Superbike Circuit: 4.520 km (1993)[48]
1:52.186 1993 Estoril World SBK round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.350 km (1972–1993)
1:14.859 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
1:30.305[49] 1985 Estoril F3000 round
1:34.160[50] 1977 Estoril European F2 round
1:37.730[51] 1977 Prémio International da Costa do Sol
1:40.120[52] 1985 Estoril ETCC round
1:48.330[53] 1988 Estoril World SBK round
1:51.300[54] 1977 Estoril ETCC round
Perimeter Circuit: 2.942 km (1972–1999)
0:59.350[55] 1972 Estoril Campeonato de España Gran Turismo-Sport round
1:02.040[56] 1972 Estoril French F3 round
1:05.640[57] 1973 Estoril European GT Championship round

Events

Current
Former

Major event winners

Motorcycling - Portuguese Grand Prix

YearTrackMoto3Moto2MotoGPReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
2012Estoril Sandro CorteseKTM Marc MárquezSuter Casey StonerHondaReport
YearTrack125 ccMoto2MotoGPReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
2011Estoril Nicolás TerolAprilia Stefan BradlKalex Dani PedrosaHondaReport
2010Estoril Marc MárquezDerbi Stefan BradlSuter Jorge LorenzoYamahaReport
YearTrack125 cc250 ccMotoGPReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
2009Estoril Pol EspargaróDerbi Marco SimoncelliGilera Jorge LorenzoYamahaReport
2008Estoril Simone CorsiAprilia Álvaro BautistaAprilia Jorge LorenzoYamahaReport
2007Estoril Héctor FaubelAprilia Álvaro BautistaAprilia Valentino RossiYamahaReport
2006Estoril Álvaro BautistaAprilia Andrea DoviziosoHonda Toni ElíasHondaReport
2005Estoril Mika KallioKTM Casey StonerAprilia Alex BarrosHondaReport
2004Estoril Héctor BarberáAprilia Toni ElíasHonda Valentino RossiYamahaReport
2003Estoril Pablo NietoAprilia Toni ElíasAprilia Valentino RossiHondaReport
2002Estoril Arnaud VincentAprilia Fonsi NietoAprilia Valentino RossiHondaReport
YearTrack125 cc250 cc500 ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
2001Estoril Manuel PoggialiGilera Daijiro KatoHonda Valentino RossiHondaReport
2000Estoril Emilio AlzamoraHonda Daijiro KatoHonda Garry McCoyYamahaReport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS. 6 February 2015. FIA. 28 May 2015.
  2. Web site: TRACK DATA - Circuito Estoril - Portugal. Seara.com. www.circuito-estoril.pt. 17 May 2015. 2 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100402225803/http://www.circuito-estoril.pt/en/technical-information/track-data/. dead.
  3. Web site: Estoril - Racing Circuits . RacingCircuits.info . 21 July 2022.
  4. Web site: History - Circuito Estoril - Portugal . Seara.com . www.circuito-estoril.pt.
  5. News: The New Tracks. race-game.org. 2006. 16 November 2009. 16 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090416125746/http://www.race-game.org/caterham/tracks.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Estoril Race 2 Statistics . 21 October 2007 . 20 November 2022.
  7. Web site: 2004 Formula Nissan Estoril (Race 1) . 22 April 2001 . 13 May 2024.
  8. Web site: 2022 EuroFormula Open Estoril (Race 3) . 1 May 2022 . 12 May 2024.
  9. Web site: 2014 4 Hours of Estoril - Auto GP - Race 1 (24 laps, 100.4 km.) - Final Classification . elms.alkamelsystems.com . 19 October 2014 . 12 May 2024.
  10. Web site: 2011 6 Hours of Estoril - Race Final Classification by Class . elms.alkamelsystems.com . 25 September 2011 . 15 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Estoril 1000 Kilometres 2001 . 15 July 2001 . 20 November 2022.
  12. Web site: 2008 Estoril Formula Master - Round 7 . . 12 July 2008 . 29 June 2022.
  13. Web site: Estoril 4 Hours 2018 . 3 November 2018 . 13 January 2024.
  14. Web site: 2004 F3 Euro Series Estoril Race 2 Statistics . 2 May 2004 . 20 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Estoril Classics 2021 - Classic GP - Pre-1986 F1 Estoril Classics Race 1 Fastest Lap Sequence . 9 October 2021 . 8 January 2023.
  16. Web site: 2023 Eurocup-3 Racing Weekend Estoril Carrera 2 (30 Minutos +1 Vlt) Clasificación Provisória . 1 October 2023 . 1 October 2023.
  17. Web site: Autódromo do Estoril International GT Open Race - 1 Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap . 30 April 2022 . 30 April 2022.
  18. Web site: DTM 2004 » Estoril Round 2 Results . 2 May 2004 . 20 November 2022.
  19. Web site: World SBK Estoril Round, 20-22 May 2022 Results Race 1 . . World Superbike . 21 May 2022 . 22 May 2022.
  20. Web site: FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril 2002 . 14 April 2002 . 5 April 2021.
  21. Web site: FIA GT Championship Estoril 2003 . 5 October 2003 . 5 April 2021.
  22. Web site: 2008 WEC Formula Renault Estoril (Race 1) . 28 September 2008 . 5 November 2023.
  23. Web site: 2001 FC Euro Series Estoril - 20th-21st October Race 1 . 20 October 2001 . 19 July 2022.
  24. Web site: 2023 Formula 4 Spain Racing Weekend Estoril Carrera 3 (30 Minutos +1 Vlt) Clasificación Provisória . 1 October 2023 . 1 October 2023.
  25. Web site: 2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Estoril Circuit - Sport Division Race 1 (30 Minutes+1 Lap) - Official Classification . 3 February 2024 . 4 February 2024.
  26. Web site: 12 Hours of Estoril 2021 Race - Final Ranking . 17 July 2021 . 20 July 2021.
  27. Web site: 2023 Trofeo Pirelli Estoril Race 2 (30 Minutes) Final Classification . 16 July 2023 . 16 July 2023.
  28. Web site: 2016 4 Hours of Estoril - Renault Sport Trophy Endurance Race 1 (70' +1 lap) - Final Classification . 22 October 2016 . 1 August 2023.
  29. Web site: 2014 4 Hours of Estoril - Race Final Classification by Class . elms.alkamelsystems.com . 19 October 2014 . 15 March 2021.
  30. Web site: FIM Junior GP World Championship Estoril Moto2 Race 1 Classification . 8 May 2022 . 24 October 2022.
  31. Web site: World SSP Pirelli Estoril Round, 16-18 October 2020 Results Race 1 . . World Superbike . 17 October 2020 . 29 May 2021.
  32. Web site: CPV - SuperCars Endurance Caterham Racing Festival 18, 19 e 20 Novembro 2022 Corrida 2 (45 Minutes) Official Classification . 20 November 2022 . 20 November 2022.
  33. Web site: 2005 Round 6: Estoril Eurocup Megane Trophy Race 2 Final Classification . 28 September 2008 . 12 March 2023.
  34. Web site: 2021 Moto3 - FIM CEV Repsol Circuito do Estoril - Race Classification . 25 April 2021 . 12 May 2024.
  35. Web site: European Super Touring Championship 2001 » Estoril Round 19 Results . 21 October 2001 . 12 May 2024.
  36. Web site: WTCR 2021 » Estoril Round 4 Results . 27 June 2021 . 20 November 2022.
  37. Web site: ETCC 2003 » Estoril Round 18 Results . 5 October 2003 . 28 April 2022.
  38. Web site: 2016 Autodromo do Estoril - SEAT León Eurocup - Race 1 - Classification . 23 April 2016 . 12 May 2024.
  39. Web site: 2022 ESBK CIRCUITO DO ESTORIL 13 a 15 MAYO 2022 SBK JUNIOR - CARRERA 2 (13 Vlts., 54,4 km.) Clasificación . 15 May 2022 . 15 September 2023.
  40. Web site: Winter Series Estoril 2024 - Result GT Winter Series - Race 1 Final result Race 1 . 13 January 2024 . 15 January 2024.
  41. Web site: List of FIA Licensed Circuits . 17 April 2023 . 29 July 2023.
  42. Web site: 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica Cascais Racing Weekend 29 e 30 Jul Corrida 1 (28 Minutos +1 Vlt.) Classificação Provisional . 29 July 2023 . 29 July 2023.
  43. Web site: CPV/Iberian Supercars - Estoril Caterham Festival - 24 a 26 Novembro 2023 - Corrida 1 (45 Minutos) - Classificação Oficial . 26 November 2023 . 4 February 2024.
  44. Web site: CPV/Iberian Supercars - Estoril Caterham Festival - 24 a 26 Novembro 2023 - Timekeeping Sectors . 26 November 2023 . 4 February 2024.
  45. Web site: 1994 Estoril F3000 . . 24 September 1994 . 20 November 2022.
  46. Web site: 1999 Eurocup Formula Renault Estoril . 7 November 1999 . 12 May 2024.
  47. Web site: ITC 1995 » Estoril Round 8 Results . 6 August 1995 . 20 November 2022.
  48. Web site: 1993-10-15 to 1993-10-17 World Superbike Portuguese Round Race 2 . 17 October 1993 . 31 December 2022.
  49. Web site: 1985 Estoril F3000 . . 20 April 1985 . 20 November 2022.
  50. Web site: 1977 Estoril F2 . . 2 October 1977 . 30 April 2022.
  51. Web site: 1977 Estoril 400Kms . . 10 July 1977 . 30 April 2022.
  52. Web site: 1985 Estoril ETCC . . 13 October 1985 . 30 April 2022.
  53. Web site: 1988 Estoril World SBK Race 2 Statistics . 11 September 1988 . 12 May 2024.
  54. Web site: Estoril 4 Hours 1977 . 16 October 1977 . 5 June 2022.
  55. Web site: Estoril [Sports] 1972 ]. 12 November 1972 . 21 July 2022.
  56. Web site: 1972 Taca Joao Ortigao Ramos . 18 June 1972 . 12 May 2024.
  57. Web site: European GT Championship Estoril 1973 . 8 July 1973 . 21 July 2022.

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