Circuito do Estoril

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 4.182 km (2.599 mi). It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996. The capacity of the motorsport stadium is 45,000.[1] The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.[2]

Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva
Estoril Circuit
LocationEstoril, Cascais, Portugal
Time zoneWET (UTC+0)
WEST (April-October, UTC+1)
Capacity45,000
FIA Grade1
Opened1972
Major eventsCurrent:
World SBK (1988, 1993, 2020–present)
Sidecar World Championship (2019, 2021–present)
International GT Open (2006, 2008, 2015–2018, 2022)
Euroformula Open (2005–2007, 2015–2018, 2022)
Former:
Formula One
Portuguese Grand Prix (1984–1996)
MotoGP
Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (2000–2012)
FIA WTCR Race of Portugal
(2008, 2021)
FIM Endurance World Championship (1987, 2000, 2020–2021)
European Le Mans Series
4 Hours of Estoril (2011, 2014–2016)
DTM (2004)
European Truck Racing Championship (2003)
Stock Car Brasil (1982)
TCR International Series (2016)
FIA GT (2000–2003)
Superleague Formula (2008–2009)
A1 Grand Prix (2005)
Grand Prix Circuit (2000–present)
Length4.182 km (2.599 miles)
Turns13
Race lap record1:26.711 ( Andy Soucek, Panoz DP09, 2008, Superleague Formula)
Grand Prix Circuit (1994–1999)
Length4.360 km (2.725 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:22.446 ( David Coulthard, Williams FW16B, 1994, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1993)
Length4.349 km (2.703 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:14.859 ( Damon Hill, Williams FW15C, 1993, F1)
Websitewww.circuito-estoril.pt

History

Estoril, a vacation-destination beach town located 32 km (20 mi) west of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon has had a motor racing dating back to the 1930s, with a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) 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, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Estoril, the town lending its name to the circuit. The course has two hairpin turns, noticeable elevation changes, and a long 0.986 km (0.613 mi) start/finish straight.[3] Its original perimeter was 4.350 km (2.703 mi), and the maximum gradient is nearly 7%.[4] 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.[5][6]

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 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.[3] A new redesign of the parabolica turn which saw its length reduced to 4.182 km (2.599 mi) was implemented in 2000 in order to obtain FIM homologation.

Start of the second race of SuperLeague in Autódromo do Estoril

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

The official race lap records at the Circuito do Estoril are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEventCircuit Map
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.182 km (2000–present)
Superleague Formula1:26.711Andy SoucekPanoz DP092008 Estoril Superleague Formula round
Formula Renault 3.51:26.925[7]Ben HanleyDallara T052007 Estoril Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
Euroformula Open1:29.425[8]Filip UgranDallara 3202022 Estoril Euroformula Open round
Auto GP1:29.638[9]Antônio PizzoniaLola B05/522014 Estoril Auto GP round
LMP11:30.702[10]Neel JaniLola B10/602011 6 Hours of Estoril
A1 GP1:31.106Alexandre PrématLola B05/522005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
LMP9001:31.341[11]Stefan JohanssonAudi R82001 1000km of Estoril
SR11:31.442[12]Olivier BerettaDallara SP12002 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril
LMP21:32.611[10]Tom Kimber-SmithZytek Z11SN2011 6 Hours of Estoril
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup1:34.019[13]José María LópezTatuus FRV62003 Estoril Formula Renault V6 Eurocup round
Formula 31:34.067[14]Éric SalignonDallara F3032004 Estoril F3 Euro Series round
GT31:35.393[15]Axcil JefferiesFerrari 488 GT3 Evo2022 Estoril International GT Open round
DTM1:35.528[16]Gary PaffettAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20042004 Estoril DTM round
World SBK1:36.594[17]Toprak RazgatlıoğluYamaha YZF-R12020 Estoril World SBK round
MotoGP1:36.909Jorge LorenzoYamaha YZR-M12012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
LMPC1:37.447[10]Nicolas MarrocOreca FLM092011 6 Hours of Estoril
LMP31:37.519[18]Alex BrundleLigier JS P3202016 4 Hours of Estoril
SR21:37.630[12]Mirko SavoldiLucchini SR20012002 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril
GT11:37.708[19]Fabrizio GollinFerrari 550-GTS Maranello2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
Formula Renault 2.01:37.749[20]Valtteri BottasTatuus FR20002008 Estoril Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
FIM EWC1:39.155[21]Sylvain GuintoliSuzuki GSX-R10002021 12 Hours of Estoril
LM GTE1:39.370[22]Michele RugoloFerrari 458 Italia GT22014 4 Hours of Estoril
World SSP1:40.053[23]Isaac ViñalesYamaha YZF-R62020 Estoril World SSP round
Moto2/250cc1:40.521Álvaro BautistaAprilia RSA 2502007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula 41:41.168[24]Bent ViscaalTatuus F4-T0142017 Estoril F4 Spain round
N-GT1:42.413[19]Andrea BertoliniFerrari 360 Modena GT2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
Super Touring1:44.850[25]Yvan MullerAlfa Romeo 156 D22001 Estoril ESTC round
Moto3/125cc1:45.027Gabor TalmacsiAprilia RSA 1252007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
TCR Touring Car1:45.150[26]Attila TassiHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)2021 WTCR Race of Portugal
ETCC1:48.280[27]Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 156 GTA2003 Estoril ETCC round
WTCC1:49.075[28]Nicola LariniChevrolet Lacetti WTCC2008 WTCC Race of Portugal
Supersport 3001:50.496[29]Koen MeuffelsKawasaki Ninja 4002020 Estoril Supersport 300 round
ETC2:03.220[30]Ryan SharpSEAT León Super 20002006 European Touring Car Cup
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.360 km (1994–1999)
Formula One1:22.446David CoulthardWilliams FW16B1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
F30001:31.193[31]Emmanuel CléricoReynard 94D1994 Estoril F3000 round
DTM/ITC1:42.650[32]Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI1995 Estoril DTM round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.350 km (1972–1993)
Formula One1:14.859Damon HillWilliams FW15C1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
F30001:30.306[33]Mike ThackwellRalt RB201985 Estoril F3000 round
Formula Two1:34.160[34]Derek DalyChevron B401977 Estoril European F2 round
Group 61:37.730[35]Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo 33SC121977 Estoril WSC round
Group A1:40.120[36]Gianfranco BrancatelliVolvo 240 Turbo1985 Estoril ETCC round

Events
Current
Former

Major event winners

Motorcycling - Portuguese Grand Prix
Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2012 Estoril Sandro Cortese KTM Marc Márquez Suter Casey Stoner Honda Report
Year Track 125 cc Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2011 Estoril Nicolás Terol Aprilia Stefan Bradl Kalex Dani Pedrosa Honda Report
2010 Estoril Marc Márquez Derbi Stefan Bradl Suter Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2009 Estoril Pol Espargaró Derbi Marco Simoncelli Gilera Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2008 Estoril Simone Corsi Aprilia Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2007 Estoril Héctor Faubel Aprilia Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2006 Estoril Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Andrea Dovizioso Honda Toni Elías Honda Report
2005 Estoril Mika Kallio KTM Casey Stoner Aprilia Alex Barros Honda Report
2004 Estoril Héctor Barberá Aprilia Toni Elías Honda Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2003 Estoril Pablo Nieto Aprilia Toni Elías Aprilia Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2002 Estoril Arnaud Vincent Aprilia Fonsi Nieto Aprilia Valentino Rossi Honda Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2001 Estoril Manuel Poggiali Gilera Daijiro Kato Honda Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2000 Estoril Emilio Alzamora Honda Daijiro Kato Honda Garry McCoy Yamaha Report

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