Circuito Internacional de Vila Real

Circuito International de Vila Real
	Urban Circuit (2007–present)
Location	Vila Real, Portugal
Time zone	WET (UTC+0); WEST (April-October, UTC+1)
FIA Grade	3
Opened	15 June 1931 (re-opened 2007)
Closed	1991
Major events	Current:; Portuguese TCR Championship; Former:; WTCR Race of Portugal (2018–2019, 2022); WTCC Race of Portugal (2015–2017); ETC (2016–2017)
Website	www.civr.pt
Urban Circuit (2007–present)
Length	4.785 km (2.974 miles)
Turns	24
Race lap record	1:57.929 ( Robert Huff, Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, 2017, TC1)
Old Urban Circuit (1958–1991)
Length	6.925 km (4.303 miles)
Race lap record	2:19.920 ( Carlos Gaspar, Lola T292, 1973, Group 5)
Original Urban Circuit (1931–1953)
Length	7.200 km (4.474 miles)
Race lap record	3:51.750 ( Giovanni Bracco, Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Barchetta, 1951, Sports car racing)

The Circuito Internacional de Vila Real is a 4.785 km (2.973 mi) temporary street circuit in Vila Real, Portugal. This circuit was used for car and moto races.

The circuit

1958 urban circuit layout of the Vila Real Circuit (1958–1991)

The circuit layout has suffered several changes through the times. Started as a 7.370 km (4.580 mi) street circuit in 1931, it was later reduced to a 6.925 km (4.303 mi) version in the 1950s, which lasted until 1991, with small chances in some corner, chicanes introduction and start/finish line being moved forward.[1][2]

After a deadly accident in 1991, no race would take place in this circuit until 2007, after a length reduction to a 4.785 km (2.973 mi) long renovated layout. From the original circuit, remains the up and downhill section, from turn 6 (Boque), until turn 19, that drivers used to turn left. This section also gives the track big elevation changes.[3]

It's considered one of the most challenging tracks, due to its corners, high speed and drivers being very close to the barriers.[4]

Lap records

As of July 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Urban Circuit: 4.785 km (2007–present)
TC1	1:57.929[5]	Robert Huff	Citroën C-Elysée WTCC	2017 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
TCR Touring Car	2:01.525[6]	Robert Huff	CUPRA León Competición TCR	2022 FIA WTCR Race of Portugal
GT4	2:02.852[7]	Patrick Cunha	Audi R8 LMS GT4	2023 Vila Real CPV round
Super 2000	2:04.903[8]	Petr Fulín	SEAT León Cup Racer	2016 Vila Real ETC round
Super 1600	2:19.656[9]	Niklas Mackschin	Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V	2016 Vila Real ETC round
Old Urban Circuit: 6.925 km (1958–1991)
Group 5 sports prototype	2:19.920[10]	Carlos Gaspar	Lola T292	1973 Vila Real International race
Group 5 sports car	2:27.240[11]	Mário Cabral	Porsche 917 K	1971 Vila Real sports car race
Group 4	2:28.900[12]	Frank Gardner	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB GT	1969 Vila Real 6 Hours
Formula Three	2:33.620[13]	Manfred Mohr	Tecno TF/68	1968 Vila Real European F3 round
Group 5 special production	2:40.900[14]	Jorge Petiz	Porsche 935 K2	1981 Vila Real Group 5 race
Sports car racing	2:55.000[15]	Stirling Moss	Maserati 300S	1958 Vila Real sports car race
Original Urban Circuit: 7.200 km (1933–1953)
Sports car racing	3:51.750[16]	Giovanni Bracco	Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Barchetta	1951 Vila Real sports car race

Winners

Season	Edition	Driver	Car/Motor	Class
1931	1st	Gaspar Sameiro Ercílio Barbosa	Ford A
1932	2nd	Vasco Sameiro	Invicta
1933	3rd	Vasco Sameiro	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza
1934	4th	António Guedes de Herédia	Bugatti T35B
1935	Not held
1936	5th	Adolfo Ferreirinha	Ford V8
1937	6th	Casimiro de Oliveira	Jaguar SS100
1938	7th	Vasco Sameiro	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza
1939-48	Not held
1949	8th	José Cabral	Allard K1
1950	9th	Piero Carini	OSCA	Sport
1951	10th	Giovanni Bracco	Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta	Sport
1952	11th	Antonio Stagnoli	Ferrari 225 S Spider	Sport
1953-57	Not held
1958	12th	Stirling Moss	Maserati 300S	Sport
1966	13th	John Miles	Ford Cortina Lotus	Touring car
1966	13th	John Fenning	Brabham BT18 - Ford/Cosworth	Formula Three
1967	14th	Mike de Udy	Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet	Sport
1967	14th	Chris Williams	Brabham BT21 - Ford/Holbay	Formula Three
1968	15th	Mike de Udy	Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet	Sport
1968	15th	Reine Wisell	Tecno 68 - Ford/Novamotor	Formula Three
1969	16th	Chris Craft David Piper	Porsche 908/2	6 hour/Endurance
1970	17th	Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet	500 km/Endurance
1971	18th	Jorge Bagration	Porsche 908/2	Sports
1972	19th	Claude Swietlick	Lola T290 Ford	Sports
1973	20th	Carlos Gaspar	Lola T292 Ford	Sports
1979	21st	Robert Giannone	Porsche 935
1980	22nd	António Barros	Porsche 935
1981	23rd	Robert Giannone	Porsche 935
1982	24th	Mário Silva	Ford Escort RS 1800 Mk 2
1983	25th	António Taveira	BMW M1
...	...	...	...	...
2007	40th	Francisco Carvalho	SEAT Leon Supercopa	PTCC
		César Campaniço	BMW 320si	PTCC
		Pedro Salvador	Juno SSE	Sports prototypes
2008	41st	César Campaniço	BMW 320si	PTCC
		Francisco Carvalho	SEAT Leon Supercopa	PTCC
		Pedro Salvador	Juno SSE	GT & Sports prototypes
		Pedro Salvador	Juno SSE	GT & Sports prototypes
2009	42nd	César Campaniço	BMW 320si	PTCC
		João Figueiredo	Peugeot 407 S200	PTCC
		Francisco Martins	Porsche 997	GT & Sports prototypes
		Francisco Martins	Porsche 997	GT & Sports prototypes
2010	43rd	José Monroy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	PTCC
		José Monroy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	PTCC
		Pedro Salvador	Juno SSE	Sports prototypes
		César Campaniço João Figueiredo	Audi R8 LMS	GT
2014	44th	Pedro Salvador Carlos Vieira	Tatuus PY012	Sports prototypes
2014	44th	Pedro Salvador Carlos Vieira	Tatuus PY012	Sports prototypes
2015	45th	José María López	Citroën	WTCC
2015	45th	Ma Qing Hua	Citroën	WTCC
2016	46th	Tom Coronel	Chevrolet	WTCC
2016	46th	Tiago Monteiro	Honda	WTCC
2017	47th	Mehdi Bennani	Citroën	WTCC
2017	47th	Norbert Michelisz	Honda	WTCC
2017	48th
2018	49th	Yvan Muller	Hyundai	WTCR
		Mat'o Homola	Peugeot
		Thed Björk	Hyundai
2019	50th	Tiago Monteiro	Honda	WTCR
		Mikel Azcona	CUPRA
		Norbert Michelisz	Hyundai
2022	51st	Santiago Urrutia	Lynk & Co	WTCR
2022	51st	Robert Huff	CUPRA	WTCR
2023	52ª	José Carlos Pires Francisco Abreu	BMW M4 GT4 (G82)	Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade
2023	52ª	Patrick Cunha Jorge Rodrigues	Audi R8 LMS GT4	Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade

International Event

Notes

References

"História - Circuito Internacional de Vila Real". Circuito de Vila Real (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
"Vila Real". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
"Circuit Internacional de Vila Real - The Heart of Racing in Portugal". SnapLap. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Rodgers, Richard (15 June 2018). "Race preview: Vila Real deal Ehrlacher leads the WTCR charge to the home of the joker lap". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
"WTCC 2017 » Vila Real Round 10 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
"WTCR 2022 » Vila Real Round 10 Results". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"2023 Vila Real Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade Race 1 - Final Ranking" (PDF). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
"ETC Cup 2016 » Vila Real Round 8 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
"ETC Cup 2016 » Vila Real Round 7 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
"Vila Real International 1973". Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"Vila Real 1971". Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"Vila Real 6 Hours 1969". Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"XV Gran Premio de Vila Real". Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"Vila Real 1981". Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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"Vila Real 1951". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

External links

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[1] "História - Circuito Internacional de Vila Real". Circuito de Vila Real (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[2] "Vila Real". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[3] "Circuit Internacional de Vila Real - The Heart of Racing in Portugal". SnapLap. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[4] Rodgers, Richard (15 June 2018). "Race preview: Vila Real deal Ehrlacher leads the WTCR charge to the home of the joker lap". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[5] "WTCC 2017 » Vila Real Round 10 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[6] "WTCR 2022 » Vila Real Round 10 Results". Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[7] "2023 Vila Real Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade Race 1 - Final Ranking" (PDF). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[8] "ETC Cup 2016 » Vila Real Round 8 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[9] "ETC Cup 2016 » Vila Real Round 7 Results". Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[10] "Vila Real International 1973". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[11] "Vila Real 1971". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[12] "Vila Real 6 Hours 1969". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[13] "XV Gran Premio de Vila Real". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[14] "Vila Real 1981". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[15] "Vila Real 1958". Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[16] "Vila Real 1951". Retrieved 6 January 2023.