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. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.[1]

Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva
Estoril Circuit
Route of the Autódromo do Estoril
LocationEstoril, Cascais, Portugal
Time zoneWET (UTC+0)
WEST (April-October, UTC+1)
Coordinates38°45′3″N 9°23′39″W
Capacity45,000
FIA Grade1 (Grand Prix)
3 (Tanque)
OwnerParpública (February 2007–present)
Opened17 June 1972 (1972-06-17)
Former namesAutódromo do Estoril
Major eventsCurrent:
Sidecar World Championship (2019, 2021–present)
24H Series 12 Hours of Estoril (2023)
Ultimate Cup Series (2019, 2021, 2023)
Eurocup-3 (2023)
Former:
Formula One
Portuguese Grand Prix (1984–1996)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (2000–2012)
World SBK (1988, 1993, 2020–2022)
FIM EWC
(1987, 2000, 2020–2021)
International GT Open (2006, 2008, 2015–2018, 2022)
European Le Mans Series
4 Hours of Estoril (2001, 2011, 2014–2016)
DTM (2004)
European Truck Racing Championship (2003)
FIA WTCR Race of Portugal (2008, 2021)
FIA GT (2000–2003)
Websitewww.circuito-estoril.pt
Grand Prix Circuit (2000–present)
Length4.182 km (2.599 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:26.711 (Spain Andy Soucek, Panoz DP09, 2008, Superleague Formula)
Tanque Circuit (2018–present)
Length4.163 km (2.587 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:35.895 (Portugal Francisco Mora, Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup, 2023, Carrera Cup)
Grand Prix Circuit (1994–1999)
Length4.360 km (2.725 miles)
Turns13
Race lap record1:22.446 (United Kingdom David Coulthard, Williams FW16B, 1994, F1)
Superbike Circuit (1993)
Length4.520 km (2.809 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:52.186 (United Kingdom Carl Fogarty, Ducati 888 SBK, 1993, World SBK)
Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1993)
Length4.349 km (2.703 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:14.859 (United Kingdom Damon Hill, Williams FW15C, 1993, F1)
Perimeter Circuit (1972–1999)
Length2.942 km (1.828 miles)
Turns8
Race lap record0:59.350 (United Kingdom John Lepp, Chevron B21, 1972, Group 5)

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-kilometre (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.[2] Its original perimeter was 4.350 km (2.703 mi), and the maximum gradient is nearly 7%.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.

Start of the second race of SuperLeague in Autódromo do Estoril

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.[2] 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.

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
Circuito do Estoril Layout History
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1993)
    Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1993)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1994–1999)
    Grand Prix Circuit (1994–1999)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (2000–present)
    Grand Prix Circuit (2000–present)

Lap records

As of October 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito do Estoril are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.182 km (2000–present)[4]
Superleague Formula1:26.711Andy SoucekPanoz DP092008 Estoril Superleague Formula round
Formula Renault 3.51:26.925[6]Ben HanleyDallara T052007 Estoril Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
Euroformula Open1:29.425[7]Filip UgranDallara 3202022 Estoril Euroformula Open round
Auto GP1:29.638[8]Antônio PizzoniaLola B05/522014 Estoril Auto GP round
LMP11:30.702[9]Neel JaniLola B10/602011 6 Hours of Estoril
A1GP1:31.106Alexandre PrématLola A1GP2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
LMP9001:31.341[10]Stefan JohanssonAudi R82001 1000km of Estoril
LMP21:32.611[9]Tom Kimber-SmithZytek Z11SN2011 6 Hours of Estoril
International Formula Master1:32.719[11]Fabio LeimerTatuus N.T072008 Estoril Formula Master round
LMP31:32.958[12]Klaus BachlerLigier JS P32018 4 Hours of Estoril
Formula 31:34.067[13]Éric SalignonDallara F3032004 Estoril F3 Euro Series round
Formula One1:35.068[14]Frank LyonsMcLaren M262021 Estoril Classics
Formula Regional1:35.166[15]Mari BoyaTatuus F3 T-318-EC32023 Estoril Eurocup-3 round
GT31:35.393[16]Axcil JefferiesFerrari 488 GT3 Evo2022 Estoril International GT Open round
DTM1:35.528[17]Gary PaffettAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20042004 Estoril DTM round
World SBK1:36.204[18]Jonathan ReaKawasaki ZX-10RR2022 Estoril World SBK round
MotoGP1:36.909Jorge LorenzoYamaha YZR-M12012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
LMPC1:37.447[9]Nicolas MarrocOreca FLM092011 6 Hours of Estoril
LMP6751:37.630[19]Mirko SavoldiLucchini SR20012002 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril
GT1 (GTS)1:37.708[20]Fabrizio GollinFerrari 550-GTS Maranello2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
Formula Renault 2.01:37.749[21]Valtteri BottasTatuus FR20002008 Estoril Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
Formula Chrysler1:38.680[22]Ricardo van der EndeReynard 2KF2001 Estoril Formula Chrysler Euroseries round
Formula 41:38.968[23]Pedro ClerotTatuus F4-T4212023 Estoril F4 Spain round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:39.132[24]Dustin BlattnerPorsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup2023 Estoril GT Winter Series round
FIM EWC1:39.155[25]Sylvain GuintoliSuzuki GSX-R10002021 12 Hours of Estoril
Ferrari Challenge1:39.149[26]Thomas FlemingFerrari 488 Challenge Evo2023 Estoril Ferrari Challenge Europe round
Renault Sport Trophy1:39.258[27]Steijn SchothorstRenault Sport R.S. 012016 Estoril Renault Sport Trophy round
LM GTE1:39.370[28]Michele RugoloFerrari 458 Italia GT22014 4 Hours of Estoril
FIM CEV Moto21:39.420[29]Lukas TulovicKalex Moto22022 Estoril FIM CEV Moto2 round
World SSP1:40.053[30]Isaac ViñalesYamaha YZF-R62020 Estoril World SSP round
250cc1:40.521Álvaro BautistaAprilia RSA 2502007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
500cc1:40.683Loris CapirossiHonda NSR5002001 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
Moto21:40.921Pol EspargaróKalex Moto22012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
N-GT1:42.413[20]Andrea BertoliniFerrari 360 Modena GT2003 FIA GT Estoril 500km
GT41:42.758[31]Elias NiskanenMercedes-AMG GT42022 Estoril SuperCars Endurance Series round
Eurocup Mégane Trophy1:44.396[32]Dimitri EnjalbertRenault Mégane Renault Sport2008 Estoril Eurocup Mégane Trophy round
FIM CEV Moto31:44.471[33]David MuñozKTM RC250GP2021 Estoril FIM CEV Moto3 round
GT1:44.816[10]Terry RymerPorsche 911 (996) GT3-R2001 1000km of Estoril
Super Touring1:44.850[34]Yvan MullerAlfa Romeo 156 D22001 Estoril ESTC round
125cc1:45.027Gabor TalmacsiAprilia RSA 1252007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
TCR Touring Car1:45.150[35]Attila TassiHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)2021 WTCR Race of Portugal
Moto31:47.354Sandro CorteseKTM RC250GP2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
Super 20001:48.280[36]Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 156 GTA2003 Estoril ETCC round
Supersport 3001:50.446[37]Julio GarciaKawasaki Ninja 4002022 Estoril ESBK round
Tanque Circuit: 4.163 km (2018–present)[4][38]
Porsche Carrera Cup1:35.895[39]Francisco MoraPorsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup2023 Estoril Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.360 km (1994–1999)[4]
Formula One1:22.446David CoulthardWilliams FW16B1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
F30001:31.193[40]Emmanuel CléricoReynard 94D1994 Estoril F3000 round
Class 1 Touring Cars1:42.650[41]Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI1995 Estoril DTM round
Superbike Circuit: 4.520 km (1993)[4][42]
World SBK1:52.186[42]Carl FogartyDucati 888 SBK1993 Estoril World SBK round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.350 km (1972–1993)[4]
Formula One1:14.859Damon HillWilliams FW15C1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
F30001:30.305[43]Mike ThackwellRalt RB201985 Estoril F3000 round
Formula Two1:34.160[44]Derek DalyChevron B401977 Estoril European F2 round
Group 61:37.730[45]Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo 33SC121977 Prémio International da Costa do Sol
Group A1:40.120[46]Gianfranco BrancatelliVolvo 240 Turbo1985 Estoril ETCC round
World SBK1:48.330[47]Raymond RocheDucati 8511988 Estoril World SBK round
Group 21:51.300[48]Dieter QuesterBMW 3.0 CSL1977 Estoril ETCC round
Perimeter Circuit: 2.942 km (1972–1999)[4]
Group 50:59.350[49]John LeppChevron B211972 Estoril Campeonato de España Gran Turismo-Sport round
Group 41:05.640[50]Clemens SchickentanzPorsche Carrera RSR1973 Estoril European GT Championship 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 Germany Sandro Cortese KTM Spain Marc Márquez Suter Australia Casey Stoner Honda Report
Year Track 125 cc Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2011 Estoril Spain Nicolás Terol Aprilia Germany Stefan Bradl Kalex Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda Report
2010 Estoril Spain Marc Márquez Derbi Germany Stefan Bradl Suter Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2009 Estoril Spain Pol Espargaró Derbi Italy Marco Simoncelli Gilera Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2008 Estoril Italy Simone Corsi Aprilia Spain Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2007 Estoril Spain Héctor Faubel Aprilia Spain Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2006 Estoril Spain Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Italy Andrea Dovizioso Honda Spain Toni Elías Honda Report
2005 Estoril Finland Mika Kallio KTM Australia Casey Stoner Aprilia Brazil Alex Barros Honda Report
2004 Estoril Spain Héctor Barberá Aprilia Spain Toni Elías Honda Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2003 Estoril Spain Pablo Nieto Aprilia Spain Toni Elías Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2002 Estoril France Arnaud Vincent Aprilia Spain Fonsi Nieto Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2001 Estoril San Marino Manuel Poggiali Gilera Japan Daijiro Kato Honda Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2000 Estoril Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda Japan Daijiro Kato Honda Australia Garry McCoy Yamaha Report

Notes

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