Follow-up events in 1976 and 1977 were won by fellow French rising stars Rene Arnoux and Didier Pironi. Challenge GT Endurance Ultimate Cup Series. Events Calendar Listings of major national and international historic racing events, showcasing former Grand Prix cars, sportscars, single-seaters and classic touring cars. The once glamourous beach resort — favoured as a place in the sun for deposed monarchs in the period after World War Two — has perhaps seen its grandeur slip in recent years.
Into the breach came the MotoGP and.
A new event, the 12 Hours of Estoril in Portugal, will take place on September 27 in its place. Location Estoril, Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal Also known as Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Autódromo do Estoril . In recent years, it has hosted the FIM CEV Repsol Junior World Championship and for 2020, will see a return to World Championship status with the arrival of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Further improvement works to boost rider safety were carried out for the 2007 season, which saw the track moved further infield at the Esses in order to provide a larger gravel trap.With the Portuguese economy ravaged by the global financial crisis, footing the sanction fees for MotoGP was seen as untenable for a government-owned facility and the race was quietly dropped from the schedule, although it has remained a venue for testing.Despite the focus on two-wheels since the turn of the century, car racing has still featured.
The local authority, Prefecture of Var has just withdrawn permission to welcome public to the race, scheduled for September 19-20.
By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of such cookies. Circuito Do Estoril Event Tickets. All rights reserved.We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website and to ensure we show advertising that is relevant to you. To speed up the works, Estoril was taken into majority state ownership in 1998 but it was not until the 1999 season that the reconfigured circuit opened.
12 Hours of Estoril 26 September 2020. Meanwhile, a slow hairpin was also added for the visit of the World Superbikes, when the Orelha corner was bypassed in favour of the bikes continuing to run onwards to tight new hairpin using the perimeter road.
The track hosted a special spectator stage during the Portuguese Rally and, with the political situation in South Africa ruling out the Formula One teams from their usual winter testing location of Kyalami, Estoril seized its chance.
Circuito do Estoril Located not far from the Portuguese capital Lisbon, the Estoril circuit was opened in 1972.
Major renovations were completed and Estoril was granted the final round of the F1 championship in 1984. In its place, however, comes a second event in Portugal with a first WordSBK event to be held at the Circuito Estoril since 1993.
In 1993, these were partially acceded to, with a slow and cumbersome uphill chicane added to bypass the Tanque corner, which had always been marginal in run-off thanks the close proximity of housing behind the barriers, though this would not be used by F1 until the following year. 22 – 24 March 2019: Challenge CN Ultimate Cup Series. The Circuito do Estoril is located a few minutes north of the tonws of Estoril and Cascias in the Central Lisbon district. The event would become an annual fixture until 2012. Estoril has a rich history in motorcycle racing and from 2000 to 2012, held the Portuguese Grand Prix in MotoGP™️. The 2020 WorldSBK Championship will be concluded at the Circuito do Estoril after it was announced as the all-new finale to replace the now cancelled Argentina and Misano rounds. Estoril has previously been on the WorldSBK calendar in the past: the first year of the Championship in 1988 and in 1993, the most recent.