GridpediaAutódromo do Estoril
- Location
- Estoril, Portugal
- Races held
- 13 (1984 to 1996)
- Most wins, drivers
- Nigel Mansell (3), Alain Prost (3), David Coulthard (1), Michael Schumacher (1), Jacques Villeneuve (1)
- Most wins, teams
- Williams (6), McLaren (3), Ferrari (2), Benetton (1), Team Lotus (1)
- Most poles
- Ayrton Senna (3), Damon Hill (2), Gerhard Berger (2), Nigel Mansell (2), David Coulthard (1)
- Fastest race lap
- 1:14.859, Damon Hill, 1993 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Autódromo do Estoril like?
Estoril was built in 1972 on a rocky plateau near Alcabideche, with noticeable elevation changes and a long start/finish straight fed by the Parabólica, a fast, long right-hander. Three right-handers open the lap, the third a hairpin, followed by the tight left-hand Curva VIP hairpin; the left-hand Parabólica Interior hairpin follows, then Orelha, the slow chicane and the Esses. From 1994 F1 used a very slow chicane in place of the fast Tanque corner, stretching the lap to 4.360 km; this layout was used for the last three Portuguese Grands Prix, 1994-1996. Estoril hosted the Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996 and was the scene of Ayrton Senna's first F1 win in 1985; after F1 left, the first corners and the Parabólica were revised, giving today's 4.182 km lap.
- Lap length
- 4.360 km
- Turns
- 13
- Direction
- clockwise
- Longest straight
- about 970 m
- Character
- Balanced (about 39% of the lap is cornering)
- Layout described
- 1994-1999 Grand Prix layout with the slow chicane that bypasses the Tanque corner, 4.360 km, 13 turns, used for the Portuguese Grand Prix 1994-1996
| Turn | Name | Side | Type | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curva 1 | Right | ||
| 2 | Curva 2 | Right | ||
| 3 | Curva 3 | Right | hairpin | |
| 4 | Curva VIP | Left | hairpin | |
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | Parabólica Interior | Left | hairpin | |
| 7 | Orelha | Right | ||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 | ||||
| 11 | ||||
| 12 | ||||
| 13 | Parabólica (now Parabólica Ayrton Senna) | Right | fast |
Sources for the checked facts (19)
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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_do_Estoril
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- racingcircuits.info/europe/portugal/estoril.html
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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_reduction_system
Map, character and grey values are approximate (measured from a GPS trace). Report a correction.
Does pole position win at Autódromo do Estoril?
The pole sitter has won 6 of 13 races here (46%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 11 of 13 races (85%) and from the top three in 12 (92%). Lowest grid position to win: 6th, Michael Schumacher in 1993.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 6 | 46% |
| P2 | 5 | 38% |
| P3 | 1 | 8% |
| P6 | 1 | 8% |
Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.
How are races at Autódromo do Estoril won?
- 1994 to 2009 (refuelling)
- 3 races; winners made 2 stops in 1, 3 or more in 2; first stop at a median lap 19 (27% of the race)
| Race | Winner | Stops | Stop laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 18, 35, 50 of 70 |
| 1995 | David Coulthard | 3 | 20, 38, 54 of 71 |
| 1994 | Damon Hill | 2 | 19, 47 of 71 |