GridpediaAutódromo Internacional do Algarve
- Location
- Portimão, Portugal
- Races held
- 2 (2020 to 2021)
- Most wins, drivers
- Lewis Hamilton (2)
- Most wins, teams
- Mercedes (2)
- Most poles
- Lewis Hamilton (1), Valtteri Bottas (1)
- Fastest race lap
- 1:18.750, Lewis Hamilton, 2020 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
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What is a lap of Autódromo Internacional do Algarve like?
The circuit near Portimão opened in 2008; Formula 1 first raced there in 2020, the first Portuguese Grand Prix since 1996 at Estoril, and returned in 2021. Formula 1 has announced a return in 2027 and 2028. The layout is known for its elevation changes and blind crests: drivers look at the sky over the crest after Turn 8, and the Turn 10-11 double right-hander has a blind entry as the track rises about 12 m, then drops about 16 m on the exit. The main straight drops downhill into the fast Turn 1 right-hander; Formula 1 used this fast version rather than the slower Turn 1 variant that GP2 used in 2009. Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 race for his 92nd Grand Prix victory, passing Michael Schumacher's record, and set the race lap record of 1:18.750.
- Lap length
- 4.653 km
- Turns
- 15
- Direction
- clockwise
- Downforce
- High
- Longest straight
- 970 m
- DRS zones (to 2025)
- 2
- Character
- Balanced (about 40% of the lap is cornering)
- Layout described
- Grand Prix circuit with the fast Turn 1 right-hander (no Turn 1 chicane), 4.653 km, 15 turns; used for the 2020 and 2021 Portuguese Grands Prix
| Turn | Name | Side | Type | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right | fast | 69° | |
| 2 | Right | fast | 49° | |
| 3 | Lagos | Right | hairpin | 136° |
| 4 | Left | medium | 75° | |
| 5 | Torre VIP | Left | hairpin | 158° |
| 6 | Left | kink | 34° | |
| 7 | Right | kink | 68° | |
| 8 | Right | slow | 132° | |
| 9 | Craig Jones | Left | fast | 55° |
| 10 | Portimão | Right | medium | 42° |
| 11 | Portimão | Right | slow | 94° |
| 12 | Left | fast | 64° | |
| 13 | Left | slow | 149° | |
| 14 | Sagres | Right | hairpin | 180° |
| 15 | Galp | Right | fast | 124° |
Sources for the checked facts (28)
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How are races at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve won?
- Since 2010
- 2 races; winners made 1 stop in 1, 3 or more in 1; first stop at a median lap 21 (32% of the race)
| Race | Winner | Stops | Stop laps | Tyre compounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 2, 3, 37 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 40 of 66 | C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft |
All races at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve
| Race | Winner | Team | Pole | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas (1:19.865) |
| 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton (1:18.750) |