Circuito Internacional de Vila Real
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| Location | Vila Real, Portugal |
|---|---|
| Major events | WTCC |
| Website | http://www.civr.pt/ |
| Length | 4.6 km (2.86 miles) |
| Turns | 24 |
The Circuito Internacional de Vila Real is a 4.6 km (2.858 mi) temporary street circuit in Vila Real, Portugal. This circuit was used for car and moto races.
The circuit
The circuit layout has suffered several changes through the times. Started as a 7.2km street circuit in 1931, it was later reduced to a 6.9 km version in the 1950s, which lasted until 1991, with small chances in some corner, chicanes introduction and start/finish line being moved forward.[1]
After a deadly accident in 1991, no race would take place in this circuit until 2007, after a length reduction to a 4.6km 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.[2]
It's considered one the most challenging tracks, due to its corners, high speed and drivers being very close to the barriers.[3]
Winners
| Season | Edition | Driver | Car/Motor | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 1st |  Gaspar Sameiro Ercílio Barbosa
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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 |
| John Fenning
|
Brabham BT18 - Ford/Cosworth | Formula Three | ||
| 1967 | 14th | Mike de Udy
|
Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet | Sport |
| Chris Williams
|
Brabham BT21 - Ford/Holbay | Formula Three | ||
| 1968 | 15th | Mike de Udy
|
Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet | Sport |
 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 | |||
| Pedro Salvador
|
Juno SSE | Sports protypes | ||
| 2008 | 41st | César Campaniço
|
BMW 320si | PTCC |
| Francisco Carvalho
|
SEAT Leon Supercopa | |||
| Pedro Salvador
|
Juno SSE | GT & Sports protypes | ||
| Pedro Salvador
|
Juno SSE | GT & Sports protypes | ||
| 2009 | 42nd | César Campaniço
|
BMW 320si | PTCC |
| João Figueiredo
|
Peugeot 407 S200 | |||
| Francisco Martins
|
Porsche 997 | GT & Sports protypes | ||
| Francisco Martins
|
Porsche 997 | |||
| 2010 | 43rd | José Monroy
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | PTCC |
| José Monroy
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | |||
| Pedro Salvador
|
Juno SSE | Sports protypes | ||
| César Campaniço
|
Audi R8 LMS | GT | ||
| 2014 | 44th | Pedro Salvador
|
Tatuus PY012 | Sports protypes |
| Pedro Salvador
|
Tatuus PY012 | |||
| 2015 | 45th |  José María López
|
Citroën
|
WTCC |
 Ma Qing Hua
|
Citroën
| |||
| 2016 | 46th |  Tom Coronel
|
 Chevrolet
|
WTCC |
| Tiago Monteiro
|
 Honda
| |||
| 2017 | 47th |  Mehdi Bennani
|
Citroën
|
WTCC |
 Norbert Michelisz
|
Honda
| |||
| 2017 | 48th | |||
| 2018 | 49th | Yvan Muller
|
 Hyundai
|
WTCR |
 Mat'o Homola
|
Peugeot
| |||
| Thed Björk
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Hyundai
| |||
| 2019 | 50th | Tiago Monteiro
|
Honda
|
WTCR |
| Mikel Azcona
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Cupra
| |||
| Norbert Michelisz
|
Hyundai
| |||
| 2020 | 51st | Cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic | WTCR | |
References
- ^ "Vila Real". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Circuit Internacional de Vila Real - The Heart of Racing in Portugal". SnapLap. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Rodgers, Richard (2018-06-15). "Race preview: Vila Real deal Ehrlacher leads the WTCR charge to the home of the joker lap". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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