Circuit
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
Portimao, Portugal
The circuit at Portimao, in the Algarve, is a roller coaster. Severe changes of elevation and blind crests define the lap, with corners that rise and fall so sharply that drivers commit over the brow of a hill without seeing the apex, trusting their memory of what lies beyond. It is a layout that rewards bravery and exact placement, where getting a corner slightly wrong compromises everything after it.
A modern Portuguese circuit, it stands out for those dramatic gradients and its flowing character. The constant undulation makes it unusually demanding and unusually satisfying, a track where reading the terrain matters as much as raw speed.
Portimao track layout
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- Lap record
- 1:18.750Lewis Hamilton, 2020
- First Grand Prix
- 2020
On the radio here
693 messages recorded at this circuit, 2020 to 2021.
- “Ok Pierre Pitten, Pitten Yeah I think that's pretty much where we were this weekend so Pretty difficult one but Even if it's only a point it's still better than nothing but Yeah, quite difficult track for us Yeah I think it's very well summarized But I think it was useful for us this race in terms of tyre management and balance I think we made a good step compared to where we were So there is some positives there Yeah Just these last three corners they've been a nightmare all weekend Very difficult, I don't know at the end of the race they felt better Compared to the first three quarters of the race So I don't know if it's wind related or I think there are a couple of interesting things to look at To understand why we struggled so much the whole weekend Yeah very much, very much It was definitely a step better in the race We made a step forward so we'll have to look right Anyway thank you and thanks for recovering into the points at the end”Pierre GASLY · 2021 Race
- “Well done Sergio, that was really solid today, well done, great job. Good job guys, more work to do, let's get on, good job. Yeah it was good pace there Checo, we would have been right in the mix. Yeah, I thought Norris was off the track. We'll review that one later. Yeah we basically lost there, we lost the race there. Yeah that hurt us, from that point on we were a match for the guys in front, pace was good, pace was there. Keep chipping away man, analyse this one and keep working hard and we'll eventually get there. Yeah we're going in that direction.”Sergio PEREZ · 2021 Race
- “Good job mate, very well controlled race that, good drive Cheers man, yeah awesome job everyone Best we could have done today so, have to be happy with that Congrats, good points, thank you Well done Lando, great job out there, fantastic time management, that's what we took this morning, well done Nah, cool, thank you I was going to say, toys were really good but, I mean I didn't really do that much Just a D6, that's it, but yeah cheers, good job Next time we'll remove them from the car, no worries”Lando NORRIS · 2021 Race
- “That was a hard one, it was a good fight, it was a good fight. I mean, I don't understand why the car was so on edge. Zero pace. I think there's still something we're missing. We solved something on Saturday morning, but we didn't solve it all because it's not normal. Car is still so on edge. Understood mate, understood. We tried everything to keep Shumi behind, that was a good defense until that turn three. But that was a good defense up to there. It was a tough one, we learned from it mate.”Nicholas LATIFI · 2021 Race