Autódromo do Estoril – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

Autódromo do Estoril
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Autódromo do Estoril

Portuguese F1 GP, Estoril

1984
First Grand Prix
13
Grand Prix
3
Most Driver Wins
6
Most Constructor Wins

Autodromo do Estoril, located near Lisbon, Portugal, opened in 1972 and hosted the Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996. The 4.360 km layout features a notably long Parabolica final corner that loads the right-rear tyre for almost 18 seconds — among the longest sustained corners in F1 history. Famous for Senna\'s first F1 victory in the wet 1985 GP and Nigel Mansell\'s 1986 wheel-and-flame incident.

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Layout & Facts

Track Geometry

Lap distance4.360 km / 2.709 mi
Circuit typePermanent circuit
Elevation change21 meters / 69 feet
Driving directionClockwise ↻
Corners13 corners
(4 low / 8 medium / 1 high speed)

Driving Demands

Performance

Wins by grid positionP146%P238%P37.7%P6+7.7%based on 13 races
Pole position sideLeft side
Top speed300 km/h (186 mph)
Average race speed210 km/h (130 mph)
Pit lane time loss22.0 seconds
Lap record1:14.859 (210 km/h / 130 mph)
(Damon Hill, 1993)

Race Strategy

Heritage

Opened1972 (54 years ago)
Local timezoneEurope/Lisbon (WEST, UTC+01)
OwnerParque Mecânico do Estoril S.A.
Official websitewww.circuito-estoril.pt

Surface & Tyres

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums
No.YearPodiumTeamFastest LapLapsResults
1319961 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1:40:22.915
2 United Kingdom Damon Hill +19.966
3 Germany Michael Schumacher +53.765
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Ferrari
1:22.873Canada Jacques VilleneuveUnited Kingdom Williams701996 Race Report & Results
1219951 United Kingdom David Coulthard 1:41:52.145
2 Germany Michael Schumacher +7.248
3 United Kingdom Damon Hill +22.121
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Benetton
United Kingdom Williams
1:23.220United Kingdom David CoulthardUnited Kingdom Williams711995 Race Report & Results
1119941 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1:45:10.100
2 United Kingdom David Coulthard +0.603
3 Finland Mika Häkkinen +20.193
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
1:22.446United Kingdom David CoulthardUnited Kingdom Williams711994 Race Report & Results
1019931 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:32:46.309
2 France Alain Prost +0.982
3 United Kingdom Damon Hill +8.206
Italy Benetton
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
1:14.859United Kingdom Damon HillUnited Kingdom Williams711993 Race Report & Results
919921 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1:34:46.659
2 Austria Gerhard Berger +37.533
3 Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
1:16.272Brazil Ayrton SennaUnited Kingdom McLaren711992 Race Report & Results
819911 Italy Riccardo Patrese 1:35:42.304
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna +20.941
3 France Jean Alesi +53.554
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
1:18.179United Kingdom Nigel MansellUnited Kingdom Williams711991 Race Report & Results
719901 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1:22:11.014
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna +2.808
3 France Alain Prost +4.189
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
1:18.306Italy Riccardo PatreseUnited Kingdom Williams611990 Race Report & Results
619891 Austria Gerhard Berger 1:36:48.546
2 France Alain Prost +32.637
3 Sweden Stefan Johansson +55.325
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Onyx
1:18.986Austria Gerhard BergerItaly Ferrari711989 Race Report & Results
519881 France Alain Prost 1:37:40.958
2 Italy Ivan Capelli +9.553
3 Belgium Thierry Boutsen +44.619
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom March
Italy Benetton
1:21.961Austria Gerhard BergerItaly Ferrari701988 Race Report & Results
419871 France Alain Prost 1:37:03.906
2 Austria Gerhard Berger +20.493
3 Brazil Nelson Piquet +1:03.295
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom Williams
1:19.282Austria Gerhard BergerItaly Ferrari701987 Race Report & Results
319861 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1:37:21.900
2 France Alain Prost
3 Brazil Nelson Piquet +49.274
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
1:20.943United Kingdom Nigel MansellUnited Kingdom Williams701986 Race Report & Results
219851 Brazil Ayrton Senna 2:00:28.006
2 Italy Michele Alboreto +1:02.978
3 France Patrick Tambay
United Kingdom Team Lotus
Italy Ferrari
France Renault
1:44.121Brazil Ayrton SennaUnited Kingdom Team Lotus671985 Race Report & Results
119841 France Alain Prost 1:41:11.753
2 Austria Niki Lauda +13.425
3 Brazil Ayrton Senna +20.042
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Toleman
1:22.996Austria Niki LaudaUnited Kingdom McLaren701984 Race Report & Results
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Drivers Ranking
NODriverGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1France Alain Prost93317102.75.149
2United Kingdom Nigel Mansell93003223.811.330
3Brazil Ayrton Senna101225322.66.933
4Austria Gerhard Berger131203236.112.028
5United Kingdom Damon Hill41124211.52.324
6Germany Michael Schumacher51113005.63.821
7United Kingdom David Coulthard31102124.05.316
8Canada Jacques Villeneuve11001012.01.010
9Italy Riccardo Patrese101001117.314.710
10Italy Michele Alboreto1101010013.99.614
11Austria Niki Lauda20101019.06.56
12Italy Ivan Capelli701010015.916.76
13Brazil Nelson Piquet80022109.09.413
14France Jean Alesi70011006.310.012
15Sweden Stefan Johansson600110012.29.87
16Finland Mika Häkkinen60011009.713.36
17France Patrick Tambay300110011.08.34
18Belgium Thierry Boutsen900110013.014.04
19Italy Elio de Angelis20000004.54.55
20Italy Pierluigi Martini800000015.812.85
21United Kingdom Martin Brundle1000000013.011.05
22Italy Alessandro Nannini500000012.610.64
23Italy Teo Fabi20000007.56.03
24Brazil Rubens Barrichello400000010.012.03
25United Kingdom Derek Warwick800000012.615.13
26Austria Karl Wendlinger200000017.510.52
27Netherlands Jos Verstappen200000013.011.52
28United Kingdom Eddie Irvine30000009.77.32
29Germany Stefan Bellof100000021.06.01
30Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen30000008.312.01
31United States Eddie Cheever500000016.616.61
32United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer600000022.215.71
33United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries100000015.09.00
34France Olivier Grouillard100000015.022.00
35Netherlands Huub Rothengatter100000026.025.00
36Switzerland Marc Surer100000016.026.00
37Italy Giovanni Lavaggi100000020.015.00
38Spain Adrián Campos100000020.023.00
39Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz100000024.020.00
40France Bertrand Gachot100000013.023.00
41Switzerland Franco Forini100000026.018.00
42France Jean-Marc Gounon100000026.015.00
43Canada Allen Berg100000027.013.00
44Japan Taki Inoue100000019.015.00
45Italy Massimiliano Papis100000020.024.00
46Australia Alan Jones100000017.024.00
47United Kingdom Martin Donnelly100000015.022.00
48France Jean-Christophe Boullion100000014.012.00
49Brazil Ricardo Rosset100000017.014.00
50Belgium Philippe Adams100000025.016.00
51Italy Andrea Montermini100000021.018.00
52Austria Jo Gartner100000024.016.00
53Italy Gabriele Tarquini100000026.011.00
54Australia David Brabham200000024.519.50
55Italy Luca Badoer200000022.014.00
56France Jacques Laffite200000016.517.00
57Italy Emanuele Naspetti200000023.018.50
58Brazil Pedro Diniz200000020.017.50
59Italy Nicola Larini200000023.511.00
60France Éric Bernard200000015.515.00
61Italy Mauro Baldi200000024.516.50
62Spain Luis Perez-Sala200000014.010.00
63Finland Mika Salo200000014.012.00
64France François Hesnault200000020.024.00
65Germany Christian Danner200000019.018.50
66Germany Manfred Winkelhock200000017.010.00
67Brazil Roberto Moreno300000019.717.70
68Brazil Christian Fittipaldi300000020.39.70
69Italy Emanuele Pirro300000015.020.00
70France Olivier Panis300000013.716.00
71Portugal Pedro Lamy300000018.018.30
72Italy Gianni Morbidelli300000015.710.70
73France Yannick Dalmas300000020.719.70
74Finland Keke Rosberg30000004.720.00
75United Kingdom Mark Blundell400000012.317.80
76Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani400000023.818.80
77France Érik Comas400000020.315.80
78Italy Stefano Modena400000017.516.50
79Finland Jyrki Järvilehto400000015.816.30
80Italy Alex Caffi400000016.515.50
81Japan Satoru Nakajima400000018.312.50
82Japan Aguri Suzuki400000017.316.80
83France Philippe Streiff400000019.516.00
84Japan Ukyo Katayama500000016.420.60
85France René Arnoux500000018.211.80
86Brazil Maurício Gugelmin500000012.013.20
87United Kingdom Johnny Herbert600000014.516.00
88France Philippe Alliot800000019.318.90
89Italy Andrea de Cesaris1100000015.116.50
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Constructors Ranking
NOTeamGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1United Kingdom Williams1363413574.29.195
2United Kingdom McLaren1336211224.98.878
3Italy Ferrari132237336.39.860
4Italy Benetton111113008.28.241
5United Kingdom Team Lotus1110012113.613.719
6United Kingdom March401010016.112.06
7Italy Onyx100110012.03.04
8United Kingdom Toleman10011006.57.04
9France Renault20011009.411.64
10Italy Minardi1200000017.013.45
11United Kingdom Arrows700000017.115.74
12Switzerland Sauber400000011.611.03
13Ireland Jordan600000014.612.93
14United Kingdom Tyrrell1200000016.615.22
15United Kingdom Footwork600000015.514.31
16United Kingdom Brabham700001014.216.21
17France Ligier1300000016.815.01
18Italy Forti100000022.516.50
19United Kingdom Simtek100000025.018.50
20Germany ATS100000023.013.00
21United Kingdom Spirit200000024.516.50
22United Kingdom RAM200000022.021.50
23United Kingdom Lola200000020.518.30
24Germany Rial200000012.023.00
25Switzerland Alfa Romeo200000013.315.00
26United Kingdom Leyton House200000010.513.50
27United Kingdom Pacific200000022.519.00
28Italy Coloni400000020.518.50
29France AGS500000023.320.00
30Germany Zakspeed500000020.421.20
31Italy Dallara500000016.419.40
32Italy Osella700000024.916.60
33France Larrousse800000018.817.10
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Autódromo do Estoril — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Autódromo do Estoril?
Autódromo do Estoril has hosted 13 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1984.
Who has the most F1 wins at Autódromo do Estoril?
Alain Prost holds the record at Autódromo do Estoril with 3 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Autódromo do Estoril?
Williams is the most successful constructor at Autódromo do Estoril with 6 wins.
What is the lap record at Autódromo do Estoril?
The lap record at Autódromo do Estoril is 01:14.859, set by Damon Hill in 1993.
Where is Autódromo do Estoril located?
Autódromo do Estoril is located in Estoril.
When was Autódromo do Estoril built?
Autódromo do Estoril opened in 1972.
In which direction is Autódromo do Estoril driven?
Autódromo do Estoril is driven clockwise.
How many corners does Autódromo do Estoril have?
Autódromo do Estoril has 13 corners.
Is Autódromo do Estoril a street or permanent circuit?
Autódromo do Estoril is a permanent circuit.
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