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2024 WorldSBK Will Literally Race Into The Sunset At Portimao

The WorldSBK is heading to Portimao in August 2024 where it will hold sunset races amid a summer festival backdrop.

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Pramac MotoGP rider Morbidelli kept in hospital after heavy training fall

The new Pramac rider enjoyed two days of testing on Monday and Tuesday as part of the private test organised by Ducati for World Superbike teams at the Algarve Circuit near Portimao.

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GT Winter Series Portimao: Wiebelhaus stars for Haupt with double victory

Wiebelhaus, who until this event had only competed in Formula 4, was headed just once all weekend. Defeat to Jay Mo Härtling’s Mercedes in the Saturday sprint was the only glitch in his Algarve outing, but victory in both the sprint and the enduro on Sunday still represented a strong…

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Winter Series Portimao: Glimpses of form despite wet weather

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Drivers from 12 nations head to Portimao for Radical World Finals

The week-long competition can be considered a crescendo to the 12 Radical Cup series that takes place around the globe and is being held during the European Le Mans Series season finale at the Autodromo Internacional Algarve near the southern coastal city of Portimao.

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2024 MotoE Provisional Calendar Announced, Portimao Circuit Added

It’s all systems go for the 2024 MotoE World Championship, scheduled for eight rounds and 16 races, including an inaugural round in the Portimao Circuit.

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Two riders in contention for Motocorsa Ducati WSBK seat

Italian rider Bassani's move to Kawasaki, where he will replace Yamaha-bound Jonathan Rea, was finally made official on Friday on the eve of the penultimate round of the season at Portimao.

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Motorsport.tv guide: What's on 22-23 July weekend?

Here is a guide to what's on Motorsport.tv for the weekend of 22-23 July. For a detailed list of what's available in your area, please visit the livestream page: Motorsport.tv/livestream.

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Schumacher completes maiden McLaren F1 test in Portimao

Schumacher took the wheel of McLaren's 2021 MCL35M car on Wednesday as part of F1's so-called TPC rules, which allow tests with two-year-old machinery.

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Conway: WEC title hopes over for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for the #7 crew, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April.

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Conway concedes WEC title chances for #7 Toyota crew after Le Mans DNF

The non-score at Le Mans for #7, which resulted from Kobayashi being hit by two cars as he reduced speed for an 80km/h Slow Zone, followed a problem with one of the official series sensors on their GR010 at the Portimao round in April. That restricted them to ninth position…

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Peugeot keeping focus on reliability above performance for Le Mans return

Olivier Jansonnie, technical director of the 9X8 project at Peugeot Sport, insisted that there is no change in direction at the team despite clean races for its pair of entries in the Hypercar class in each of the past two rounds of the World Endurance Championship at Portimao and then…

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Peugeot keeping focus on reliability above performance for Le Mans return

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Porsche expects Balance of Performance change before Le Mans 24 Hours

Thomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche Motorsport, made the claim before and after last weekend’s Spa 6 Hours round of the 2023 WEC, after there was no BoP revision for the Belgian race following the opening two events of the season at Sebring in March and Portimao in April.

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Corvette's P2 at Spa with ballast "better than a win" - Keating

After kicking off their campaign with back-to-back GTE Am wins at Sebring and Portimao, Keating and team-mates Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone finished second to the Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari of Luis Perez Companc, Alessio Rovera and Lilou Wadoux at Spa.

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New WEC procedures to prevent long repairs for sensor failures

They were agreed between rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, and the manufacturers on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Spa round of the championship.

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New procedures to prevent Hypercar crews losing time repairing WEC sensor failures

They were agreed between rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the manufacturers on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Spa round of the championship.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Portimao

Five manufacturers filled the top five positions after six hours of racing in Portimao on Sunday, but as in Sebring it was Toyota that claimed the spoils.

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Villeneuve "got lucky" with brake failure timing at WEC Portimao

Villeneuve expressed relief that the failure of the front-right disc on the Vanwall-Gibson Vandervell 680 with just over an hour of the race to go happened at Turn 10.

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Toyota requests WEC procedure changes after FIA-mandated sensor fails

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, argued that it was unfair that the #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar was forced to make an 11-minute pitstop after torque sensor mandated by the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest on the left-rear driveshaft failed in the Portimao 6…

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Corvette drivers optimistic Portimao will suit C8.R

The 2.891-mile Algarve International Circuit, which will host the second round of the World Endurance Championship this weekend with a Six Hour race, comprises 15 turns and undulations that include a 16 percent drop down sweeping turns.

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Juju Noda steps up to Euroformula Open for 2023 season

The 17-year-old Japanese driver will contest the eight-round series, starting at Portimao on April 29-30, making the step up from the now-defunct W Series.

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2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

After a long wait, the 2023 MotoGP campaign will get underway at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao on March 24-25. Ducati is the favourite for the championship on the back of a strong run in pre-season testing, as it looks to defend the title it won last year with…

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MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro To Undergo Surgery For Fibrosis In Right Arm

Following a frustrating testing session in Portimao, Aprilia racer Aleix Espargaro will be undergoing surgery to treat fibrosis in his right arm.

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Van der Garde joins United for Portimao, Monza WEC races

Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde will join United Autosports at Portimao and Monza rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023.

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