Portuguese Grand Prix facts for kids

Portuguese Grand Prix

Autódromo do Estoril
Race information
Laps	70
Circuit length	4.360 km (2.709 mi)
Race length	305.200 km (189.64 mi)
Number of times held	25
First held	1951, First F1-1958
Last held	1996
Most wins (drivers)	Nigel Mansell (3) Alain Prost (3)
Most wins (constructors)	Ferrari (7)
Last race (1996):
Pole position	Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:20.330
Podium	1. Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:40:22.915 2. Damon Hill Williams-Renault +19.966s 3. Michael Schumacher Ferrari +53.765s
Fastest lap	Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:22.873

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motor racing event held for several years, starting in the 1950s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951. The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one time event. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958. The first three F1 races were held in both Boavista and Monsanto. 1960 was the last Formula One race for more than 20 years.

The Portuguese Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 1984 to the Autódromo do Estoril in 1984. After the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola in 1994, the Estoril track was changed. A new chicane was built in place of the tank curve, as a safety measure. But Estoril was considered an unsafe and outdated track. The last Portuguese Grand Prix was in Estoril on 22 September 1996.

Images for kids

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  The original Estoril circuit, used from 1984–1993

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  The Monsanto circuit, alternating with Boavista from 1954–1959

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  A map of all the locations of the Portuguese Grand Prix