FIA WTCC Race of Portugal

The FIA WTCC Race of Portugal is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which has been held at the Autódromo do Estoril, Circuito da Boavista and Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. Between 2015 and 2017 it will be held at Circuito Internacional de Vila Real in Vila Real.[1]

FIA WTCC Race of Portugal

Circuito Internacional de Vila Real
Race information
Number of times held	12
First held	2007
Last held	2019
Most wins (drivers)	Tiago Monteiro(4)
Most wins (constructors)	Chevrolet (8)
Last race (2019)
Race 1 Winner	Norbert Michelisz (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse)
Race 2 Winner	Mikel Azcona (PWR Racing)
Race 3 Winner	Tiago Monteiro (KCMG)

The race was first run in July 2007 at the Circuito da Boavista street course in the city of Porto, a track which was used as a Formula One track for the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1958 and 1960, and was revived in 2005 as a historic racing venue. The WTCC used the track only every other year though, so in 2008 the Estoril track was used. In 2010 and 2012 the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve at Portimão was used. It returned to the calendar for the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season, now held at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real in Vila Real.[2]The race remained on the schedule when the WTCC merged with TCR in 2018, becoming one of the rounds for the inaugural World Touring Car Cup.

Tiago Monteiro is the only Portuguese driver to have won his home race. He has taken four victories in Portugal, firstly in 2008 when the race was held at Estoril, then in race one of the 2010 Race of Portugal at Portimão, and two at Vila Real, the main race in 2016 Race of Portugal and race 3 in 2019 (never won at his hometown - Porto).[3]