Monday, July 27, 2009

Moto GP Track in Portimao

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is a 4.692 km (2.915 mi) race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million (approximately $250 million), the project includes a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments.



The track will host the 2009 Le Mans series - 1000Km of Algarve on August 1-2nd 2009. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race!