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    FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

    8 Hours of Portimão

    Splendid achievement for the Ferrari crews at the Portimão 8 Hours, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

    2021 RACE REVIEW

    Splendid achievement for the Ferrari crews at the Portimão 8 Hours, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The cars from Maranello scored a fantastic one-two in LMGTE Pro class and a win and a third place in LMGTE Am. Taking the winning spoils were the 488 GTEs courtesy of AF Corse, with the Pier Guidi-Calado pairing, and the Italian crew of the Cetilar Racing outfit with Lacorte-Sernagiotto-Fuoco.
    Track Temp39.24 ºCHour 1
    Air Temp22.70 ºCHour 1
    Track Temp36.33 ºCHour 8
    Air Temp23.40 ºCHour 8
    • AF Corse#51A. PIER GUIDI / J. CALADO
    • Race Result1
    • Fastest Lap1:38.944
    • Pit Stop6
    • Laps279
    • Total time8:00:44.728
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    • AF Corse#52D. SERRA / M. MOLINA
    • Race Result2
    • Fastest Lap1:38.757
    • Pit Stop7
    • Laps279
    • Total time8:01:09.794
    • Gap from leader25.066
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    • Cetilar Racing#47R. LACORTE / G. SERNAGIOTTO / A. FUOCO
    • Race Result1
    • FASTEST LAP1:38.925
    • PIT STOP7
    • LAPS274
    • TOTAL TIME8:00:21.640
    • AF Corse#54T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / G. FISICHELLA
    • Race Result3
    • FASTEST LAP1:39.766
    • PIT STOP8
    • LAPS274
    • TOTAL TIME8:01:12.873
    • Gap from leader45.403
    PosDriversTeamCar
    5
    T. KIMURA / M. JENSEN / S. ANDREWS
    Kessel Racing
    #57
    6
    C. SCHIAVONI / A. PICCINI / M. CRESSONI
    Iron Lynx
    #60
    7
    R. FREY / M. GATTING / M. GOSTNER
    Iron Lynx
    #85
    11
    F. PERRODO / N. NIELSEN / A. ROVERA
    AF Corse
    #83
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    We are very satisfied with the results obtained here in Portimão.
    The one-two in Pro class and the first and third place in the Am class is the best we could have hoped for. The result might suggest an easy race, but it certainly wasn't. We were able to gain on our rivals while the track temperatures were high, as our car is kinder on the tyres. When the Safety Car re-bunched the group, we suffered somewhat, but we were able to take advantage of the margin we had built, saving fuel and achieving this result. I would like to congratulate AF Corse for the one-two, Cetilar Racing for their first triumph in the world championship and I am pleased to see Fisichella, Flohr and Castellacci on the podium.
    Antonello Coletta
    Head of Attività Sportive GT
    “
    I am very pleased with the result of this race, everything worked perfectly.
    The team opted for an excellent strategy and we managed the tyres and fuel well and, in the end, everything paid off. It was all very tight until the last Full Course Yellow because we were really on the limit fuel-wise. We did a lot of work on the car this weekend because in free practice we weren't satisfied with the set-up but, as has happened on other occasions, we found the right set-up in the key moment, on Sunday. There is no better way to prepare for our home race than with a win.
    Alessandro Pier Guidi
    #51
    “
    For the last seven years I have always competed on my birthday and it is nice to finally get a win and celebrate this anniversary in the best possible way.
    The race was incredible and the car was very good. We made all the right choices despite having struggled with the tires, like everyone else. A Ferrari one-two is really fantastic for the championship and I'm very happy.
    James Calado
    #51
      The Autodromo Internacional Algarve takes its name from the surrounding region, the Algarve, in southern Portugal.
      Autódromo Internacional do Algarve - Portimão (Portugal)

      It opened in November 2008 for the last round of the World Superbike Championship, and covers over 300 hectares in the hills around the town of Portimão.

      The 4692-metre track consists of continuous ups and downs that make it very technical and challenging. It has many blind and banked turns. The main straight is almost a kilometre long and leads into the first two fast right turns, followed by turn 3, the first major deceleration. It is a very slow right turn, often with understeer.

      The track continues uphill towards turn 4, a quick bend to the left whose exit is hidden from view and that leads into a short return straight. At the end, a hairpin bend to the left leads to the fastest part of the track. You accelerate into turns 6 and 7, gaining a lot of speed before decelerating for turn 8, to the right, which gets tighter and tighter towards the end.

      From there it is uphill all the way to turn 9: before this fast left-hand bend that you take at full speed the track goes back downhill and then quickly climbs again, creating a powerful compression. The deceleration of turn 10, to the right, is the most challenging: at this point, the track veers downhill, so you can't see the apex.

      The circuit again heads downhill towards turn 11. The latter is not especially difficult and precedes heavy braking before turn 12. The last part of the track includes two long right-hand bends: the first is banked, while the second, the one that leads into the finishing straight, is very bumpy.

      Autódromo Internacional do Algarve - Portimão (Portugal)
      Turns
      • LocationPortimãoPortugal
      • Turns14
      • Circuit Length4 653 m
      The “Autòdromo Internacional do Algarve” is commonly known as the “Portimão Circuit” because it is located near the town of the same name in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.
      The Portimao Circuit complex offers 64 different track configurations, whose length varies between 3.465 km and 4.684 km, allowing for a wide variety of choices.
      The track in Portimão is a recent construction. The facility opened in October 2008. It hosts car and motorcycle racing. In 2020, the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix was held there for the first time. Previously, single-seaters raced on other tracks.
      The Portimão circuit features a series of natural ups and downs that make it rather spectacular and reminiscent of the old Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. It is famous for its altitude with its challenging gradients of up to 12% downhill and 6% uphill. Fast turns increase overall downforce, while an interesting alternation of slow corners and restarts demands a lot of traction.