8 Hours of Portimão

8 Hours of Portimão
FIA World Endurance Championship
Venue	Algarve International Circuit
First race	2021
First FIA WEC race	2021
Last race	2021
Distance	1,395.63 km
Laps	300
Duration	8 hours

The 8 Hours of Portimão is an endurance race for sports cars held at Algarve International Circuit in Portugal.

History[]

The Algarve International Circuit was constructed in 2008 and has hosted European Le Mans Series races before with the 4 Hours of Portimão. In January 2021, it was announced that the track would host the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, replacing the cancelled round at Sebring.^[1] On 26th February, 2021 it was confirmed that the race would take place behind closed doors.^[2] The race was initially scheduled to take place on the 2-4 April, 2021 but was later rescheduled to the second race of the season, held on the 12-13 June, 2021.^[3]

Winners[]

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Tyre	Time	Laps	Distance	Championship	Report	Ref
2021	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	8:00:15.414	300	867.30 miles (1395.630 km)	FIA World Endurance Championship	Report	^[4]

References[]

^ "Portimão to replace Sebring for 2021 FIA WEC season-opener". FIAWEC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Portimão and Spa WEC rounds to be held behind closed doors". FIAWEC. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "Portimão shifted to June; Spa-Francorchamps set to host FIA WEC season-opener". FIAWEC. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "8 h Algarve 2021". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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[1] "Portimão to replace Sebring for 2021 FIA WEC season-opener". FIAWEC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[2] "Portimão and Spa WEC rounds to be held behind closed doors". FIAWEC. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

[3] "Portimão shifted to June; Spa-Francorchamps set to host FIA WEC season-opener". FIAWEC. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[4] "8 h Algarve 2021". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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v t Automobile endurance races
24 hours	24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Daytona Nürburgring 24 Hours Spa 24 Hours Dubai 24 Hour [fr] [jp] Longest Day of Nelson 24 Hours of Zolder 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition 24 Hours of Portimão 2CV 24 Hour Race Willhire 24 Hour Bathurst 24 Hour Tokachi 24 Hours
12 hours	12 Hours of Sebring Bathurst 12 Hour Coppa Florio 12 Hours of Sicily Gulf 12 Hours 12 Hours at the Point 12 Hours of Brno 12 Hours of Reims Rothmans 12 hours Sepang 12 Hours
7-11 hours	Petit Le Mans (10 hours) Suzuka 10 Hours Kyalami 9 Hours 8 Hours of Bahrain 8 Hours of Portimão California 8 Hours
6 hours	6 Hours of Fuji 6 Hours of Monza 6 Hours of Nürburgring 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Bathurst 6 Hour Monterey 6 Hours 6 Hour Le Mans 6 Hours of Atlanta 6 Hours of Donington 6 Hours of Estoril 6 Hours of Imola 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Shanghai 6 Hours of Silverstone 6 Hours of Vallelunga 6 Hours of Zhuhai LA Times GP Lone Star Le Mans Mid-Ohio 6 Hours Mosport 6 Hours
1000 miles	Mil Milhas Brasil 1000 Miles of Sebring Mille Miglia
1000 km	1000 km Paul Ricard Bathurst 1000 Baja 1000 1000 km Algarve 1000 km Brands Hatch 1000 km Buenos Aires 1000 km Catalunya 1000 km Istanbul 1000 km Jarama 1000 km Le Mans (Bugatti) 1000 km Mosport 1000 km Okayama 1000 km Paris 1000 km Zeltweg Fuji 1000 km Race of a Thousand Years Sepang 1000 km
Other	Carrera Panamericana Targa Florio TCR Spa 500 Laps or 23 Hours 25 Hours of Spa Charge of the Headlight Brigade 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Defunct races are indicated in italics

v t FIA World Endurance Championship races
Current (2022)	1000 Miles of Sebring 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Le Mans 6 Hours of Monza 6 Hours of Fuji 8 Hours of Bahrain
Former	4 Hours of Silverstone 4 Hours of Shanghai 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of Nürburgring 6 Hours of São Paulo 8 Hours of Portimão 12 Hours of Sebring Lone Star Le Mans