# Circuito Internacional de Vila Real

The Circuito Internacional de Vila Real is a 4.785 km (2.973 mi) temporary street circuit in Vila Real, Portugal. This circuit was used for car and motorbike races.

## The circuit

The circuit layout has suffered several changes through the times. Started as a 7.370 km (4.580 mi) street circuit in 1931, it was later reduced to a 6.925 km (4.303 mi) version in the 1950s, which lasted until 1991, with small chances in some corner, chicanes introduction and start/finish line being moved forward.
After a deadly accident in 1991, no race would take place in this circuit until 2007, after a length reduction to a 4.785 km (2.973 mi) long renovated layout. From the original circuit, remains the up and downhill section, from turn 6 (Boque), until turn 19, that drivers used to turn left. This section also gives the track big elevation changes.
It's considered one of the most challenging tracks, due to its corners, high speed and drivers being very close to the barriers.

## Lap records

As of July 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
| Urban Circuit: 4.785 km (2007–present) |||||
| TC1 | 1:57.929 | Robert Huff | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 2017 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal |
| TCR Touring Car | 2:01.525 | Robert Huff | CUPRA León Competición TCR | 2022 FIA WTCR Race of Portugal |
| GT4 | 2:02.852 | Patrick Cunha | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 2023 Vila Real CPV round |
| Super 2000 | 2:04.903 | Petr Fulín | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2016 Vila Real ETC round |
| Super 1600 | 2:19.656 | Niklas Mackschin | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 2016 Vila Real ETC round |
| Old Urban Circuit: 6.925 km (1958–1991) |||||
| Group 5 sports prototype | 2:19.920 | Carlos Gaspar | Lola T292 | 1973 Vila Real International race |
| Group 5 sports car | 2:27.240 | Mário Cabral | Porsche 917 K | 1971 Vila Real sports car race |
| Group 4 | 2:28.900 | Frank Gardner | Lola T70 Mk.IIIB GT | 1969 Vila Real 6 Hours |
| Formula Three | 2:33.620 | Manfred Mohr | Tecno TF/68 | 1968 Vila Real European F3 round |
| Group 5 special production | 2:40.900 | Jorge Petiz | Porsche 935 K2 | 1981 Vila Real Group 5 race |
| Sports car racing | 2:55.000 | Stirling Moss | Maserati 300S | 1958 Vila Real sports car race |
| Original Urban Circuit: 7.200 km (1933–1953) |||||
| Sports car racing | 3:51.750 | Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Barchetta | 1951 Vila Real sports car race |

## Winners

| Season | Edition | Driver | Car/Motor | Class |
| 1931 | 1st | Gaspar Sameiro Ercílio Barbosa | Ford A | |
| 1932 | 2nd | Vasco Sameiro | Invicta | |
| 1933 | 3rd | Vasco Sameiro | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza | |
| 1934 | 4th | António Guedes de Herédia | Bugatti T35B | |
| 1935 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1936 | 5th | Adolfo Ferreirinha | Ford V8 | |
| 1937 | 6th | Casimiro de Oliveira | Jaguar SS100 | |
| 1938 | 7th | Vasco Sameiro | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza | |
| 1939-48 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1949 | 8th | José Cabral | Allard K1 | |
| 1950 | 9th | Piero Carini | OSCA | Sport |
| 1951 | 10th | Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta | Sport |
| 1952 | 11th | Antonio Stagnoli | Ferrari 225 S Spider | Sport |
| 1953-57 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1958 | 12th | Stirling Moss | Maserati 300S | Sport |
| 1966 | 13th | John Miles | Ford Cortina Lotus | Touring car |
| 1966 | 13th | John Fenning | Brabham BT18 - Ford/Cosworth | Formula Three |
| 1967 | 14th | Mike de Udy | Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet | Sport |
| 1967 | 14th | Chris Williams | Brabham BT21 - Ford/Holbay | Formula Three |
| 1968 | 15th | Mike de Udy | Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet | Sport |
| 1968 | 15th | Reine Wisell | Tecno 68 - Ford/Novamotor | Formula Three |
| 1969 | 16th | Chris Craft David Piper | Porsche 908/2 | 6 hour/Endurance |
| 1970 | 17th | Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin | Lola T70 MkII Chevrolet | 500 km/Endurance |
| 1971 | 18th | Jorge Bagration | Porsche 908/2 | Sports |
| 1972 | 19th | Claude Swietlick | Lola T290 Ford | Sports |
| 1973 | 20th | Carlos Gaspar | Lola T292 Ford | Sports |
| 1979 | 21st | Robert Giannone | Porsche 935 | |
| 1980 | 22nd | António Barros | Porsche 935 | |
| 1981 | 23rd | Robert Giannone | Porsche 935 | |
| 1982 | 24th | Mário Silva | Ford Escort RS 1800 Mk 2 | |
| 1983 | 25th | António Taveira | BMW M1 | |
| 2007 | 40th | Francisco Carvalho | SEAT Leon Supercopa | PTCC |
| 2007 | 40th | César Campaniço | BMW 320si | PTCC |
| 2007 | 40th | Pedro Salvador | Juno SSE | Sports prototypes |
| 2008 | 41st | César Campaniço | BMW 320si | PTCC |
| 2008 | 41st | Francisco Carvalho | SEAT Leon Supercopa | PTCC |
| 2008 | 41st | Pedro Salvador | Juno SSE | GT & Sports prototypes |
| 2008 | 41st | Pedro Salvador | Juno SSE | GT & Sports prototypes |
| 2009 | 42nd | César Campaniço | BMW 320si | PTCC |
| 2009 | 42nd | João Figueiredo | Peugeot 407 S200 | PTCC |
| 2009 | 42nd | Francisco Martins | Porsche 997 | GT & Sports prototypes |
| 2009 | 42nd | Francisco Martins | Porsche 997 | GT & Sports prototypes |
| 2010 | 43rd | José Monroy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | PTCC |
| 2010 | 43rd | José Monroy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | PTCC |
| 2010 | 43rd | Pedro Salvador | Juno SSE | Sports prototypes |
| 2010 | 43rd | César Campaniço João Figueiredo | Audi R8 LMS | GT |
| 2014 | 44th | Pedro Salvador Carlos Vieira | Tatuus PY012 | Sports prototypes |
| 2014 | 44th | Pedro Salvador Carlos Vieira | Tatuus PY012 | Sports prototypes |
| 2015 | 45th | José María López | Citroën | WTCC |
| 2015 | 45th | Ma Qing Hua | Citroën | WTCC |
| 2016 | 46th | Tom Coronel | Chevrolet | WTCC |
| 2016 | 46th | Tiago Monteiro | Honda | WTCC |
| 2017 | 47th | Mehdi Bennani | Citroën | WTCC |
| 2017 | 47th | Norbert Michelisz | Honda | WTCC |
| 2017 | 48th | | | |
| 2018 | 49th | Yvan Muller | Hyundai | WTCR |
| 2018 | 49th | Mat'o Homola | Peugeot | WTCR |
| 2018 | 49th | Thed Björk | Hyundai | WTCR |
| 2019 | 50th | Tiago Monteiro | Honda | WTCR |
| 2019 | 50th | Mikel Azcona | CUPRA | WTCR |
| 2019 | 50th | Norbert Michelisz | Hyundai | WTCR |
| 2022 | 51st | Santiago Urrutia | Lynk & Co | WTCR |
| 2022 | 51st | Robert Huff | CUPRA | WTCR |
| 2023 | 52ª | José Carlos Pires Francisco Abreu | BMW M4 GT4 (G82) | Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade |
| 2023 | 52ª | Patrick Cunha Jorge Rodrigues | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade |