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Background Situated on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, on the very western edge of Europe, the Estoril circuit was used as a MotoGP venue for the first time in 2000. Built in 1972 by Fernanda Pires da Silva the circuit was used mainly for European F2 races in the seventies, and after major redevelopment in the early eighties it staged its first Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1984.
One of the trickiest tracks on the GP calendar, Estoril combines long, constant radius corners with heavy breaking zones, long straights and a difficult chicane which was added to the back section in 1994. LocationThe Estoril racing circuit is approximately 45km from Lisbon, on the northern coast of the estuary of the River Tagus. It can be found in the hills behind the resort town of Estoril - which has grand hotels reminiscent of the French Riviera and a huge casino and the small fishing port of Cascais
StatisticsOpened: 1972
Modified: 1999
Length: 4182 m
Main Straight: 986 m
Width: 14 m
Pole position: Left
Left turns: 4
Right Turns: 9
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