Circuito da Boavista

Circuito da Boavista is a street circuit in Porto, Portugal, which was used twice for the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix. The original course began at the harbor-front "Esplanada do Rio de Janeiro", continued on "Avenida da Boavista", (hence the circuit's name), and then twisted its way through small neighborhoods back to the start-finish line.

The first Grand Prix was held in 1958, and saw an act of sportsmanship by Stirling Moss. Moss came to the defense of his countryman and title rival Mike Hawthorn, who faced a penalty for having driven towards oncoming traffic after a spin. Moss persuaded the stewards not to disqualify Hawthorn, who retained his second place and 6 points. Hawthorn eventually won the drivers championship by 1 point over Moss.

The 1960 running was a race of attrition, with only four cars finishing within five laps of winner Jack Brabham. Accidents and mechanical problems ended the day early for future champions John Surtees, Phil Hill, Graham Hill and others.

Season	Driver	Car/Motor	Report
1951	Template:Flagicon Casimiro de Oliveira	Ferrari	Report
1952	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	Report
1953	Template:Flagicon José Arroyo Nogueira Pinto	Ferrari	Report
Not held in 1954
1955	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	Report
Not held in 1956 and 1957
1958	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Report
Not held in 1959
1960	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	Report

Recent years

The circuit was revived in 2005, though it was shortened from the original layout, and measured as Template:Cvt.<ref name="circuitodaboavista">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Events were held every two years. Besides the Boavista Historic Grand Prix, there are also races for recent car models. In 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 the track staged the FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, an event which included in its programme European motorsport categories such as International Formula Master and Portuguese national competitions.

In 2015 the Porto City Council decided to suspend the circuit, saying that following a cut in support from Turismo de Portugal, spending about three million euros on the event would be irresponsible.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

FIA WTCC Race of Portugal-Boavista
Year	Race	Driver	Manufacturer	Report
2007	Race 1	Template:Flagicon Alain Menu	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet	Report
	Race 2	Template:Flagicon Andy Priaulx	Template:Flagicon BMW
2009	Race 1	Template:Flagicon Gabriele Tarquini	Template:Flagicon SEAT	Report
	Race 2	Template:Flagicon Augusto Farfus	Template:Flagicon BMW
2011	Race 1	Template:Flagicon Alain Menu	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet	Report
	Race 2	Template:Flagicon Robert Huff	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet
2013	Race 1	Template:Flagicon Yvan Muller	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet	Report
	Race 2	Template:Flagicon James Nash	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Circuito da Boavista are listed as:

External links

• Official website Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
• Satellite picture by Google Maps