The 6 Hours of Portimão is an endurance race for

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held at

Algarve International Circuit The Algarve International Circuit ( pt, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), commonly referred to as Portimão Circuit, is a race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. The development includes a karting track, off-road tra ...

in Portugal.

History

The

was constructed in 2008 and has hosted

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races before with the

4 Hours of Portimão The 4 Hours of Portimão (also known as 4 Hours of Algarve) is an endurance race for sports cars, held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portugal. The first races were held in 2009 and 2010 as ''1000 Kilometres of Algarve'', as part of L ...

. In January 2021, it was announced that the track would host the opening round of the

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, replacing the cancelled round at Sebring. On 26th February, 2021 it was confirmed that the race would take place behind closed doors. 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. On 29 September 2022, the calendar of the

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was announced on their website and

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channel. The calendar confirmed the return of the championship to the

, this time in a 6-hour format instead of an 8-hour format.

Winners

References

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