The 24 Hours of Portimão is both a

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and

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automobile endurance race held annually at the

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. It was inaugurated in 2017. The race is currently part of 24H GT Series and

Touring Car Endurance Series The Touring Car Endurance Series (abbreviated as TCES) or 24H TCE Series (since 2018) is a touring car racing series developed by Touring Car Endurance Series#Creventic, Creventic and with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automob ...

Entrants and participants

As with all races in the

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, promoted by Dutch promoter Creventic, they are open to both professional and semi-professional teams. The races are contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars,

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touring cars Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition that uses race-prepared touring cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States. While the cars do not move a ...

and 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars.

History

The first race took part in 2017 as part of

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, the 3rd season with FIA status. Since

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the race became also part of Touring Car Endurance Series, and in that same year was part of 2018 24H Proto Series. The 2021 race was cancelled due to COVID-19. The race was not included into the 2023 24H GT Series calendar, however in September 2023, it was announced that the race returned in 2024.

Race winners

Manufacturer title wins

References

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