 | |
| Le Mans Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve |
| First race | 2009 |
| First LMS race | 2009 |
| Duration | 4 hours |
| Most wins (driver) |  Philip Hanson (4) |
| Most wins (team) |  United Autosports (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) |  Oreca (8) |
The4 Hours of Portimão (also known as 4 Hours of Algarve) is anendurance race forsports cars, held atAutódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portugal. The first races were held in 2009 and 2010 as1000 Kilometres of Algarve, as part ofLe Mans Series calendar. Since 2017, it is run in 4 hours format, as part of theEuropean Le Mans Series.
The 1000 Kilometres of Algarve was run for the first time in 2009, and was the third round of theLe Mans Series. The race was won byPescarolo Sport, whilstQuifel ASM Team won the LMP2 category,Alphand Aventures won the GT1 category, andJMW Motorsport won the GT2 category.[1] The race was held again in 2010, and again was the third round of the Le Mans Series. This time,Team Oreca Matmut took the overall victory, whilstRML won the LMP2 category,DAMS won theFormula Le Mans category,AF Corse won the GT2 category, andLarbre Competition won the GT1 category.[2] For 2011, the Portuguese round of the Le Mans Series used theAutódromo do Estoril instead,[3] and the 1000 km of Algarve hasn't been run since.
In 2017 Portimão took the place of Estoril in the European Le Mans series calendar, in a 4 hour race.[4]
In 2023 with the cancelation of the 4 Hours of Imola for the European Le Mans Series, the Portimão round became a double-header to fill the void,[5] with the race being named 4 Hours of Algarve and 4 Hours of Portimão.
| Rank | Constructor | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oreca | 8 | 2017–2025 |
| 2 | Pescarolo | 1 | 2009 |
| Peugeot | 2010 | ||
| Ligier | 2018 | ||
 Aurus | 2020 |
| Rank | Constructor | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson | 10 | 2017–2025 |
| 2 | Judd | 1 | 2009 |
| Peugeot | 2010 |
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hanson | 4 | 2018, 2021, 2023 (Algarve)–2023 (Portimão) |
| 2 |  Marino Sato | 2 | 2023 (Algarve)–2023 (Portimão) |
| Oliver Jarvis | 2023 (Algarve)–2023 (Portimão) |
