The Covilhã International Hill Climb, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit in Serra da Estrela in Covilhã, Portugal. The track measures 5,240 kilometres (3,260 mi), climbing 454 m (1,490 ft) from the start at km 31.810 on EN 339 (846 m above sea level), to the finish at km 26.570 (1300 m above the sea level), on grades averaging 9,12%.[1]
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| Location | Covilhã, Portugal |
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| First race | 1976 |
| Distance | 5240 m (2018- ), 4910 m (2014-2017), 5010 m (1976-2013) |
| Laps | 2 |
| Previous names | Serra da Estrela Hill Climb |
| Most wins (driver) |  Simone Faggioli (5) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Lap record | 2:28.839 (5010m) ( Simone Faggioli, Osella FA 30, 2009, Cat. III (sportscars)) |
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The race was on the FIA FIA International Hill Climb Cup Events Calendar and features on Portugal National Hill Climb Championships. It has taken place since 1976. It is currently contested by a variety of classes of cars, (touring cars, sportscars, single-seater).
The current record was set in 2009 by the Italian driver Simone Faggioli, on the wheel of an Osella FA 30, with the time of 2:58.839.
Winners edit
| Edition | Year | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1976 | Mauro Nesti |
Lola Chevron | 6m 17.28s |
| 2nd | 1977 | Mauro Nesti |
Lola T294 | 6m 05.77s |
| 3rd | 1978 |  Jean Marie Almeras |
Porsche 935 T | 6m 26.90s |
| 4th | 1979 | Mauro Nesti |
Lola T297 | 7m 03.87s |
| 5th | 1980 | Michel Pignard |
Toj BMW | 5m 56.63s |
| 6th | 1981 | Jean Louis Bos |
Lola | 6m 05.77s |
| 7th | 1983 | Mauro Nesti |
Osella BMW | n.a. |
| 8th | 1999 |  Pedro Matos Chaves |
Toyota Corolla WRC | 4m 54.089s |
| 9th | 2000 | Carlos Rodrigues |
Porsche 911 RSR | 4m 31.483s |
| 10th | 2001 | Manuel Ferreira da Silva |
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | 6m 24.706s |
| 11th | 2002 | Franz Tschager |
Osella PA 20S | 5m 11.195s |
| 12th | 2003 | Simone Faggioli |
Osella BMW | 5m 10.725s |
| 13th | 2004 | Andrea de Blagi |
Osella PA 21S | 5m 17.953s |
| 14th | 2005 | Simone Faggioli |
Osella PA 21S | 5m 12.768s |
| 15th | 2006 | Giulio Regosa |
Lola F3000 | 5m 17.586s |
| 16th | 2007 |  Andrés Vilariño |
Reynard F3000 E2 | 5m 29.082s |
| 17th | 2008 | Lionel Régal |
Reynard Oil | 5m 00.635s |
| 18th | 2009 | Simone Faggioli |
Osella FA 30 | 4m 59.731s |
| 19th | 2010 | Simone Faggioli |
Osella FA 30 | 5m 18.144s |
| 20th | 2013 | Tiago Reis |
Norma M20F | 5m 32.233s |
| 21st | 2014 | Pedro Salvador |
Tatuus PY012 | 5m 22.241s |
| 22nd | 2015 | João Fonseca |
Norma M20FC | 5m 36.303s |
| 23rd | 2016 | Pedro Salvador |
Norma M20FC | 5m 24.132s |
| 24th | 2017 | Rui Ramalho |
Osella PA2000 E2 | 5m 12.083s |
| 25th | 2018 | Rui Ramalho |
Osella PA2000 E2 | 5m 39.754s |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CAMI - Clube Aventura do Minho - Rampa da Covilhã". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-04.