Portimao is a port city, located at the mouth of the Rio Arade.
The fish industry is an important source of income in this city.
The new port of Portimao
On the other side of the new port of Portimao lies Ferragudo.
Ferragudo
In addition, Portimao is also an important trading town, and the large beach of Praia da Rocha is an important attraction.
Praia da Rocha
Navigating the old trade route via the Rio Arade to Silves is another tourist attraction.
In 2017 we went on tour with this fantastic boat
Castle | Silves
Near Portimao, 6 km away, is Alvor, a picturesque village with a beach within walking distance.
Alvor
At 35 km - east of Portimao - lies Albufeira, which has become one of the most important and busiest tourist resorts in Portugal.
Albufeira
Another pearl in the Portuguese Algarve is the port city of Lagos, located 25 km west of Portimao.
Center | Lagos
Beach | Lagos
Circuit | Portimao
The Portimao circuit was first used for the World SBK competition in October 2008.
A year later - in 2009 - we organized the first EYBIS event over there.
Since then, we 've returned every year.
Rea won both World SBK races in the Algarve in 2017
Estoril is a very popular resort in Portugal, in the picturesque municipality of Cascais.
At the beach you will find several cafes and clubs where the party starts in the evening.
Estoril is also an ideal holiday destination for those who love golf.
There are beautiful golf courses and special golf hotels.
Cascais
The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon.
Rossio square | Lisbon
Furthermore Estoril is known for the "Autodromo do Estoril" and the huge casino.
World famous casino | Estoril
The GP circuit of Estoril was built in 1972.
Between 1984 and 1996, 13 Formula 1 races were held.
Ayrton Senna won his first GP F1 in 1985 @ Estoril.
Senna | First F1 win | Estoril | 1985
Between 2000 and 2012, 13 MotoGP races were held.
Valentino Rossi won 5 times the 500 cc / MotoGP race.
In 2006, Pedrosa crashed out his former teammate Hayden, making the latter almost miss the world title.
Pedrosa (26) & Hayden (69) shortly before their crash
Riding time
Free time
(transfert Portimao - Estoril = 300 km | 3h)
Riding time
In 2020, for the 9th consecutive year, EYBIS has the support of the factory BMW Motorrad in Munich.
This means we can enable you to test the new BMW S 1000 RR on the track!
The cost of a test ride is 20 €.
This includes:
After the morning briefing you can - between 9.00 and 10.00 - register for a test session.
What to bring along:
Together we will determine in which session you will test the new BMW S 1000 RR on the track.
Then we attend you at the EYBIS pit box 15’ before your test session, where you will be assigned a coach.
After a brief introduction, he will explain the main features of your test motorcycle.
He will then ride in front of you 1 to 2 laps.
Then you will be given the opportunity to freely ride your test motorcycle for the remaining time of the test session.
After finishing your test ride you will be "received" by your coach who will be interested in your feedback.
Normally, you can test a BMW during a session of 20' on the circuit.
Renting a BMW for a day or a complete event is usually impossible.
For people who can prove that geographically they come from too far to be able to bring their own motorcycle to our event, we can make an exception.
Concretely this usually means: living outside Europe.
That way, we already could welcome at our events clients coming from:
The number of motorcycles is limited.
Included in the price of 600 € / day are:
To pay in cash on the spot: 600 € / day + 2.000 € caution
At the end of the event, we refund your caution of 2.000 €, unless your rental bike would be damaged
Send a mail to management@eybis.com, stipulating
Ater internal approval of your request for a rental bike, EYBIS will confirm by mail that there is an S 1000 RR reserved for you during the concerned event.
Book the event, and pay with credit card.
The evening before the event, come to the administration desk in the EYBIS box to fulfill all the necessary administrative formalities and to be introduced to your BMW and your mechanic. "Fulfilling administrative formalities" concerns:
EYBIS HQ
Dirk Martensstraat 2 - Unit 5
8200 Bruges
BELGIUM
Maxxess Nancy
32 Rue Lafayette
54320 Maxéville
FRANCE
LOCARHONE
200 Rue Alexander Fleming
73000 Chambéry
FRANCE
Please print and complete the Manifest under the button below, so that everything runs smoothly on site.
We therefore ask everyone who has booked transport, to come and load his own bike and extra luggage in your assigned crate.
If you can't be present to load your own bike, please give us a call so we can agree on an alternative.
LOCARHONE
200 Rue Alexander Fleming
73000 Chambéry
FRANCE
Maxxess Nancy
32 Rue Lafayette
54320 Maxéville
FRANCE
EYBIS HQ
Dirk Martensstraat 2 - Unit 5
8200 Bruges
BELGIUM
Here too we ask everyone to come and unload their own bike and material from the crates.
Do you want to learn the ideal racing line on any track?
Then you will definitely want to look at the Track Guide Videos of Mike 'Spike' Edwards.
Mike does not only show the ideal racing line, he also explains what happens in the video.
That way you can prepare your next Track Day Event with us at home!
EYBIS-customers get 50% off when using the code "EYBIS19".
Ideal and cheap, is flying with Ryanair.
2. Faro | 66 km | 48'
1. Lisbon | 32 km | 45'
The most simple solution is to fly with Ryanair to Faro (located next to Portimao), and during the online booking procedure, take an option on a rental car.
Portugal is the cheapest European country when it comes to rental cars (from 11 € / day).
We usually book a car from Europcar (they have also an office on the seafront @ Portimao).
Flying back - after our event @ Estoril - you do best from Lisbon, where you can return your car at no extra cost.
In the middle of the Algarve, between the mountains and the Barrocal, near Portimao, you will find the Algarve Race Hotel & Resort.
Inserted in the area of the Algarve International Autodrome, the hotel has the magic and the grandeur of the great competitions.
The proximity to the racetracks in no way detracts from the peace and silence of those who come to rest.
On the other hand, for lovers of speed and sports with wheels, this is a unique and a must-visit place!
Through EYBIS you are obviously entitled to a nice discount on the rooms and apartments.
To book, send an email to Ms. Ana Rodrigues or Ms. Catarina Azevedo and they will do the rest.
We have had good experiences with the following 2 hotels:
For those who want "something more". Very good!
Distance to circuit = 5 km
Cheap and good!
Distance to circuit = 8 km
All the hotels near Estoril are easy to book via Booking.com.
105 dB
105 dB
Everybody is responsible for the good state of his motorcycle and riders outfit.
Pay special attention to the following:
The technical inspection will be done at random.
There is no petrol station in the paddock.
Don't forget to bring one or two jerrycans with you.
BP Fuel Station
Distance = 11 km | Time = 14'
+ 351 282 476 756
Opening hours: 7.00 - 22.00
E.N 125 - Km 109 - Penina
8500-000 Portimao
Portugal
There is no petrol station in the paddock.
Don't forget to bring one or two jerrycans with you.
CEPSA Fuel Station
Distance = 8 km | Time = 8'
+ 34 977 45 70 74
TV-3025, KM 0,5
43204 L'Ametlla de Mar
Tarragona
Spain
There is a restaurant in the paddock (next to the pool), that is open every day from 8.00 untill 19.00.
You can drink coffee, or something else all day long, on the terrace alongside the pool.
A lunch costs between 10 and 15 €.
You can eat and drink in the "Bar Paddock".
We offer you - as a participant - a FREE place in a pitbox.
We offer you - as a participant - a FREE place in a pitbox.
In both paddocks and in the boxes conventional as well as 3-pole (blue) EURO “Camping”-plugs can be used (= of the type “16 AMP two-pole”).
In the center of the paddock, there is a building with showers and toilets.
There is also a toilet in each pitbox.
In the center of the paddock, there is a building with showers and toilets.
There is also a toilet in each pitbox.
We will not verify this, it 's only for your own comfort / safety, especially in Spain and Portugal.
VERY IMPORTANT: make sure to have your "European Health Insurance Card" (EHIC) with you. By showing this card, people know - in the domain of health (and injury) insurance - that you're completely covered in your own country and that every other country, that is a member of the European Union, has to give you all the needed care.If you haven't obtained your card from your health care insurance, than :
A list of "Dangerous sports" that are excluded from "urgent medical care abroad". Usually, "racing with car / motorcycle / outboard engines" is listed. But as we do not "race", our activity is not excluded from any treatment. Check if this is also the case with your insurance, and if it is not, just be sure to get an insurance yourself.
EYBIS has not only a very good insurance as an organiser, but insures also - on every event - all participants with a good TPL (= third partie liability) insurance.
If you have a racing license from your national motorcycle council, be sure to bring it with you.
From the evening before around 19.00
Autodromo Internacional Algarve
(Circuit of Portimao)
Sitio do Escampadinho
Mexilhoeira Grande
8500-148 Portimao
Portugal
From the evening before at 20.00
Circuito Estoril
Av. Alfredo César Torres
Apartado 49
2646 - 901 Alcabideche
Portugal
@ EYBIS box.
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