Circuito Vasco Sameiro

{{Short description|Motorsport racing track in Palmeira, Portugal}}

{{Motorsport venue

| Name = Circuito Vasco Sameiro

| Location = Palmeira, Portugal

| Coordinates = {{coord|41|35|10.93|N|8|26|41.89|W|display=inline,title}}

| Time = WET (UTC+0)
WEST (April-October, UTC+1)

| Broke_ground = 1990

| Opened = 1993

| Image = Circuit of braga.png

| Events = European Touring Car Cup (2009–2010)
Karting World Championship (2000, 2005)
FIM Superbike European Championship (1995–1996)

| Layout1 = Car Circuit (2002–present)

| Length_km = 3.021

| Length_mi = 1.877

| Turns = 15

| Record_time = 1:13.917

| Record_driver = {{flagicon|POR}} Carlos Vieira

| Record_car = Tatuus PY012

| Record_year = 2014

| Record_class = Group CN

| Layout2 = Bike Circuit (1993–present)

| Length_km2 = 3.021

| Length_mi2 = 1.877

| Turns2 = 15

| Record_time2 = 1:19.045

| Record_driver2= {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Baptista

| Record_car2 = Honda RVF750 RC45

| Record_year2 = 1995

| Record_class2 = SBK

|}}

The Circuito de Velocidade Vasco Sameiro (also known as Circuit of Braga) is a racing circuit located {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Braga, Portugal at Palmeira.

It was constructed in 1990http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3039 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224130634/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3039 |date=2012-02-24 }} Braga, Portugal to host ETC Cup 2009 - TouringCarTimes around the local aerodrome and is {{convert|3.021|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/Europe/Portugal/braga.html E-Tracks - Braga The track runs in an anticlockwise direction. The circuit is owned by the Clube Automóvel do Minho. There is a karting track adjacent to the main track.

The karting circuit was used for the Karting World Championship in 2000 and 2005, while the auto racing circuit is used mostly for Portuguese national motorsports. In October 2009 it hosted its first international motorsports event, the fifth running of the annual European Touring Car Cup.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Vasco Sameiro are listed as:

class="wikitable"

!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event

colspan=5 | Car Circuit (2002–present): 3.021 km{{cite web |title=Braga - Racing Circuits |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/portugal/braga.html |website=RacingCircuits.info |access-date=7 June 2022}}
Group CN1:13.917Carlos VieiraTatuus PY0122014 Braga CNV round
Super 20001:23.777{{cite web |title=ETC Cup 2010 » Circuito Vasco Sameiro Round 2 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2210 |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=7 June 2022}}César CampaniçoBMW 320si2010 Braga ETC round
Super 16001:39.637{{cite web |title=ETC Cup 2010 » Circuito Vasco Sameiro Round 1 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2209 |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=17 December 2022}}{{ill|Jens Löhnig|sv}}Ford Fiesta ST2010 Braga ETC round
colspan=5 | Bike Circuit (1993–present): 3.021 km
Superbike1:19.045{{cite web |title=1995-09-30 to 1995-10-01 European Superbike Portuguese Round |url=http://www.superbike-archives.net/results.php?ssnID=95EUR&&sesID=951001BRAEURRC1&sesType=r |date=1 October 1995 |access-date=7 June 2022}}Pedro BaptistaHonda RVF750 RC451995 Braga European SBK round

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