The Algarve circuit: hot laps, track days, karting
The Grand Prix circuit in the hills near Portimão sells time on track to visitors: two laps as a passenger, a three-hour track day, driving courses, and karting at the track next door.
- Hot laps, two lapsfrom €170
- Track day, 3 hfrom €330
- Karting, 15 min€35
Ways onto the track
From the passenger seat to the driver's seat. The circuit's own published prices, read twice on its website.
| Experience | Where | Length | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot laps: two laps as a passenger with an instructor | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 2 laps | from €170 |
| Track day, guided by the circuit's instructors | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 3 h | from €330 |
| Platinum AMG driving course | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | not stated | from €1,910 |
| Karting, 270cc kart | Kartódromo, Portimão | 15 min | €35 per 15 min |
Passenger, driver, or a course
Hot laps put you beside one of the circuit’s instructors for two fast laps, from €170. Nothing to learn, nothing to sign up for beyond the ride.
A track day is three hours on the circuit with its instructors, from €330.
Driving courses add theory and drills; the Platinum AMG course is listed from €1,910.
Karting for the whole group
The karting track sits beside the main circuit. Fifteen minutes in a 270cc kart is €35; groups can ask for longer sessions and races.
Race weekend: MotoGP, 20 to 22 November 2026.
Coming for a race?
The circuit lists the MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal for 20 to 22 November 2026. Race tickets are sold by the circuit; around the weekend we can line up the rest: a boat day, golf, a table for dinner.
Checked October 2026: Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, events
Questions people ask
Do I need a racing licence?
Not for the visitor experiences: hot laps are ridden as a passenger, and track days and courses run with the circuit’s instructors. Each experience has its own rules on driving licence, age and height, which we check for your date.
Is the price per person or per car?
The circuit lists each experience with a “from” price and does not say on the page whether it is per person or per car. The quote for your date makes it clear.
Can we book the circuit for a company day?
Yes: send the group size and the date, and say whether you want karting, hot laps or driving for everyone. We ask the circuit what is free.
Do I pay you or the circuit?
The circuit. Asking is free; you confirm and pay the operator directly.
Pick a date at the circuit
Hot laps, a track day or karting for the group. Asking is free.