The Covilhã International Hill Climb, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit in Serra da Estrela in Covilhã, Portugal. The track measures , climbing 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%.
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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 Edition Year Driver Car 1st1976 Mauro Nesti Lola Chevron6m 17.28s2nd1977 Mauro Nesti Lola T2946m 05.77s3rd1978 Jean Marie Almeras Porsche 935 T6m 26.90s4th1979 Mauro Nesti Lola T2977m 03.87s5th1980 Michel Pignard Toj BMW5m 56.63s6th1981 Jean Louis Bos Lola6m 05.77s7th1983 Mauro Nesti Osella BMWn.a.8th1999 Pedro Matos Chaves Toyota Corolla WRC4m 54.089s9th2000 Carlos Rodrigues Porsche 911 RSR4m 31.483s10th2001 Manuel Ferreira da Silva Ford Escort RS Cosworth6m 24.706s11th2002 Franz Tschager Osella PA 20S5m 11.195s12th2003 Simone Faggioli Osella BMW5m 10.725s13th2004 Andrea de Blagi Osella PA 21S5m 17.953s14th2005 Simone Faggioli Osella PA 21S5m 12.768s15th2006 Giulio Regosa Lola F30005m 17.586s16th2007 Andrés Vilariño Reynard F3000 E25m 29.082s17th2008 Lionel Régal Reynard Oil5m 00.635s18th2009 Simone Faggioli Osella FA 304m 59.731s19th2010 Simone Faggioli Osella FA 305m 18.144s20th2013 Tiago Reis Norma M20F5m 32.233s21st2014 Pedro Salvador Tatuus PY0125m 22.241s22nd2015 João Fonseca Norma M20FC5m 36.303s23rd2016 Pedro Salvador Norma M20FC5m 24.132s24th2017 Rui Ramalho Osella PA2000 E25m 12.083s25th2018 Rui Ramalho Osella PA2000 E25m 39.754s
See also European Hill Climb Championship Hillclimbing Mont Ventoux Hill Climb Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
References
External links - website about Czech and European hill climbs - Most complete European Hill Climb Championship race results 1957-today by ing. Roman Krejčí