 Portland International Raceway
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| Name | Portland International Raceway | |
| Location |  Portland, Oregon, USA
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| Length | 3.190 km (1.982 mi) | |
| Corners | 12 | |
| Only Race | 2023 Portland E-Prix
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| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
The Portland International Raceway is a permanent race circuit and motorsport facility located in Delta Park near Portland, Oregon, USA on the former site of Vanport.[1] Well known as the host of the Grand Prix of Portland, a round of the IndyCar Series, PIR hosted its first E-Prix during the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as the venue for the inaugural Portland E-Prix.[1][2]
Background[]
The Portland International Raceway's origins are found in the events of Memorial Day, 30 May 1948, when the Columbia River flooded and destroyed the area of Vanport, Oregon, just to the north of the city of Portland.[1] The area was not rebuilt and instead was formed into Delta Park, with motorracing beginning in 1961 at the Portland Rose Festival around the remains of Vanport until pressure from racing authorities saw the circuit fully paved in the 1970s.[1] From 1984 until 2007 the circuit would host the IndyCar World Series and the Grand Prix of Portland, before being closed at the end of 2007 for renovation work over the winter of 2007 through to 2008.[1]
PIR reopened in February 2008 with an FIA Grade Two licence, although it would only host minor events until the 2018 season, when IndyCar returned to the venue to restart the Grand Prix of Portland.[1] The following seasons would see the ARCA Menards Series sign a deal to race at the circuit in 2021, followed by NASCAR in 2022.[1]
Formula E History[]
PIR was chosen to host the inaugural Portland E-Prix shortly after it was announced that the American city would join the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar as a late addition to the 2022/23 season.[2] In the build-up to the 2023 Portland E-Prix it was further revealed that FE would use an unmodified version of the circuit, meaning FE could be directly compared to the pace of IndyCar.[2]
Circuit History[]
PIR was not modified for FE's first visit, with FE using the full layout including the chicane on the start/finish straight.[2]
Circuit Layout[]
A lap of the PIR begins with a run down the start/finish straight, before right-left chicane that forms turns one and two of the circuit.[1] A quick straight and then right-hand kink of turn three carries the field back onto another straight, before a long right hand curve of turn four which sharpens to form turn five which carries the field over 180°.[1] Turn five then blends into the left-hand turn six, with a pinched apex, before the field weave their way up to the right handed turn seven.[1]
Turn seven's exit is formed by a left-hand kink of turn eight, which then carries the field into the long, sweeping curve of turn nine around the back of the circuit.[1] The sweep of turn nine then ends with a dart on the brakes and gentle left-right chicanes of turns ten and eleven, before the lap is completed by a 120° right-hand curve of turn twelve to carry the field back onto the start/finish straight.[1]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Portland International Raceway are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of E-Prix held at the Portland International Raceway:
| Portland International Raceway Winners List | ||||
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| Season | Event | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix[3]
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24 June 2023[2] | Report | |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Portland International Raceway are outlined below:
| Portland International Raceway Race-by-Race Records | ||||||
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| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Time | |
| 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix
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References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 'History', portlandraceway.com, (Portland International Raceway, 2023), https://portlandraceway.com/?/about/history, (Accessed 18/06/2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 '2023 FIA Sporting Calendars approved by the World Motor Sport Council', fia.com, (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, 7/12/2022), https://www.fia.com/news/2023-fia-sporting-calendars-approved-world-motor-sport-council-0, (Accessed 07/12/2022)
- ↑ 'Southwire named title sponsor of first Formula E race in Portland', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 29/03/2023), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/142511/southwire-named-title-sponsor-of-first-formula-e-race-in-portland, (Accessed 17/06/2023)
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