A novelty on this calendar is the arrival of a new circuit in a new country. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race! Starting by the end of the afternoon, under a milder temperature, in August in Portugal, it will finish by the middle of the night. What for a good opportunity to create, during one week-end, the Le Mans atmosphere for the Portuguese and the tourists who are very numerous at this season!

2009 1000 Km do Algarve Best Lap:  Olivier PANIS/Nicolas LAPIERRE (COURAGE ORECA LC70-AIM n°11) 1:32.376 –  186e lap

2009 1000 Km do Algarve Pole Position: Nicolas LAPIERRE (COURAGE ORECA LC70-AIM  n°11) 1.31.020

Number of cars on the starting grid: 35

Nearest Airports:
Airport of Faro (70 KM)
Airport of Sevile (230 KM)
Airport of Lisbon (250 KM)