Superbikes get underway today in Portimão but last-minute work is still being carried out at the circuit. Direct access from the Via do Infante only opens today. It really is a race against the clock, more stressful than many motorbike races. Lorries, diggers, tractors, contractors, labourers and containers. In a permanent toing and froing, the Algarve International Motor Racing Circuit strives to be ready in time for Sunday’s official inauguration.

But in fact, the doors have already been open to two-wheelers for some time and from today the typical sound of revving champion motorbikes can be heard in Portimão.