REMEMBERING PAULO PINHEIRO
It is with great sadness that we join together with the entire karting and motorsport community to remember a very special man and long-time event partner for Rotax Karting, Mr. Paulo Pinheiro.
As the founder and chairman of the board of Algarve International Racetrack, he had dedicated his life to the development of motorsport in Portugal and put Algarve up on the world stage. He fulfilled his dream to build an incredible circuit close to his hometown of Portimão, which became a reality that has welcomed the highest level of our sport. He was an engineer and successful entrepreneur, whose passion and tenacity endured over the seasons with a contagious excitement for racing.
Thousands of competitors and supporters have been welcomed to Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve (KIA), incorporated into the global project of Algarve Motorsports Park, to witness some of the most amazing racing at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals on four spectacular occasions since 2012. Portimão is a permanent fixture on the national Portuguese RMC calendar and remains one of the most popular venues to date.
On behalf of the entire Rotax family, BRP-Rotax offers our sincere condolences to his family, many friends and colleagues, and the extended motorsport community. We will miss him.
#thankyouPaulo
