Portugal, Palmela
Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela
A 1.27 km circuit in Palmela. Timed layouts, lap times and what you need to know before a track day here.
Going to Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
Going to Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
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Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela lap times
Timed from GPS on real track days, not typed in. Compare within one layout and one vehicle class, because a motorcycle lap and a car lap are not the same thing.
No recorded laps on Main Track yet.
Record a session on this layout and your lap becomes the time other drivers in your class compare against.
Track day guide
Track day at Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela
Weather by month, who runs the days and what to put in the car. Written for a first visit.
Who runs track days here
What to bring
- Helmet that meets the organiser's standard
- Long sleeves, long trousers, closed shoes
- Tyre pressure gauge, since pressures rise fast on track
- Removable towing eye fitted or in the car
- An empty boot: loose items out before the first session
- Your phone in a rigid mount, recording with Vetkuro
Weather by month
Now, in November: 19°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on 11 days. Warmest in August, 32°C by day on average. Coldest in January, 7°C at night. Fewest days with rain: July to August.
Rain: days with rain per month. Climate: NASA POWER, daily data 2016–2025. Monthly averages, not a forecast. Check the organiser's calendar for open dates. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.
Elevation profile
Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela elevation
Elevation change 3 m. That is within the margin of the terrain model, so Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela counts as flat and there is no profile to draw.
From a terrain model, sampled every 10 m along the track line and smoothed over 100 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30.
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More to do with the session than the lap time
About Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela
Overview
The Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela, known as KIP, is a karting complex on the Herdade de Algeruz near the town of Palmela in the Setúbal district. The estate covers about 200 hectares and still produces crops and livestock, and the kart circuit sits among its old farm buildings. KIP describes itself as a national reference for karting. Alongside the main circuit, the complex has a junior track, an aparthotel and a restaurant, and it caters for individual drivers, groups and corporate events. Drivers can follow every session on its live timing system.
Technical Specifications and Track Features
The main circuit is 1,270 metres long with a constant width of 10 metres and 14 corners. It is homologated by the Portuguese motorsport federation FPAK, and races there use rolling starts with pole position on the right-hand side of the grid. The fastest time listed by the circuit for its 390 cc rental karts is 1:02.426. The junior track is 450 metres long with eight corners and is used by children in smaller karts, with a minimum height required to drive. The rental fleet consists of more than 150 Sodikart karts with Honda engines, ranging from GX200-powered LR5 karts to RT10 karts with 270 cc and 390 cc engines that are reserved for group races. Rental sessions start every 15 minutes, and drivers with their own karts can hire the track for a day, at different rates on weekdays and at weekends.
Facilities and Specialized Areas
KIP has about 18 garages next to the track and a shared garage where regular users can leave their own karts. A snack bar serves visitors at the track. The restaurant seats up to 300 people and serves traditional cooking together with wine produced on the Herdade de Algeruz, while the aparthotel offers 20 fully equipped apartments for overnight stays. Group packages include sprint races for at least ten drivers and team endurance races, with timing and organisation included, and an on-track photography service is available for group events.
History
The circuit is set within a historic wine estate. The Herdade de Algeruz winery was built in 1931 from smaller cellars, and in 1937 it was described as the most modern winery in Portugal. In 2001 its old cellar was turned into the municipal museum of wine and vines under an agreement between Palmela council and the building's owner. The kart circuit has held FPAK homologations since at least 2016, when it received number 33/2016, renewed as 48/2019 in March 2019 and 73/2024 in August 2024. In September 2018 the Kart Clube de Lisboa organised a round of the Portuguese Karting Championship at Palmela, and in November 2019 the circuit hosted the Taça de Portugal de Karting. The Troféu Easykart Portugal has also raced there, with rounds in August 2024 and on 15 August 2026.
Address
Herdade de Algeruz
2950-051 Palmela
Portugal
Contact
kip.pt
