Parpública, the entity that owns the Estoril race track, will proceed with an evaluation of the circuit, as part of the preparation for an open direct sale process, which is expected to take place in the second quarter of this year.
As reported this Wednesday by Sapo24, Parpública confirmed that « the objective is to sell the Circuit at the best price, safeguarding the public interest, after evaluating the proposals that will be submitted ». The State-owned company does not expect negative impacts on the sale due to noise court rulings.
Parpública has already announced that it has received several expressions of interest in acquiring the Estoril race track, which are only presentations, without any binding content, and that the open sale process, known as the Reference Direct Sale (VDR), will begin as soon as all conditions are met, « expected to take place in the 2nd quarter of 2024 ».
The sale of the Estoril race track by Parpública was supposed to have taken place about two years ago, however, the evaluation of the Circuit delayed the process.
In addition, noise limitations imposed by a court decision have restricted the use of the race track, although Parpública believes that « significant impacts on the sale are not expected ».
Il convient de rappeler que le circuit automobile de l’Estoril est passé sous le contrôle de l’État en 1997, en raison des dettes fiscales et de sécurité sociale du groupe Grão-Pará, et a failli être vendu à plusieurs reprises, mais toutes les tentatives ont échoué jusqu’à présent.
La dernière tentative a eu lieu en 2015, lorsque la Cour des comptes a bloqué l’accord avec la municipalité de Cascais, qui proposait de payer 4,9 millions d’euros, estimant que la municipalité n’avait pas protégé les intérêts de la population de la municipalité et n’avait pas présenté les « études techniques nécessaires ».
