Porto scores home win at Estoril

Parente took the lead during the mandatory pitstop phase, as early leader Enrique Bernoldi (Flamengo) stayed out too late. Bernoldi gave away a lead of over 3 seconds by staying out three laps too late, as Parente was lapping over 1.5s quicker after his stop.

Parente held off a late charge from Formula 1 refugee Sebastien Bourdais (Sevilla), who closed a 5s deficit to 1s by the finish, but the four-time Champ Car title winner was never close enough to find a way past. Bourdais had passed Bernoldi with a textbook push-to-pass move into Turn 1 just after half distance.

The other potential race winner was Franck Perera (AS Roma), who charged up to fourth early on but suffered a disastrous pitstop when his engine stalled, putting him out of the reckoning.

Bernoldi held on to third despite huge pressure from Yelmer Buurman (Anderlecht), who charged past Antonio Pizzonia (Corinthians) and Giorgio Pantano (AC Milan) to finish fourth. This was all the more remarkable considering Buurman took a trip into the Turn 2 gravel on the opening lap and dropped to the back of the field.

Ho Pin Tung finished seventh, ahead of Rangers' John Martin, who spun after clashing with Maria de Villota (Atletico Madrid). Max Wissel (FC Basel) crossed the line ninth, but pitted too early and received a 25s penalty, which promoted title rival Adrian Valles (Liverpool).

Liverpool now leads Tottenham by 58 points in the championship after Craig Dolby was forced out on the second lap.

Pos  Driver            Team                Time
 1.  Alvaro Parente    FC Porto            46:07.422
 2.  S.Bourdais        Sevilla FC          +   1.065
 3.  Enrique Bernoldi  Flamengo            +  19.892
 4.  Yelmer Buurman    Anderlecht          +  20.373
 5.  Antonio Pizzonia  Corinthians         +  20.747
 6.  Giorgio Pantano   AC Milan            +  28.774
 7.  Ho-Pin Tung       Galatasaray         +  34.531
 8.  John Martin       Glasgow Rangers     +  35.266
 9.  Adrian Valles     Liverpool           +  38.677
10.  Carlo van Dam     PSV Eindhoven       +  45.032
11.  M.Wissel          FC Basel            +1:00.641
12.  Franck Perera     AS Roma             +1:35.981
13.  Maria de Villota  Atletico Madrid     +  1 Lap
14.  E.Guerrieri       Olympiacos          +  2 Laps
15.  N.Panciatici      Olympique Lyonnais  +  2 Laps
16.  Kasper Andersen   FC Midtylland       + 24 Laps
17.  Pedro Petiz       SC de Portugal      + 27 Laps
18.  Craig Dolby       Tottenham Hotspur   + 29 Laps