Check out the Algarve

Here are some of the first pictures of the new Portugal Autodromo, Internacional do Algarve which will host a round of this season's A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.

Construction on the new track track was finished two months ago, and A1GP will be the circuit’s first international car race meeting, occurring on April 12, 2009.

These pictures show a mouthwatering and undulating track with first class facilities.

In addition to the circuit, the project also includes a karting track, a technology park, a five-star hotel, a sports complex and apartments. The black A1GP test car visits the 2.9-mile circuit to officially launch the event early in January.