Organised by “Estrela and Vigorosa Sport”, and in the presence of a record crowd, the 14th “Princesa do Ave” Automobile Circuit was held on 30/31 August 1969. Starting from the third row of the grid, Adalberto Medeiros - UNIPOWER GT # 36837 - finished in 4th place in the Grand Touring, Sports and Prototypes event.

    -... the Ford GT40 goes into the boxes (bent valve?) in the early laps. Back on the track, its radiator pipe bursts. Billowing out clouds of steam it returns to the boxes and stays there. - Filipe Nogueira has clutch problems throughout the race; - the Carrera 6 of Carlos Santos runs like clockwork; - “In the only Lotus 47 left in the metropolis”, Néné breaks the rear suspension at Castelo bend; - the Porsche of Américo Nunes doesn’t go very fast, but keeps on going...; - the Hillman Imp GT’s gearbox jams; - “Xanato”, in his customary Lotus Europa enter the boxes letting off steam from a burst pipe; - the UNIPOWER GT ends up placed very well. Adalberto Medeiros shows he is an excellent driver; - “Karl”, in the Marcos 1600, lots of racing verve, but not very competitive; - the Giannini 1000 Grand Prix seems to be going slower than in Montes Claros; - “Onimrif”, E-type Jaguar, very popular wherever it goes; - Agostinho Maia, the “laziest” driver, in a Simca 1200 S...   

“GT, Desporto e Protótipos” Race according to the “Jornal Motor" report