The Macau Grand Prix: Local Racing Heroes

A Circuit That Runs Through a City

The Macau Grand Prix began in 1954, started by a group of local motoring enthusiasts. It uses the roughly 6.2 km Guia street circuit — a track that tests both flat-out straights and the famous Reservoir and treacherously tight Lisboa bends. For seventy years the world's best drivers have raced here, but this series is about the local and Macanese drivers who put Macau's name on the trophy.

It Began With the First Winner

The inaugural race ran on 30–31 October 1954, won by Eduardo "Eddie" de CarvalhoEduardo de Carvalho · Eduardo "Eddie" de CarvalhoEduardo "Eddie" de Carvalho was the winner of the first Macau Grand Prix in 1954. The race was held on 30–31 October 1954, and he won driving a Triumph TR2 (#5), completing 51 laps in 4h 03m 19.10s at about 49 mph (~79 km/h); the event used a one-off Le Mans-style start. The Macau Grand Prix began in 1954 as a grassroots event organised by local motoring enthusiasts. His red Triumph TR2 is preserved at the Macao Grand Prix Museum. He was the only Portugal-associated winner until António Félix da Costa won in 2012. Per the official Macao Grand Prix Museum, his nationality is listed as Portuguese.Read profile → in a red Triumph TR2 that is still displayed at the Macao Grand Prix Museum. A note of accuracy: the museum lists his nationality as Portuguese, not Macau-born — he is included here for his foundational place in Macau's motorsport history.