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Honoured as FPAK Driver Revelation 2024, Hugo Lopes, 27, had his best season ever last year: He won the Portuguese Junior Rally Championship and the European Rally Trophy Junior and came second in the Portuguese Rally Championship (CPR) 2RM. In 2025, he will make his debut in the CPR 4RM as an official driver for Team Hyundai Portugal. Always by his side, since 2022: FUCHS. In 2025, the workshop brand reinforces its support for AMSPORT's mechanical engineer. The renowned workshop in Viseu uses FUCHS lubricants exclusively, both in competition and in the maintenance of its corporate and private clients' vehicles. "For FUCHS, it's great to have a partnership with a young driver like Hugo, who has been racing since he was 13. He's got drive, talent, focus and he's really committed to giving it his all, in other words, he's going to show that our high-performance oils work perfectly in extreme conditions and that they protect the engine, brakes, gearbox and differentials during competition," explains André Castro Pinheiro, Managing Director of FUCHS Portugal, at the signing of the new contract with Hugo Lopes and his navigator Magda Oliveira on 11 March 2025 in Maia.

FUCHS is approved. After three years of using our lubricants in racing cars, AMSPORT has chosen us for its second branch, the multi-brand workshop. The trust it has gained after testing the products in extreme conditions has led the renowned workshop in Viseu to opt for FUCHS lubricants exclusively. Another factor that influenced AMSPORT's decision was the Oil Chooser, which simplifies the work of its 13 mechanics by allowing them to quickly and easily select the right fluid for each make and model of car.

At the 18th edition of the Caramulo Motorfestival, FUCHS was on a roll. 8 of the 56 cars taking part in the "Speedmasters" speed race climbed the historic ramp, perfectly lubricated with the workshop brand's oils. In the overall standings, the FUCHS-supported drivers took six places in the top 25, with legendary cars such as the Ford Escort Mk2, the Porsche 911 SC, the Jaguar XJS V12 and the Alfa Romeo GTAm. The fastest of the FUCHS drivers was José Cruz from AM Sport, who came 11th overall and second in his GT class. With his Porsche 997 GT3 Cup, he finished the ramp in 1:37:730 in the first race - a few tenths of a second ahead of his son Ruben Lopes - and in 01:35.405 in the second race.

This is the FUCHS recommendation for professional racing and track days. The innovative SILKOLENE PRO R 0W-20 RACING OIL sets the new standard for racing lubrication. Fully synthetic with a PAO/ester base, it has a state-of-the-art friction modifier additive which, combined with a low SAE 0W-20 viscosity grade, reduces internal friction and keeps the protective lubricant film very strong. The result? Low wear even in high-stress situations common in competition. SILKOLENE PRO R 0W-20 RACING OIL maximises power and ensures outstanding clutch control for maximum acceleration at start-up.

They are aged between 32 and 64, mostly Portuguese and reach speeds of up to 291 km/h on their naked bikes. The riders of the Tuonocup, S1000R Cup and Triple Cup trophies have nerves of steel and a strong heart. In each race, they reach heart rates of 175 and 178 per minute. "And this for about 20 minutes," says Paulo Vicente, who has been organising the trophies since 2016. "I've measured the bpm of several participants and they're all the same. People, depending on their preparation, at rest have around 70 bpm. On the track, when the traffic lights go red for the start, the heart rate immediately rises to 150. And after the start, it increases rapidly to the maximum rate." He emphasises that this is a special feature of motorsport, and especially motorcycling: "Because we are always fighting with the brain, which appeals to our reasonableness. The brain says: you should have braked by now!  But our experience and our skills challenge it: No, you can brake even later. And so this stress, this permanent conflict, makes us always walk with 175 to 178 bpm." 

The garage brand will continue to be noticed in the Portuguese Rally Championship (CPR). Clearly evident on the bonnet and sides of the Hyundai i20 N Rally2, the FUCHS logo will accompany Ricardo Teodósio and his navigator José Teixeira throughout the eight races of the CPR 2023. This is the fifth consecutive year of the partnership that began in 2019 right with the first victory of the Algarve driver.

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