Portuguese Grand Prix returning to F1 in 2027
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen leaves the pit during the qualifying session of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / POOL / AFP)
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The
Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao will return to the Formula One schedule on a
two-year agreement for 2027 and 2028, organisers announced on Tuesday.
The race
was previously held at the Algarve circuit in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid
pandemic, with both editions won by Lewis Hamilton.
Portugal
hosted a GP between 1984 and 1996 in Estoril, after previous iterations
elsewhere from 1958-1960.
The race
is expected to replace the Dutch Grand Prix which is slated to be dropped from
the calendar after 2026, when it will be held in late August.
"The
circuit delivers on-track excitement from the first corner to the chequered
flag, and its energy lifts fans out of their seats," said F1 president
Stefano Domenicali
Next
year's world championship begins in Melbourne on March 8, with Lando Norris
defending the drivers' title he won earlier this month in Abu Dhabi.
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