US EditionPortugal to Return to F1 Calendar in 2027 and 2028
The Algarve circuit returns after six years, replacing the Dutch Grand Prix with a two-year deal starting in 2027, following its last races in 2020 and 2021.
- Formula 1 confirmed Portugal will return to the calendar in 2027 and 2028 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
- Portugal's motorsport history shows a brief Porto race in 1958 discontinued shortly after and Estoril hosting grands prix from 1984–96 where Ayrton Senna claimed an early victory.
- Past races at the track demonstrated the Portimão circuit’s excitement, with Lewis Hamilton winning both pandemic-era races and reaching his 92nd career win in 2021.
- Replacing Zandvoort, Netherlands, the Portugal races will take the slot vacated by the Dutch Grand Prix after the 2026 season, shifting the global F1 calendar for 2027 and 2028.
- The deal returns F1 after a six-year absence, with The Associated Press confirming the two-year agreement to bring the series back to Portugal.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenF1 replacing Zandvoort with Portugal circuit in 2027-28
Formula 1 announced that Portimao, Portugal, will return to the calendar in 2027-28 with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort exiting after the end of its six-year contract in 2026.
Return of Portugal Grand Prix in 2027 is BAD news for South Africa
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. Dropped from the calendar Portugal hosted a GP between 1984 and 1996 in Estoril, after previous iterations elsewhere from 1958-1960. The race is expected to …
The Maximum announced that the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve will return to the calendar for two seasons. It will occupy the place that Zandvoort will leave
Portugal will make its big return in the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, replacing the Netherlands Grand Prix.
The two editions of the Great Prize should bring Portugal about 200 000 visitors per year: approximately 150 000 spectators — more than half of the international – and more than 50 000 professionals related to the organization and teams.
The Formula One competition management announced on its website that the caravan of the queen of motorsport is returning to Portugal, specifically to Portimao, in 2027 and 2028.
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