Components 1 will return to Portugal with the addition of a race in Portimao within the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Portimao hosted two races throughout the COVID-impacted seasons that required further venues to be recognized at brief discover, with an October 2020 race being adopted by an occasion in Could 2021. That marked a return for the Portuguese Grand Prix for the primary time since 1996 at Estoril, and reignited curiosity in future inclusion on the calendar.
F1 has now confirmed that Portimao shall be included on the 2027 and 2028 schedules, successfully changing the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort that may drop off following the upcoming season.
“I’m delighted to see Portimao return to the Components 1 calendar and for the game to proceed to ignite the eagerness of our unimaginable Portuguese fanbase,” F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali stated. “The circuit delivers on-track pleasure from the primary nook to the checkered flag, and its power lifts followers out of their seats.”
Domenicali says the curiosity to host F1 races is the best it has ever been – regardless of the short-term nature of the contract – and the circuit’s chairman Jaime Costa says authorities backing was essential to Portimao’s return.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Components 1 again to Portugal and to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve,” Costa stated. “The Portuguese Grand Prix will showcase the excellence of our circuit and the eagerness of our followers, delivering a strong enhance for our tourism, area, and group.
“This achievement was solely made doable with the continual assist – because the starting – of the Portuguese Authorities. Portimao’s distinctive ‘rollercoaster’ format will problem the perfect drivers on the earth and create a spectacle that followers will love. We sit up for creating unforgettable moments and setting new requirements of excellence on and off the monitor.”
The return of Portimao will come one 12 months after neighboring Spain hosts two races in a season, with Barcelona and the brand new occasion in Madrid on the 2026 calendar. F1 additionally has curiosity from potential races in Thailand – the place a border battle with Cambodia seems to have forged doubt on progress – and Argentina, with monitor enhancements happening for MotoGP in Buenos Aires.
