F1 confirms surprise Portuguese GP return in 2027

• Portimão replaces departing Zandvoort on two-year deal
• Circuit held two Grands Prix during 2020 and 2021

Formula One will return to the Algarve International Circuit near Portimão, Portugal, on a two-year deal from the 2027 season.

The new agreement has been signed with the Portuguese government, Turismo de Portugal, and promoter Parkalgar, Parques Tecnológicos e Desportivos, S.A.

In effect, the Portuguese Grand Prix will replace the Dutch Grand Prix. Zandvoort will leave the calendar after next season after the promoter opted against accepting a rotational slot.

However, the two-year deal with Portimão is noticeably short compared with other recent agreements. With interest in joining the Formula One calendar at an all-time high, the short-term contract gives both sides flexibility moving forward.

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Portugal has a long history with Formula One, having first hosted a Grand Prix in Porto in 1958. More recently, the country played an important role in Formula One’s return to on-track action during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Algarve International Circuit hosting races in 2020 and 2021.

“I’m delighted to see Portimão return to the Formula One calendar and for the sport to continue to ignite the passion of our incredible Portuguese fanbase,” said Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive of Formula One.

“The circuit delivers on-track excitement from the first corner to the chequered flag, and its energy lifts fans out of their seats.

“The interest and demand to host a Formula One Grand Prix is the highest that it has ever been, so I would like to thank Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, the minister of economy and territorial cohesion of Portugal, Manuel Castro Almeida, the secretary of state for tourism, commerce and services, Pedro Machado, president of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade, president of the Algarve Tourist Board, Andre Gomes and CEO and chairman of the Algarve International Circuit, Jaime Costa for their support in bringing F1 back to Portugal.

“I look forward to working together again to ensure that Portimão returns to the calendar in emphatic style.”