Algarve Worldwide Circuit will return to the Components 1 calendar for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Situated close to Portimao in southern Portugal, the observe will take Zandvoort’s spot because the Dutch circuit exits after only a six-year stint.
Algarve beforehand hosted F1 on two events, within the COVID-affected 2020 and 2021 campaigns. Each races had been received by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton – with team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen making up the rostrum, however not each time in that order.
The Portuguese Grand Prix is a basic fixture on the F1 calendar; this will probably be its nineteenth and twentieth races, 13 of which befell at Estoril, close to Lisbon, from 1984 to 1996.
Three earlier races befell from 1958 to 1960 – two of them on a road observe in Porto, one in all them at Lisbon’s treacherous Monsanto Park Circuit.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali mentioned: “I’m delighted to see Portimao return to the Components 1 calendar and for the game to proceed to ignite the fervour of our unbelievable Portuguese fanbase.
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“The circuit delivers on-track pleasure from the primary nook to the chequered flag, and its power lifts followers out of their seats. The curiosity and demand to host a Components 1 Grand Prix is the best that it has ever been.”
Jaime Costa, CEO of the circuit, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Components 1 again to Portugal and to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.
“The Portuguese Grand Prix will showcase the excellence of our circuit and the fervour of our followers, delivering a strong enhance for our tourism, area, and group.
“This achievement was solely made potential with the continual assist – for the reason that 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 look ahead to creating unforgettable moments and setting new requirements of excellence on and off the observe.”
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