Portugal will return to the Formulation 1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, it has been confirmed.
Portimão was beforehand on the F1 calendar through the 2020 and 2021 seasons amid reshuffles for Covid impacted years.
The Portuguese GP will successfully change the Dutch GP at Zandvoort, which has already been confirmed as dropping off the F1 calendar after 2026.
The 4.6km Portimão circuit is claimed to supply drivers a technical problem with dramatic elevation adjustments, culminating in a plunge all the way down to the ultimate right-hander main again to the pit straight.
Portugal additionally has a prestigious historical past in Formulation 1, internet hosting its first Grand Prix in Porto in 1958, in addition to holding race weekends in Monsanto and Estoril throughout the game’s 75 years.
Extra lately, Portimão was the circuit the place Lewis Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher’s report of all-time wins after he secured his 92nd victory in 2021. Hamilton stays the one driver on the present grid to win on the circuit having additionally taken the chequered flag in 2020.
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formulation 1, stated: “I am delighted to see Portimão return to the Formulation 1 calendar and for the game to proceed to ignite the eagerness of our unbelievable Portuguese fanbase.
“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 1 Grand Prix is the highest that it has ever been.”
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