Formula One will return to Portugal’s Portimao circuit in 2027 and 2028 after the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort drops off the calendar. Formula One announced a two-year deal in a statement on Tuesday.
The 4.6-km Algarve International circuit in the country’s south last hosted the Portuguese Grand Prix in 2020 and 2021, both seasons impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with stand-in venues. In 2020, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton took his 92nd career win at Portimao, breaking the record previously held by Michael Schumacher. Hamilton also won in 2021. “The interest and demand to host a Formula One Grand Prix is the highest that it has ever been,” said Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali, thanking the Portuguese government and local authorities.
The financial terms of the deal were not announced.