Portugal will make its return to the Formula One circuit from 2027 after a new two-year agreement was confirmed.

The nation last hosted races in 2020 and 2021, with the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – known as Portimao – staging racing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Formula 1 stated that the 4.6 kilometre circuit will offer drivers a technical challenge, with elevation changes culminating in a plunge down to the final right-hander leading back to the pit straight.

‘I’m delighted to see Portimão return to the Formula 1 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 1.

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

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

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Portugal will return to the Formula One circuit from 2027 as part of a two-year deal

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Lewis Hamilton earned a record-breaking 92nd Grand Prix victory in Portugal back in 2020

Portugal will effectively replace the Dutch Grand Prix, with Zandvoort hosting racing for the last time next year before being removed from the calendar.

Portimao had been the location where Lewis Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record of all-time wins when he claimed a 92nd Grand Prix triumph in 2021.

Hamilton is the only current driver on the grid to have won at the circuit having earned victories in 2020 and 2021.

The two races during Covid had seen F1 return to Portugal for the first time since 1996.

Portugal had hosted its first Grand Prix back in 1958 in Porto, while Monsanto and Estoril have also hosted race weekends.

Stirling Moss, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell are among winners of the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Prost and Mansell earned three victories in Portugal.

Senna’s triumph in Estoril in 1985 was the Brazilian’s first Grand Prix win.