It’s official. Formula 1 will return to Istanbul more than five years after its last appearance. The world championship has just announced that The Turkish Grand Prix returns to the calendar with a five-year contract, guaranteeing a race from 2027 and at least through 2031. A move that will have direct consequences in Spain.
One of the races that will make room for Turkey will be Barcelona. The Catalan Grand Prix will keep a spot on the world championship, but it will rotate every two years. Formula 1 will not visit Montmeló in 2027 but at least we will be able to enjoy two races on the Iberian Peninsula thanks to Portugal
Barcelona Enters Rotation and Drops from F1 in 2027
It was known that at some point Formula 1 would have to announce a new race for next year, and the moment has come. The Turkish Grand Prix returns to the calendar with a five-year contract that will bind it to the world championship until 2031, keeping its venue at the iconic Istanbul Park circuit, which has always left a strong impression on spectators.
Turkey joined Formula 1 back in 2005, but disappeared from the calendar in 2011 after certain financial disagreements. The pandemic allowed Turkey to return in 2020 and 2021, revealing the asphalt to be somewhat worn. But still, Formula 1 is now taking Istanbul seriously, through 2031.
It was evident that Formula 1 had to announce one more race for a simple reason: two drops from the upcoming season had already been noted. The Dutch Grand Prix disappears from the calendar after this year, leaving Zandvoort without a race. And, in addition, we have another development that affects Spain.
And it seems Barcelona will no longer have a fixed Grand Prix, but will enter rotation with Spa-Francorchamps. In other words, Belgium and Catalonia will alternate every two years. The bad news is that the first to rotate will be Barcelona, so there will not be two races in Spain in 2027.
The good news is that the other country joining alongside Turkey is Portugal. The Portimão circuit will return to host the Formula 1 world championship, with a short two-season contract, 2027 and 2028. Remember that this year we already had another change in the European calendar, with Madrid replacing Imola, which was the second Italian date.
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