Formula 1 could return to Portugal from 2027 following comments made by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.

There is an appetite locally to see Portimao return to the calendar, after the world championship visited twice in 2020 and 2021.

Portugal chasing return to F1 calendar

Comments by Prime Minister Montenegro have revealed there are now efforts underway to bring F1 back to Portugal from 2027.

“One of the circumstances that most contributes to promoting this region is major events,” he said at a festival within the Algarve region. “We have secured the MotoGP, the world’s premier motorcycle racing event, for 2025 and 2026.

“And I can tell you that we have everything ready to formalise the return of Formula 1 to the Algarve next year, in 2027. These events require some financial effort o

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