Following a thrilling end to the 2025 season, where Lando Norris secured his first Formula 1 world title in a three-way showdown to the wire, it's time to build up to the new 2026 season.

The Portuguese circuit will rejoin the F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, replacing the departing Dutch Grand Prix.

Portugal will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 and 2028 at the Portimao circuit which hosted rounds of the world championship in 2020 and 2021.

Formula One will return to the Portuguese city of Portimao for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, replacing the Dutch Grand Prix – held at Zandvoort – on the schedule for the two-year agreement. The Algarve International Circuit previously staged races in 2020 and 2021, stepping in amid disruption to the calendar caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The expansion of the F1 calendar has gradually shortened the winter break, but the transition between 2025 and 2026 will be more extreme than ever. Drivers will spend the first days of January in the simulator and attending meetings,

Find out all the latest dates for 2026s eagerly-anticipated launch season when teams liveries and the new-look cars themselves will be revealed; watch every round of the 2026 Formula 1 season, live on

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