F1 confirms Portuguese GP will complete 2021 calendar
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Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Formula 1 has confirmed that the Portuguese Grand Prix will fill the vacant slot on the 2021 calendar in May.Portimao was expected to complete F1’s 23-round schedule by hosting the ‘TBC’ third round of the season on 2 May after the championship announced back in February its intention to return to the Algarve Circuit this year.With its place on the calendar now rubber-stamped, Portugal will form a back-to-back with the Spanish Grand Prix, which follows on 9 May.F1 returned to Portugal for the first time in 25 years last October as Portimao hosted its first-ever grand prix, which was won by Lewis Hamilton, who claimed a record-breaking 92nd career grand prix.The Algarve venue joins Imola in returning to the F1 calendar for this year, having staged a round on the revised 2020 schedule. 27,000 fans attended the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix and both venues once again hope to welcome spectators this year.“We are thrilled to announce that Formula 1 will be racing again in Portimao after the huge success of the race last year,” said Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Vettel makes Aston Martin debut as 2021 F1 car hits track at SilverstoneaccImages.createImage(); Bahrain GP launches F1 ticket sales for vaccinated or COVID-recovered fans“We want to thank the promoter and the Portuguese Government for their hard work and dedication in getting us to this point. We are confident and excited about our 2021 season, having shown last year that we could deliver 17 races safely and bring our millions of fans thrilling racing at a difficult time.“We hope to welcome fans to Portimao again this season in a safe way and are working with the promoter on the details of that plan.”Following pre-season testing next week on 12-14 March, the 2021 F1 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Why Haas won’t waste ‘pointless’ development on 2021 F1 caraccImages.createImage(); Haas makes fuel hatch changes following Grosjean’s Bahrain F1 accident2021 Formula 1 Race CalendarRaceDateBahrain GP (Sakhir)March 28Emilia Romagna GP (Imola)April 18Portuguese GP (Portimao)May 2Spanish GP (Barcelona)May 9Monaco GP (Monte Carlo)May 23Azerbaijan GP (Baku)June 6Canadian GP (Montreal)June 13French GP (Paul Ricard)June 27Austrian GP (Spielberg)July 4British GP (Silverstone)July 18Hungarian GP (Budapest)August 1Belgian GP (Spa)August 29Dutch GP (Zandvoort)September 5Italian GP (Monza)September 12Russian GP (Sochi)September 26Singapore GP (Marina Bay)October 3Japanese GP (Suzuka)October 10United States GP (Austin)October 24Mexican GP (Mexico City)October 31Sao Paulo GP (Interlagos)November 7Australian GP (Melbourne)November 21Saudi Arabian GP (Jeddah)December 5Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)December 12
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