President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 under a new deal he said will last “at least five years.” The agreement, reached with Formula 1 and the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation, was presented at an event attended by Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The race is set to be held at Istanbul Park and is listed as the 24th event on a 2027 calendar that Formula 1 has capped at 24 rounds.

Sources said the reintroduction of Istanbul Park comes alongside the return of Portugal’s Algarve circuit and coincides with the Dutch Grand Prix not appearing on the 2027 calendar after its contract expired. The sources said Istanbul Park and the Algarve will replace this season’s rounds at Circuit de Catalunya and Zandvoort, and Circuit de Catalunya is scheduled to return in 2028 under a rotational arrangement. Officials warned the 24-race limit makes further new events unlikely until at least 2028, despite expressed interest from Argentina and Thailand and discussed concepts such as a Bangkok race and a pan-African Grand Prix that have not materialized into contracts.

Istanbul Park is a permanent circuit designed by Hermann Tilke that first joined the world championship in 2005 and last staged a round in 2021. The venue is known for its long, high-speed Turn 8 and its history of memorable races: Felipe Massa won there three times from 2006 to 2008, Lewis Hamilton clinched a record-equalling seventh world title at the rain-affected 2020 race, and Valtteri Bottas won the 2021 event. The 2027 running will be the 10th edition of the Turkish Grand Prix, and Formula 1 leadership publicly welcomed the track’s return.