Overview
- Formula 1, in a Friday announcement, confirmed Istanbul Park will rejoin the world championship from 2027 through 2031.
- Turkey’s presidential office first disclosed the deal and set a launch event at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
- F1 will stay at a 24-race limit by rotating events, with Spa-Francorchamps and Barcelona alternating their slots starting next season and Portimão contracted for 2027 and 2028.
- The shuffle is expected to push the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort off the schedule, according to multiple outlets tracking the calendar moves.
- Istanbul Park previously hosted from 2005 to 2011 and again in 2020–2021, and its Turn 8 and past winners such as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas underscore the track’s pull for fans and teams.