Formula 1 returns to the Algarve
A two-year deal. A circuit drivers love. A coastline that swallows you whole. Reserve your place before the dates drop — and before everyone else does.
The deal is signed.
The dates are next
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01 Confirmed16 December 2025
Formula 1 confirms Portimão's return
Stefano Domenicali signs a two-year contract covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The Portuguese Grand Prix is back.
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02 ImminentMid 2026
Race date released
The FIA confirms the 2027 calendar slot. Public ticket sales open. Hospitality availability tightens within hours.
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03 You, firstThe moment it lands
Priority list contacted
When the date drops, our priority list is contacted before public release. No obligation — only the right of first refusal on a fully held package.
A driver's track —
carved into a hillside
The Algarve International Circuit opened in October 2008 and earned an FIA Grade 1 licence on first inspection. Fifteen corners, twenty-four metres of elevation change, and a layout that rolls and dips through the hills above Portimão. Drivers describe it as one of the most demanding modern circuits on the calendar — the kind of track that punishes the careless and rewards bravery on the brake.
per circuit
the hills
per lap
Hamilton, 2020
The day Hamilton
passed Schumacher
The 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix was Lewis Hamilton's 92nd career win — the one that took him past Michael Schumacher's all-time record. He came back from fourth on the opening lap, found grip nobody else could, and won by more than twenty-five seconds. The track was new to the calendar. The history was instant.
He won here again in 2021 — his 97th. This was always a Hamilton track. In 2027 the world's best return to find out who it belongs to next.
Three nights on the marina.
Three days at the track
Fly from London. Settle into a marina-front apartment in Portimão. Spend your days trackside, your evenings on the Algarve. Every transfer, every ticket, every detail handled by an Above + Beyond representative on the ground.
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Day One · Arrival
London to Portimão
Fly out from London — under three hours to Faro. Private transfer along the Algarve coast to NH Marina Portimão Resort. Drop your bags, take in the marina view, unwind ahead of the weekend.
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Day Two · Free Practice
First runs & welcome reception
Free practice at the circuit — the first proper laps of the weekend. Back at the marina in the evening, join your Above + Beyond hosts for a welcome reception over the water. Meet your group. Set the tone.
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Day Three · Qualifying
Pole position decided
Reserved trackside seats for qualifying. Watch the grid order get set across three sessions, with elimination and final pole-fight tension. Evening free on the marina — restaurants on your doorstep, nightlife a short walk into Praia da Rocha.
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Day Four · Race Day
Lights out in the Algarve
Dedicated race-day transfer to and from the circuit. Reserved trackside seats for every lap. Lights out, sixty-six laps, and the first Portuguese Grand Prix in six years.
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Day Five · Departure
Home from Faro
Check out of NH Marina. Transfer to Faro for your return flight to London — back at your desk Tuesday morning, or a day later if you've stretched it.
What's inside the package
- Return scheduled flights, London to Faro
- Return airport-to-hotel transfers
- 3 nights at NH Marina Portimão Resort, with breakfast
- 3-day reserved trackside grandstand ticket
- Return race-day transfers to the circuit
- Welcome reception hosted by Above + Beyond
- Dedicated on-site Above + Beyond representative
- Priority list — first to be contacted when dates drop
Limited availability. Held in pairs. Full pricing released the moment the calendar is confirmed.
NH Marina
Portimão Resort
A four-star marina-front resort at the edge of Praia da Rocha — the widest beach in the Algarve, a short walk from your room. One hundred and ninety-six apartments, each with a balcony over the marina or out to the Atlantic. Around thirty minutes from the circuit by transfer, fifteen minutes from the old town for dinner.
- 3 nights with breakfast included
- Marina or Atlantic-facing apartments
- Two outdoor pools and a spa
- ~30 minutes by transfer to the circuit
- Walking distance to Praia da Rocha
Frequently asked
questions
When exactly is the 2027 Portuguese Grand Prix?
The exact date hasn't been published yet. Formula 1 confirmed Portimão's return on 16 December 2025 as part of a two-year deal across 2027 and 2028. The full FIA calendar — and with it the precise weekend — is expected mid-2026. Joining the priority list means you're contacted the moment it lands, before public sales open.
Is there any commitment to join the priority list?
None. The priority list reserves your right of first refusal — nothing more. When the date is confirmed, we contact you with full pricing and availability. You decide whether to convert. No deposit until you say yes.
What seats am I getting?
A three-day reserved trackside grandstand ticket — Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Specific grandstand details are released by the circuit closer to the event and confirmed in writing ahead of your booking agreement.
Which London airport, and how long is the flight?
Return scheduled flights from London to Faro — typically under three hours each way. The departure airport (Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted) is confirmed alongside the booking based on schedule and group size.
Can I bring more than one guest?
Yes — packages are held in pairs by default and we regularly accommodate small groups of four to eight. Larger groups, corporate parties and bespoke arrangements are handled directly by your Above + Beyond representative.
Why book through Above + Beyond instead of directly?
Trackside-grandstand allocations and hotel rooms in Portimão during a race week sell out within hours of release. We hold inventory in advance, build the package around it, and put a host on the ground for the weekend — flights, transfers, hotel and grandstand co-ordinated as one. You arrive, we handle the rest.
Get the date before
it goes public
Join the 2027 Portuguese Grand Prix priority list. Full package details and pricing released the moment the FIA confirms the calendar — to you, first.