The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has agreed a new Formula 1 contract extension that will see it rotate on the calendar with Spa-Francorchamps over the next six years.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s race in June was the last of its current deal, and the future of the venue had been in doubt after Madrid secured a spot to become the home of the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
But following months of negotiations, F1 has now agreed terms for it to share a place on the calendar with the Belgian Grand Prix in the future.<\/p>\n
With both venues holding a race this year, next season, Barcelona will drop off before returning in 2028.<\/p>\n
The rotation deal means Spa holds races in 2027, 2029 and 2031, with Barcelona events taking place in 2028, 2030 and 2032.<\/p>\n
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said that, off the back of the huge crowds Barcelona attracts, allied to recent investment to improvement facilities, it made sense to keep it on the F1 schedule.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am delighted that we will continue to race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for years to come,\u201d he said. \u201cThe team have invested heavily in the circuit and hosted fantastic fan festivals in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to seeing how they continue to develop the experience, both for attendees at the race and for the city as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barcelona\u2019s hopes of taking the shared slot with Spa were eased by Dutch GP organisers announcing that this year\u2019s races will be its final one at Zandvoort<\/a>.<\/p>\n