IndyCar schedules first Barcelona race for 18 July 2027
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IndyCar's inaugural Barcelona Grand Prix is scheduled for 18 July 2027, bringing the series back to Europe for the first time since 2007 and giving Barcelona native Alex Palou a home event.
IndyCar has scheduled its first race in Spain for 18 July 2027, with the inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Barcelona set for Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, just outside the city. For Barcelona native Alex Palou, it will be a home event; it is also the series' first European race since its 2007 visit to TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands.
The Barcelona round is part of a multi-year agreement with the Montmeló circuit. It will also be IndyCar's first race outside North America since 2013, when James Hinchcliffe won on the streets of São Paulo.
Palou, who races for Chip Ganassi Racing, said the opportunity to race at home in Barcelona meant a great deal to him and that he was eager to compete in front of his home crowd. His fifth IndyCar Series title, won in 2026, made him only the second driver in the championship's history to claim four consecutive titles, after Sébastien Bourdais's run from 2004 to 2007.
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