IndyCar to race in Europe as 2027 calendar is announced, Washington and Nashville dropped

The NTT IndyCar Series will race outwith North America for the first time since 2013, and for the first time in Europe since 2007 with the announcement the series will race in Barcelona. Elsewhere, the streets of Washington drops out after one season while Nashville is also a departed city from the calendar.

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is the home circuit of reigning IndyCar champion Álex Palou, and the popularity of the Spaniard is sure to have a been a critical factor and influence on the series bosses’ decision. Palou, Marcus Ericsson, Felix Rosenqvist and Conor Daly are among the announced 2027 IndyCar drivers who have previously raced at the circuit.

The deal to bring IndyCar to Barcelona is believed to be a 10 year contract. It’s not known at this point whether the series is looking at other races outwith North America in the future.

The season will begin again in Florida in early March at ‘St. Pete’, with the street circuit the opener again before heading to Phoenix Raceway and the Streets of Arlington, Texas, bookending an opening triple header in March.

April and May see the series head to Barber, Alabama, then the streets of Long Beach, the Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Road Course, then the 111th Running of ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’, the Indy 500.

Busy June sees the streets of Detroit, the World Wide Technology Raceway, Road America before July in Mid-Ohio, and the aforementioned flyaway to Barcelona.

To close the season, the Portland International Raceway, Streets of Markham and a double header at Milwaukee in August and the season closer at Laguna Seca in September.

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