Porsche Supercup Returns to Istanbul Park in 2027

Motorsport News from Türkiye
Author: Mustafa Odabaşı
Creation: 18 October 2026

In October 2027, Istanbul Park will be one of the rare circuits to bring three different support series onto the same asphalt in a single Formula 1 weekend.

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The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has been added as the third support series, following Formula 2 and Formula 3, to the Formula 1 Türkiye Grand Prix weekend, which will be held at TOSFED Istanbul Park on October 1-3 in the 2027 season. With this, Istanbul Park will become one of the few circuits to host three separate support series in a single F1 weekend; the Supercup will once again meet racing fans in Türkiye after a long absence.

Highlights

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, October 1-3, 2027 is part of the Türkiye GP weekend, which will be held at Istanbul Park.
The series was added to the program following Formula 2 and Formula 3 as the third support series. was included in the programme.
The season finals of F3 and the Supercup The 2027 season finals will be held in Istanbul.
Ayhancan Güven competed in this series for three seasons; he made a name for himself with an Indy 8 Hours victory in October 2026.
Pre-registration for the Türkiye GP turkishgp.tosfed.org.tr is being done via

What is the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, and why is it an important development?

The Supercup is a one-make series approved by Porsche, featuring GT3 production-based cars. In one-make series, the cars are technically identical to one another; this creates sharp and intense competition in which the driver, the team, and setup work stand out. TOSFED describes the series as the most competitive one-make series in the world, and there is good reason behind that description: since the Supercup runs on Formula 1 weekends, every race on the calendar reaches a worldwide audience, and results on track are decided by millimeter margins.

The series completed its 34th season in 2026; that season's calendar featured eight races at seven circuits. Monaco, Spain, the Red Bull Ring, Spa-Francorchamps, the Hungaroring, and Zandvoort are among the Supercup's regular stops alongside F1. The addition of Istanbul Park to this list in 2027 brings Türkiye permanently back into the series' geography. As someone who has followed the variability of circuits and calendars for many years, I can say this with confidence: getting onto a series' calendar is not easy; staying there is another matter entirely.

Which series will race at the 2027 Türkiye GP weekend?

The picture clarified by the official announcement made on October 15, 2026 is as follows: at the F1 Türkiye Grand Prix weekend, to be held at Istanbul Park on October 1-3, 2027, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will take to the track alongside Formula 2 and Formula 3. This development, added on top of the previously announced F2 and F3 news, significantly increases the intensity of the weekend's events. One particularly striking detail is that the season finals have been tied to Istanbul: F3 and the Supercup will determine their 2027 champions in front of Turkish fans.

Category	Role at the 2027 Türkiye GP weekend
Formula 1	The main race of the weekend; the Türkiye GP on October 1-3, 2027 at Istanbul Park
Formula 2	Support series; the category closest step to F1
Formula 3	Support series; the season final is held in Istanbul
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup	Third support series; the season final is held in Istanbul

The detail emphasized by TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı reveals the true scale of the picture: Türkiye will be one of five countries hosting the full lineup of F2, F3 and Porsche support series during the 2027 F1 weekend. In the past, even seeing one or two support races at a Grand Prix weekend was considered notable; today, fitting three categories and two season finales into a single weekend is a serious vote of confidence in terms of calendar planning.

What is Ayhancan Güven's place in this turn?

The Supercup's most tangible connection to Türkiye is the national driver who competed in the series for three seasons, Ayhancan Güven. A Red Bull athlete, Güven is among the few Turkish drivers who know from his own experience just how demanding this series is. His history in the series adds special meaning to the races to be held at Istanbul Park in 2027: Turkish fans will have the chance to watch a race contested in the cars and category their own driver knows well.

Güven's development in October 2026 is also a headline worth dwelling on. He won the Indianapolis 8 Hour, as the Intercontinental GT Challenge finale, in the GMG Racing No. 32 Porsche 911 GT3-R EVO together with Riccardo Pera and Kyle Washington. The overall victory in a PRO-AM class car was a first in Porsche's Indy 8 Hour history. Having received a penalty during the race that dropped them to 10th place and one lap behind, the team still reached victory in the 27-car field. Comebacks like this test both a driver's patience and the team's strategic discipline at the same time; Güven and his teammates passed that test.

Istanbul Park and Türkiye's place on the F1 calendar

Yenilenen İstanbul Park, 2027'de Porsche Supercup ile Türkiye'yi yeniden dünya motor sporları takviminin kalbine taşıyor.

The 2027 weekend is not a development to be evaluated on its own. It was announced that a five-year agreement has been made with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for Formula 1's return to Türkiye, foreseeing a stay on the calendar until the end of the 2031 season. In this context, comprehensive renovation work began at Istanbul Park as of 2026. In other words, the addition of the Supercup is part of a broader plan: the track is being renewed, the calendar is being secured, and the weekend's content is being enriched step by step.

The picture is also moving on the circuit side. The fifth round of the AVIS 2026 Türkiye Circuit Championship was completed with 11,000 spectators; the championship's opening round was held on May 9-10, the second round on July 4-5, and the third round on August 30 at TOSFED Istanbul Park. Local categories keeping the circuit this lively is a positive foundation in terms of preparing for major events. A circuit's infrastructure is not made up solely of asphalt and kerbs; packed grandstands are part of that infrastructure too.

How to buy tickets and pre-register?

Ticket prices for the 2027 Türkiye GP have not yet been announced. Instead, a pre-registration process is being run at this stage: those interested can pre-register via turkishgp.tosfed.org.tr. For major events of this kind, demand is measured before pricing; it is not hard to foresee that demand will be high for a weekend featuring three support series and two season finals.

What does this news mean for the calendar?

The meaning of the news for the Türkiye motorsport calendar has two layers. The first is measurable: Istanbul Park is on its way to being the circuit of one of only five countries to host the entirety of F2, F3 and Supercup on an F1 weekend. The fact that two season finals are tied to Istanbul, meanwhile, shows the status of the Turkish circuit in the category's international standing. The criteria the series consider when choosing a destination to close out their season are well known: circuit quality, logistics, spectator potential and organizational reliability. Istanbul Park appears to have scored positively on all of these criteria.

The second layer is more nuanced. F1's five-year agreement for a permanent return to Türkiye was made at a time of growing calendar competition and limited calendar space; in terms of the sustainability of its place on the calendar, it must be noted that the matter is not yet fully settled. Still, the fact that an established series like the Supercup is planning its 2027 finals in Istanbul can be read as a tangible indicator of the international scene's confidence in Türkiye. In the past, major series' stops in Türkiye were perceived as one-off events; what is being discussed today is a mutually reinforcing calendar as a whole.

Conclusion: One weekend, three series, two finals

October 1-3, 2027 will be more than just a Grand Prix date for Istanbul Park; it will be an intense and packed race week in which F2, F3 and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup race and the F3 and Supercup champions are decided. The return of the series in which Ayhancan Güven spent three seasons to the Turkish circuit adds a personal touch to the story. For those who want to save the pre-registration address and clear their calendars now, acting early is always the right move on weekends like this.