GP2 organisers have announced today that the Series will not return to Portugal this season.

The Portuguese venue was initially scheduled to host this season’s fourth round in June, and following this announcement it has been decided that Portimao’s event will not be replaced.

The 2010 season will now consist of ten rounds, from Barcelona this weekend to Abu Dhabi on November 13-14.

GP2  Series  organiser  Bruno  Michel  explained:  “We  are  disappointed  to  have  to  cancel Portimao  this  season,  but  the  track  organisers  have  not  met  their  contractual  obligations,  and therefore,  we  cannot  go  back  to  Portugal  this  year.  It  is  a  shame  because  I  believe  that  GP2 produced some great race action on that track last September, and we would have loved to have Portimao on our calendar again this season.

“We  will  see  whether  we can return there in 2011. Meanwhile, we will not replace this round in 2010, and therefore will now have twenty races on our calendar.”