It's being billed as the clash of the giants, but it doesn't involve the sons of former F1 champions. Instead, Hong Kong's Marchy Lee Yin-kin and Dutch-born Tung Ho-pin will be engaged in their own private battle. The prize? Who is the best Chinese driver.
Lee and Tung are striving to become the first Chinese driver in Formula 1 and the pair will have something to prove as they clash for only the third time anywhere in the world.
The twisting 6.2 kilometre Guia circuit will be a fitting venue for one of the weekend's most interesting clashes and an outstanding performance could help shape the pair's destiny as they compete in front of tens of thousands of spectators and countless millions on television.
Victory in the most challenging F3 race in the world is considered to be a stepping stone towards F1 status, although merely finishing is an impressive achievement.
Tung, who has had a successful season competing in the German F3 Cup with the VAT team finishing seventh overall, has a 'heads up' on Lee as far as careers are concerned having had a F1 test drive with Williams last year.
But Tung, 21, said competing against Lee, 28, was the least of his worries. Getting practice and learning the difficult Guia circuit will be among his highest priorities instead. Tung and Lee have clashed twice in two rounds of Formula BMW Asia competition in Beijing last year with Lee finishing in front of Tung on both occasions.
