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Tag: Calendar 2023

  • Formula 3 reveal 2023 Calendar

    FIA Formula 3 has announced the calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship. With next season having a total of 10 rounds, all support events of the FIA Formula One World Championship and the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

    Teams and drivers will contest a total of 20 races across the 10 rounds, and over three continents. With two new prestigious tracks been added to the calendar, with Melbourne in Australia and Monte Carlo in Monaco.

    F3’s fifth season will again begin at the Bahrain International Circuit on March 03 – 05 with the final round in 2023 taking place in Monza, Italy on September 01 – 03. The season will include one triple header and two double-headers.

    RoundDateLocation
    103 – 05 MarchSakhir, Bahrain
    231 March – 02 AprilMelbourne, Australia
    319 – 21 MayImola, Italy
    425 – 28 MayMonte Carlo, Monaco
    502 – 04 JuneBarcelona, Spain
    630 June – 02 JulySpielberg, Austria
    707 – 09 JulySilverstone, Great Britain
    821 – 23 JulyBudapest, Hungary
    928 – 30 JulySpa-Francorchamps, Belgium
    1001 – 03 SeptemberMonza, Italy

    It’s great news to be able to confirm the Formula 3 calendar for 2023 for hopefully another thrilling season. There is no doubt that in its fifth year we can expect drama, action and some of the most exciting battles on track to date. We’re looking forward to seeing the talent of the future take to the track at 10 rounds of the Championship, and visiting two exciting new venues in Melbourne, Australia and Monte Carlo, Monaco, for the first time.

    Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1.

    As the final two steps on the junior single-seater pathway, I am pleased that in 2023 FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 continue to race alongside the FIA Formula One World Championship. There is no better preparation than to compete on these gold-standard grand prix circuits, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the next generation of drivers take on a new challenge with the addition of a round in Australia next year.

    Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President.

    I am very pleased to present the 2023 calendar. It features two brand-new circuits, Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, which is really amazing. These two very prestigious tracks are the first street circuits to be added to the F3 calendar. They will offer the teams and the drivers an exciting new challenge, and I’m sure that the fans will love seeing the F3 cars race on both layouts. Formula 3 will be present at ten Formula One Grand Prix in 2023, one more than in 2022. The Championship will also visit three continents next year, more than any season previously. Despite the increase of the number of races, we keep specific attention to the teams’ budgets, and notably we will cover the freight costs to ensure that their budgets do not escalate.

    Bruno Michel, FIA Formula 3 CEO.

  • 2023 Race Calendar revealed

    Formula 1 has announced the calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, which has been approved by the World Motor Sport Council.

    Once again, the season will be kicking off in Bahrain but an earlier date of March the 5th, and concluding in Abu Dhabi on November 26th, with the season featuring a record-breaking 24 races, with China and Qatar set to return and Las Vegas arriving as the penultimate round for a Saturday night race.

    The summer break will remain in August, although there is changes to race dates, which see Belgium move to the end of the July as a back-to-back with Hungary, whilst the Netherlands is twinned with Italy just after the break.

    DateGrand PrixVenue
    March 5thBahrainSakhir
    March 19thSaudi ArabiaJeddah
    April 2ndAustraliaMelbourne
    April 16thChinaShanghai
    April 30thAzerbaijanBaku
    May 7thMiamiMiami
    May 21stEmilia RomagnaImola
    May 28thMonacoMonaco
    June 4thSpainBarcelona
    June 18thCanadaMontreal
    July 2ndAustriaSpielberg
    July 9thUnited KingdomSilverstone
    July 23rdHungaryBudapest
    July 30thBelgiumSpa
    August 27thNetherlandsZandvoort
    September 3rdItalyMonza
    September 17thSingaporeSingapore
    September 24thJapanSuzuka
    October 8thQatarLosail
    October 22ndUSAAustin
    October 29thMexicoMexico City
    November 5thBrazilSao Paulo
    November 18thLas VegasLas Vegas*
    November 26thAbu DhabiYas Marina
    *Subject to FIA circuit homologation

    We are excited to announce the 2023 calendar with 24 races around the world. Formula 1 has unprecedented demand to host races and it is important we get the balance right for the entire sport. We are very pleased with the strong momentum Formula 1 continues to experience and it is great news that we will be able to bring our passionate fans a mix of exciting new locations such as Las Vegas to the Championship with much loved venues across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

    Formula 1 CEO and President, Stefano Domenicali.

    The presence of 24 races on the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is further evidence of the growth and appeal of the sport on a global scale. The addition of new venues and the retention of traditional events underlines the FIA’s sound stewardship of the sport. I am delighted that we will be able to take Formula 1’s new era of exciting racing, created by the FIA’s 2022 Regulations, to a broader fan base in 2023. In framing the 2023 F1 calendar, WMSC Members have also been mindful of the timing of the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

    FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem

  • F1 set to group races by region

    Formula 1 is planning to group races by region in 2023 in an effort to improve its sustainability credentials by reducing freight movements and personnel travel.

    The strategy was revealed by F1 boss, Stefano Domenicali during the Spanish GP weekend, with a meeting with the team principals.

    In 2019, Liberty announced a plan to make F1 carbon neutral by 2030, and rationalising the calendar is seen as a key part of that ongoing commitment. At the same time, a more efficient schedule will tackle the dramatic rise in freight costs that has impacted both the F1 organisation itself and the teams.

    Whilst some races have traditionally been grouped together, there are anomalies in the calendar in the way some flyaway races are placed. This season, Miami was a standalone race involving a North American trip for just one race weekend, whilst the upcoming races in Baku and Montreal in June are back to backs but far apart geographically.

    Although, Domenicali did not go into extensive detail in the meeting of what could change, its understood that Baku could be grouped in a run of races with Shanghai and Suzuka. One complication that F1 still faces is the COVID-19 situation in China still remains unclear, and moving it towards the end of the season creates some extra breathing space.

    Another option that could potentially happen, is to pair Miami and Montreal, which means that one or the other will have to move from its 2022 date by a month. Monaco’s traditional end of May date reduces F1’s flexibility at that time of year.

    The Middle Eastern races could also be paired together, with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia together at the start of the year, and Qatar and Abu Dhabi towards the end of the season.

    My Opinion-

    About time they did this, it doesn’t make sense for us to go from Italy to the US and then to Spain. As well as the cost, you’ve got to think of the teams, as F1 wants a big calendar grouping races together will make it easier for teams.