2023 Formula One World Championship
| 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship |
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| Drivers' Champion: Max Verstappen Constructors' Champion: Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Previous: | 2022 | Next: | 2024 |
| Support series: Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship | |||
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2024) |
The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This will be the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship.[a]
Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The season was dominated by defending champion Max Verstappen, who cruised to his third consecutive Drivers' Championship title at the Qatar Grand Prix, winning a record 19 out of 22 Grands Prix held and finishing on the podium 21 times (also a record number for most podiums in a season) by the end of the championship. His team, Red Bull Racing achieved their sixth Constructors' Championship title, the second consecutively, at the preceding Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing won 21 out of 22 Grands Prix, breaking the team record for highest percentage of Grand Prix wins in a season at 95.45%, beating McLaren's 1988 season. Verstappen also broke the record for the highest Grand Prix win percentage for drivers, with a win rate percentage of 86.36%, beating the previous record set by Alberto Ascari in 1952.
Entries
[change | change source]The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship. All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Power unit | Race drivers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver name | ||||
 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | C43 | Ferrari | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu
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| 77 |  Valtteri Bottas[1]
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 Scuderia AlphaTauri
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AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | AT04 | Red Bull[2][3] | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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| 21 |  Nyck de Vries
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| 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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| 40 |  Liam Lawson
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 BWT Alpine F1 Team
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Alpine-Renault | A523 | Renault | 31 | Esteban Ocon[4]
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| 10 | Pierre Gasly
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 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | AMR23 | Mercedes | 14 |  Fernando Alonso[5]
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| 18 |  Lance Stroll
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| Scuderia Ferrari
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Ferrari | SF-23 | Ferrari | 16 |  Charles Leclerc[6]
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| 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
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 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
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Haas-Ferrari | VF-23 | Ferrari[7] | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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| 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
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| McLaren F1 Team
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McLaren-Mercedes | MCL60 | Mercedes | 4 |  Lando Norris
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| 81 | Oscar Piastri
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| Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
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Mercedes | F1 W14 | Mercedes | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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| 63 | George Russell[8]
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 Oracle Red Bull Racing
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | RB19 | Red Bull[2][3] | 1 | Max Verstappen
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| 11 |  Sergio Pérez[9]
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| Williams Racing
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Williams-Mercedes | FW45 | Mercedes[10] | 2 | Logan Sargeant
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| 23 |  Alex Albon
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Honda returned as a named engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri, with both teams' engines badged as Honda RBPT While Red Bull Powertrains had planned to take over assembly and maintenance of the engines from this season onwards, it was later agreed that Honda would continue its technical support of Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri until the end of 2025.
Driver changes
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Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. His place at Aston Martin was taken by Fernando Alonso, who left Alpine after two seasons. His replacement was initially announced as the 2021 Formula 2 Champion and reserve driver Oscar Piastri. Shortly after the announcement, Piastri stated that he had not signed a contract for 2023 and that he would not be driving for Alpine. Pierre Gasly, who had a contract to drive for AlphaTauri, moved to Alpine, replacing Alonso. Gasly was replaced by the 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries.
Daniel Ricciardo left McLaren after two seasons. He had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, but it was terminated during the 2022 championship by mutual agreement. Ricciardo's seat was filled by Piastri, who made his Formula One debut. Ricciardo then proceeded to become a reserve driver for Red Bull.
Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with the team. His seat was filled by Logan Sargeant, who made his Formula One debut by graduating from Formula 2 and became the first American Formula One driver to compete since Alexander Rossi in 2015 with former team Marussia and the first to compete full-time since Scott Speed in 2006 with former team Toro Rosso.
Mick Schumacher is left Haas after two seasons. His seat was filled by Nico Hülkenberg who last competed in Formula One as a full-time race driver in 2022 with former team Aston Martin.
Mid-season changes
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Nyck de Vries was relieved of his driving duties for AlphaTauri after underperforming in the first ten races of his rookie season. His seat will be filled by Daniel Ricciardo from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo had raced with the team, which at the time was called Toro Rosso, in the 2012 and 2013 seasons. However, during the Dutch Grand Prix, only his third race of the season, Ricciardo broke a metacarpal bone in his left hand in a crash during the second practice session.
As a result, Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri's reserve driver Liam Lawson made his Formula One debut at the race. Lawson continued to substitute in for Ricciardo at the Italian, Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grand Prix Ricciardo is set to return for the Unites States.
Calendar
[change | change source]The 2023 calendar was due to feature twenty-three Grands Prix, but will have twenty-two instead because the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix being called off due to severe weather issues.[11]
Calendar expansion and changes
[change | change source]The Chinese and Qatar Grands Prix are scheduled to return to the calendar, after last being held in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
The Qatar Grand Prix, along with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, were initially planned to be moved to new, purpose-built circuits, before being retained in Lusail and Jeddah, respectively.[12][13][11]
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is due to make its debut, with the race planned to be held in November on a new street track across the Las Vegas Strip. It will be the first Grand Prix which will be held in Las Vegas since the 1982 season with the Caesars Palace Grand Prix and the third race in the calendar to be held in the United States for the first time since the same season.[14][15]
The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2023 calendar. It was originally meant to switch its venue from the Sochi Autodrom to Igora Drive, located on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg.[16] However, the Grand Prix had its contract terminated in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17]
The French Grand Prix will not feature on the 2023 calendar although the promoters of the Grand Prix stated that they would aim for a rotational race deal by sharing its slot with other Grands Prix. The Grand Prix will return in 2025 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans in 11-years contract.[18]
The Chinese Grand Prix was initially due to be part of the calendar after last being held in 2019,[11] but it was cancelled for the fourth consecutive year due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Grand Prix will not be replaced and is expected to return for the 2024 season.
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place on 21 May as the sixth round of the championship, was cancelled on 17 May due to flooding in the area.
List of planned races
[change | change source]The following 19 Grands Prix are contracted to form a part of the 2023 World Championship:
The following 3 Grands Prix are under contract to run in 2022, but do not have a contract for 2023:
| Grand Prix | Circuit | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
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[39] |
| Mexico City Grand Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
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[40] |
| Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
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[41] |
Calendar expansion and changes
[change | change source]- In late March of 2022, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was officially announced. This third race in the US, planned to be held in November, will be staged on a new street track across the Las Vegas Strip.[42]
- The Qatar Grands Prix are scheduled to return to the calendar, after last being held in 2021, respectively.
- The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2023 calendar. It was originally meant to switch its venue from the Sochi Autodrom to Igora Drive, located on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg.[43] However, the Grand Prix had its contract terminated in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[44]
- The Chinese Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2023 calendar. It was originally meant to change the layout venue of turn 9 from the Shanghai International Circuit, but was not included due to Chinese travel restrictions related to the Zero-COVID. The Grand Prix is due to return in the 2024 championship.
- For the first time since 2007, Bahrain will not host the opening round by Bahrain Motor Federation for numbers of reasons. However, Abu Dhabi will not host the closing rounds by mutual agreement.
- The French Grand Prix will not feature on the 2023 calendar although the promoters of the Grand Prix stated that they would aim for a rotational race deal by sharing its slot with other Grands Prix. The Grand Prix will return in 2025 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans in 11-years contract.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ In the history of Formula One, regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season. These were adopted for every race in 1948, and were formally organised into a championship in 1950.
- ↑ The Las Vegas Street Circuit is subject to the FIA circuit homologation.[11]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Alfa Romeo announce Valtteri Bottas to join the team in 2022 on multi-year deal". Formula1.com. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Red Bull agree deal to run Honda engine technology until 2025". Formula1.com. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Luke (3 July 2021). "Honda's Sakura facility will supply Red Bull F1 engines in 2022". Autosport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "Esteban Ocon signs bumper three-year contract extension with Alpine". Formula1.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ "Fernando Alonso to join Aston Martin F1 in 2023".
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (23 December 2019). "Charles Leclerc's Ferrari F1 deal extended until end of 2024 season". Autosport. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ Grandprix.com. "Haas to stick with Ferrari amid engine crisis". grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "George Russell signs for Mercedes: British driver to join Lewis Hamilton for 2022 Formula 1 season". Sky Sports. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ Filip, Cleeren (31 May 2022). "Perez signs two-year extension to Red Bull F1 contract". motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ Horton, Phillip (13 September 2019). "Williams extends Mercedes F1 power unit deal through 2025". MotorSport Week. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "F1 announces 24-race calendar for 2023". Formula1.com. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ "F1 extends Chinese Grand Prix contract to 2025". f1.com. 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Qatar to join F1 calendar in 2021, as country signs additional 10-year deal from 2023". f1.com. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (31 March 2022). "Formula 1: Las Vegas to host grand prix from 2023 - third yearly race in United States". BBC.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "Las Vegas to become third American F1 grand prix venue in 2023". the Guardian. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ "Russian Grand Prix to move from Sochi to Autodrom Igora Drive in St Petersburg in 2023". f1.com. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (3 March 2022). "Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "French GP promoter aims for F1 return after 2023 on "rotation" deal". Racefans. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 renews Abu Dhabi Grand Prix contract until 2030". f1.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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- ↑ Phillip, Horton (5 June 2020). "Renewed terms gives Spa-Francorchamps 2022 F1 deal". Motorsport Week. Motorsport Media Services. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "British Grand Prix: New Silverstone deal announced until 2024". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian GP cancelled due to COVID-19, contract to hold race in Montreal extended". CoastReporter. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Lammers verwacht dat Formule 1 ook na 2023 aan Zandvoort verbonden blijft". nu.nl. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announces it will race at Imola until 2025". f1.com. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Hungarian GP contract extended to 2027". PlanetF1. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "F1 News:Italian GP deal extended by an extra year to 2025". Autosport. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Suzuka granted new contract until 2024". Suzuka Official Website. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ "Las Vegas to host Formula 1 night race from 2023". f1.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ "Miami Grand Prix to join F1 calendar in 2022, with exciting new circuit planned". www.f1.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "Qatar to join F1 calendar in 2021, as country signs additional 10-year deal from 2023". f1.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "F1 adds Saudi Arabian Grand Prix night race to 2021 calendar". F1. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Bashraheel, Aseel (29 October 2020). "Racing in the streets: Jeddah to host first Saudi F1 Grand Prix". Arab News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sao Paulo's Interlagos Circuit to host Brazilian Grand Prix until 2025". www.formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announce seven-year Singapore Grand Prix extension". f1.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 renews deal with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya until 2026". f1.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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- ↑ "Russian Grand Prix to move from Sochi to Autodrom Igora Drive in St Petersburg in 2023". f1.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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