FORMULA 1 2023. Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix kicks off the 2023 Formula 1 season. The reigning world champion is Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who is aiming for a third consecutive title. Below you will find all the most important information about this year’s F1 season – race schedule, driver list, where to watch F1.
The calendar for the 2023 season was released in September 2022. Originally 24 races were scheduled, but the Chinese Grand Prix was eventually dropped from the calendar. The best drivers in the world will fight for the title of world champion over 23 weekends. The competition will kick off March 3-5 in Bahrain. Season finale on November 26 in Abu Dhabi.
The penultimate round will be the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas. This will be the third race in the United States this season (the Miami and Austin rounds will be held earlier). There are many indications that after the 2023 season the Spanish Grand Prix will disappear from the Formula 1 calendar in favor of South Africa.
2023 FORMULA 1 CALENDAR
1. Bahrain, March 5
2. Saudi Arabia, March 19
3. Australia, April 2
4. Azerbaijan, April 30
5. United States (Miami), May 7
6. Italy (Imola), May 21
7. Monaco, May 28
8. Spain, June 4
9. Canada, June 18
10. Austria, July 2
11. Great Britain, July 9
12. Hungary, July 23
13. Belgium, July 30
14. Netherlands, August 27
15. Italy (Monza), September 3
16. Singapore, September 17
17. Japan, September 24
18. Qatar, October 8
19. United States (Austin), October 22
20. Mexico, October 29
21. Brazil, November 5
22. United States (Las Vegas), November 18
23. Abu Dhabi, November 26
There have been no changes to the top three teams in the 2022 season. Red Bull will be represented by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, Ferrari by Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, and Mercedes by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
There was an earthquake in Alpine. The French team wanted to extend the contract with Fernando Alonso. The double world champion, however, opted for Aston Martin, Oscar Piastri, still on the circuit, joining McLaren. The new Alpine rider was Pierre Gasly brought from Alpha Tauri. His partner will be Esteban Ocon.
The McLaren team will consist of Lando Norris and the aforementioned Oscar Piastri.The new face of Aston Martin is Fernando Alonso. Mick Schumacher failed to prove himself at Haas, so the American team brought in Nico Hülkenberg in his place. The debutants – apart from Oscar Piastri – are Nick de Vries (Alpha Tauri) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).
2023 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS
Red Bull : Max Verstappen (Netherlands), Sergio Perez (Mexico)
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc (Monaco), Carlos Sainz (Spain)
Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (UK), George Russell (UK)
Alpine: Pierre Gasly (France), Esteban Ocon (France)
McLaren: Lando Norris (UK), Oscar Piastri (Australia)
Alfa Romeo: Guanyu Zhou (China), Valtteri Bottas (Finland)
Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso (Spain), Lance Stroll (Canada)
Has: Kevin Magnussen (Denmark), Nico Hulkenberg (Germany)
Alpha Tauri: Nyck de Vries (Netherlands), Yuki Tsunoda (Japan)
William: Logan Sargeant (USA), Alexander Albon (Thailand)
The entire 2023 Formula 1 season will be broadcast on the Viaplay streaming platform. Motorsport fans will also find broadcasts of Formula 2, Formula 3, DTM, IndyCar, IMSA and several other racing series on this website. There are also quite a few Formula 1 films and documentaries on Viaplay.
Viaplay is a classic streaming platform based on movies, series and sports. Owned by the Scandinavian company Viaplay Group, the service was launched in Poland in August 2021.
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