Formula 1 has introduced the record-breaking 24-race calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, which has been permitted by the World Motor Sport Council.
The 2023 season will kick off on March 5 – an earlier begin than ordinary – in Bahrain earlier than heading to Saudi Arabia.
Following the Australian Grand Prix, the Chinese Grand Prix will make its return for the primary time since 2019 on April 16. The championship will then transfer to the United States of America for the second ever Miami Grand Prix earlier than it heads again to Italy for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that can happen per week prior to Monaco.
In the in the meantime, Formula 1 has additionally confirmed that it’ll proceed to race within the Principality till 2025 after a brand new three-year settlement was finalised with the Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM).
Michel Boeri, President of the Automobile Club of Monaco, added: “In the interest of the Formula One World Championship, and after several months of negotiations, we are proud to announce that we have signed a three-year agreement with Formula One, and likely to be renewed.”
Following the Monaco Grand Prix, the sphere will transfer to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix earlier than making the lengthy journey to Canada. Austria will transfer ahead by per week, kicking off the extreme month of July that can incororate 4 races inside simply 5 weeks.
Great Britain will likely be subsequent on the schedule earlier than the championship pops up in Hungary with the Hungarian Grand Prix shedding the spot of the final race earlier than the summer season break which is able to now be occupied by Belgium.
Atter the restart, the Dutch Grand Prix will kick off the third leg of the season with the Italian Grand Prix twinned with Zandvoort.
Singapore and Japan are set to host races on the finish of September earlier than Qatar returns on the eighth of October. The USA will host its second race in Texas on the finish of October earlier than the sphere makes the comparatively brief journey to Mexico.
Following the Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo, Las Vegas will make its debut on November 18 – spherical 23 of the calendar, simply earlier than the finale in Abu Dhabi.
Scheduled to happen in Las Vegas the week earlier than Thanksgiving on November 18, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will see unprecedented ranges of F1 exercise and occasions, with Practice on Thursday, November 16 and Qualifying on Friday, November 17, forward of the Saturday night time race. Taking place at night time towards the long-lasting Las Vegas backdrop, the observe will see drivers attain jaw-droppingpeeds of over 340kph as they race round a number of the world’s most iconic landmarks, resorts and casinos on the legendary Las Vegas Strip.
Introducing the 2023 F1 Calendar 👀
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— Formula 1 (@F1) September 20, 2022
Speaking of the announcement of the calendar, Formula 1 CEO and President Stefano Domenicali stated: “We are excited to announce the 2023 calendar with 24 races around the globe. Formula 1 has unprecedented demand to host races and it will be important we get the steadiness proper for the complete 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.”
Speaking in regards to the new calendar, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, stated: “The presence of 24 races on the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is additional proof of the expansion and attraction of the game on a worldwide scale.
“The addition of recent venues and the retention of conventional occasions underlines the FIA’s sound stewardship of the game. I’m delighted that we are going to find a way to take Formula 1’s new period of thrilling racing, created by the FIA’s 2022 Regulations, to a broader fan base in 2023. In framing the 2023 F1 calendar, WMSC Members have additionally been aware of the timing of the celebrated 24 Hours of Le Mans.”
