After a record-breaking 2022 season that introduced some of the biggest technical regulation changes in modern F1 history, the growing number of passionate Formula One fans around the world are excited for a sense of stability in 2023. 

However, with the race calendar expanding wider than ever before, a few new rule changes and some exciting driver movements confirmed in the off-season, the 2023 F1 season promises to be anything but boring! 

2023 Formula One Season Calendar 

The 2023 season calendar will be the biggest ever in Formula One history, with 23 races scheduled, up from 22 races last year. Initially, there were 23 races planned for 22 before the Russian GP was cancelled, and 24 races planned for 2023, before the Chinese GP was cancelled. 

Returning to the roster in 2023 is the Qatar GP, absent last year due to the FIFA World Cup, plus an all-new addition of the Las Vegas GP.

Of course, F1 have raced in Sin City before back in 1981-82, but the new purpose-built Las Vegas complex is going to be like nothing else F1 fans have ever seen before, running in the late evening and incorporating the most ionic landmarks of the famous entertainment capital. 

Other tweaks the 2023 schedule see the Azerbaijan GP return to a late April timeslot, having previously been held in June, while the Belgium GP has been pushed forward to before the August break to avoid a triple-header after the summer break with the Dutch and Italian races.

There will also be six sprint races in 2023, up from three in the previous two seasons, with exact event locations and formats yet to be confirmed.

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2023 FIA Formula 1® World Championship Race Schedule
Race	Location	Event Name	Start Date	End Date	Circuit Name	Circuit Location
1		Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2023	02 Mar	05 Mar	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir, BAHRAIN
2		Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023	16 Mar	19 Mar	Jeddah Street Circuit	Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA
3		Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023	30 Mar	02 Apr	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
4		Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023	27 Apr	30 Apr	Baku City Circuit	Baku, AZERBAIJAN
5		Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2023	04 May	07 May	Miami International Autodrome	Miami, USA
6		Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023	18 May	21 May	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Imola, ITALY
7		Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2023	25 May	28 May	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo, MONACO
8		Formula 1 Gran Premio De España 2023	01 Jun	04 Jun	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN
9		Formula 1 Grand Prix Du Canada 2023	15 Jun	18 Jun	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve	Montreal, CANADA
10		Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2023	29 Jun	02 Jul	Red Bull Ring	Speilberg, AUSTRIA
11		Formula 1 British Grand Prix 2023	06 Jul	09 Jul	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone, ENGLAND
12		Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2023	20 Jul	23 Jul	Hungaroring	Budapest, HUNGARY
13		Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix 2023	27 Jul	30 Jul	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa, BELGIUM
14		Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2023	24 Aug	27 Aug	Circuit Zandvoort	Zandvoort, NETHERLANDS
15		Formula 1 Gran Premio D’italia 2023	31 Aug	03 Sept	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Monza, ITALY
16		Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023	15 Sep	17 Sep	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Marina Bay, SINGAPORE
17		Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2023	21 Sep	24 Sep	Suzuka International Racing Course	Suzuka City, JAPAN
18		Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023	05 Oct	08 Oct	Losail International Circuit	Doha, QATAR
19		Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2023	19 Oct	22 Oct	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, USA
20		Formula 1 Gran Premio De México 2023	26 Oct	29 Oct	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	Mexico City, MEXICO
21		Formula 1 Grande Premio De Sao Paulo 2023	02 Nov	05 Nov	Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace	Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
22		Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023	15 Nov	18 Nov	Las Vegas Street Circuit	Las Vegas, USA
23		Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023	23 Nov	26 Nov	Yas Marina Circuit	Abu Dhabi, UAE

2023 Formula One Driver Lineup

World Champions Red Bull will keep an unchanged line-up for the third straight season with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Similarly, Mercedes stick with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell and Ferrari with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

But as the top three teams keep unchanged driver line-ups, there are plenty of shake-ups elsewhere.

Fernando Alonso made a shock move over to Aston Martin to join Lance Stroll, following Sebastian Vettel’s retirement.

Oscar Piastri heads to McLaren to replace the ousted countryman Daniel Ricciardo in the garage bay next to Lando Norris, while Alpine opted for Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri to form an all-French connection with Esteban Ocon.

AlphaTauri moved chose Nyck de Vries, Formula E champion and long-time Mercedes reserve, to make his full F1 debut in 2023 having stood in for Alex Albon at Williams at the 2022 Italian GP. De Vries joins next to the retained Yuki Tsunoda.

Williams has retained Albon and has replaced Nicholas Latifi with rookie Logan Sargeant. Haas has replaced Mick Schumacher – now reserve driver with Mercedes – with Nico Hulkenberg to slot in alongside Kevin Magnussen.

Alfa Romeo keeps an unchanged line-up for Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.

Team	Driver 1	Driver 2
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen	Sergio Perez
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	Carlos Sainz
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	George Russell
Alpine	Esteban Ocon	Pierre Gasly
McLaren	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri
Alfa Romeo	Valtteri Bottas	Zhou Guanyu
Aston Martin Racing	Lance Stroll	Fernando Alonso
Haas F1 Team	Kevin Magnussen	Nico Hulkenberg
AlphaTauri	Yuki Tsunoda	Nyck de Vries
Williams	Alex Albon	Logan Sargeant

2023 Formula 1 Rule Changes

In 2023 the ground-effect floor specifications will be raised by 15mm to minimise instances where teams were running their cars as low as possible and risking safety concerns caused by vertical oscillations. 

This will include more stringent flex tests to ensure that teams are not using elasticity in the floor to run the edges closer to the ground. The diffuser throat height has also been raised to reduce the aero sensitivity under the car.

Following the nasty crash at the British Grand Prix 2022 involving Zhou Guanyu, new rollhoop regulations have also been introduced to improve the strength and reduce the possibility that the rollhoop may dig into the ground.

Rear-view mirror regulations have also been extended from 150mm x 50mm to 200mm x 60mm to improve visibility.

The cost cap is expected to drop in 2023 to around $135m for the year, down from the $142.4m in 2022.

How to watch the 2023 Formula One

The biggest news in 2023 is that F1 TV Pro will be available in Australia through Foxtel.

Previously, only F1 TV was available in Australia, which was the basic version that gave some telemetry data, team radio access and live driver maps.

That means you can expect multiple different race feeds, be it live maps and data or different camera options. It also brings with it a bunch of new off-track content with new shows, documentaries and a giant archive of Grand Prix.

F1 TV will also be available to Kayo, who offer their unique RaceView functionality including extra camera angles and split screen viewing.

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