F1 2023: calendar, races, circuits, drivers, cars and teams of the Formula 1 World Championship

Having made some of the biggest changes to technical regulations that we’ve seen in years, the 2023 F1 season promises to be as intriguing as it is exciting. From key driver market alterations to the inclusion of new tracks, we’ve got old faces in new places and a continually expanding calendar to look at. So, with no further ado let’s get into it.

The Drivers & Teams

Perhaps the biggest move we saw at the end of the 2022 season, was the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, followed by Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin to link up with Lance Stroll. Of course, that left a vacancy at Alpine which led the team to go for Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri, meaning we’ve now got a French connection which includes Esteban Ocon. All of this of course, only came after the contract debacle which saw Oscar Piastri jump to McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo who had been shown the door.

There was also another surprising move which saw AlphaTauri go for Formula E champion, Nyck de Vries, who will now be making his full F1 debut in 2023. The Dutchman will be racing alongside Yuki Tsunoda. As for Williams, the British team comes into the season having retained Alex Albon, while replacing Nicholas Latifi with the rookie, Logan Sargeant. Haas has replaced Mick Schumacher - now Mercedes’ reserve driver - with Nico Hulkenber who will have Kevin Magnussen alongside him. Then, we’ve got Alfa Romeo who will go with what they had in Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, after changing their entire team last season. Last but not least, we’ve got the top three: F1 world champion Red Bull who will once again will be going with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, Ferrari who have maintained Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz and of course Mercedes who will be sticking with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. With no further ado, here’s a look at the lineup:

The 2023 F1 Schedule

In 2023, F1 will hold its biggest-ever calendar with a total of 23 races scheduled, which is one more than we saw in 2022. It’s worth mentioning that last season was initially due to be 23, but the decision was taken to cancel the Russian GP. There is also the Chinese GP which continues to be put on hold due to ongoing covid-19 restrictions. This year will also see the return of the Qatar GP, which was not held last year due to the FIFA World Cup and of course the introduction of the highly anticipated Las Vegas GP. Yes, F1 has been in Las Vegas before - Caesars Palace in 1981-82 - but this is a different plate of food altogether. The purpose-built complex will see drivers navigating around the city’s most iconic locations.

We should also tell you that there have been a few changes to the 2023 schedule. For starters, the Azerbaijan GP will take place in early spring rather than June when it was held in the past. There is also the Belgian GP, which has been moved to August in order to avoid a triple-header with the Dutch and Italian rounds that occur in late summer. Lastly, there will be six sprint races this year, as opposed to the three that we saw in the last two seasons. There has been no official word on which events will be hosting the changed format. With that, here’s the full schedule: