2023 Formula 1 World Championship

2023 Formula One World Championship
Entries
Teams & Driver Lineup
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power Unit 	Race Drivers	Race Drivers 	Race Drivers
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power Unit 	No. 	Driver Name 	Rds.
Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	C43 	Ferrari 067/8 	24 	Zhou Guanyu 	All
Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	C43 	Ferrari 067/8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas	All
Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 	AT04 	Red Bull RBPTH002 	21 	Nyck de Vries 	All
Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 	AT04 	Red Bull RBPTH002 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	All
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A523 	Renault E-Tech RE22	10 	Pierre Gasly 	All
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A523 	Renault E-Tech RE22	31 	Estaban Ocon 	All
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR23 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	14 	Fernando Alonso	All
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR23 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	18 	Lance Stroll 	All
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF23 	Ferrari 067/8 	16 	Charles Leclerc	All
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF23 	Ferrari 067/8 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	All
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-23 	Ferrari 067/8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen	All
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-23 	Ferrari 067/8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg	All
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL37 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	4 	Lando Norris 	All
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL37 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	81 	Oscar Piastri 	All
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W14 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	All
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W14 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	63 	George Russell 	All
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull-Honda RBPT 	RB19 	Red Bull RBPTH002 	1 	Max Verstappen 	All
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull-Honda RBPT 	RB19 	Red Bull RBPTH002 	11 	Sergio Perez 	All
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW45 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	2 	Logan Sargeant 	All
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW45 	Mercedes-AMG F1 W14	23 	Alex Albon 	All
Team Changes
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
In the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel announced his official retirement from the Formula One World Championship at the end of this season after 16 seasons. He was replaced by 2-time and his former championship rival Fernando Alonso who left Alpine to sign a multi-year contract with Aston Martin.
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. The FIA Contract Recognition Board ruled that he did not have any contractual obligations to race for Alpine. Pierre Gasly, who had a contract to drive for AlphaTauri, moved to Alpine, replacing Alonso. 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. Although he had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, it was terminated during the 2022 championship by mutual agreement. Ricciardo's seat was filled by Piastri, who made his Formula One debut. Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with the team. Williams Test Driver Logan Sargeant, graduates to Formula 1 with Williams, in place of Logan Sargeant. An American Driver will be on the grid since Alexander Rossi in 2015. Mick Schumacher left Haas after two seasons. His seat was taken by Nico Hülkenberg, who last competed in Formula One as a full-time race driver in 2019 with former team Renault.
Calendar
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Race Date
1 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	5 March
2 	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 	19 March
3 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 	2 April
4 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit, Baku 	30 April
5 	Miami Grand Prix 	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	7 May
6 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmelo 	28 May
7 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 	4 June
8 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 	18 June
9 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 	2 July
10 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	9 July
11 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyorod 	23 July
12 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	30 July
13 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 	27 August
14 	Italian Grand Prix 	Monza Circuit, Monza 	3 September
15 	Singaporean Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 	17 September
16 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 	24 September
17 	Qatar Grand Prix 	Lusail International Circuit 	8 October
18 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas 	22 October
19 	Mexico City Grand Prix 	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City 	29 October
20 	São Paulo Grand Prix 	Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo 	5 November
21 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	Las Vegas Street City, Las Veags 	18 November
22 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	26 November
Calendar Changes
* The Qatar Grand Prix is scheduled to return to the calendar, after last being held in 2021. The Grand Prix, along with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, was initially planned to be moved to a new purpose-built circuit, before both being retained in Lusail and Jeddah, respectively.
* 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. The last Grand Prix held in Las Vegas was the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix. Three races are scheduled to be held in the United States in the same season for the first time since 1982.
* 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, in Novozhilovo, located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Saint Petersburg. However, the Grand Prix had its contract terminated in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
* The French Grand Prix did 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 Chinese Grand Prix was initially due to be part of the calendar after last being held in 2019, but it was cancelled for the fourth consecutive year due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. It was not replaced.
* 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.
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