2023 Formula 2 Championship (Octavio2510)

The 2023 Formula 2 Championship is an open-wheel spec series sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Every team and drivers used the same car, the Dallara F2 2018. This series is a support series for the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
==Teams and Driver lineups==
Entrant 	No.	Driver name 	Rounds
MP Motorsport 	1 	Dennis Hauger 	All
MP Motorsport 	2 	Jehan Daruvala 	All
Carlin 	3 	Enzo Fittipaldi 	All
Carlin 	4 	Zane Maloney 	All
ART Grand Prix 	5 	Victor Martins 	All
ART Grand Prix 	6 	Théo Pourchaire 	All
Prema Racing 	7 	Oliver Bearman 	All
Prema Racing 	8 	Frederik Vesti 	All
Hitech Grand Prix 	9 	Isack Hadjar 	All
Hitech Grand Prix 	10 	Jak Crawford 	All
DAMS 	11 	Arthur Leclerc 	All
DAMS 	12 	Ayumu Iwasa 	All
Virtuosi Racing 	14 	Jack Doohan 	All
Virtuosi Racing 	15 	Amaury Cordeel 	All
PHM Racing by Charouz	16 	Roy Nissany 	All
PHM Racing by Charouz	17 	Brad Benavides 	All
Trident 	18 	Clément Novalak 	All
Trident 	19 	Roman Staněk 	All
Van Amersfoort Racing	20 	Richard Verschoor	All
Van Amersfoort Racing	21 	Rafael Villagómez	All
Campos Racing 	22 	Ralph Boschung 	All
Campos Racing 	23 	Kush Maini 	All
=== Team Changes ===
* PHM Racing took over the Charouz Racing System at the end of the 2022 season, they will run under the PHM Racing by Charouz moniker.
===Driver Changes===
* Last years' team champion MP Motorsport retained none of their drivers including last years' champion Felipe Drugovich due to the previous F2 champions not allowed to return for next season. The team signed last years' Prema drivers Dennis Hauger and Jehan Daruvala.
* Carlin didn't keep any of their last years' drivers Liam Lawson and Logan Sargeant with Sargeant graduating to Formula One with Williams Racing and Liam Lawson switching to Super Formula. The team signed Charouz driver Enzo Fittipaldi and FIA Formula 3 runner-up Zane Maloney.
* Prema Racing signed Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman and Mercedes Junior driver Frederik Vesti to replace both Dennis Hauger and Jehan Daruvala.
* DAMS signed Ferrari Driver Academy member Arthur Leclerc to partner Ayumu Iwasa. Leclerc finished 6th in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season.
* Newly formed PHM Racing by Charouz team retained none of their drivers from last season, they signed Roy Nissany who's in his fifth season of Formula 2. The team signed Brad Benavides for the second seat, who graduated to Formula 2 after finishing in 23rd in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 season.
* Trident didn't retain any of their drivers for next season, they signed Clément Novalak after moving from last years' team champion MP Motorsport. The second seat was filled by Czech driver Roman Staněk after he finished 5th in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 season.
* Campos signed Kush Maini, who stepped up to Formula 2 after he spent a single year in Formula 3 in which he finished 14th.
* ART signed FIA F3 champion Victor Martins to partner up with Théo Pourchaire who was originally gonna leave Formula 2 due to financial reasons.
* Hitech had an all-new lineup instead of retaining their drivers from last season. They signed Red Bull Junior Team members Isack Hadjar and Jak Crawford who finished 4th and 7th in the FIA Formula 3 championship, respectively.
* Virtuosi signed Amaury Cordeel to fill Marino Sato's second seat at the team. Amaury Cordeel entered his 2nd season of Formula 2.
* Van Amersfoort Racing retained none of their five drivers for the 2023 season, they signed Richard Verschoor after moving from Trident. The second seat was filled by Rafael Villagómez after two years in FIA Formula 3 in which he finished 25th in the 2022 season.
==Race Calendar==
Round	Circuit 	Sprint Race	Feature Race
1 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	4 March 	5 March
2 	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 	18 March 	19 March
3 	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 	1 April 	2 April
4 	Baku City Circuit, Baku 	29 April 	30 April
5 	Imola Circuit, Imola 	20 May 	21 May
6 	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 	27 May 	28 May
7 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	3 June 	4 June
8 	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 	1 July 	2 July
9 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	8 July 	9 July
10 	Hungaroring, Mogyoród 	22 July 	23 July
11 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	29 July 	30 July
12 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 	26 August 	27 August
13 	Monza Circuit, Monza 	2 September	3 September
14 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	25 November	26 November
===Calendar Expansion and Changes===
*Formula 2 will make its debut in Australia at the Albert Park Circuit supporting the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
*Formula 2 will not race in the Circuit Paul Ricard due to the French Grand Prix being dropped from the Formula One calendar for 2023.
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