2023 Formula One World Championship (Octavio2510)

The 2023 Formula One World Championship is the 74th World Championship season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Formula One is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The championship is contested over twenty-four Grands Prix, which are held around the world.
== Teams and Driver lineups==
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power unit 	Race drivers	Race drivers
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power unit 	No. 	Driver name
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 	Sauber-Ferrari 	C44 	Ferrari 067/11 	24 	Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 	Sauber-Ferrari 	C44 	Ferrari 067/11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas
Scuderia AlphaTauri 	RB-Honda RBPT 	HB05 	Honda RBPTH002 	21 	Nyck de Vries
Scuderia AlphaTauri 	RB-Honda RBPT 	HB05 	Honda RBPTH002 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A524 	Renault E-Tech RE24	10 	Pierre Gasly
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A524 	Renault E-Tech RE24	31 	Estaban Ocon
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR24 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	14 	Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR24 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	18 	Lance Stroll
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF-24 	Ferrari 067/11 	16 	Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF-24 	Ferrari 067/11 	55 	Carlos Sainz Jr.
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-24 	Ferrari 067/11 	20 	Kevin Magnussen
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-24 	Ferrari 067/11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL38 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	4 	Lando Norris
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL38 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	81 	Oscar Piastri
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	F1 W15 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	44 	Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	F1 W15 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	63 	George Russell
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 	RB20 	Honda RBPTH002 	1 	Max Verstappen
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 	RB20 	Honda RBPTH002 	11 	Sérgio Perez
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW46 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	2 	Logan Sargeant
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW46 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M15	23 	Alexander Albon
===Team Changes=== 
*Haas signed a 3-year title sponsorship deal with MoneyGram prior to the 2022 United States Grand Prix. The team name was changed to the "MoneyGram Haas F1 Team"
*Honda returned as a named engine supplier for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri, the teams' engines going under the name Honda RBPT. Honda continued its technical support of Red Bull and AlphaTauri until the end of 2025.
*Prior to the 2023 Formula One Season, ORLEN left Alfa Romeo for Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri. Alfa Romeo signed a multi-year title sponsorship deal with crypto brand Stake.
*Williams signed a multi-year title sponsorship deal with oil brand Gulf. Gulf previously sponsored the McLaren F1 Team in 2021, before announcing that they would end their strategic partnership in 2022.
===Driver Changes===
*Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship, ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. He is replaced by Fernando Alonso who left Alpine after two seasons.
*Alonso's replacement was initially announced to be 2021 Formula 2 Champion Oscar Piastri. Shortly after, Piastri released a statement that he had not signed a contract to drive for Alpine. Although Pierre Gasly had initially signed a contract extension with AlphaTauri which would've lasted until the end of 2023, he was released by Red Bull and moved to Alpine to replace Fernando Alonso.
*After the departure of Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri signed 2020-21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries, who made his debut with the Williams at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, in which he finished 9th.
*Daniel Ricciardo left McLaren after two seasons. Although he had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, it was terminated by mutual agreement. Ricciardo's seat at McLaren was taken by Oscar Piastri.
*Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with the team. His seat was filled by Logan Sargeant after he finished 4th in the Formula 2 Championship and secured the required amount of super license points to drive in Formula One. Logan Sargeant is the first American Formula One driver to compete in a race since Alexander Rossi in 2015.
*Mick Schumacher left Haas after two seasons. His seat is taken by Nico Hülkenberg, who last raced in 2019 with the former team Renault.
Pre-season Testing
Pre-season testing will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir from 23-25 February.
==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 Monaco, Monaco 	28 May
7 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 	4 June
8 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 	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, Mogyoród 	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 	Singapore 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, Lusail 	8 October
18 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 	22 October
19 	Mexico City Grand Prix 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 	29 October
20 	São Paulo Grand Prix 	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 	5 November
21 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas 	18 November
22 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	26 November
===Calendar Expansion and Changes=== 
*The Qatar Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 2023 after a one-year absence, the race was initially proposed to be on a new purpose-built circuit, before the race being retained at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, where Formula One last raced in Qatar.
*The Las Vegas Grand Prix made its debut on the calendar with the race taking place on the new Las Vegas Street Circuit. Formula One last raced in Las Vegas in 1982 when the race was called the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
*The French Grand Prix was dropped from the calendar to make way for new races, the promoters of the Grand Prix had stated that they would try to aim for a rotational race deal.
*The Chinese Grand Prix was under contract to be on the calendar after last being held in 2019, but it was cancelled for the fourth year in a row due to ongoing difficulties presented by the pandemic.
== Drivers' Championship Standings ==
Pos.	Driver 	Constructor
1 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
2 	Sérgio Perez 	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
3 	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4 	Carlos Sainz 	Ferrari
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
6 	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
7 	George Russell 	Mercedes
8 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
9 	Estaban Ocon 	Alpine-Renault
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Alpine-Renault
11 	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
12 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes
13 	Zhou Guanyu 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
14 	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes
15 	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari
16 	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari
17 	Oscar Piastri 	McLaren-Mercedes
18 	Yuki Tsunoda 	AlphaTauri-RBPT
19 	Logan Sargeant 	Williams-Mercedes
20 	Nyck de Vries 	AlphaTauri-RBPT
==Constructors' Championship standings==
Pos.	Constructor
1 	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
2 	Ferrari
3 	Mercedes
4 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
5 	Alpine-Renault
6 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
7 	McLaren-Mercedes
8 	Haas-Ferrari
9 	Williams-Mercedes
10 	AlphaTauri-RBPT
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