2023 Formula One Season (ESB World)

The 2023 Formula One Championship is a planned motor racing competition for single seater racing cars. This is the 74th running for the Formula One Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of motorsport worldwide, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) and as the highest level of single seater racing worldwide. The Championship is scheduled to take place over a number of Grand Prix events and the drivers are competing for the World Drivers Championship and the teams for World Constructors Championship.
Lewis Hamilton enters the season as the defending champion. He equalised Michael Schumacher's record of 7 world titles in 2022 and is seen as the greatest driver in the history of the sport. Red Bull enter the year as the defending constructors champions for a third year in a row.
Calendar
Round	Event Name 	Circuit 	Date of Event
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit 	5th March 2023
2 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Hanoi Street Circuit 	12th March 2023
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit 	26th March 2023
4 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort 	9th April 2023
5 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 	23rd April 2023
6 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco 	7th May 2023
7 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 	21st May 2023
8 	Miami Grand Prix 	Hard Rock Stadium Circuit 	28th May 2023
9 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Street Circuit 	11th June 2023
10 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring 	18th June 2023
11 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit 	2nd July 2023
12 	French Grand Prix 	Circuit Paul Ricard 	9th July 2023
13 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring 	23rd July 2023
14 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 	27th August 2023
15 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 	3rd September 2023
16 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course	17th September 2023
17 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit 	24th September 2023
18 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom 	8th October 2023
19 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas 	22nd October 2023
20 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 	29th October 2023
21 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Rio MotorPark 	5th November 2023
22 	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Riyadh Street Circuit 	19th November 2023
23 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit 	26th November 2023
Changes
* The Bahrain Grand Prix was replaced by the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The new event will be hosted supporting the Saudi Arabian E-Prix at the Riyadh Street Circuit at the end of the season.
* The Dutch and Spanish Grand Prix have been swapped back to their original slots before 2022 to fill in the gap of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
* The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was moved to after the Miami Grand Prix weekend at the ninth round of the season.
* The French Grand Prix was moved back to after Silverstone to make the travel more gradual between European rounds. Now Rounds 9-13 are Azerbaijan, Austria, Britain, France and Hungary.
* The Russian Grand Prix was moved back to after Singapore to improve travel troubles expressed in 2022.
Entry List
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Engine 	Drivers
Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen 	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	C41 	Ferrari 	29 Mick Schumacher
99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	AT03 	Honda 	24 Juri Vips
62 Dennis Hauger
BWT Aston Martin Racing 	Aston Martin-Renault 	AMR23 	Renault 	10 Pierre Gasly
77 Valtteri Bottas
Campos Vexatec Racing 	Campos-Renault 	CR02 	Renault 	22 Alex Palou
94 Pascal Wehrlein
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF2023 	Ferrari 	16 Charles Leclerc
55 Carlos Sainz Jr
HAAS F1 Team FORD 	HAAS-Cosworth 	VF-23 	Cosworth	14 Louis Deletraz
20 Kevin Magnussen
Dell McLaren Racing Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL37 	Mercedes	3 Daniel Ricciardo
4 Lando Norris
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	W13 	Mercedes	44 Lewis Hamilton
63 George Russell
Red Bull Racing F1 Team 	Red Bull Racing-Honda 	RB18 	Honda 	23 Alexander Albon
33 Max Verstappen
Renault DP World F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S.23 	Renault 	5 Christian Lundgaard
31 Esteban Ocon
Panthera Team Asia 	Team Asia-Honda 	TA23 	Honda 	26 Joey Alders
54 Jehan Daruvala
RoKit Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW45 	Mercedes	7 Guilherme Samaia
27 Dan Ticktum
Changes
* Aston Martin Racing went with a new lineup in the 2023 season. They signed Pierre Gasly from Alpha Tauri as his performances were significantly lower than his teammate Juri Vips. He was replaced by Red Bull Racing Junior Driver and 2021 Formula 3 champion, Dennis Hauger. He replaced Sergio Perez as he retired from the sport at the end of 2022 due to "nothing coming from his last few seasons". Valtteri Bottas was let go by Mercedes at the end of 2022 as he was significantly slower than his teammate Lewis Hamilton at his time in the team, he was replaced by Mercedes Junior and 2018 Formula 2 champion, George Russell. Lance Stroll was let go at the end of 2022 due to poor performances in comparison to Sergio Perez and he has moved to IndyCar and IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.
* Guanyu Zhou was sacked by Renault at the end of his 2-year contract due to poor performances. He was replaced by Renault Sport Academy and 2022 Formula 2 champion, Christian Lundgaard.
* Yuki Tsunoda was let go at the end of 2022 due to poor performances by Panthera Team Asia. He was replaced by the 2022 reserve driver for the team, Joey Alders.
* Williams lost George Russell at the end of 2022 as he was called up for the Mercedes drive for 2023. He was replaced by Dan Ticktum, 2022 Formula 2 Runner up. He will be joined by 9x race winner in Formula 2 and Brazilian Formula 3 champion, Guilherme Samaia.
Results and Standings
Grand Prix: *Indicates wet weather Grand Prix
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Winning Driver 	Winning Constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix	Lando Norris 	Lando Norris 	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari
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