The FIA has launched a record-23 race calendar for the 2023 Formula 1 season with Las Vegas a model new addition.
The record-breaking marketing campaign will begin on 5 March in Bahrain and finish in Abu Dhabi on 26 November, with the race on the Las Vegas strip going down on Saturday November 18, the week earlier than the ultimate Grand Prix.
Formula 1 have additionally introduced a brand new three-year take care of Monaco for one of many world’s most well-known races to happen within the principality till 2025.
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone strikes to 9 July – every week later than this yr’s race – whereas the Chinese Grand Prix was set to return on 16 April however was cancelled attributable to problems arising from the nation’s zero-covid coverage on the finish of 2022.
Qatar may also host its second ever F1 Grand Prix, after making its debut in 2021, on 8 October. The French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard has been dropped.
There are two triple-headers slated in: from 21 May-4 June at Imola, Monaco and Barcelona and 22 October-5 November in Austin, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.
The Belgian Grand Prix signed a one-year extension with Formula 1 this yr and the race at Spa-Francorhamps strikes from its common August financial institution vacation slot to 30 July – the ultimate race earlier than the summer season break.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku additionally strikes to earlier within the calendar, from mid-June this yr to 30 April subsequent yr, going down every week earlier than the second-ever Miami Grand Prix.
F1 president Stefano Domenicali mentioned: “We are excited to announce the 2023 calendar with 24 races around the world. Formula 1 has unprecedented demand to host races and it is important we get the balance right for the entire sport.
“We are very pleased with the strong momentum Formula 1 continues to experience and it is great news that we will be able to bring our passionate fans a mix of exciting new locations such as Las Vegas to the Championship with much loved venues across Europe, Asia and the Americas.”
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned: “The presence of 24 races on the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is further evidence of the growth and appeal of the sport on a global scale.
“The addition of new venues and the retention of traditional events underlines the FIA’s sound stewardship of the sport. I am delighted that we will be able to take Formula 1’s new era of exciting racing, created by the FIA’s 2022 Regulations, to a broader fan base in 2023.
“In framing the 2023 F1 calendar, WMSC Members have also been mindful of the timing of the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.”
The 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary race takes place on the weekend of 10-11 June, with no F1 race scheduled.
Here is the 2023 calendar in full:
March 5 – Bahrain
March 19 – Saudi Arabia
April 2 – Australia
April 30 – Azerbaijan (dash weekend)
May 7 – Miami
May 21 – Emilia-Romagna
May 28 – Monaco
June 4 – Spain
June 18 – Canada
July 2 – Austria (dash weekend)
July 9 – United Kingdom
July 23 – Hungary
July 30 – Belgium (dash weekend)
August 27 – Netherlands
September 3 – Italy
September 17 – Singapore
September 24 – Japan
October 8 – Qatar (dash weekend)
October 22 – USA (dash weekend)
October 29 – Mexico
November 5 – Brazil (dash weekend)
November 18 – Las Vegas
November 26 – Abu Dhabi