Formula 1 World Championship 2023: news, calendar, drivers, rankings and all the information

1 January 2023
|In Blog
|By rossifra

The 2023 Formula 1 World Championship is set to go down in history. With its 24 Grands Prix, in fact, it will be the longest ever. Among the main novelties of the 2023 F1 season is the doubling of the Grands Prix held with the Sprint Race, which go from 3 to 6. Here is the complete calendar and the list of teams and riders in the race.

February will be the month for the official presentations of the single-seaters and for the early season tests. In March, however, the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship will come alive. In fact, the first Grand Prix of a very long season is already scheduled for 5 March , destined to end only at the end of November. 10 teams and 20 drivers will battle it out on tracks around the world, to snatch the trophies won in 2022 from Max Verstappen (drivers’ championship) and Red Bull (constructors’ championship). Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Formula 1 season.

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The 2023 Formula 1 race calendar

As anticipated, the 2023 edition of the Formula 1 World Championship will be the longest ever. In fact, the world car championship will count 24 Grands Prix , 2 of which in Italy (Imola and Monza). Shanghai (China), Losail (Qatar) and Las Vegas enter the calendar (bringing the GPs in the United States to 3), while Le Castellet (France) leaves the scene. It starts on March 5 with the Bahrain Grand Prix , scheduled on the Sakhir circuit, and ends on November 26 in Abu Dhabi , on the Yas Island post. Here is the complete program.

  • 5 MAR – Bahrain Grand Prix – Sakhir (Bahrain)
  • 19 MAR – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
  • 2 APR – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne (Australia)
  • 16 APR – Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai (China)
  • 30 APR – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku (Azerbaijan)
  • 7 MAY – Miami Grand Prix – Miami (Florida – USA)
  • 21 MAY – Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – Imola (Italy)
  • 28 MAY – Monaco Grand Prix – Monte Carlo (Monaco)
  • 4 JUN – Spanish Grand Prix – Barcelona (Spain)
  • 18 JUNE – Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal (Canada)
  • 2 JUL – Austrian Grand Prix – Spielberg (Austria)
  • 9 JUL – British Grand Prix – Silverstone (England)
  • 23 JUL – Hungarian Grand Prix – Budapest (Hungary)
  • 30 JUL – Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
  • 27 AUG – Dutch Grand Prix – Zandvoort (Holland)
  • 3 SEPT – Italian Grand Prix – Monza (Italy)
  • 17 SEP – Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay Street Circuit (Singapore)
  • 24 SEPT – Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka (Japan)
  • 8 OCT – Qatar Grand Prix – Losail (Qatar)
  • 22 OCT – United States Grand Prix – Austin (Texas – USA)
  • 29 OCT – Mexico City Grand Prix – Mexico City (Mexico)
  • 5 NOV – Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Sao Paulo (Brazil)
  • 18 NOV – Las Vegas Grand Prix – Las Vegas (California – USA)
  • 26 NOV – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Island (Abu Dhabi)

Read also: The 2023 calendar of single-seater presentations and official tests

The drivers and teams that will compete for the F1 world title in 2023

If the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship calendar presents few but important innovations, there are also movements regarding the line-up of drivers hired by the teams. Compared to 2022, the teams that will compete for the titles are the same (always 10), while there are different changes at the wheel of the single-seaters, with numerous changes of “shirt” behind the wheel.

Here are all the complete teams.

Haas

  • Kevin Magnussen – Confirmed
  • Nico Hulkenberg – new

Red Bull

  • Max Verstappen – confirmed
  • Sergio Perez – confirmed

Aston Martin

  • Fernando Alonso – new
  • Lance Stroll – confirmed

McLaren

  • Oscar Piastri – new
  • Lando Norris – confirmed

AlphaTauri

  • Nyck de Vries – new
  • Yuki Tsunoda – confirmed

Williams

  • Logan Sargeant – new
  • Alexander Albon – confirmed

Ferrari

  • Charles Leclerc – confirmed
  • Carlos Sainz – confirmed

Mercedes

  • Lewis Hamilton – confirmed
  • George Russell – confirmed

Alpine

  • Pierre Gasly – new
  • Esteban Ocon – confirmed

Alfa Romeo

  • Valtteri Bottas – confirmed
  • Guanyu Zhou – confirmed

Formula 1 World Championship 2023 results and standings

Below, the results of the races and the updated classifications of the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.

The results of the Grand Prix

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The 2023 Formula 1 driver standings

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The Formula 1 2023 constructors standings

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Find out more about the 2023 Italian Grand Prix

Results and standings of the Formula 1 World Championship 2022

Below, the final classifications of the drivers’ and constructors’ championships for the 2022 season.

The final Formula 1 2022 driver standings

  1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull – 454 points
  2. Leclerc Charles – Ferrari – 308 points
  3. Perez Sergio – Red Bull – 305 points
  4. Russell George – Mercedes AMG – 275 points
  5. Sainz Carlos – Ferrari – 246 points
  6. Hamilton Lewis – Mercedes AMG – 240 points
  7. Norris Lando – McLaren – 122 points
  8. Ocon Esteban – BWT Alpine – 92 points
  9. Alonso Fernando – BWT Alpine – 81 points
  10. Bottas Valtteri – Alfa Romeo – 49 points
  11. Vettel Sebastian – Aston Martin – 37 points
  12. Daniel Ricciardo – 37 points
  13. Magnussen Kevin – Haas – 25 points
  14. Gasly Pierre – AlphaTauri – 23 points
  15. Stroll Lance – Aston Martin – 18 points
  16. Schumacher Mick – Haas – 12 points
  17. Tsunoda Yuki – AlphaTauri – 12 points
  18. Zhou Guanyu – Alfa Romeo – 6 points
  19. Albon Alexander – Williams – 4 points
  20. De Vries Nyck – Williams – 2 points
  21. Nicholas Latifi – Williams – 2 points
  22. Nicolas Hulkenberg – Aston Martin – 0 points

The final Formula 1 2022 constructors standings

  1. Red Bull – 759 points
  2. Ferrari – 554 points
  3. Mercedes – 515 points
  4. Alpine – 173 points
  5. McLaren – 159 points
  6. Alfa Romeo – 55 points
  7. Aston Martin – 55 points
  8. Haas – 37 points
  9. AlphaTauri – 35 points
  10. Williams – 8 points