F1 2023 schedule: Record-breaking 24 race calendar announced by the FIA

Thomas Maher 20 Sep 2022 3:29 PM

Charles Leclerc leads at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Sakhir March 2022.

Formula 1 and the FIA have revealed the calendar for the 2023 F1 season, which will feature 24 races spread out over the year.

Formula 1 is set for its busiest season ever in 2023, as the FIA have confirmed a 24-race calendar and the schedule for the upcoming season.

The calendar was put to a vote in front of the members of the World Motor Sport Council, and was approved by e-vote.

Amongst the 24 races will be the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, which will be the second-to-last race of the season, and will be the third race held in the United States next season.

The year will kick off in Bahrain, with the first race scheduled in Sakhir on March 5th, with a two-week gap until the second round, which will be held in Saudi Arabia.

Melbourne will be the venue for the third round, before China makes its long-awaited return after its most recent race in 2019.

The first double-header of the year will be the fifth and sixth rounds, held in Azerbaijan and Miami, before Imola kicks off the European season as the first of a triple-header with Monaco and Barcelona.

The calendar doesn’t feature the much-rumoured return of the South African Grand Prix, but does confirm the return of Qatar after hosting its inaugural race in 2021.

“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,” said FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem of the announcement.

“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.”