FIA Formula 2 Unveils Fourteen-Round, Twenty-Eight Race Schedule for 2023 Season

The FIA Method 2 championship has unveiled its schedule for the 2023 season, and like in 2022, it’ll see fourteen occasions, all in help of the FIA Method 1 World Championship.

The Circuit Paul Ricard in France has dropped off the schedule – Method 1 additionally is just not racing there subsequent season – and it’s place on the calendar has been taken by the championships first-ever go to to Australia.

The championship begins with a visit to the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit on 3-5 March 2023, earlier than heading to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia two weeks later.  Two weeks after that comes the inaugural journey to Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia.

The Baku Metropolis Circuit in Azerbaijan hosts the fourth spherical on the finish of April earlier than a visit to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari throughout the weekend of 19-21 Might, the primary of a triple header that additionally consists of visits to Monte Carlo and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.

The Pink Bull Ring in Austria will host spherical eight throughout the weekend of 30 June-2 July, every week earlier than they head to Silverstone for the British leg of the championship, earlier than one other double header takes Method 2 into the summer time break with visits to the Hungaroring and Spa-Francorchamps.

Put up-summer break will see the Circuit Zandvoort within the Netherlands host spherical twelve, every week earlier than the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy, earlier than a two-month break forward of the season finale on the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

“We’re happy to substantiate the Method 2 calendar for 2023 and stay up for one other thrilling season the place the drivers will battle it out for the title and the possibility to achieve the very best degree of motorsport,” stated Stefano Domenicali, the President and CEO of Method 1.

“The Championship continues to play a massively vital function in nurturing the expertise of the longer term and we’re excited to see the following era of F1 stars take to the monitor at 14 rounds of the 2023 season, visiting fan-favourite circuits and in addition travelling to the enduring Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne for the primary time.”

Bruno Michel, the CEO of Method 2, says there are many venues which have proven an curiosity of internet hosting Method 2, however within the curiosity of value saving, they’ve maintained a fourteen-round, twenty-eight race championship.

“The 2023 F2 calendar could have 14 rounds, the identical quantity as the present one,” stated Michel.  “In 2022, we’ve loved extra motion than ever, with a complete of 28 races, and we wished to maintain this for subsequent season.

“The great factor is that there are plenty of tracks who would love so as to add F2 to their race weekend programme, however we at all times take note the prices associated to extra racing. So, now we have determined to restrict the variety of rounds to 14 once more for 2023, and we are going to hold serving to the groups to make sure their budgets stay at a correct degree.

“As introduced beforehand, now we have added Melbourne to the calendar, a incredible venue each for our groups and drivers, but additionally for everybody watching and having fun with F2. It is going to be very fascinating to see our automobiles battling on these streets.”

2023 FIA Method 2 Calendar