Chinese Grand Prix pencilled in as F1 unveils record-breaking 24-race calendar for 2023
dailystar.co.ukF1 has unveiled a 24-race calendar for the 2023 season, which will kick off in Bahrain on March 5.China, which hasn’t hosted a race since 2019 due to the pandemic, has been given a provisional spot of April 16 on the calendar as doubts persist over the level of the country’s Covid restrictions.The British Grand Prix at Silverstone will be held over the weekend of July 9 while the Belgium Grand Prix at Spa has been brought forward a month and will now take place before the summer break.
Qatar returns to the schedule after missing out this year due to the World Cup. READ MORE: Fernando Alonso signing comes with ‘downside’, admits Aston Martin boss The Las Vegas Grand Prix, the third US race on the calendar, will be the penultimate round of the season on November 18.
That race will be staged on a Saturday night US time, in the early hours of the morning in Europe. Abu Dhabi will once again stage the season finale on November 26.There is no place on the schedule for South Africa, although talks are continuing over a race at Kyalami in 2024. What do you think about the 2023 calendar?
Tell us in the comments section below. F1 2023 calendar February 23-25: Bahrain pre-season test March 5: Bahrain March 19: Saudi Arabia April 2: Australia April 16: China April 30: Azerbaijan May 7: Miami May 21: Emilia Romagna (Imola) May 28: Monaco June 4: Spain June 18: Canada July 2: Austria July 9: Britain July 23: Hungary July 30: Belgium August 27: Netherlands September 3: Italy September 17: Singapore September 24: Japan October 8: Qatar October 22: United States October 29: Mexico November 5: Brazil November 18: Las Vegas November 26: Abu Dhabi READ NEXT:.
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