The Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar after the sport’s governing body rubber-stamped a record 24 races for next year.
F1’s blue riband event in Monte Carlo had been in some doubt, with the most recent race in May set to be the last unless a new deal between the Automobile Club de Monaco and the sport’s American owners Liberty Media could be agreed.
But the FIA has confirmed that the round in the principality will take its traditional slot in the final Sunday of May. The 2023 campaign is set to open in Bahrain on March 5th and close in Abu Dhabi on November 26th following the most races ever staged in a single season – two more than the record-equalling 22 this year.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix, the only new entry on the calendar, will be the penultimate round, on November 18th – one of three races in the United States next year – while F1 is set to return to China for the first time since 2019 with a round in Shanghai pencilled in for April 16th.
However, there is still some doubt as to whether the race will go ahead amid the country’s coronavirus restrictions.
The British Grand Prix will take place on July 9th, avoiding a clash with the men’s Wimbledon final (July 16th) and the final round of golf’s Open Championship at Hoylake (July 23rd), while Qatar – which staged its first F1 race in 2021 – returns after a one-year absence.
“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.
“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 One’s new era of exciting racing, created by the FIA’s 2022 regulations, to a broader fan base in 2023.”
2023 Formula One calendar
March 5th: Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
March 19th: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
April 2nd: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
April 16th: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
April 30th: Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
May 7th: Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
May 21st: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Imola)
May 28th: Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
June 4th: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
June 18th: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
July 2nd: Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
July 9th: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
July 23rd: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
July 30th: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
August 27th: Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
September 3rd: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
September 17th: Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
September 24th: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
October 8th: Qatar Grand Prix (Losail)
October 22nd: United States Grand Prix (Austin)
October 29th: Mexico City Grand Prix (Mexico City)
November 5th: Sao Paulo Grand Prix (Interlagos)
November 18th: Las Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas)
November 26th: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)
