Formula 3’s calendar for the new season has been announced! With the season ending in Monza with Victor Martins being crowned the winner it feels so long ago, but as of today we can now announce the calendar for the upcoming season.
The new season will be made of 10 rounds one more than the 2022 season with 2 new additional circuits being added! Following the F2 annoucement of racing in Melbourne Formula 3 has followed suit and will be racing there as well as introducing Formula 3 to the streets of Monaco. Like F2, F3 will be supporting the F1 World Championship calendar as support races. The 2023 season will consist of 20 races in total over 3 continents, for its fifth season.
F3’s fifth season will again begin at the Bahrain International Circuit on March 03-05, before travelling to Melbourne, Australia for the first time on March 31 – April 02 for Round 2 of the campaign. The action will resume a month later in Europe with a triple-header that begins in Imola, Emilia Romagna on May 19-21. The paddock will then set up at a new venue, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 25-28, while Barcelona, Spain will round up a busy three weeks with Round 5 on June 02-04.
Similar to F2, July will be a busy season for these drivers with 2 double headers, Austria followed by UK in the beginning of the month and Budapest and Spa in the end of the month before the summer break. And like last year the final race taking place in Monza first weekend in September.
The full calendar list can be found here:
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Calendar
Round Date Venue
1 03–05 March Sakhir, Bahrain
2 31 March–02 April Melbourne, Australia
3 19–21 May Imola, Italy
4 25–28 May Monte Carlo, Monaco
5 02–04 June Barcelona, Spain
6 30 June–02 July Spielberg, Austria
7 07–09 July Silverstone, Great Britain
8 21–23 July Budapest, Hungary
9 28–30 July Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
10 01–03 September Monza, Italy
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1, said: “It’s great news to be able to confirm the Formula 3 calendar for 2023 for hopefully another thrilling season. There is no doubt that in its fifth year we can expect drama, action and some of the most exciting battles on track to date. We’re looking forward to seeing the talent of the future take to the track at 10 rounds of the Championship, and visiting two exciting new venues in Melbourne, Australia and Monte Carlo, Monaco, for the first time.”
FIA Formula 3 CEO Bruno Michel said: “I am very pleased to present the 2023 calendar. It features two brand-new circuits, Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, which is really amazing. These two very prestigious tracks are the first street circuits to be added to the F3 calendar. They will offer the teams and the drivers an exciting new challenge, and I’m sure that the fans will love seeing the F3 cars race on both layouts.
Despite the increase of the number of races, we keep specific attention to the teams’ budgets,
and notably we will cover the freight costs to ensure that their budgets do not escalate.”
Keep an eye out for our driver announcement articles and end of the season round up and statistics for all your F2 needs as we await for the 2023 season!