Monaco Grand Prix to stay until 2025; Vegas race confirmed on Saturday
The Monaco Grand Prix will continue to take place in Formula 1 until 2025.
Monaco’s contract expires this year and there are doubts about whether F1’s most famous event will continue, but on Tuesday, F1 confirmed a new three-year deal for the tournament. street racing.
The extension has been confirmed alongside F1’s race schedule in 2023.
The record 24 races will start with the Bahrain Grand Prix in early March and end at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in late November.
F1 has also confirmed the first Las Vegas Grand Prix will take place on Saturday, November 18.
The race, which takes place on a circuit that includes the city’s famous Strip, will be the third in the US, joining events in Miami and Austin.
Race schedule for 2023
March 5 – Bahrain Grand Prix
March 19 – Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
April 2 – Australian Grand Prix
April 16 – China Grand Prix (TBC)
April 30 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix
May 7 – Miami Grand Prix
May 21 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
May 28 – Monaco Grand Prix
June 4 – Spanish Grand Prix
June 18 – Canadian Grand Prix
July 2 – Austrian Grand Prix
July 9 – British Grand Prix
July 23 – Hungarian Grand Prix
July 30 – Belgian Grand Prix
August 27, year Dutch Grand Prix
September 3 – Italian Grand Prix
September 17 – Singapore Grand Prix
September 24 – Japanese Grand Prix
October 8 – Qatar Grand Prix
October 22 – United States Grand Prix
October 29 – Mexican Grand Prix
November 5 – Brazilian Grand Prix
November 18 – Grand Prix Las Vegas
November 26 – Grand Prix Abu Dhabi
The Chinese Grand Prix is still being confirmed to be due to COVID-19.
The calendar has some logistical changes. The Belgian Grand Prix has moved from the August summer break to another summer break and now takes place after the Hungarian Grand Prix.
This year Belgium formed a treble with the Netherlands and Italy but those two will be a double in 2023.
Belgium’s place on the grid is helped by the fact that Kyalami won’t be ready to host the South African Grand Prix until 2024. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit has a reputation as the race most likely to leave the calendar to make way.
The 2023 season will feature two triplets – Emilia Romagna-Monaco-Spain and USA (Austin)-Mexico-Brazil.
The Miami Grand Prix will take place on May 7, a week after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, making for a pretty devastating comeback for the F1 teams.
The Qatar Grand Prix, taking place for the first time in 2021, will return as planned. Qatar will not host an event this year due to the World Cup.
F1 boss Stefano Domenicali said: “We are delighted to announce the 2023 calendar with 24 races around the world. Formula 1 has an unprecedented need to host races and it is important that we get the right balance for the whole sport.
“We are very pleased with the strong momentum that Formula 1 continues to experience and it is fantastic that we will be able to offer our die-hard fans a combination of many exciting new venues. like Las Vegas to the Championship with multiple favorite locations across Europe, Asia and the Americas.”