With second place in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, Max Verstappen clinched the 2023 Formula One drivers’ world championship, making it three in a row and following on from his Red Bull team’s championship which was confirmed in Japan.
Verstappen continued his winning streak in Qatar, making it 14 wins for the season with only five grands prix – and two sprint races – left in the season.
If he were to win another two grands prix in 2023 he would beat his own record for the most grands prix victories in one season, which is his 2022 record of 15.
When is the next race?
The next race of the 2023 season is the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix which takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. The race weekend runs from Friday October 27 until Sunday October 29.
Friday, October 27
First practice: 7.30pm (BST)
Second practice: 11pm
Saturday, October 28
Third practice: 6.30pm (BST)
Qualifying: 10pm
Sunday, October 29
Mexico City Grand Prix: 8pm (GMT)
How many F1 races will there be in 2023?
There will be 22 races on the calendar this year, which started in Bahrain on March 5 and culminating with the season finale in Abu Dhabi on November 26.
What new races are there in 2023?
The brand new Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the penultimate race of the season, a week before Abu Dhabi.
Where and when will the six sprint races be this year?
Formula One has announced the six sprint venues for 2023 with Azerbaijan, Belgium, the Austin race in the United States and Qatar all joining Austria and Brazil.
The format, however, has been changed for this year, with the sprint becoming almost a standalone event (albeit with championship points) on the Saturday.
Previously there had been qualifying on Friday to set the sprint grid for Saturday, with the sprint race result then setting the grid for Sunday.
In 2023, however, Friday’s qualifying sets the grid for Sunday’s grand prix whilst an extra sprint shootout (in effect a shortened three-part, elimination qualifying session) sets the grid for the sprint. Both take place on Saturday.
The top eight drivers in the sprint race score points from eight to the winner and one for the eighth-placed driver. Again, the sprint races will be approximately 100km – or roughly a third of a grand prix distance.
What are the driver line-ups?
Red Bull
Max Verstappen (1) and Sergio Pérez (11)
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton (44) and George Russell (63)
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz (55) and Charles Leclerc (55)
Alpine
Esteban Ocon (31) and Pierre Gasly (10)
McLaren
Lando Norris (4) and Oscar Piastri (81)
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas (77) and Guanyu Zhou (24)
Aston Martin
Lance Stroll (18) and Fernando Alonso (14)
Haas
Kevin Magnussen (20) and Nico Hulkenberg (27)
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda (22), Nyck de Vries (21), Daniel Ricciardo (3) and Liam Lawson (40)
Williams
Alexander Albon (23) and Logan Sargeant (2)
What is the full calendar?
March
5: Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
19: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah
April
2: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
30: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku +
May
7: Miami Grand Prix, Miami21: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola
28: Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
June
4: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
18: Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
July
2: Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg +
9: British Grand Prix, Silverstone
23: Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
30: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps +
August
27: Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort
September
3: Italian Grand Prix, Monza
17: Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore
24: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
October
8: Qatar Grand Prix, Losail +
22: United States Grand Prix, Austin +
29: Mexico City Grand Prix, Mexico City
November
5: Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Sao Paulo +
18: Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas
26: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
+ Denotes sprint event weekend
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