
Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with the team. Ricciardo's seat was filled by Piastri, who made his Formula One debut. Although he had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, it was terminated during the 2022 championship by mutual agreement. ĭaniel Ricciardo left McLaren after two seasons. Gasly was replaced by the 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries. Pierre Gasly, who had a contract to drive for AlphaTauri, moved to Alpine, replacing Alonso. The FIA Contract Recognition Board ruled that he did not have any contractual obligations to race for Alpine. Shortly after the announcement, Piastri stated that he had not signed a contract for 2023 and that he would not be driving for Alpine. His replacement was initially announced as the 2021 Formula 2 Champion and reserve driver Oscar Piastri. His place at Aston Martin was taken by Fernando Alonso, who left Alpine after two seasons. Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship, ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. Oscar Piastri (left), Nyck de Vries (centre) and Logan Sargeant (right) made their Formula One season debuts with McLaren, AlphaTauri and Williams, respectively. While Red Bull Powertrains had planned to take over assembly and maintenance of the engines from this season onwards, it was later agreed that Honda would continue its technical support of Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri until the end of 2025. Honda returned as a named engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri, with both teams' engines badged as Honda RBPT. Teams and drivers that compete in the 2023 World Championship Entrant Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship. Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing- Honda RBPT, is the reigning Drivers' Champion, while his team is the reigning Constructors' Champion. ĭrivers and teams compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. It began in March and will end in November. The championship is contested over twenty-two Grands Prix held around the world. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which is the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship. Red Bull Racing (RB18 pictured) are the defending Constructors' Champion and the current World Constructors' Championship leaders.
