A new F1 season is almost here and as ever it will be the biggest and best Formula One season of all time, with multiple new storylines for all the new F1 fans on Netflix. Before that airs, this is the place to keep up with the 2023 F1 Calendar and Season Summary, Stats and more.
Throughout the season this page will be updated to include the race previews and reviews as they happen, and our own Driver Ratings too.
Below we not only have the 2023 F1 Calendar but a little piece on each GP for 2023, as well as the 2022 race reviews and rankings.
Time to enjoy our 2023 F1 Calendar and beyond.
F1 | 2023 F1 Calendar Season Summary and Statistics
READ MORE: Our 2023 Driver of the Year Rankings and Stats.
READ MORE: Our 2023 Race by Race Full Reports
2023 F1 Calendar
| Date | Grand Prix | Venue | Winner |
| Mar-05 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Verstappen |
| Mar-19 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Perez |
| Apr-02 | Australia | Melbourne | Verstappen |
| Apr-30 | Azerbaijan | Baku | Perez |
| May-07 | Miami | Miami | Verstappen |
| May-21 | Emilia Romagna | Imola | <<Cancelled>> |
| May-28 | Monaco | Monaco | Verstappen |
| Jun-04 | Spain | Barcelona | Verstappen |
| Jun-18 | Canada | Montreal | Verstappen |
| Jul-02 | Austria | Spielberg | Verstappen |
| Jul-09 | United Kingdom | Silverstone | Verstappen |
| Jul-23 | Hungary | Budapest | Verstappen |
| Jul-30 | Belgium | Spa | Verstappen |
| Aug-27 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Verstappen |
| Sep-03 | Italy | Monza | Verstappen |
| Sep-17 | Singapore | Singapore | Sainz |
| Sep-24 | Japan | Suzuka | Verstappen |
| Oct-08 | Qatar | Lusail | Verstappen |
| Oct-22 | USA | Austin | Verstappen |
| Oct-29 | Mexico | Mexico City | Verstappen |
| Nov-05 | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Verstappen |
| Nov-18 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Verstappen |
| Nov-26 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Verstappen |
2023 F1 Driver Standings
2023 Gurgler Driver of the Year
What’s this you may ask. Well we have our own points system to determine the best driver of the year based on stats from all over the weekend. The perfect weekend is worth 100 points, and slides backwards from there.
R1 MARCH 5 – BAHRAIN GP
2023 BAHRAIN GP RACE REVIEW – LAP BY LAP SUMMARY
2023 BAHRAIN GP DRIVER RATINGS AND STATS
2023 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (5)
Most Poles: Sebastian Vettel / Lewis Hamilton (3)
Barely Interesting Fact: Only four drivers have done a perfect race in Bahrain (Pole, Win, Fastest Lap) and three were driving Ferraris – Michael Schumacher (2004) Felipe Massa (2007) Sebastian Vettel (2011) Charles Leclerc (2022)
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R2 MARCH 19 – SAUDI ARABIAN GP
2023 SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX REPORT
2023 SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX DRIVER RATINGS & STATS
Most Recent Winner (2023): Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton / Max Verstappen (1)
Most Poles: Sergio Perez / Lewis Hamilton (1)
Barely Interesting Fact: The only non big three team driver to lead a lap is Esteban Ocon for Alpine for one lap.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R3 APRIL 2 – AUSTRALIAN GP
2023 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX REPORT
2023 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX DRIVER RATINGS & STATS
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher(4)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (8)
Barely Interesting Fact: Damon Hill became the only driver to win the same grand prix consecutively but across different seasons when he won the season ending Australian GP in Adelaide in 1995 when it was the last race, and Melbourne in 1996 when it was now the season opener.
Or Lewis Hamilton has taken eight pole positions in Melbourne, but has won only twice.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R4 APRIL 30 – AZERBAIJAN GP
2023 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX REPORT
2023 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX DRIVER RATINGS & STATS
Most Recent Winner (2023): Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Sergio Perez (2)
Most Poles: Charles Leclerc (3)
Barely Interesting Fact: Charles Leclerc has taken the last three poles in Baku and failed to win any. He was 4th in 2021, retired in 2022 and came 3rd in 2023.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R5 MAY 7 – MIAMI GP
2023 MIAMI GRAND PRIX REPORT
2023 MIAMI GRAND PRIX DRIVER RATINGS & STATS
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Max Verstappen (2)
Most Poles: Charles Leclerc(1)
Barely Interesting Fact: Miami is the only circuit on the F1 calendar to pretend it has a water feature.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R6 MAY 21 – EMILIA-ROMAGNA GP
Most Recent Winner (2022): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher (7)
Most Poles: Ayrton Senna (8)
Barely Interesting Fact: Imola has hosted the San Marino Grand Prix 26 times despite being 100 kilometres outside San Marino.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R7 MAY 28 – MONACO GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Ayrton Senna (6)
Most Poles: Ayrton Senna (5)
Barely Interesting Fact: Despite overtaking being nearly impossible around Monaco, only 44% of the Monaco GP winners have started from pole position. And between 1984 and 2001 15/18 GPs were won by Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R8 JUNE 4 – SPANISH GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher / Lewis Hamilton (6)
Most Poles: Michael Schumacher (7)
Barely Interesting Fact: Every race from 2001 to 2010 was won from pole position. Overall it is 72% wins from pole.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R9 JUNE 18 – CANADIAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher / Lewis Hamilton (7)
Most Poles: Michael Schumacher / Lewis Hamilton (6)
Barely Interesting Fact: Behind the two race win record holders, the next best driver is Nelson Piquet with three wins.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R10 JULY 2 – AUSTRIAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2022):(2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Max Verstappen (5)
Most Poles: Max Verstappen (4)
Barely Interesting Fact: Last season was the first time since Covid where the pole sitter didn’t win the race. The track in its former glory is where Vittorio Brambilla, who had a reputation for occasionally crashing a car, won his only Grand Prix in 1975 and crashed into the pitwall after the chequered flag.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R10 JULY 9 – BRITISH GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (8)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (7)
Barely Interesting Fact: Seven drivers shared the fastest lap at Silverstone in the Grand Prix of 1954.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R12 JULY 23 – HUNGARIAN GP
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Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (8)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (8)
Barely Interesting Fact: Bertrand Gachot is the only driver in F1 history to set a fastest lap and then be sent to jail before the next race started. His mistake, he was replaced by Michael Schumacher. Decent story that more can be heard of here.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R13 JULY 30 – BELGIAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher (6)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (6)
Barely Interesting Fact: From 1983 to 1998, only six drivers won the Belgian Grand Prix, and for all six their first Belgian GP win preceded their first Championship within six seasons, mostly within within 2-3 years.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
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R14 AUGUST 27 – DUTCH GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Jim Clark (4)
Most Poles: Rene Arnoux (3)
Barely Interesting Fact: Lewis Hamilton’s fastest lap is the only time Max Verstappen has been beaten to win, pole or fastest lap in the two years since the Dutch GP’s return.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R15 SEPTEMBER 3 – ITALIAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher / Lewis Hamilton (5)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (7)
Barely Interesting Fact: The Grand Prix at Monza has been almost every year since 1950, and just ten races have seen a driver take pole, win the race and set fastest lap. Of those ten occasions, only one has not been a World Champion (Rubens Barrichello).
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R16 SEPTEMBER 17 – SINGAPORE GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
Most Wins: Sebastian Vettel (5)
Most Poles: Sebastian Vettel / Lewis Hamilton (4)
Barely Interesting Fact: Charles Leclerc has taken pole at the last Grands Prix and won neither race.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R17 SEPTEMBER 24 – JAPANESE GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher (6)
Most Poles: Michael Schumacher (8)
Barely Interesting Fact: Alain Prost had set the fastest lap of the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix before his infamous clash with Ayrton Senna.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R18 OCTOBER 8 – QATAR GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen (1)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen (1)
Barely Interesting Fact: Nikita Mazepin was a full two seconds a lap slower than his team mate in the 2021 race.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R19 OCTOBER 22 – UNITED STATES GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (5)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (3)
Barely Interesting Fact: Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap in five of the first six Grands Prix at Austin. He only won once.
READ MORE : Our 2023 Race Summary — 2023 Driver Rankings
R20 OCTOBER 29 – MEXICAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Max Verstappen (5)
Most Poles: Jim Clark (4)
Barely Interesting Fact: Max Verstappen has won four races, but only one has been from pole position.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R21 NOVEMBER 5 – BRAZILIAN GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Michael Schumacher (4)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton, Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Mika Hakkinen (3)
Barely Interesting Fact: Since 2000 only one driver has completed a perfect Grand Prix with win pole, and fastest lap – Felipe Massa in 2008 where he was pipped to the title on the last lap of the season despite being Champion when he crossed the line.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary — 2022 Driver Rankings
R22 NOVEMBER 18 – LAS VEGAS GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Alan Jones / Michele Alboreto (1)
Most Poles: Carlos Reutemann / Alan Jones (1)
Barely Interesting Fact: The last time a race was run in Las Vegas it was run in the carpark of the Caesar’s Palace casino and known as the Caesar’s Palace Grand Prix.
R23 NOVEMBER 25 – ABU DHABI GP
Most Recent Winner (2023): Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (5)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (5)
Barely Interesting Fact: Valtteri Bottas is the only driver in 14 races at Abu Dhabi to win a race that hasn’t been a World Champion.
READ MORE : Our 2022 Race Summary
