Formula One 2023: All the races, dates, drivers, teams and car numbers

Dutch champion Max Verstappen going for third successive drivers crown for Red Bull

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, presents the trophy to the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen of Red Bull last year. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Max Verstappen celebrates victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on November 20, 2022. All pictures Victor Besa / The National

Max Verstappen on the podium with Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez of Mercedes finished first and third

Sebastian Vettel says goodbye and thank you to fans after his last race

Fans celebrate Verstappen's victory

Max Verstappen of Red Bull on his way to victory

The start of the race at Yas Marina Circuit

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action before he was forced to retire

F1 champion and race winner Max Verstappen dominated in Abu Dhabi, as he has for most of the season

The Al Fursan aerial display team above Yas Marina Circuit before the start of the race

Formula One is poised for another dramatic season, starting on March 5 in Bahrain, and ending with the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 26 at Yas Marina Circuit.

Hopes are high for a thrilling and hard-fought contest as Red Bull's Max Verstappen bids for a third successive drivers' world championship.

But, after cruising to the title in 2022, the Dutch driver is not expected to have it so easy in 2023 as Ferrari and Mercedes go all-out to wrestle away his crown.

Here's all you need to know about the 2023 world championship.

The drivers

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas (Finland, car 77)

Zhou Guanyu (China, car 24)

AlphaTauri

Nyck de Vries (Netherlands, car 21)

Yuki Tsunoda (Japan, car 22)

Alpine

Esteban Ocon (France, car 31)

Pierre Gasly (France, car 10)

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso (Spain, car 14)

Lance Stroll (Canada, car 18)

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc (Monaco, car 16)

Carlos Sainz (Spain, car 55)

Haas

Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, car 20)

Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, car 27)

McLaren

Lando Norris (GB, car 4)

Oscar Piastri (Australia, car 81)

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton (GB, car 44)

George Russell (GB, car 63)

Red Bull

Max Verstappen (Netherlands, car 1)

Sergio Perez (Mexico, car 11)

Williams

Alexander Albon (Thai-GB, car 23)

Logan Sargeant (USA, car 2)

The race calendar

First place winner Monaco's Formula One driver Charles Leclerc of Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow celebrates with the trophy after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, 20 March 2022. EPA / ALI HAIDER

Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrain IC, Sakhir

March 3-5

Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing celebrate after winning the 2022 Saudi Arabia GP at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Getty

Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah

March 17-19

Williams' Ralf Schumacher is launched in the air over Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello at the start of a dramatic 2022 Australian Grand Prix. AFP

Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

March 31-April 2

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Baku City Circuit

April 28-30

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing wins the 2022 Grand Prix of Miami. EPA

Miami Grand Prix

Miami International Autodrome

May 5-7

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Imola

May 19-21

Monaco Grand Prix

Monte Carlo

May 26-28

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya. AFP

Spanish Grand Prix

Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona

June 2-4

Canadian Grand Prix

Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal

June 16-18

Austrian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ring, Spielberg

June 30-July 2

Zhou Guanyu's Alfa Romeo crashes at the start of the British GP at Silverstone on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Getty

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu crashes at the start of the British Grand Prix. AP

Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu crashes at Silverstone. Getty

Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu crashes at Silverstone. Getty

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou crashes at the start of the British Grand Prix. AP

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou crashes at the start of the British Grand Prix. AP

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu after the crash. AFP

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou crashes at the start of the British Grand Prix. AP

Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu crashes into the barrier. PA

Mercedes driver George Russell checks on Guanyu Zhou. EPA

The huge crash at the start of the British GP. AP

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz celebrates after winning the British GP. AFP

Carlos Sainz and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. AFP

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz celebrates winning the race on the podium. Reuters

Carlos Sainz celebrates on the podium with second-placed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and third-placed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Reuters

British Grand Prix

Silverstone

July 7-9

Hungarian Grand Prix

Hungaroring, Mogyorod

July 21-23

Race winner Max Verstappen celebrates after the 2022 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Getty

Belgian Grand Prix

Spa-Francorchamps

July 28-30

Dutch Grand Prix

Zandvoort

August 25-27

Italian Grand Prix

Monza

September 1-3

Singapore Grand Prix

Marina Bay, SingaporeMarina Bay, Singapore

September 15-17

Max Verstappen celebrates after becoming F1 drivers world champion at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka. AP

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka

September 22-24

Qatar Grand Prix

Losail International Circuit, Doha

October 6-8

United States Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas, Austin

October 20-22

Mexican Grand Prix

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City

October 27-29

Mercedes driver George Russell after winning the sprint race prior to the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix in 2022. EPA

Brazilian Grand Prix

Interlagos, Sao Paulo

November 3-5

Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas Street Circuit

November 17-19

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Yas Marina

November 24-26

The Al Fursan aerial display team fly above the Yas Marina Circuit before the start of Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National

Activists at a rally by the feminist collective NousToutes in Paris demand a new law and €2bn ($2bn) a year to tackle violence against women. AFP

Young cadets sing the national anthem during a ceremony at a boarding school in Kyiv, Ukraine. AFP

Sulma, 17, from Honduras, endures cold and wet weather while standing with other young migrants traveling without adults as they surrender to border patrol agents after being smuggled across the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas. Reuters

Hermes, a young male seal that was found injured on a beach in Greece last September, is treated at the Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, or Mom. Hermes and Minos, two young seals found separated from their mothers, were taken to Mom's facilities. The monk seal is one of most endangered seal species in the world and the only seal species residing in the Mediterranean Sea. EPA

Kherson residents charge their phones at the city's train station, one of the few buildings in the Ukrainian city with electricity. AFP

Flames shoot out from The Spider structure during the Arcadia Music Festival in Doha. Reuters

A resident walks on the street during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York. Reuters

Australia celebrates with the trophy after winning the Rugby League World Cup final against Samoa at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. AP

Snow covers T-34 tanks at the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten, Berlin. EPA

Models wearing outfits made from various recycled materials wait backstage before a 'trashion show' in Sangotedo, Lagos, Nigeria. AP

The opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. Getty Images