Formula One’s off-season has been loaded with rumors and unconfirmed rumors. As is often the case. Thankfully the start of the 2023 F1 season is nearing, but March 5th still seems like a lifetime away for impatient fans. Pre-season testing will take place in Bahrain ahead of the first which will also be in Bahrain. Testing has become significantly limited compared to past seasons. A tightening of the rules permits just two days of testing. Twenty years ago pre-season testing and in-season testing was virtually unlimited.

Today, teams have access to powerful software tools that can replicate physical testing. The wealthier teams will have access to wind tunnels, and therefore virtual testing is unlimited. However, computer data can never replicate real-world testing, as Mercedes found discovered throughout a painful 2022.

Pre-season car launches are really publicity tools for the sponsors. Race trim spec cars will actually be revealed at the first race, never the at the launch, this is to hide any advantage and minimize potential replication of aero-parts.

See below for the full F1 Calander:

F1 Testing – Sakhir, Bahrain

23-25 February

2023 Car Launch Schedule – 

31 January – Haas

3 February – Red Bull

6 February – Williams

7 February – Alfa Romeo

11 February – Alpha Tauri

13 February – Aston Martin

13 February – McLaren

14 February – Ferrari

15 February – Mercedes

16 February – Alpine

F1 2023 Calander – Race Schedule

March 5 Bahrain Sakhir

March 19 Saudi Arabia Jeddah

April 2 Australia Melbourne

April 30 Azerbaijan Baku

May 7 Miami Miami

May 21 Emilia Romagna Imola

May 28 Monaco Monaco

June 4 Spain Barcelona

June 18 Canada Montreal

July 2 Austria Spielberg

July 9 United Kingdom Silverstone

July 23 Hungary Budapest

July 30 Belgium Spa

August 27 Netherlands Zandvoort

September 3 Italy Monza

September 17 Singapore Singapore

September 24 Japan Suzuka

October 8 Qatar Lusail

October 22 USA Austin

October 29 Mexico Mexico City

November 5 Brazil Sao Paulo

November 18 Las Vegas Las Vegas*

November 26 Abu Dhabi Yas Marina

*Subject to FIA circuit homologation