The FIA has introduced the Method 2 and Method 3 schedules for 2023, with the 2 feeder classes set to race in Australia for the primary time.
Method 3 can even be taking in one other first, with the junior sequence set to move across the streets of Monaco in help of the Method 1 programme in Could.
Method 2 will probably be contested over 14 race weekends subsequent season, whereas an additional spherical has been added to the Method 3 schedule to take that as much as 10 in 2023.
A number of former F2/GP2 champions will sit on the Method 1 grid subsequent season, with 2019 champion Nyck de Vries being given a full-time alternative with AlphaTauri – whereas 2021 champion Oscar Piastri will probably be taking up a seat at McLaren.
Different previous winners of the sequence embody Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Nico Hulkenberg, with Brazilian driver Felipe Drugovich the most recent identify to be topped champion of the feeder sequence – and he’ll take up a reserve position with Aston Martin subsequent season.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem stated upon the announcement: “As the ultimate two steps on the junior single-seater pathway, I’m happy that in 2023 FIA Method 2 and FIA Method 3 proceed to race alongside the FIA Method One World Championship.
“There isn’t any higher preparation than to compete on these gold-standard grand prix circuits, and I’m trying ahead to seeing how the subsequent technology of drivers tackle a brand new problem with the addition of a spherical in Australia subsequent 12 months.”
2023 FIA Method 2 calendar
3-5 March: Bahrain (Sakhir)
17-19 March: Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
31 March-2 April: Australia (Melbourne)
28-30 April: Azerbaijan (Baku)
19-21 Could: Emilia Romagna (Imola)
25-28 Could: Monaco (Monte Carlo)
2-4 June: Spain (Barcelona)
30 June-2 July: Austria (Spielberg)
7-9 July: Nice Britain (Silverstone)
21-23 July: Hungary (Budapest)
28-30 July: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
25-27 August: Netherlands (Zandvoort)
1-3 September: Italy (Monza)
24-26 November: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
2023 FIA Method 3 calendar
3-5 March: Bahrain (Sakhir)
31 March-2 April: Australia (Melbourne)
19-21 Could: Emilia Romagna (Imola)
25-28 Could: Monaco (Monte Carlo)
2-4 June: Spain (Barcelona)
30 June-2 July: Austria (Spielberg)
7-9 July: Nice Britain (Silverstone)
21-23 July: Hungary (Budapest)
28-30 July: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
1-3 September: Italy (Monza)
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