F1 Academy has revealed the calendar and format for its inaugural season of racing, with the all-women sequence set to function seven occasions, with 21 races in whole – together with a season finale alongside a Formulation 1 weekend.
Kicking off in Spielberg, Austria on April 28-29, the brand new sequence will then head to the Spanish cities of Valencia and Barcelona on Might 5-7 and Might 19-21, respectively. From there, June 23-25 will see them pay a visit to the historic Zandvoort circuit within the Netherlands.
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After taking over Monza’s Temple of Pace from July 7-9, they’ll head to Le Castellet in France for the penultimate spherical of the 12 months.
Lastly, the 2023 season will draw to an in depth at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas, as a help occasion to america Grand Prix from October 20-22.
Designed to function as many F1 tracks as potential, the calendar supplies a chance for the 15 drivers to compete on quite a lot of difficult circuits, serving to to develop their technical expertise and put together them to progress to larger ranges of competitors.
Six drivers have already been signed for the inaugural season, with Alpine junior Abbi Pulling and Sauber Academy’s Lena Buhler becoming a member of Jessica Edgar, Bianca Bustamante, Nerea Marti and Carrie Schreiner on the grid.
They, alongside 9 different drivers but to be introduced, will take to the observe for the primary time on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from April 11-12, whereas 13 extra days of testing all through the season will even be revealed within the coming weeks.
F1 Academy have additionally confirmed their race weekend format for the upcoming marketing campaign, with three races per occasion. Every spherical will function two 40-minute free follow periods, adopted by two 15-minute-long Qualifying periods.
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The primary Qualifying session will set the grid for Race 1, whereas the second will set the order for Race 3 and the drivers who obtain pole place in every of those periods will obtain two factors. Race 2’s grid can be set by reversing the highest eight drivers from Qualifying 1, with ninth and under lining up within the positions they certified in.
Races 1 and three can be half-hour lengthy and award 25 factors to the winner, whereas Race 2 can be a barely shorter 20 minutes and provide 10 factors. One level for the quickest lap time can be up for grabs in every race, supplied the motive force finishes throughout the prime 10.
Factors Allocation
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Place Factors | Place Factors | Place Factors |
| 1st 25 | 1st 10 | 1st 25 |
| 2nd 18 | 2nd 8 | 2nd 18 |
| third 15 | third 6 | third 15 |
| 4th 12 | 4th 5 | 4th 12 |
| fifth 10 | fifth 4 | fifth 10 |
| sixth 8 | sixth 3 | sixth 8 |
| seventh 6 | seventh 2 | seventh 6 |
| eighth 4 | eighth 1 | eighth 4 |
| ninth 2 | ninth 2 | |
| tenth 1 | tenth 1 |
“I’m more than happy to disclose the calendar of F1 Academy’s inaugural season,” stated Bruno Michel, Common Supervisor of the F1 Academy. “Our aim was to have the ability to race on as many Formulation 1 Grand Prix tracks as potential, with circuits that could possibly be an awesome problem for the drivers. The groups know these layouts very nicely, so they are going to be capable of assist their younger abilities familiarize yourself rapidly.
“We had introduced that F1 Academy could be racing alongside Formulation 1 at one occasion, so it’s improbable to be a part of the F1 Grand Prix package deal in Austin, the place we will even conclude the primary season, in entrance of the F1 paddock and the American crowd.
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“There may be fairly a niche in between Rounds 6 and seven, however that’s primarily as a result of the truth that we can be sending the vehicles and tools by ship, to avoid wasting on logistical prices.
“Moreover, there can be 15 days of testing so as to add to the observe time in 2023, with the primary two days in Barcelona on April 11 and 12. We are going to reveal the remainder of the dates in due time.”
