User:Izzlex94 verstappenchamp/F1 22 Driver Career Season 2

Lando Norris won his first World Championship, driving for McLaren.

Max Verstappen, the defending champion, finished runner-up, driving for Red Bull Racing.

Charles Leclerc was third, driving for Ferrari.

McLaren won their ninth World Constructors' Championship.

Ferrari won their seventeenth World Constructors' Championship.

Red Bull Racing finished third in the World Constructors' Championship.

The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. It was the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship.^[a] It was the second season of F1 22 Driver Career. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over sixteen Grands Prix.

Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Lando Norris secured his first title at the Portuguese Grand Prix while his team, McLaren clinched the title at the very same race, their first since 1998. Max Verstappen the reigning Drivers' Champion, finished runner-up in the standings. Ferrari were the reigning Constructors' Champion.

This was the final season for Carlos Sainz Jr..

Entries edit

The following constructors and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship.

Teams and drivers that competed in the 2023 World Championship
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Race drivers
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	C42	18 24	Lance Stroll Zhou Guanyu	All All
Scuderia AlphaTauri	AlphaTauri-RBPT	AT03	10 22	Pierre Gasly Yuki Tsunoda	All All
BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine-Renault	A522	31 47	Esteban Ocon Mick Schumacher	All All
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR22	7 23	Izz Ford Alex Albon	All All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F1-75	16 55	Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr.	All All
Haas F1 Team	Haas-Ferrari	VF-22	20 91	Kevin Magnussen Robert Shwartzman	All All
McLaren F1 Team	McLaren-Mercedes	MCL36	3 4	Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris	All All
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W13	44 63	Lewis Hamilton George Russell	All All
Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	RB18	1 11	Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez	All All
Williams Racing	Williams-Mercedes	FW44	6 77	Nicholas Latifi Valtteri Bottas	All All

Driver changes edit

Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship, ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. His place at Aston Martin was taken by Izz Ford, who switched from Williams Racing after spending his debut season with the Grove outfit.

Izz's seat at Williams was taken by Valtteri Bottas, who opted to leave Alfa Romeo despite holding a multi-year contract with the team. The Finn returned to the Grove outfit having been at the team from 2013 to 2016. Bottas in turn was replaced by Lance Stroll, who left Aston Martin after spending four years with the team, including predecessor Racing Point.

After spending two years on the sidelines, Aston Martin drafted former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon to fill up Stroll's vacant seat to partner Izz. Albon also ended his long term partnership with Red Bull in the process.

Fernando Alonso was also another driver to retire from the sport, ending his Formula One comeback and career after 19 seasons. Mick Schumacher was drafted to replace the retiring Alonso at Alpine, moving over from Haas.

Schumacher was replaced by Formula 2 graduate and Ferrari reserve driver Robert Shwartzman. Shwartzman made his F1 debut, having finished 4th in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Calendar edit

The 2023 calendar consisted of sixteen events.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race date
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	TBC
3	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Port Phillip	TBC
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC
5	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC
6	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	TBC
7	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC
8	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	TBC
9	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	TBC
10	Italian Grand Prix	Monza Circuit, Monza	TBC
11	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC
12	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	TBC
13	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	TBC
14	Mexico City Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	TBC
15	Portuguese Grand Prix	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	TBC
16	São Paulo Grand Prix	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	TBC

Calendar expansion and changes edit

The FIA imposed a mandatory 16-race calendar starting from this season, to tacklerising costs and increased workload.

Despite this, the Portuguese Grand Prix returned for the 2023 championship, having last made a cameo appearance in 2021.

However, to accomodate the decreased calendar list, the Emilia Romagna, Miami, Spanish, Monaco, French, Dutch and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix have been moved aside. These Grand Prixes will appear in future years, and current circuits will be switched between alternate years.

Results and standings edit

Grands Prix edit

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
3	Australian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Charles Leclerc	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
5	Canadian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
6	British Grand Prix	Izz Ford	Sergio Pérez	Izz Ford	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
7	Austrian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc^[b]	Lando Norris	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
8	Hungarian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
9	Belgian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Izz Ford	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
10	Italian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Daniel Ricciardo	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Singapore Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
12	Japanese Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Charles Leclerc	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
13	United States Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Nicholas Latifi	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-RBPT
14	Mexico City Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
15	Portuguese Grand Prix	Izz Ford	Izz Ford	Izz Ford	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
16	São Paulo Grand Prix	Lando Norris^[c]	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT

Scoring system edit

Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten), and the top eight of the sprint.^[d] In the case of a tie on points a countback system was used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins was ranked higher. If the number of wins was identical then the number of second places was considered, and so on. The points were awarded for every race using the following system.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1
Sprint	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

World Drivers' Championship standings edit

Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	POR	SAP	Points
1	Lando Norris	6	1	15^P	Ret	4	2	10^{F 3}	1^{P F}	1^P	3^P	1	1^P	5	1^P	3	7^{P 3}	249
2	Max Verstappen	2^F	Ret	17	1^F	1^P	Ret	2⁵	5	4	2	6^F	Ret	13	3	4	1¹	201
3	Charles Leclerc	1^P	2^{P F}	11^F	5^P	11	8	1^{P 1}	2	10	1	2^P	2^F	Ret^P	6	18	Ret²	187
4	Lewis Hamilton	3	6	16	2	6	Ret	9	3	2	6	7	6	8	2	5	Ret⁵	142
5	Daniel Ricciardo	5	7	7	3	5	7	3⁴	4	6	10^F	3	3	Ret	11	11	4	137
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ret	5	1	Ret	2^F	4	6	6	18†	7	10	5	Ret	13^F	6	3⁴	127
7	George Russell	10	3	4	Ret	9	6	14²	9	9	16	5	4	7	4	2	Ret	107
8	Izz Ford	8	16	9	15	3	1^P	Ret	Ret	7^F	19†	Ret	11	4	5	1^{P F}	10	102
9	Mick Schumacher	14	12	2	6	13	10	4⁶	12	5	12	12	9	2	7	19	2⁶	96
10	Sergio Pérez	4	4	12	8	7	5^F	15	10	3	11	4	Ret	14	18†	Ret	15^{F 8}	74
11	Pierre Gasly	9	13	6	13	15	14	12⁸	7	11	8	11	14	1	9	17	6	56
12	Esteban Ocon	18	9	Ret	4	10	3	16	18	Ret	4	15	7	10	12	9	8	55
13	Valtteri Bottas	13	15	3	Ret	14	12	7⁷	15	Ret	9	8	8	3	8	12	11	52
14	Alexander Albon	17	8	8	11	18	9	5	11	13	5	9	10	6	10	8	Ret⁷	48
15	Yuki Tsunoda	19	14	10	14	16	Ret	13	14	8	17	14	17†	9	Ret	10	5	18
16	Kevin Magnussen	7	Ret	Ret	10	8	11	11	16	16	Ret	17	Ret	11	14	7	13	17
17	Robert Shwartzman	11	11	5	7	12	DSQ	17	17	15	18	19	12	15	19	15	12	16
18	Lance Stroll	12	Ret	14	9	Ret	DSQ	19	8	17	13	18	13	12	15	16	9	8
19	Zhou Guanyu	15	10	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	8	13	12	15	16	15	16	16	13	14	5
20	Nicholas Latifi	16	Ret	13	12	19	13	18	19	14	14	13	16	17^F	17	14	Ret	0
Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	POR	SAP	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings edit

Pos.	Constructor	BHR	SAU	AUS	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	POR	SAP	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	5	1	7	3	4	2	3⁴	1^{P F}	1^P	3^P	1	1^P	5	1^P	3	4	386
1	McLaren-Mercedes	6	7	15^P	Ret	5	7	10^{3 F}	4	6	10^F	3	3	Ret	11	11	7^{P 3}	386
2	Ferrari	1^P	2^{P F}	1	5^P	2^F	4	1^{P 1}	2	10	1	2^P	2^F	Ret^P	6	6	3⁴	314
2	Ferrari	Ret	5	11^F	Ret	11	8	6	6	18†	7	10	5	Ret	13^F	18	Ret²	314
3	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	2^F	4	12	1^F	1^P	5^F	2⁵	5	3	2	4	Ret	13	3	4	1¹	275
3	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	4	Ret	17	8	7	Ret	15	10	4	11	6^F	Ret	14	18†	Ret	15^{F 8}	275
4	Mercedes	3	3	4	2	6	6	9	3	2	6	5	4	7	2	2	Ret⁵	249
4	Mercedes	10	6	16	Ret	9	Ret	14²	9	9	16	7	6	8	4	5	Ret	249
5	Alpine-Renault	14	9	2	4	10	3	4⁶	12	5	4	12	7	2	7	9	2⁶	154
5	Alpine-Renault	18	12	Ret	6	13	10	16	18	Ret	12	15	9	10	12	19	8	154
6	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	8	8	8	11	3	1^P	5	11	7^F	5	9	10	4	5	1^{P F}	10	150
6	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	17	16	9	15	18	9	Ret	Ret	13	19†	Ret	11	6	10	8	Ret⁷	150
7	AlphaTauri-RBPT	9	13	6	13	15	14	12⁸	7	8	8	11	14	1	9	10	5	74
7	AlphaTauri-RBPT	19	14	10	14	16	Ret	13	14	11	17	14	17†	9	Ret	17	6	74
8	Williams-Mercedes	13	15	3	12	14	12	7⁷	15	14	9	8	8	3	8	12	11	52
8	Williams-Mercedes	16	Ret	13	Ret	19	13	18	19	Ret	14	13	16	17^F	17	14	Ret	52
9	Haas-Ferrari	7	11	5	7	8	11	11	16	15	18	17	12	11	15	7	12	33
9	Haas-Ferrari	11	Ret	Ret	10	12	DSQ	17	17	16	Ret	19	Ret	15	16	15	13	33
10	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	12	10	14	9	17	Ret	8	8	12	13	16	13	12	14	13	9	13
10	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	19	13	17	15	18	15	16	19	16	14	13
Pos.	Constructor	BHR	SAU	AUS	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	POR	SAP	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).

Notes edit

^ Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.
^ Charles Leclerc was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
^ Lando Norris was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen won the sprint, but he was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. Carlos Sainz Jr. was promoted to start first in his place.
^ In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

[1] Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.

[2] Charles Leclerc was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.

[3] Lando Norris was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen won the sprint, but he was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. Carlos Sainz Jr. was promoted to start first in his place.

[4] In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

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