2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
| 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 23 in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | |||||
| Race details[1][2] | |||||
| Date | 21 May 2023 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Qatar Airways Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2023 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.909 km (3.050 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 63 laps, 309.049 km (192.034 miles) | ||||
The 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2023) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 21 May 2023, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
Background
The event will be held across the weekend of 19–21 May 2023.[1] It will be the sixth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
Heading into the weekend, the Italian Protezione Civile issued a weather red alert for the Emilia-Romagna region, where the race would be held; the region had been affected by heavy rain, which led to floods and landslides. On 16 May 2023, all Formula One personnel were instructed to leave the paddock, citing precautionary steps after a rise in water level at the nearby Santerno river was reported.[3][4]
Qualifying format
The Grand Prix will be the first of two to trial a new qualifying format that mandates specific tyre compounds. During the first segment, drivers would use the hard compound, mediums during the second, and softs during the third.[5]
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the World Drivers' Championship with 119 points, 14 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 44 ahead of Fernando Alonso in third. Red Bull Racing, with 224 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Aston Martin and Mercedes, who are second and third with 102 and 96 points, respectively.[6]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are due to be the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[7]
Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on 20 May 2023, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]
Race
The race will be held on 21 May 2023, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023 – F1 Race – Circuit Information". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Emilia Romagna GP: F1 personnel asked to leave Imola paddock amid concern over heavy rain". Sky Sports F1. 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Imola F1 weekend faces disruption amid red alert weather warning". Motorsport.comlast=Noble. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Noble, Jonathan (4 March 2023). "Imola earmarked for first F1 qualifying experiment". Autosport.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Miami 2023 – Championship". Stats F1. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tyre Compound Choices – Azerbaijan, USA and Italy". pirelli.com. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.