2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
| 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | |||
| Race details[1][2] | |||
| Date | Planned for 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) was a scheduled Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 21 May 2023, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. On 17 May, Formula One management announced the cancellation of the race due to floods in the region.
Background
The event would have been held across the weekend of 19–21 May 2023.[1] It would have featured the sixth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
Qualifying format
The Grand Prix would have been the first of two to trial a new qualifying format that mandates specific tyre compounds. During the first segment, drivers would have used the hard compound, mediums during the second, and softs during the third.[3]
Championship standings before the race
Max Verstappen led 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, led the Constructors' Championship from Aston Martin and Mercedes, who are second and third with 102 and 96 points, respectively.[4]
As the race was cancelled, these standings will carry over to the next race at Monaco.
Entrants
The drivers and teams would have been the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli would have brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[5]
Cancellation
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.[6][7] Due to the heavy rain observed throughout the week before the race and after several rumours the day before, the Italian ministry called for the race to be postponed.[8][9]
Ultimately, the race was cancelled; an official statement from Formula One stated that the race was cancelled as it was "not possible to safely hold the event for our fans, the teams and our personnel," and to lighten the load on local emergency services as they had already been pressured due to the storm damage.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Emilia Romagna GP: F1 personnel asked to leave Imola paddock amid concern over heavy rain". Sky Sports F1. 16 May 2023.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (16 May 2023). "Imola F1 weekend faces disruption amid red alert weather warning". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Rory (17 May 2023). "Italian government calls for Imola GP to be postponed". RacingNews365.
- ^ Cleeren, Filip (17 May 2023). "Italian deputy PM calls for Imola F1 to be postponed". Motorsport.com.
- ^ "Update on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola". Formula One. 17 May 2023.
- ^ Richards, Giles (17 May 2023). "F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancelled due to flooding in northern Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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