Why is there no French Grand Prix in 2023?

French Grand Prix organisers recognised on Thursday their Formula One race would not take place in 2023 but said they were working on its future return as part of a rotational system.
Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali told reporters on Wednesday that talks about the race, held this year at the southern Le Castellet circuit near Marseille, were continuing.
"We are talking with the French federation and with the government because as you know, more and more the future of Formula One also is related to promoters that see that as investment for the country and for the community," he said.
"The discussions are very open...a possibility, not next year but in the future, could be also to find a sort of rotational proposition that would enable everyone to be part of the calendar."
The French Grand Prix organisers said they took note of Domenicali's comments regarding the "absence from the calendar for the 2023 season".
"The French Grand Prix, Formula One and all the stakeholders of the grand prix continue to work together on the presence of this event in the calendar in the years to come, and in particular on a rotation system," they added.
Germany, which lasted hosted a race in 2019, could also be in line for an eventual return -- particularly if, as expected, Volkswagen brands Audi and Porsche join rivals Mercedes on the starting grid.
"We really hope that Germany can be back around the table," said Domenicali in a virtual round table ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
"But one thing is to say we would like to have the grand prix, the other thing is to put on the table the things that are needed to discuss about the grand prix.
"Hopefully soon, with something that could happen soon, they will have a different situation to discuss with us."
Porsche and Audi are expected soon to announce entries to Formula One, in partnership with Red Bull and Sauber (who run the Alfa Romeo team) respectively after the sport approved new engine rules for 2026.
The cost of hosting a race has been the main stumbling block to Germany's return, with the 2019 edition going ahead after a last minute title sponsorship deal with Mercedes-Benz.
On the downside, Germany's four times world champion Sebastian Vettel is retiring at the end of this season while Mick Schumacher is out of contract with Haas and his future uncertain.

The announcement had already been made at the end of August, but the International Automobile Federation (FIA) endorsed it on Tuesday September 20: the French Grand Prix will not be on the program for the 2023 Formula 1 world championship. Threatened, the Monaco Grand Prix is ​​maintained, as is that of Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps, for which uncertainty also existed.

The Grand Prix de France, organized in recent years on the Castellet circuit, in the Var, returned to the calendar in 2018, after 10 years of absence. That of Monaco, integrated into the world championship from its first edition, in 1950, was called into question by the new owners of the commercial rights, Liberty Media. A new agreement, covering three editions, until 2025, has been reached with the Automobile Club de Monaco.

In total, the 2023 season, which will start on March 5 in Bahrain and end on November 26 in Abu Dhabi, will have 24 races, a record. For the first time, a race will take place in Las Vegas (USA). Three Grands Prix will also be organized in the United States, Las Vegas (November 18), in addition to those of Miami (May 7) and Austin (October 22). We also note the return, after a year of absence, of an appointment in Qatar.

« The presence of 24 races on the calendar of the Formula 1 One World championship once again shows the growth and attractiveness of this sport on a global scale »welcomed the president of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, in a press release from the FIA.

In 2022, the championship initially had 23 events, but the competition promoter canceled the Sochi Grand Prix in February due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Formula 1 is experiencing unprecedented demand to host races and it is important that we find the right (geographical) balance for this sport in general”estimated the CEO of F1 at Liberty Media, Stefano Domenicali.

The calendar for the 2023 season

March 5 Bahrain Grand Prix

March 19 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

April 22 Australian Grand Prix

April 16 Chinese Grand Prix

April 30 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

May 7 Miami Grand Prix (USA)

May 21st Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (Imola, Italy)

May 28 Monaco Grand Prix

June 4 Spanish Grand Prix

June 18 Canadian Grand Prix

July 2nd Austrian Grand Prix

July 9th British Grand Prix

July 23 Hungarian Grand Prix

July 30 Belgian Grand Prix

August 27 Dutch Grand Prix

September 3 Italian Grand Prix (Monza)

September 17 Singapore Grand Prix

September 24 Japanese Grand Prix

October 8 Qatar Grand Prix

October 22 United States Grand Prix (Austin)

October 29 Mexico Grand Prix

November 5 Brazilian Grand Prix

November 18 Las Vegas Grand Prix (USA)

November 26 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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