The FIA Formula 3 Championship has announced the 2022 calendar, with the series heading to Monaco for the first time.
The season will feature 20 races across 10 rounds, kicking off in Sakhir on March 3 – 5 alongside the Bahrain Grand Prix.
It will then travel to Melbourne’s Albert Park, which alongside Monte Carlo, is a new venue for the junior category.
Formula 2 has also announced its calendar for the 2023 season.
Monaco is set to provide an added challenge for the grid, with 30 cars set to navigate their way around the historic European citcuit.
Other familiar venues will feature before the season concludes at the Italian round in Monza at the beginning of September, which also finished the 2022 campaign.
“I am very pleased to present the 2023 calendar,” said F3 CEO Bruno Michel. “It features two brand-new circuits, Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, which is really amazing.
“These two very prestigious tracks are the first street circuits to be added to the F3 calendar. They will offer the teams and the drivers an exciting new challenge, and I’m sure that the fans will love seeing the F3 cars race on both layouts.”
Michel stated that F3 will cover the freight costs of transporting equipment from race to race in an effort to respect the budget of the teams.
“Formula 3 will be present at ten Formula One Grand Prix in 2023, one more than in 2022. The Championship will also visit three continents next year, more than any season previously.
“Despite the increase of the number of races, we keep specific attention to the teams’ budgets, and notably we will cover the freight costs to ensure that their budgets do not escalate.”
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem added: “As the final two steps on the junior single-seater pathway, I am pleased that in 2023 FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 continue to race alongside the FIA Formula One World Championship.
“There is no better preparation than to compete on these gold-standard grand prix circuits, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the next generation of drivers take on a new challenge with the addition of a round in Australia next year.”
| # | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sakhir | 03 - 05 March |
| 2 |  | Melbourne | 31 March - 02 April |
| 3 |  | Imola | 19 May - 21 May |
| 4 |  | Monaco | 26 May - 28 May |
| 5 |  | Barcelona | 02 June - 04 June |
| 6 |  | Spielberg | 30 June - 02 July |
| 7 |  | Silverstone | 07 July - 09 July |
| 8 |  | Budapest | 21 July - 23 July |
| 9 |  | Spa-Francorchamps | 28 July - 30 July |
| 10 | | Monza | 01 September - 03 September |
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