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The F1 Academy is an all-female racing championship for younger drivers; the inaugural season of 2023 will feature five teams, each entering three cars to create a 15-strong grid; the end of the season will serve as a support event at the US Grand Prix in October
Last updated: 23/02/23 9:01
The new F1 Academy Series will see younger female drivers run on the same chassis as Formula 4 (above)
The race calendar for the F1 Academy’s inaugural 2023 season has been announced, with a total of 21 races over seven rounds, including the season finale which will serve as a support event at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
The all-female championship is new for younger drivers and will feature five teams – ART, Campos, Carlin, MP Motorsport and Prema – each entering three cars to make up the 15-strong grid.
The 15 competing cars will take to the track for the first time on April 11-12 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for an official test session, with the season starting on April 28-29 in Spielberg, Austria.
F1 Academy 2023 calendar
| Act | Date | Premises |
| 1 | April 28-29 | Spielberg, Austria |
| 2 | May 5-7 | Valencia, Spain |
| 3 | May 19-21 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 4 | June 23-25 | Zandvoort, Netherlands |
| 5 | July 7-9 | Monza, Italy |
| 6 | July 29-30 | Le Castellet, France |
| 7 | October 20-22 | Austin, USA |
Spain will host two events in May, in Valencia and Barcelona, with summer stops in the Netherlands (Zandvoort), Italy (Monza) and France (Le Castellet), before the season-ender in the USA on October 20-22.
There are also 13 more test days during the season, which will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Bruno Michel, general manager of the F1 Academy, said: “Our goal is to race on as many Formula 1 Grand Prix tracks as possible, with circuits that can be a big challenge for the drivers.
“The team knows the layout very well, so they will be able to help the young talent to get up to speed.
“We have announced that the F1 Academy will race together with Formula 1 in one of the events, so it is great to be part of the F1 Grand Prix package in Austin, where we will also finish the first season, in front of the F1 paddock and the American crowd. “
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Race Weekend format
Each race weekend will include two free practice sessions of 40 minutes each, followed by two qualifying sessions of 15 minutes each.
F1 Academy 2023 allocation of points
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| 1 – 25 points | 1 – 10 points | 1 – 25 points |
| 2 – 18 | 2 – 8 | 2 – 18 |
| 3 – 15 | 3 – 6 | 3 – 15 |
| 4 – 12 | 4 – 5 | 4 – 12 |
| 5 – 10 | 5. – 4 | 5 – 10 |
| 6 – 8 | 6. – 3 | 6 – 8 |
| 7 – 6 | 7 – 2 | 7 – 6 |
| 8. – 4 | 8-1 | 8. – 4 |
| 9. – 2 | 9. – 2 | |
| 10 – 1 | 10 – 1 |
All events will have three races: Races 1 and 3 will last 30 minutes, and Race 2 will be 20 minutes. Qualifier 1 will set the Grid for Race 1 and Qualifier 2 will set the grid for Race 3.
The first eight finishers in Qualifying 1 will start Race 2 in reverse order, cars finishing ninth and below will start in their respective positions in the session.
Drivers who take pole position for Races 1 and 3 after the final classification of the Qualifying session will be awarded two points.
In each race, one point will be awarded to the driver with the fastest lap time, provided they are in the top 10 positions in the final race classification.
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