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F2 AND F3 TO FEATURE AT AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

By Dan McCarthy

Date posted: June 16, 2022

In addition to the news that the Australian Grand Prix will remain in Melbourne until 2035, it was also announced that the FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 Championships will race down under from 2023.

This will mark the first time the second and third-tier categories will have ever raced in Australia subject to World Motor Sport Council approval

The F2 and F3 calendars predominantly take place in Europe with F2 completing a couple of rounds in Asia, however the trip to Australia is the furthest a majority of teams will have travelled.

FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 Championship CEO Bruno Michel is delighted to make the announcement, as it shows the importance of his categories to world motorsport.

“I am extremely happy to add Melbourne to both F2 and F3 calendars from 2023,” he said.

“It further enhances the international aspect of both our championships, having them race on a new continent.

“It also shows that more and more circuits believe that F2 and F3 are an added value to the Formula 1 Grand Prix experience, showcasing the next generation of drivers.”

The complete 2023 Formula 2 and Formula 3 calendars will be provided in due course, and are also subject to WMSC approval.

Currently two Australians compete in the Formula 2 Championship, Alpine Academy driver Jack Doohan who has recorded two pole positions and a podium this season, and former F3 driver Calan Williams who competes for Trident and has also recorded a top five finish.

What the introduction of F2 and F3 to the Australian Grand Prix support card means for the national support categories remains to be seen.

Supercars has raced at the Australian Grand Prix since it moved to Melbourne in 1996 in all but one year (2007). Since 2018 it has been a round of the Supercars Championship, a deal that remains for 2023.

Since Carrera Cup returned in 2011 it too has been a stalwart of the Australian Grand Prix program, and since its inception so has S5000, although thanks to COVID it has only raced at Albert Park once, neither have been confirmed for 2023.

For more of the latest motorsport news pick up the current issue of Auto Action.

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