F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023: Check schedule, weather update, championship standings- All you need to know

F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023: The 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is all set to be held on 19 March 2023 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Grand Prix is officially known as the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023. The event is due to be held across the weekend of March 17- March 19. It will be the second round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the World Drivers' Championship with 25 points, 7 points from his teammate Sergio Pérez, second, and 10 from Fernando Alonso, third. Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors' Championship from Aston Martin by 20 points and Mercedes by 27 points.

New Entrants

The drivers and teams are due to be the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.

Track changes

The third DRS detection point was moved farther ahead, being positioned on the exit of turn 27.

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F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023: Weather update

Jeddah does not typically have much rain and that looks set to continue this weekend. Meanwhile, temperatures are set to be high on all three days of racing, but the drivers can still expect to face some light to moderate winds out on track.

Who won the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was the driver who won the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, his first race victory of the season after he DNF'd on race day one in Bahrain. This race signalled the start of the Dutch star's domination of the field in 2022 as he went on to lift his second successive World Drivers' Championship title.

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