F1: China returns to grand prix calendar, Las Vegas added, Monaco reprieved – full list revealed

Chinese Grand Prix planned for Shanghai next April as governing body the FIA announces record 24-race calendar

Las Vegas to make its debut in November 2023, while Monaco is retained for three more years

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Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu could get a chance to drive on a home track next season after China was listed on the new Formula One calendar. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:19am, 21 Sep 2022Updated: 8:00pm, 21 Sep 2022

The Chinese Grand Prix is set to return in 2023 after Formula One’s governing body reinstated it to the calendar.

Shanghai will again be the venue when the race makes a comeback next April following a three-year absence – provided that the country’s Covid-19 restrictions allow.

Sporting events in China have largely ground to a halt because of strict border restrictions and regular lockdowns of entire cities to contain Covid-19 cases. Football’s Chinese Super League has been delayed and disrupted, while the Asian Games in Hangzhou, scheduled for this month, were postponed by a year.

Those question marks notwithstanding, the new F1 calendar raises the prospect of Zhou Guanyu driving in front of his home fans for the first time.

There will be huge interest in China if Zhou Guanyu earns a new contract to enable him to drive at Shanghai’s 2023 grand prix. Photo: Xinhua

The Alfa Romeo driver – China’s first fully fledged Formula One star – had spoken previously of his hopes of seeing the race reinstated, calling it “a big opportunity”. He could get his wish at the April 16 race if his contract, about which talks with his team are under way, is renewed.

Next year’s calendar, freshly announced by governing the FIA, contains a record 24 races.

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