2023 Macau Grand Prix
The 2023 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 70th Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup) is a planned motor race for Formula Three cars scheduled to be held on the streets of Macau on 19 November 2023. The Macau Grand Prix will serve as a non-championship round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship. The race itself will be made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that wil decide the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main event. The 2023 race will be the 70th running of the Macau Grand Prix, the 38th for Formula Three cars and the fifth edition of the FIA F3 World Cup.
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| Date | 19 November 2023 | |
| Official name | 70th Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup | |
| Location | Guia Circuit, Macau | |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi) | |
| Distance | Qualifying Race 10 laps, 61.200 km (38.028 mi) Main Race 15 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi) | |
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Background and entry list
The Macau Grand Prix is a race considered by drivers as a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One, and is Macau's most prestigious international sporting event.[1][2] The event was made a non-championship round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship for the first time in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic caused heavy disruptions, particularly concerning entry of foreign drivers into Macau. This caused the race to be held as a domestic Formula 4 event for three years, serving as a round of the Chinese Formula 4 Championship.[3][4][5]
In 2023, Formula 3 and other international series will return to the streets of Macau.[6] As the Grand Prix will celebrate its 70th anniversary, the organizers expanded the event over two weekends, with the first weekend seeing mainly domestic and Asian series, while the high-profile international series and the Formula 3 title race will be held over the second weekend.[7]
Entry list
All competitors will use an identical Dallara F3 2019 chassis with a 3.4 L (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated V6 engine developed by Mecachrome. All teams will compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[8]
| Team | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
 Trident Motorsport |
1 |  Richard Verschoor |
| 2 |  Roman Staněk | |
| 3 |  Ugo Ugochukwu | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jenzer Motorsport |
5 | Max Esterson |
| 6 |  Charlie Wurz | |
| 7 |  Matías Zagazeta | |
| SJM Theodore Prema Racing |
8 |  Dino Beganovic |
| 9 | Gabriele Minì | |
| 10 |  Paul Aron | |
 Hitech Pulse-Eight |
11 | Luke Browning |
| 12 |  Isack Hadjar | |
| 14 |  TBA | |
 Campos Racing |
15 | Pepe Martí |
| 16 |  Sebastián Montoya | |
| 17 |  Oliver Goethe | |
| Van Amersfoort Racing |
18 |  Noel León |
| 19 |  Sophia Flörsch | |
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tommy Smith | |
| ART Grand Prix |
21 | Grégoire Saucy |
| 22 | Christian Mansell | |
| 23 |  Nikola Tsolov | |
| Rodin Carlin |
24 |  Zane Maloney |
| 25 | Dan Ticktum | |
| 26 | TBA | |
| MP Motorsport |
27 |  Franco Colapinto |
| 28 | Mari Boya | |
| 29 | TBA | |
| Source: [9][10] | ||
Team changes
- Regular season entry PHM Racing by Charouz confirmed they would not take part in the event whilst they completed their takeover of the Charouz entry.[11]
Driver changes
- Trident Racing and Jenzer Motorsport enter the event with completely different rosters from the regular season. 2019 Macau Grand Prix winner Richard Verschoor, Formula 2 driver Roman Staněk and reigning Euro 4 champion Ugo Ugochukwu will compete for Trident; former Carlin driver Max Esterson, and FRECA drivers Charlie Wurz and Matías Zagazeta will drive for Jenzer.
- Prema Racing retained Dino Beganovic and Paul Aron, and brought across Alpine Academy member Gabriele Minì from Hitech. Hitech replaced Minì with Formula 2 race winner Isack Hadjar.
- Campos Racing kept Pepe Martí and replaced Australians Christian Mansell and Hugh Barter with Sebastián Montoya from Hitech and Oliver Goethe from Trident. Mansell moved to ART Grand Prix, joining regulars Grégoire Saucy and Nikola Tsolov.
- Sophia Flörsch entered her third Macau Grand Prix with her 2018 team Van Amersfoort Racing, joined by season regular Tommy Smith and reigning Euroformula Open champion Noel León.
- Carlin entered the event with two-time Macau Grand Prix winner Dan Ticktum and Formula 2 race winner Zane Maloney.
- MP Motorsport retained their regular season drivers Franco Colapinto and Mari Boya.
See also
- 2023 FIA GT World Cup
- 2023 Guia Race of Macau
References
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- "Macau Grand Prix". Macao Government Tourism Office. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- Wood, Ida (4 November 2020). "Charles Leong leads 17-car F4 entry list for Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Wood, Ida (19 August 2021). "Formula 3 drops off 2021 Macau Grand Prix bill". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Wood, Ida (20 November 2022). "Andy Chang wins the 2022 Macau Grand Prix". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Wood, Ida (5 June 2023). "Formula 3 confirmed to return to Macau for this year's grand prix". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "70th Macau Grand Prix Tickets to go on sale | Macau Grand Prix". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Formula 3". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Wood, Ida (25 October 2023). "Two-time winner Ticktum headlines 2023 Macau GP entry list". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "70th Macau Grand Prix Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup Provisional Entry List" (PDF).
- "PHM Racing rules out competing in Macau's FIA F3 World Cup". Formula Scout. 6 September 2023.