User:Izzlex94 verstappenchamp/F1 22 Driver Career Season 2

The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. It was the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship. It was the second season of F1 22 Driver Career. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over sixteen Grands Prix.

Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Lando Norris secured his first title  at the Portuguese Grand Prix while his team, McLaren clinched the title at the very same race, their first since 1998. Max Verstappen the reigning Drivers' Champion, finished runner-up in the standings. Ferrari were the reigning Constructors' Champion.

This was the final season for Carlos Sainz Jr..

Entries
The following constructors and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship.

Driver changes
Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship, ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. His place at Aston Martin was taken by Izz Ford, who switched from Williams Racing after spending his debut season with the Grove outfit.

Izz's seat at Williams was taken by Valtteri Bottas, who opted to leave Alfa Romeo despite holding a multi-year contract with the team. The Finn returned to the Grove outfit having been at the team from 2013 to 2016. Bottas in turn was replaced by Lance Stroll, who left Aston Martin after spending four years with the team, including predecessor Racing Point.

After spending two years on the sidelines, Aston Martin drafted former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon to fill up Stroll's vacant seat to partner Izz. Albon also ended his long term partnership with Red Bull in the process.

Fernando Alonso was also another driver to retire from the sport, ending his Formula One comeback and career after 19 seasons. Mick Schumacher was drafted to replace the retiring Alonso at Alpine, moving over from Haas.

Schumacher was replaced by Formula 2 graduate and Ferrari reserve driver Robert Shwartzman. Shwartzman made his F1 debut, having finished 4th in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Calendar
The 2023 calendar consisted of sixteen events.

Calendar expansion and changes

 * The FIA imposed a mandatory 16-race calendar starting from this season, to tacklerising costs and increased workload.


 * Despite this, the Portuguese Grand Prix returned for the 2023 championship, having last made a cameo appearance in 2021.


 * However, to accomodate the decreased calendar list, the Emilia Romagna, Miami, Spanish, Monaco, French, Dutch and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix have been moved aside. These Grand Prixes will appear in future years, and current circuits will be switched between alternate years.

Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten), and the top eight of the sprint. In the case of a tie on points a countback system was used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins was ranked higher. If the number of wins was identical then the number of second places was considered, and so on. The points were awarded for every race using the following system.

World Drivers' Championship standings
Notes:
 * † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings
Notes:
 * † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
 * Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).