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The 2023 Formula One season was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which was the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship.

Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Charles Leclerc was the reigning World Drivers' Champion, whilst Ferrari were the reigning World Constructors' Champion. Charles Leclerc, who was the reigning Drivers' Champion, failed to defend his title. Max Verstappen won his second Drivers' Championship during the Japanese Grand Prix. Ferrari failed to defend their World Constructors' Championship, with Red Bull Racing-RBPT securing their fifth World Constructors' Championship, and their first since 2013, during the Singapore Grand Prix.

Entries
The following constructors and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team was required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.

Driver changes

 * Sebastian Vettel left Aston Martin to join Alfa Romeo.
 * Zhou Guanyu left Alfa Romeo to join Aston Martin, swapping with Vettel.
 * Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi left Williams to join AlphaTauri and Haas, respectively.
 * Fernando Alonso and Mick Schumacher left AlphaTauri and Haas, respectively, to join Williams, switching with Albon and Latifi.

Engine changes

 * Haas, McLaren, and Williams switched to Renault engines.
 * Alfa Romeo switched to Mercedes engines.
 * Aston Martin Aramco switched to Ferrari engines.

Japanese Grand Prix
The first possibility for the Drivers' Championship to be clinched was during the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen had to outscore Pérez by 17 points and not get outscored by Leclerc by 20 points. This was how Max Verstappen could clinch his second World Drivers' Title in Japan:

The title fight would advance to the United States Grand Prix if none of the criteria in the above table were met. Furthermore, Charles Leclerc could stay in title contention for the United States Grand Prix if he managed to win the Japanese Grand Prix with Verstappen finishing 8th or lower. Max Verstappen finished 1st with the fastest lap in Japan, with Pérez finishing 6th and Leclerc 8th, thus clinching the World Drivers' Championship.

Singapore Grand Prix
The first possibility for the Constructors' Championship to be clinched was during the Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing-RBPT could clinch their fifth World Constructors' Championship by scoring at least 18 points, regardless of the amount of points scored by Ferrari. If Ferrari managed to outscore Red Bull Racing-RBPT by at least 27 points, the title fight would advance to the Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing-RBPT finished 2nd and 5th in Singapore, scoring 28 points, thus clinching the World Constructors' Championship.