2023 Euroformula Open Championship

The 2023 Euroformula Open Championship is a planned multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship will features drivers competing in Euroformula Open Championship specification Dallara 320 chassis cars. It will be the tenth Euroformula Open Championship season.

The season is scheduled to consist of eight race weekends, starting in late April and spanning until October.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams will utilize the Dallara 320 chassis. The 2023 season was scheduled to see a body kit upgrade for the chassis as well as the introduction of larger 17-inch tyres, but these plans were later scrapped.[2][3] The tyre supplier will change from Michelin to Hankook.[4]

Team Engine No. Driver Status Rounds
Czech Republic Effective Racing Volkswagen 7 Czech Republic Vladimir Netušil[5] TBC
Japan Noda Racing Volkswagen 10 Japan Juju Noda[6] R TBC
Germany Team Motopark Volkswagen 19 Mexico Noel León[7] TBC
23 United States Bryce Aron[8] TBC
26 Germany Jakob Bergmeister[9] R TBC
Italy BVM Racing[10] Volkswagen 84 Italy Francesco Simonazzi[11] TBC
TBA TBA TBC

Race calendar

A provisional eight-round calendar was announced at the penultimate round of the 2022 championship, on 22 September 2022.[1] This planned schedule saw the rounds at Imola, Estoril and the Pau Grand Prix leaving the calendar, with rounds at Algarve and Mugello added instead. The calendar was updated on 24 January 2023, with the Pau Grand Prix reintroduced to the schedule. The 80th edition of the Grand Prix replaced the round at Mugello.[12]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit 29–30 April International GT Open
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
R2
R3
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau 13–14 May Pau Grand Prix
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
ERA Championship
French F4 Championship
R2
3 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27–28 May International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
R2
R3
4 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 17–18 June International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Formula Regional European Championship
R2
R3
5 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard 22–23 July
R2
R3
6 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring 9–10 September International GT Open
Formula Regional European Championship
R2
R3
7 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 23–24 September International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
R2
R3
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 21–22 October
R2
R3

References
  1. "GT Sport announces 2023 Euroformula Open calendar". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. Wood, Ida (8 October 2021). "Euroformula to move to 17-inch tyres in 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. Wood, Ida (8 March 2023). "Euroformula switches tyre manufacturer from Michelin to Hankook". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. "Hankook Tire becomes the official tire supplier of the Euroformula Open". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. "Netušil and Effective Racing ready for the next step". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. "Juju Noda joins the Euroformula Open". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. "Mexico's rising star Noel León joins Motopark for the 2023 Euroformula Open". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. Wood, Ida (15 February 2023). "Motopark adds GB3 winner Bryce Aron to Euroformula line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. "Jakob Bergmeister joins Team Motopark". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. Wood, Ida (2 November 2022). "BVM Racing adds second car in Euroformula, R-P-M plans to be on track". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. "Simonazzi and BVM Racing aim at fighting at the top in 2023". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  12. Wood, Ida (24 January 2023). "Euroformula adjusts 2023 calendar to include Pau Grand Prix". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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