The 2023 GB3 and GB4 Championship calendars have been
confirmed by series organiser MotorSport Vision (MSV). GB3 will run
to an eight-event schedule, with no fewer than four events on
current F1 circuits, whilst GB4's fixture list features seven
events, and will appear on the bill at all UK rounds of the
prestigious British GT Championship.
The GB3 calendar will feature two international rounds for
the first time, in a landmark moment for the championship. The
marquee addition is a maiden visit to Zandvoort, home of the Dutch
Grand Prix, supporting GT World Challenge Europe as part of a
top-line international event in October. Belgium's
Spa-Francorchamps remains on the calendar, this time at the start
of June, as part of the Spa Euro Race weekend.
The additional overseas round means GB3 will be elevated to
FIA International Series status, subject to FIA
approval.
GB3's usual double visit to the Silverstone Grand Prix
circuit ensures half of next year's events will be held at current
Formula 1 venues. The first of these will form part of British GT's
blue riband Silverstone 500 meeting, whilst the second will be a
headline fixture for the UK's leading single-seater
championship.
Both GB3 and GB4 will maintain MSV's wider relationship with
the SRO-run British GT Championship. GB3 will feature at five
British GT events, whilst GB4 will be present at all six of the
series' domestic rounds.
For both categories, the season will start at Oulton Park on
Easter weekend (8 and 10 April), and conclude at Donington Park on
21/22 October. Visits to the Snetterton 300 and Brands Hatch Grand
Prix circuits are included once more.
Both series will feature three races at each event, with 24
GB3 races planned alongside a 21-race campaign for
GB4.
MSV Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer said:
"The addition of another current F1 circuit to the calendar
will further strengthen GB3's already considerable appeal. This
follows on from the series' most successful season to date in 2022,
where we've introduced a new car which incorporates the halo and
had in excess of 20 drivers on the grid at every round. Zandvoort
has re-established itself as part of the Formula 1 calendar and
it's a circuit with a renowned history of F3-level competition.
With the visit to Spa-Francorchamps retained alongside two
Silverstone Grand Prix circuit meetings, this is an exceptionally
strong calendar for this level of single-seater
racing.
"GB4's calendar builds on the success of an inaugural season
that has provided a much needed opportunity for underfunded young
drivers to progress their single seater careers. Traditional
British circuits offer the perfect learning environment, with
circuits like Oulton Park, Snetterton and Brands Hatch, in addition
to the Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone, providing challenges that
have proved so crucial to the development of numerous F1 stars over
the decades.
"We're delighted to be running alongside SRO's superb
British GT Championship once again, and in GB3's case,
strengthening those ties even closer by joining the GT World
Challenge bill for the first time."
2023 GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC
calendar:
ROUND 1: 8 & 10 April - Oulton Park (with British GT)
ROUND 2: 6/7 May - Silverstone Grand Prix (with British GT)
ROUND 3: 2/3/4 June - Spa-Francorchamps (with Spa Euro Race)
ROUND 4: 17/18 June - Snetterton 300 (with British GT)
ROUND 5: 29/30 July - Silverstone Grand Prix (headline
event)
ROUND 6: 9/10 September - Brands Hatch Grand Prix (with British
GT)
ROUND 7: 13/14/15 October - Zandvoort (with GT World
Challenge)
ROUND 8: 21/22 October - Donington Park (with British GT)
2023 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC
calendar:
ROUND 1: 8 & 10 April - Oulton Park (with British GT and
GB3)
ROUND 2: 6/7 May - Silverstone Grand Prix (with British GT and
GB3)
ROUND 3: 27/28 May - Donington Park (with British GT)
ROUND 4: 17/18 June - Snetterton 300 (with British GT and
GB3)
ROUND 5: 29/30 July - Silverstone Grand Prix (with GB3)
ROUND 6: 9/10 September - Brands Hatch Grand Prix (with British GT
and GB3)
ROUND 7: 21/22 October - Donington Park (with British GT and
GB3)
Calendars are provisional and remain subject to
change
For more championship information
visit www.gb-3.net or www.gb-4.net.