Austin among hosts for six F1 sprint races next year

Formula One confirmed on Wednesday the hosts of six sprint races in 2023 with the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin and famous Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium among them.

BREAKING: F1 Sprint venues confirmed for 2023!

Sprint is heading to Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Qatar, Austin and Brazil#F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/TKzKnnjNhf

— Formula 1 (@F1) December 7, 2022

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F1 had already committed to doubling the number of sprints from three to six as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Austrian Grand Prix, the returning Qatar Grand Prix and the Brazilian Grand Prix also added to the list.

Austria and Brazil already hosted two of the three sprints in 2022 while Brazil was also a host in the initial 2021 trial.

The races take place on Saturdays before the main Grand Prix a day later. Sprints are held over a shorter distance and award fewer points, and also set the grid for the next day’s race.

Since they were first trialed in 2021, they have been credited with making the race weekend as a whole more attractive to TV viewers.

Qualifying moves to Friday (from Saturday) when a sprint is on the schedule.