How the best and worst races of F1 2023 stacked up to 2022

OPINION: On the surface the 2023 Formula 1 season didn’t provide an excessive amount of entertainment, but digging a little deeper reveals more than expected. Using a system to score all grands prix from last year, here is what made the campaign memorable and what was lacking

Updated Jan 4, 2024, 6:35 PM

We all know the 2023 Formula 1 season was not a classic when it comes to the championship ‘fight’, thanks to Max Verstappen’s domination. But what about the individual races? How did they stack up to recent seasons?

Once again, Motorsport.com teamed up with author Roger Smith to rate each of the races – or perhaps grands prix would be more accurate since sprints were not included. There are plenty of ways to rate races, but we took on the challenge.

Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Fleet with his wife and two children.