Andrew founded raceweek in 2019 to bring more attention to junior motorsport categories. He runs the site alongside a career as a full-time news journalist and has attended 12 grands prix.
Toyota Racing Series
Kiwi James Penrose will race for title sponsor Castrol in the 2023 Toyota Formula Regional Oceania series. The 26-year-old won the role of Castrol Ambassador for the 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix but was unable to compete due to New Zealand's COVID-19 restrictions. Penrose beat out the field
Australian Formula 3
The new Australian Formula Open series will welcome Formula 3 and other open-wheel cars from 2023. After a successful debut round at Phillip Island this year, the first full season of the series will begin 4-5 March at Winton for the first of six rounds. The dawn of Australian Formula
FIA Formula 3
Tommy Smith will make his debut in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 series with Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing. The 20-year-old competed in the Australian Formula 4 championship and Toyota Racing Series before moving to the Asian F3 Championship, and a stint in S5000. Smith joined the Formula Regional European
Formula One
World champions Red Bull will take on the Mount Panorama circuit with F1 machinery in 2023. Red Bull will run the RB7 around the Bathurst track, the car which won both championships in 2011. “Oracle Red Bull Racing are the current Formula 1 World Champions: just to have them at
GB4
Aussie Cooper Webster will make the jump to the UK to compete in the GB4 championship with Evans GP. The 19-year-old Victorian is the first signing for the Australian team, heading to European competition after two years in the S5000 Australian Drivers Championship. "It’s an amazing opportunity to
S5000
Stan Sport and the Nine Network will continue to broadcast the SpeedSeries in 2023, with plans for expanded free-to-air coverage. The series will expand to eight rounds next year, with the Motorsport Australia Championships to move under the unified SpeedSeries banner. Three hours of Saturday running at each round will
Formula Ford AU
The 2023 Australian Formula Ford championship will be fought over seven rounds across the country. The season will be 24-26 March at Morgan Park Raceway, travelling across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. The year will conclude 13-15 October at The Bend Motorsport Park. 2023 Australian Formula
F1 Academy
Formula 1 has announced the foundation teams for its new all-women series. ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Carlin, MP Motorsport, and PREMA Racing will each field three cars in the F1 Academy development series. The teams were chosen due to their roles in FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3. It
FIA Formula E
Maximilian Guenther set the fastest overall time across four days of Formula E testing in Valencia. The German set a lap of 1:25.127, a new testing lap record around the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Stoffel Vandoorne was second fastest in the final session, with Oliver Rowland in third. Jean-Éric
Formula One
Formula 1 rookies Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant have locked in their race numbers in the official entry list for the 2023 season. The Australian will run #81 on his McLaren as a nod to his karting days, while American Sargeant has claimed the #2. Nyck de Vries will race
Formula One
Mick Schumacher will join the Mercedes F1 team as reserve driver for 2023. The 23-year-old leaves Haas where he spent two years and 43 races, claiming a career-high result of sixth at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. Left without a race seat for 2023, Schumacher will be trackside with Mercedes
FIA Formula E
In a break from the previous two days of running, Norman Nato has gone fastest on Thursday in Formula E testing in Valencia. The Nissan driver set a lap of 1:25.776 to top the third day of running at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. "It's good