Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix to be relocated from Sochi to Saint Petersburg from 2023

The Russian Grand Prix will be held at the Igora Drive Autodrom in Saint Petersburg from the 2023 Formula One World Championship season, according to Formula One Group on 26/06/2021. Since 2014, the Russian GP has been held in Sochi.

"The Russian Grand Prix is moving home in 2023, after a deal was struck to move the race to a new purpose-built circuit just outside St Petersburg. It is 54km from St Petersburg and just 150km from the border of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen’s home country of Finland," explained the body.

The Autodrom Igora Drive was designed by Hermann Tilke, the German architect who has already designed a dozen circuits that host F1, including Sochi. The 2021 Russian GP will be held in Sochi from 24 to 26/09/2021.

Formula 1: Turkish Grand Prix confirmed for 2021 season, Singapore Grand Prix cancelled

• The Turkish Grand Prix will replace the Singapore Grand Prix from 01-03/10/2021, according to Formula One Group on 25/06/2021.
• The Turkish Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 11-13/06/2021, was added to the 2021 Formula One World Championship calendar following…