New Pirelli compound comes into play: tyre selection for first 3 races | F1 2023. New Pirelli compound comes into play.

Formula One official tyre supplier Pirelli have officially revealed the tyres that they will bring for the first three rounds of the 2023 Formula 1 championship. The season begins in less than three weeks: on March 5, the Bahrain Grand Prix takes place in Sakhir, followed by the Saudi Arabian and Australian Grands Prix.

Just like in the previous campaign, the Italian manufacturer will choose three compounds which will be used during each Formula 1 race weekend throughout the 23-round calendar, based on several key factors such as circuit characteristics and climates.

Yet for the new F1 championship we also have a brand new compound, which means that Pirelli now have six options to choose from – ranging from the softest C5 tyre to the hardest C0.

As compared to the 2022 F1 season, the C1 has now become the C0, and is represents the hardest tyre in the range, while the 2023-spec C1 is in fact a completely new product which goes between the previous C1 and C2.

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As can be seen in the image gallery below, the C1, C2 and C3 tyre have been selected by the Italian company for the first round of the new campaign at the Bahrain International Circuit, while the C2, C3 and C4 compounds will be used at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia and at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne.

Just like in 2022, during the entire Grand Prix weekend, the softest compound in use will be highlighted with a red mark, the medium compound will be marked yellow and the hardest tyre will be represented by the white mark.

The green-marked Pirelli intermediate and blue-marked wet tyres will remain available to teams during the 2023 Formula 1 season, to be used in rain-affected conditions. On a standard weekend, each driver receives 13 sets of dry-weather tyres, four sets of intermediate tyres and three sets of wet tyres. No change in terms of mandatory race tyres: each driver has to use at least two different slick compounds when the track is dry.