Imola GP weather forecast: everything points to first wet race of 2023

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12:11, 15 May 2023

byToby McLuskie

This weekend, the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix is on the programme. The race already went wet in 2021 and 2022 and it could just happen again this year. Rain is expected for the whole weekend in Italy.

Friday wet and cold

Friday will be the coldest day of the weekend with a maximum temperature of eighteen degrees Celsius. There will be a lot of showers, especially in the morning, but it will also rain during the night from Friday to Saturday.

First rain race of 2023?

Rain is also forecast for Saturday and Sunday by Weather.com. On Saturday it will still be light rain, but on Sunday it will become more extreme with a high chance of thunderstorms. Sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend with 22 degrees and a whopping 80 per cent chance of rain. Are we going to see the first rain race of 2023 this Sunday?

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Imola GP weather forecast: everything points to first wet race of 2023

byToby McLuskie

Friday wet and cold

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