The 2021 FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger will make the jump from PREMA Racing to MP Motorsport for his second FIA Formula 2 season in 2023.
The Norwegian is currently 11th in the 2022 F2 standings and has enjoyed a few spells at the front of the pack with four podiums, including a Sprint Race win on the streets of Monaco and a Feature Race win on the streets of Baku.
It will mark consecutive seasons in which Hauger has taken the seat of the previous year’s champion. He jumped into the 2021 champion, Oscar Piastri’s seat at PREMA for 2022 and will be taking Felipe Drugovich’s seat after his triumphant campaign this season.
“I am really excited about joining MP Motorsport for another assault on the FIA Formula 2 Championship”, said Hauger.
“MP have been the revelation of this season, consistently producing a great car for every round of the season. We have recognised that, and it’s wonderful news that we have been able to make the deal work.
“I’m looking forward to working with the team starting at the Abu Dhabi test, which I hope will be our jump start to a very successful 2023 season.”
Hauger will receive his first running for the Dutch racing outfit at the post-season F2 test at the Yas Marina Circuit following the conclusion of the final round in November.
MP Motorsport Team Principal Sander Dorsman said: “We are absolutely delighted that someone of Dennis’ calibre will be part of our Formula 2 programme in 2023.
“His 2021 Formula 3 title year is still fresh on my mind – he made no prisoners and was truly outstanding.
“With the knowledge and experience that he has gained in his F2 rookie season, I’m positive that he will translate those into consistent pace-setting form and more results like the ones he produced at Monaco and Baku this year.”
| Team | No. | Drivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ART Grand Prix | 1 2 |  | Victor Martins Zak O'Sullivan |
 | Prema Racing | 3 4 | | Oliver Bearman Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
 | Rodin Motorsport | 5 6 |   | Zane Maloney Ritomo Miyata |
| DAMS | 7 8 |  | Jak Crawford Juan Manuel Correa |
| Invicta Racing | 9 10 |   | Kush Maini Gabriel Bortoleto |
 | MP Motorsport | 11 12 |   | Dennis Hauger Franco Colapinto |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 14 15 |  | Enzo Fittipaldi Rafael Villagomez |
| Hitech | 16 17 |   | Amaury Cordeel Paul Aron |
 | Campos Racing | 20 21 | | Isack Hadjar Josep Maria Marti |
| Trident | 22 23 |  | Richard Verschoor Roman Stanek |
 | PHM AIX Racing | 24 25 |  | Joshua Durksen Taylor Barnard |
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