2024 Formula 1® Season Preview
Published by on February 08, 2024
This year's calendar is the longest in Formula 1® history, with 24 races spread across five continents. With two additional Grands Prix, a new record for races in a season will be set.
Bahrain will host the season's opening race in March, and Abu Dhabi will host the season finale. The remaining races will consist of seven stand-alone races, four double-headers, and three triple-headers.
It is safe to say the scene is set for a huge 2024 season!
KEY CHANGES FOR THE 2024 FORMULA 1® SEASON
Several notable calendar changes have been made to Formula 1® as part of an effort to increase regionalisation.
The Japanese Grand Prix will move to early April, with China and the Shanghai International Circuit returning for the first time since 2019. As a result, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will shift to September, forming a double-header with the Singapore Grand Prix.
Two newcomers will host Sprint races this year, with the Miami and China GPs joining the list of 6.
In addition, we will see two teams renamed, with Alfa Romeo rebranding into 'Stake', and AlphaTauri rebranding into 'Visa Cash App RB'.
Scroll down to see the full calendar and read more about some of the key milestones and format changes in 2024.
2024 FORMULA 1® SEASON CALENDAR
2024 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™ RACE CALENDAR |
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| RACE NUMBER | DATE | GRAND PRIX | VENUE | |||
| 1 | February 29 - March 2 | Bahrain | Sakhir | |||
| 2 | March 7 - 9 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | |||
| 3 | March 22 - 24 | Melbourne | ||||
| 4 | April 5 - 7 | Japan | Suzuka | |||
| 5 | April 19- 21 | China | Shanghai | |||
| 6 | May 3 - 5 | Miami | Miami | |||
| 7 | May 17 - 19 | Emilia Romagna | Imola | |||
| 8 | May 24 - 26 | Monaco | ||||
| 9 | June 7 - 9 | Canada | Montreal | |||
| 10 | June 21 - 23 | Spain | Barcelona | |||
| 11 | June 28 - 30 | Austria | Spielberg | |||
| 12 | July 5 - 7 | United Kingdom | Silverstone | |||
| 13 | July 19 - 21 | Hungary | Budapest | |||
| 14 | July 26 - 28 | Belgium | Spa | |||
| 15 | August 23 - 25 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | |||
| 16 | August 30 - September 1 | Italy | Monza | |||
| 17 | September 13 - 15 | Azerbaijan | Baku | |||
| 18 | September 20 - 22 | Singapore | ||||
| 19 | October 18 - 20 | USA | Austin | |||
| 20 | October 25 - 27 | Mexico | Mexico City | |||
| 21 | November 1 - 3 | Brazil | Sao Paulo | |||
| 22 | November 21 - 23 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | |||
| 23 | November 29 - December 1 | Qatar | Lusail | |||
| 24 | December 6 - 8 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | |||
2024 FORMULA 1® RACE FORMATS
Teams and stakeholders have backed a change to Formula 1's sprint format for 2024 to make race weekends easier to follow. A few teams have proposed moving the qualifying 'shootout' to Friday, with the 100km race then being held on the Saturday morning before qualifiers. Sports Advisory Committee members will address timing and parc ferme regulations for a final proposal to be presented to the F1® Commission at the first meeting of 2024. Any potential changes to the Sprint format will be announced following the meeting.
FORMULA 1® MILESTONES IN 2024
With the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™ marking its 75th year of competition, there will be plenty of milestones to look forward to.
Many of these will be determined by Max Verstappen in 2024. This season Max could (and most likely will):
Reach four world championships - Only 5 other drivers in history have four world championships to their name.
100th podium victory - Sitting at 98 podium victories, a 100th podium victory should be easily achievable for Max this season.
Most wins for a Red Bull driver – With 54 wins in the Red Bull, Max is just six wins away from having won more races than all other Red Bull drivers combined.
WHERE TO WATCH THE 2024 FORMULA 1® SEASON
You can catch all live television coverage of F1 in Australia through Fox Sports, which is available via Foxtel and Foxtel Now. With Kayo Sports, you can watch every Formula 1 practice session, qualifying session, and full Grand Prix race live and on-demand. For free-to-air viewers, 10, 10 BOLD & 10 Play will broadcast the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
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