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The 2024 Formula One World Championship is GO!!
Calendar file
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Teams and Drivers
Calendar Changes
The Chinese Grand Prix is scheduled to return to the calendar for the first time since 2019 after being cancelled for four years in a row due to difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was cancelled in 2023 due to flooding in the area, is scheduled to return.
2024 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar
The 2024 calendar comprises a record twenty-four Grands Prix. The Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix will feature the sprint format.
1 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 2 March
2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 9 March
3 Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 24 March
4 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 7 April
5 Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 21 April
6 Miami Grand Prix United States Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida 5 May
7 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Italy Imola Circuit, Imola 19 May
8 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 26 May
9 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 9 June
10 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 23 June
11 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 30 June
12 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 7 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 21 July
14 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 28 July
15 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 25 August
16 Italian Grand Prix Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 1 September
17 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku 15 September
18 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 22 September
19 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 20 October
20 Mexico City Grand Prix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 27 October
21 São Paulo Grand Prix Brazil Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 3 November
22 Las Vegas Grand Prix United States Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 23 November
23 Qatar Grand Prix Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 1 December
24 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 8 December
Team Changes
Alfa Romeo ended their partnership with Sauber and left Formula One in 2023 as Sauber prepares to become the Audi works team in 2026. The team was rebranded as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, with the constructor name Kick Sauber. AlphaTauri rebranded as RB and relocated the aerodynamics operations of the team to Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom amidst a management restructure.
Driver Changes
None. Unless you count Daniel Ricciardo permanently replacing Nick de Vries.
Technical Regulation Changes
In response to extreme weather conditions resulting in cockpit overheating during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, teams will now be allowed to install a scoop to the car that is intended to cool down the driver and cockpit area.
Wheel covers aiming to reduce spray in wet weather conditions will be further tested during the season.
Teams will not be allowed to start wind tunnel or computational fluid dynamics work for the 2026 season, which will see major technical regulations rule changes, until 1 January 2025. However, teams may still do other preliminary research and development work not covered by these restrictions.
Tyres
The "alternative tyre allocation" trialled at the 2023 Hungarian and Italian Grands Prix, where drivers were given 11 sets of tyres in an attempt to cut costs in the sport, will be discontinued. Therefore, teams will revert to having 13 sets of tyres available per driver during every race weekend.
The C0 tyre compound (the hardest compound in Pirelli's dry tyre range), which was introduced but not used during the 2023 season, was dropped from the tyre line-up. This compound was previously known as the C1, but was renamed at the start of the 2023 season following the introduction of a new C1 compound that slotted between the old C1 and current C2 compounds in terms of hardness.
A proposed trial for a ban on tyre blankets for this season and a full ban in 2025 was abandoned.
Sporting Regulation Changes
The decision appeal process was amended for the 2024 season. The deadline to submit a right of review request was reduced from fourteen to four days after an event. In an attempt to stop potentially frivolous appeal attempts, the FIA will also introduce a fee for the process.
The structure of the sprint weekends has changed for 2024, with the goal of rationalising sprint events and separating them from the rest of the Grand Prix weekend. The weekend begins with a single practice session, followed by the sprint shootout, which sets the starting grid order for the sprint race. The sprint will then be the first session to take place on Saturday, followed by qualifying for the main race. The Grand Prix itself remains on Sunday.
The rules for DRS usage in Grands Prix were adjusted slightly. Drivers will now be allowed to use DRS one lap after a race start, safety car restart, or red flag restart, one lap earlier than in previous seasons. This was tested during the sprints of 2023.
After being increased for the 2023 championship, the power unit allocation per season was again expanded from three to four per driver for the 2024 and 2025 championships.
2024 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Bahrain International Circuit
Lap data
Lap length 5.412km (3.363 miles)
Race laps 57
Race distance 308.238km (191.53 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’31.447 (Pedro de la Rosa, 2005)
Fastest lap 1’27.264 (Lewis Hamilton, 2020, qualifying three)
Maximum speed 329.6kph (204.804 mph)
DRS zone one Detection: 50 metres before turn one
Activation: 23 metres after turn three
DRS zone two Detection: 10 metres before turn nine
Activation: 50 metres after turn 10
DRS zone three Detection: 110 metres before turn four
Activation: 250 metres after turn 15
Distance from grid to turn one 336.49m
Full throttle 72%
Longest flat-out section 1205m
Downforce level Medium
Gear changes per lap 56
Fuel use per lap 1.7kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.054s
Pit lane time loss 18.9s
Tyre compounds C1, C2, C3
UK Times
Thursday 29 February
First practice: 10:30 (07:30 UK time)
Second practice: 18:00 (15:00 UK time)
Friday 1 March
Third practice: 15:30 (12:30 UK time)
Qualifying: 19:00 (16:00 UK time)
Saturday 2 March
Race: 18:00 (15:00 UK time)
Previous Winners
2010 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari Sakhir Endurance Circuit
2011 Cancelled
2012 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Sakhir Grand Prix Circuit
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2014 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2015 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2016 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2017 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2018 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2019 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2020 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2021 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2022 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2023 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RBPT
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