The 2024 F1 season, which will be contested over a record-breaking 24 Grand Prix weekends, starts in March and concludes in December.
Ten teams and 22 drivers will compete for the coveted Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship titles, with Max Verstappen defending the Drivers’ title alongside his team, Red Bull Racing, the current reigning Constructors’ Champions.
Season
The only change to the drivers’ lineup from the start of 2023 is Daniel Ricciardo taking over for Nyck de Vries at the team previously known as AlphaTauri after he stepped in at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. Consequently, all driver and team pairings that participated in the final race of the previous season are set to remain the same at the beginning of the 2024 season, marking a first in F1 history.
2024 F1 Entries drivers and teams
| Team | Driver No. | Driver name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine-Renault | 10 | Pierre Gasly | 13 |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | 13 | |
| Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 14 | Fernando Alonso | 13 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 13 | |
| Ferrari | 16 | Charles Leclerc | 13 |
| 55 | Carlos Sainz | 12 | |
| 38 | Oliver Bearman | 1 | |
| Haas-Ferrari | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | 13 |
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | |
| McLaren-Mercedes | 4 | Lando Norris | 13 |
| 81 | Oscar Piastri | 13 | |
| Mercedes | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | 13 |
| 63 | George Russell | 13 | |
| RB-Honda RBPT | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | 13 |
| 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | 13 | |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1 | Max Verstappen | 13 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | 13 | |
| Stake F1 Team | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | 13 |
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | |
| Williams-Mercedes | 2 | Logan Sargeant | 12 |
| 23 | Alexander Albon | 13 |
2024 Formula 1 Race Calendar
The 2024 racing calendar includes a record-breaking 24 Grand Prix weekends.
2024 F1 Sprint Race Calendar
The races in China, Miami, Austria, the United States, São Paulo and Qatar also include the Sprint format.
| Round | Sprint Race | Circuit | Sprint Race Date | Sprint Race Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Sprint Race | Shanghai International Circuit | 20-Apr | Sprint Report |
| 2 | Miami Sprint Race | Miami International Autodrome | 04-May | Sprint Report |
| 3 | Austrian Sprint Race | Red Bull Ring | 29-Jun | Sprint Report |
| 4 | United States Sprint Race | Circuit of The Americas | 19-Oct | TBC |
| 5 | São Paulo Sprint Race | Autodromo José Carlos Pace | 02-Nov | TBC |
| 6 | Qatar Sprint Race | Lusail International Circuit | 30-Nov | TBC |
2024 Formula 1 Race Reports
Round 1: Bahrain Grand Prix
Race date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Race start time: 18:00 local time
Circuit: Bahrain International Circuit
Laps: 57
Circuit length: 5.412km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, the inagural race of the the longest season in F1 history started the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen defending his 2023 title with Red Bull Racing qualified on pole position and dominated the race from lights out leading all 57 laps of the race. Along with pole, securing the win, and recording the fastest lap, he earned his fifth career grand chelem (grand slam). His teammate, Sergio Pérez, clinched second place, with Carlos Sainz driving for Ferrari completing the podium in third.
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Round 2: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Race date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Race start time: 20:00 local time
Circuit: Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Laps: 50
Circuit length: 6.174km
2023 winner: Sergio Perez
The second race of the 2024 F1 season landed at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the officially titled Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. As was the case with the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula 1 hosted yet another race on a Saturday instead of a Sunday, with practice, quali and race day all moved a day earlier than normal to prevent an overlap with the start of Ramadan on the 10th of March. Red Bull showed their strength again, with Max Verstappen taking his second pole of the season. He was closely followed by Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez in third.
From lights out, Max Verstappen flawlessly extended his winning streak to a ninth consecutive victory, aiming for his fourth straight F1 world championship, by leading Red Bull to another one-two finish. Ferrari’s Leclerc followed home in third.
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Round 3: Australian Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Albert Park
Laps: 58
Circuit length: 5.278km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
After a two-week break, Max Verstappen came into the third race weekend of the ’24 season in a buoyant mood after taking pole and the win at both of the season’s opening two races. Alongside teammate Sergio Perez, he also led home a Red Bull one-two finish in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Touching down, down under, the paddock arrived at the Australian Grand Prix to race at one of the biggest highlights of the F1 season. A weekend that now attracts well over 450,000 fans throughout the three days in Melbourne.
However, come race day, the championship saw a significant turn of events. Max Verstappen, the leading contender for the 2024 title, retired early after his car suffered a brake fire, ending his attempt to match his record of 10 consecutive wins. Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to a one-two finish alongside Charles Leclerc, with Lando Norris securing his season’s first podium.
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Round 4: Japanese Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Race start time: 14:00 local time
Circuit: Suzuka International Racing Course
Laps: 53
Circuit length: 5.807km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Unlike in previous seasons, when Suzuka featured in September or October, the Japanese Grand Prix appeared much earlier in April, at a time of the year when locals and fans could enjoy the impressive cherry blossoms in bloom. But who would leave Suzuka the happiest come Sunday?
During qualifying, Max Verstappen narrowly pipped his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to secure pole position, with Perez’s final attempt bringing him to within just 0.066 seconds of Verstappen’s leading time of 1:28.197. It was Red Bull’s first front-row lockout since the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, remarkable considering their dominance but reflective of Sergio Perez’s occasional struggles to leverage his car’s performance advantage.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched a convincing win, rebounding from an unexpected DNF in Melbourne with a third one-two finish for Red Bull in 2024. Carlos Sainz narrowly beat his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc for third after the race saw an early red flag due to a collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon.
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Round 5: Chinese Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit
Laps: 56
Circuit length: 5.451km
2019 winner: Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 made its long-awaited return to China in 2024, with the Shanghai International Circuit hosting the fifth round of the season. The weekend marked the event’s comeback after a four-year break since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
During the Sprint Race, Max Verstappen surged from fourth place on the starting grid to win the season’s first Sprint race. Lewis Hamilton secured second place for Mercedes, followed by Sergio Perez in third.
In the race Max Verstappen successfully converted his pole position into a win at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, leading McLaren’s Lando Norris and his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez across the finish line. The win marked his fourth in the first five races of the 2024 season.
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Round 6: Miami Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
Race start time: 16:00 local time
Circuit: Miami International Autodrome
Laps: 57
Circuit length: 5.412km
2023 Winner:Max Verstappen
The 2024 Formula 1 season marched on to round six crossing the Atlantic to the US. The three days held another Sprint weekend, this time at the Miami Grand Prix, marking the debut of this format in the city. Following the thrilling wet Sprint in China, the anticipation was high for yet another exciting weekend of racing, kicking off the trio of races scheduled in the United States for 2024.
Max Verstappen emerged victorious in an intense Miami GP Sprint on Saturday, withstanding pressure from Charles Leclerc who finished second ahead of Sergio Perez in third.
After securing pole on Saturday, Max Verstappen started the race on the front row with Charles Leclerc, with Carlos Sainz in third and Sergio Perez in fourth behind them on the second row. However, the race wouldn’t go Verstappen’s way with Lando Norris in the McLaren, who started in sixth, catapulting himself into the ranks of F1 winners with a remarkable first win in F1. Verstappen settled for second place, struggling with his performance throughout the race, while Charles Leclerc claimed third, leading his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz in fourth, who had a late altercation with Oscar Piastri, resulting in Piastri needing a new front wing.
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Round 7: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
Race start time: 15:00
Circuit: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Laps: 63
Circuit length: 4.909km
2023 winner: N/A (race called off due to flooding in the region)
After a thrilling start to the season with a series of flyaway events, Formula 1 arrived in Europe for the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. This year’s race at the iconic Imola circuit, was particularly significant, as the race in 2023 was cancelled due to severe and deadly flooding. With Lando Norris’s surprise win for McLaren in Miami, teams and drivers headed to the historic track, known for its fast straights and technical corners, with some uncertainty as to who would win. Adding to the mix of unpredictability, as the first European race of the season, many of the teams brought major upgrades to their cars.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen held off a late charge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Despite struggling with his tyres in the final part of the race, the Dutchman secured his fifth victory in seven races in 2024, tightening his grip on a fourth world title. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc comfortably beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri for the final podium place, moving into second in the championship ahead of Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez.
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Round 8: Monaco Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, May 26, 2024
Race start time: 15:00
Circuit: Circuit de Monaco
Laps: 78
Circuit length: 3.337km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Formula 1 moved further west into Europe from Imola to the glitz and glamour of Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco’s circuit, a stunning and a real test of driver skill, has been a staple on the Grand Prix calendar since 1929. It feels like chaos in an F1 car; even in comparison to other street circuits, it’s so narrow, the roads are cambered, it’s tight and twisty, and there are challenges at every turn.
Come Sunday, Charles Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix at the chequered flag, ending his curse at his home race. The hard work was done in qualifying, with the Monegasque keeping his composure to finish the job on race day ahead of Oscar Piastri in second and Carlos Sainz in third. For Leclerc, this was third-time lucky after his previous two poles at the circuit failed to become race victories
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Round 9: Canadian Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, June 9, 2024
Race start time: 14:00
Circuit: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Laps: 70
Circuit length: 4.361km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Following three winners in the previous three Grand Prix, the competitive 2024 Formula 1 season continued with its second transatlantic journey of the year to the beloved and often eventful Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Breaking from the European races that fill most of the F1 summer schedule, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosted the season’s ninth round. The circuit, a partial street track known for its thrilling races and notorious ‘Wall of Champions’, was the first of five races in six weeks ahead of the season’s summer break. The track setting the stage perfectly, boasting some of the world’s most enthusiastic and dedicated F1 fans, who were certain to generate an electrifying atmosphere. The weekend’s weather also seemed poised to enhance the event’s drama with wet weather on the way across each day.
On Sunday, Max Verstappen triumphed in a turbulent and enthralling race, while Lando Norris and George Russell were left to ponder missed opportunities following a dramatic race characterised by intermittent rain in Montreal. The unpredictable 70-lap event saw four lead changes and two Safety Car interventions due to crashes. Verstappen skillfully claimed victory, bouncing back impressively just two weeks after Red Bull’s disappointing performance in Monaco. This victory marked his sixth of the ’24 season, widening his lead in the world championship standings to a more substantial 56 points.
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Round 10: Spanish Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, June 23, 2024
Race start time: 15:00
Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Laps: 66
Circuit length: 4.675km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
After an exciting showdown in Montreal, the 2024 season returned to Europe. Five races would be held over the following six weekends, leading up to the summer break. The fast pace of the calendar would start with a triple-header in Barcelona, where the competitive landscape on the grid would shift once again.
Max Verstappen, the defending champion and at this stage, the current championship leader, managed to outperform faster McLaren and Mercedes cars to secure a dramatic victory in Canada. However, a key highlight from Montreal was the resurgence of Mercedes, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton showing strong competitiveness. If the teams trailing Red Bull could mount a challenge again, it would be a promising indicator of a highly competitive season ahead.
Come race day, Max Verstappen successfully fended off a strong challenge from a determined but frustrated Lando Norris to secure the win, extending his lead in the F1 world championship. Norris ultimately fell short, finishing 2.2 seconds behind. This allowed Verstappen to clinch his seventh win of a fiercely competitive 2024 season.
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Round 11: Austrian Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
Race start time: 15:00
Circuit: Red Bull Ring
Laps: 71
Circuit length: 4.318km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
The 2024 Formula 1 season remained in Europe with its third Sprint weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg. And with recent thrilling races and Red Bull’s initial advantage diminishing as the competition from other teams ramped up, the weekend promised another close fight for the win.
In Saturday’s Sprint, Max Verstappen, starting from pole position, clinched victory, outdueling Oscar Piastri (2nd) and Lando Norris (3rd) for McLaren in thrilling wheel-to-wheel combat, ultimately finishing ahead of the pair. The result was Verstappen’s 10th Sprint win, an amazing stat considering the short-form race format had only been introduced in 2021.
On Sunday, George Russell seized a surprising win at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix for Mercedes after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris clashed in a contentious battle for the lead during the race’s final laps. With eight laps remaining at the Red Bull Ring, Verstappen and Norris collided while fighting for the lead. The stewards found Verstappen at fault and imposed a 10-second penalty, while Norris was forced to retire. This allowed Russell to capitalise and secure Mercedes’ first win since November 2022. Oscar Piastri for McLaren came home in second, with Carlos Sainz for Ferrari in third.
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Round 12: British Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, 7 July, 2024
Race start time: 15:00
Circuit: Silverstone Circuit
Laps: 52
Circuit length: 5.891km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
The first triple-header of the season concluded with one of the biggest events of the year: the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Silverstone consistently attracting a massive crowd, with 480,000 people attending in 2023, setting a new record for the race. While the British drivers—Lando Norris, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton—and Thai-British driver Alex Albon receiving substantial support, the impressive crowd also features fans from every team on the grid. Partly because the majority of the teams are based near Silverstone, with seven out of the ten teams on the grid with their headquarters in the United Kingdom. Ferrari, RB, and Sauber were the only exceptions, although RB had a technical facility at Red Bull Racing, just a short distance from Silverstone.
Come race day, Lewis Hamilton claimed a long-awaited and record-breaking ninth British Grand Prix victory in a thrilling race at Silverstone, with the Mercedes driver fending off a challenge from Lando Norris to take the win. Initially, pole-sitter George Russell led the race, pulling ahead of Hamilton as the race began. However, amid changing weather conditions, an exciting battle soon unfolded between the two Mercedes cars and the McLaren duo of Norris and Oscar Piastri. The lead changed hands when the field switched to intermediate tyres after the opening phase of the race. Later, as the skies cleared, Hamilton capitalised on pitting for slick tyres one lap before Norris – who also faced a slow pit stop – to become the new race leader. While Russell retired due to a water system issue and Max Verstappen snatched P2 from Norris in the latter stages, Hamilton held his position to clinch an emotional victory. This marked a record ninth win in a single Grand Prix and his first P1 finish since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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Round 13: Hungarian Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, 21 July, 2024
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Hungaroring
Laps: 70
Circuit length: 4.381km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
At the halfway mark of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with six different winners emerging from the first 12 races, four teams consistently battling for dominance, and Lewis Hamilton’s much-anticipated win at Silverstone in the previous round, the thrilling 2024 Formula 1 season continued with the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, a double-header before the summer break.
On race day, Oscar Piastri claimed his first F1 Grand Prix victory amidst intra-team drama with McLaren teammate Lando Norris. The race began with Piastri leading into Turn 1 after a three-wide battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Piastri maintained his lead for much of the race until the second round of pit stops. Norris was brought in first to cover Lewis Hamilton, resulting in Norris emerging ahead of Piastri. Despite several team orders, Norris hesitated to relinquish the lead for several laps. It wasn’t until Lap 68 of 70 that Norris finally allowed Piastri to pass. Piastri secured the win, finishing two seconds ahead of Norris. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton secured third place for Mercedes, overcoming his own challenges following a late-race collision with Verstappen.
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Round 14: Belgian Grand Prix
Race date: Sunday, 28 July, 2024
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Laps: 44
Circuit length: 7.004km
2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Belgium would host the final Formula 1 race before the 2024 summer break at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, one of the most iconic tracks on the F1 calendar. After a contentious race in Budapest the weekend before, with McLaren team orders and Verstappen’s radio outbursts, the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix was hotting up to be another race F1 fans were eager to see unravel.
2024 Formula 1 Race Results
2024 F1 Sprint Race Results
| Round | Sprint Race | Circuit | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Sprint Race | Shanghai International Circuit | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| 2 | Miami Sprint Race | Miami International Autodrome | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| 3 | Austrian Sprint Race | Red Bull Ring | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| 4 | United States Sprint Race | Circuit of The Americas | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| 5 | São Paulo Sprint Race | Autodromo José Carlos Pace | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| 6 | Qatar Sprint Race | Lusail International Circuit | TBC | TBC | TBC |
2024 Formula 1 Standings
Points for the 2024 Formula 1 season are allocated to the top ten finishers, along with the driver clocking the fastest lap in the Grand Prix, provided they are among the top ten and to the top eight participants in the Sprint Race. When there’s a tie in points, the tie-breaker involves comparing the number of Grand Prix victories each driver has. If they have the same number of wins, the number of second-place finishes is considered, followed by third places, and so on.
2024 Driver standings
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 265 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 189 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 162 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | 154 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mercedes | 149 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 125 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | MEX | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 124 |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 116 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Mercedes | 45 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Mercedes | 24 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Haas Ferrari | 22 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB-Honda RBPT | 22 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB-Honda RBPT | 11 |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Ferrari | 6 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renault | 6 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas Ferrari | 5 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 4 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine Renault | 3 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team | 0 |
2024 Team standings
| Pos | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 389 |
| 2 | McLaren Mercedes | 338 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 322 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 241 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Mercedes | 69 |
| 6 | RB-Honda RBPT | 33 |
| 7 | Haas Ferrari | 27 |
| 8 | Alpine Renault | 9 |
| 9 | Williams Mercedes | 4 |
| 10 | Stake F1 Team | 0 |
