The premier class starts the new season with 24 races – more than ever before. This is not the only innovation of the 2024 season. All dates and information at a glance.
The 2024 season will be a very special one for Formula 1. Because it will not only be the 75th year in which the premier class will hold its races worldwide – it will also be a record year. 24 Grand Prix are planned for the 2024 racing calendar, more than ever before. After the project failed last year because first the Chinese Grand Prix had to be canceled for the fourth time in a row due to the corona pandemic and then the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix fell victim to the floods in the region, it should It will finally work in 2024.
There are also several changes to the racing calendar: Due to the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which begins in March, the first two Grand Prix – in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – will be held on Saturdays, meaning training and qualifying will move to Thursday and Friday. The Australian Grand Prix continues in the usual rhythm – training on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, race on Sunday.
There will again be six sprint races: Sprint shootouts and sprint races will be part of the race weekend in China, Miami, Austria, Austin, Brazil and Qatar. China and Miami replace Azerbaijan and Belgium, which held sprints in 2023.
The 2024 racing calendar at a glance: