2024 Formula One World Championship

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The defending champions and the current Drivers' and Constructors' Championship leaders are Max Verstappen and his team Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, respectively.

The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars and is the 75th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is contested over a record twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It began in March and will end in December.

Drivers and teams compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Max Verstappen is the defending Drivers' Champion, while his team, Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, are the defending Constructors' Champions.[1][2]

Entries[edit]

The following constructors and drivers are competing in the 2024 World Championship. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[3] Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[4]

Teams and drivers competing in the 2024 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Chassis Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name Rounds
France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine-Renault A524[5] Renault E-Tech RE24[6] 10
31
France Pierre Gasly
France Esteban Ocon
1–4
1–4
United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes AMR24[7] Mercedes-AMG F1 M15[8] 14
18
Spain Fernando Alonso
Canada Lance Stroll
1–4
1–4
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-24[9] Ferrari 066/12[10] 16
55
38
Monaco Charles Leclerc
Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.
Great Britain Oliver Bearman
1–4
1–4[a]
2
United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari VF-24[12] Ferrari 066/10[13][14] 20
27
Denmark Kevin Magnussen
Germany Nico Hülkenberg
1–4
1–4
Switzerland Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber[15][b] Kick Sauber-Ferrari C44[18] Ferrari 066/12[6] 24
77
China Zhou Guanyu
Finland Valtteri Bottas
1–4
1–4
United Kingdom McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren-Mercedes MCL38[19] Mercedes-AMG F1 M15[6][20] 4
81
Great Britain Lando Norris
Australia Oscar Piastri
1–4
1–4
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W15[21] Mercedes-AMG F1 M15[22] 44
63
Great Britain Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain George Russell
1–4
1–4
Italy Visa Cash App RB F1 Team[23] RB-Honda RBPT VCARB 01[24] Honda RBPTH002[25][26][27] 3
22
Australia Daniel Ricciardo
Japan Yuki Tsunoda
1–4
1–4
Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT RB20[28] Honda RBPTH002[26][27][29] 1
11
Netherlands Max Verstappen
Mexico Sergio Pérez
1–4
1–4
United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes FW46[30] Mercedes-AMG F1 M15[31] 2
23
United States Logan Sargeant
Thailand Alexander Albon
1–4[c]
1–4
Sources:[33][34]

Free practice drivers[edit]

Across the season, each team has to field a driver in one of the first two free practice sessions who has not competed in more than two races, on two occasions, once for each car.[4]

Drivers that took part in one of the first two free practice sessions during the 2024 World Championship
Constructor No. Driver Rounds
RB-Honda RBPT 40 Japan Ayumu Iwasa 4
Source:[34]

Team changes[edit]

Alfa Romeo ended their partnership with Sauber and left Formula One in 2023 as Sauber prepares to become the Audi works team in 2026.[35][36] The team was rebranded as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, with the constructor name Kick Sauber.[37][15] AlphaTauri rebranded as RB and relocated the aerodynamics operations of the team to Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom amidst a management restructure.[23][38][39]

Driver changes[edit]

The only change from the drivers contracted at the beginning of 2023 occurred at the former AlphaTauri team, who replaced Nyck de Vries with Daniel Ricciardo from the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. All driver and team combinations that competed in the final round of the previous season remained unchanged for the start of the next season for the first time in Formula One World Championship history.[40][41]

In-season changes[edit]

Debutant Oliver Bearman (left) stood in for Carlos Sainz Jr. (right) at Ferrari in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz Jr. was forced to withdraw from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he was diagnosed with appendicitis. He was replaced by Ferrari reserve and Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman, who made his Formula One debut.[11] Sainz returned at the following Australian Grand Prix.[42]

Calendar[edit]

The 2024 calendar comprises a record twenty-four Grands Prix.[43] The Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix will feature the sprint format.[44]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
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
Sources:[43][45]

Calendar expansion and changes[edit]

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.[43] The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was cancelled in 2023 due to flooding in the area, is also scheduled to return to the calendar.[43] The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2024 calendar.[46] However, the contract was terminated in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[47]

Regulation changes[edit]

Technical regulations[edit]

In response to extreme weather conditions resulting in cockpit overheating during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, teams are now allowed to install a scoop to the car that is intended to cool down the driver and cockpit area.[48][49] Wheel covers aiming to reduce spray in wet weather conditions will be further tested during the season.[50] 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.[51][52]

Tyres[edit]

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, was discontinued. Therefore, teams reverted to having 13 sets of tyres available per driver during every race weekend.[53] 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.[54] 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.[55][54] A proposed trial for a ban on tyre blankets for this season and a full ban in 2025 was abandoned.[56]

Sporting regulations[edit]

Appeals process[edit]

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.[57]

Sprint weekends[edit]

The structure of the sprint weekends was changed for 2024, with the goal of rationalising sprint events and separating them from the rest of the Grand Prix weekend.[58][59][4] The weekend now begins with a single practice session, followed by the sprint qualifying session, 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.[60] The FIA sporting regulations for the championship now refer to the qualifying for the sprint as "sprint qualifying", as opposed to "sprint shootout". The term "sprint qualifying" was previously used in the inaugural season of the sprint format in 2021 to refer to the sprint race itself.[61]

DRS usage[edit]

The rules for DRS usage in Grands Prix were adjusted slightly. Drivers are now 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.[62]

Power unit allocation[edit]

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.[63]

Maximum lap time[edit]

Prior to Thursday's two practice sessions at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, updated rules were introduced to discourage drivers from driving too slowly on in-laps and reconnaissance laps during qualifying. Drivers were initially required to not exceed a maximum time taken to drive through each marshalling sector. This was a change from 2023, when the FIA introduced a maximum time across an entire lap.[64] However, prior to Friday's third practice session and qualifying, the rules were reverted to the 2023 full-lap method, though the rule now applies on both in-laps and out-laps.[65]

Penalties[edit]

The standard sanction for a driver overtaking another driver off the track and gaining a lasting advantage has been upgraded from a five-second time penalty to a ten-second time penalty, although five-second penalties could still be awarded. The change was made as the five-second penalty was considered insufficient, with drivers regularly gaining more than five seconds through illegally overtaking slower cars off track.[66]

Season summary[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

A single pre-season test was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 21–23 February.[67][68] Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari set the fastest time in the three-day test.[69]

Opening rounds[edit]

The season began with a Red Bull Racing 1–2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz Jr.[70] After starting on pole, Verstappen led every lap and took fastest lap, for his fifth career grand chelem. After finishing sixth in the Constructors' Championship in the previous year, Alpine performed below expectations: Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified nineteenth and twentieth and finished the race in seventeenth and eighteenth, respectively.[71][72]

Red Bull Racing continued to show their pace at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Verstappen winning the race ahead of teammate Pérez and Charles Leclerc, with Verstappen securing his 100th podium.[73] While he led a majority of the race, a safety car caused by Lance Stroll's crash, which allowed a majority of the field to change their strategies, allowed Lando Norris to inherit the lead temporarily before Verstappen overtook him. During the weekend, Sainz was affected with appendicitis, which resulted in his withdrawal from the event. In his place, Ferrari junior driver Oliver Bearman, who had secured pole position for the Formula 2 feature race that same weekend, stood in for Sainz while he underwent surgery.[74] Bearman qualified eleventh and went on to finish seventh. Gasly retired on lap one due to a gearbox problem.[75]

Verstappen's run of nine wins in a row ended at the Australian Grand Prix, where he retired on lap four from a dislodging of his brake disc, marking his first retirement since the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Returnee Sainz inherited the race lead and took his third career victory, with his teammate Charles Leclerc finishing second for Ferrari's first 1–2 finish since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. McLaren's Lando Norris completed the podium and succeeded Nick Heidfeld for the most podiums without a victory in Formula One, while Haas scored double points, and Yuki Tsunoda scored RB's first points, respectively. Additionally to Verstappen's retirement, both Mercedes drivers also did not finish the race, with Lewis Hamilton having an engine failure and George Russell hitting the wall heavily, ending his race on the last lap.[76]

Results and standings[edit]

Grands Prix[edit]

Round Grand Prix[d] Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Netherlands Max Verstappen Netherlands Max Verstappen Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT Report
2 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Netherlands Max Verstappen Monaco Charles Leclerc Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT Report
3 Australia Australian Grand Prix Netherlands Max Verstappen Monaco Charles Leclerc Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Italy Ferrari Report
4 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Netherlands Max Verstappen Report
5 China Chinese Grand Prix Report
6 United States Miami Grand Prix Report
7 Italy Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Report
8 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Report
9 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Report
10 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Report
11 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Report
12 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Report
13 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Report
14 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Report
15 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Report
16 Italy Italian Grand Prix Report
17 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Grand Prix Report
18 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix Report
19 United States United States Grand Prix Report
20 Mexico Mexico City Grand Prix Report
21 Brazil São Paulo Grand Prix Report
22 United States Las Vegas Grand Prix Report
23 Qatar Qatar Grand Prix Report
24 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Report
Source:[43]

Scoring system[edit]

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who sets the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten), and the top eight of the sprint.[77][e] In the case of a tie on points, a countback system is used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher. If the number of wins is identical, then the number of second places is considered, and so on.[79] Points are awarded using the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  FL
Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Sprint[d] 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Source:[77]

World Drivers' Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain
SAU
Saudi Arabia
AUS
Australia
JPN
Japan
CHN
China
MIA
United States
EMI
Italy
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
ESP
Spain
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
AZE
Azerbaijan
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
MXC
Mexico
SAP
Brazil
LVG
United States
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1PF 1P RetP P 51
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc 4 3F 2F 47
3 Mexico Sergio Pérez 2 2 5 46
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. 3 WD 1 40
5 Australia Oscar Piastri 8 4 4 28
6 United Kingdom Lando Norris 6 8 3 27
7 United Kingdom George Russell 5 6 17† 18
8 Spain Fernando Alonso 9 5 8 16
9 Canada Lance Stroll 10 Ret 6 9
10 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 7 9 Ret 8
11 Japan Yuki Tsunoda 14 15 7 6
12 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 7 6
13 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 16 10 9 3
14 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 12 12 10 1
15 Thailand Alexander Albon 15 11 11 0
16 China Zhou Guanyu 11 18 15 0
17 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 13 16 12 0
18 France Esteban Ocon 17 13 16 0
19 France Pierre Gasly 18 Ret 13 0
20 Finland Valtteri Bottas 19 17 14 0
21 United States Logan Sargeant 20 14 WD 0
Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain
SAU
Saudi Arabia
AUS
Australia
JPN
Japan
CHN
China
MIA
United States
EMI
Italy
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
ESP
Spain
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
AZE
Azerbaijan
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
MXC
Mexico
SAP
Brazil
LVG
United States
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Source:[80]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Superscript
number
Points-scoring position
in sprint


Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Constructor BHR
Bahrain
SAU
Saudi Arabia
AUS
Australia
JPN
Japan
CHN
China
MIA
United States
EMI
Italy
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
ESP
Spain
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
AZE
Azerbaijan
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
MXC
Mexico
SAP
Brazil
LVG
United States
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1PF 1P 5 P 97
2 2 RetP
2 Italy Ferrari 3 3F 1 93
4 7 2F
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 6 4 3 55
8 8 4
4 Germany Mercedes 5 6 17† 26
7 9 Ret
5 United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 9 5 6 25
10 Ret 8
6 Italy RB-Honda RBPT 13 15 7 6
14 16 12
7 United States Haas-Ferrari 12 10 9 4
16 12 10
8 United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 15 11 11 0
20 14 WD
9 Switzerland Kick Sauber-Ferrari 11 17 14 0
19 18 15
10 France Alpine-Renault 17 13 13 0
18 Ret 16
Pos. Constructor BHR
Bahrain
SAU
Saudi Arabia
AUS
Australia
JPN
Japan
CHN
China
MIA
United States
EMI
Italy
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
ESP
Spain
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
AZE
Azerbaijan
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
MXC
Mexico
SAP
Brazil
LVG
United States
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Source:[81]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Superscript
number
Points-scoring position
in sprint


Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  • Rows are not related to the drivers: within each constructor, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Carlos Sainz Jr. was entered into the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but later withdrew after he was diagnosed with appendicitis.[11]
  2. ^ Sauber's sponsorship arrangement is with Stake, whose co-founders are backers of Kick.[16] Sauber entered round 3 as "Kick Sauber F1 Team".[17]
  3. ^ Logan Sargeant was entered into the Australian Grand Prix, but later withdrew to allow his car to be driven by teammate Alexander Albon as the latter's car was seriously damaged following a crash.[32]
  4. ^ a b The Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix feature the sprint format.[44]
  5. ^ In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.[78]

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