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2024 Formula One World Championship

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2024 FIA Formula One
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The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This is the 75th running of the Formula One World Championship.

Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.

The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2024 World Championship. All teams are set to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2024 World Championship[1]
Entrant Constructor Chassis Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine-Renault A524 Renault 10 France Pierre Gasly
31 France Esteban Ocon
United Kingdom  Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes AMR24 Mercedes 14 Spain Fernando Alonso
18 Canada Lance Stroll
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-24 Ferrari 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc
38 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman
55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.
United States  MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari VF-24 Ferrari 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg
50 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman
Switzerland  Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber-Ferrari C44 Ferrari 24 China Zhou Guanyu
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas
United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 Mercedes 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris
81 Australia Oscar Piastri
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W15 Mercedes 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
63 United Kingdom George Russell
Italy  Visa Cash App RB F1 Team RB-Honda RBPT VCARB 01 Honda RBPT 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda
Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT RB20 Honda RBPT 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez
United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes FW46 Mercedes 2 United States Logan Sargeant
23 Thailand Alex Albon
43 Argentina Franco Colapinto

Team changes

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Alfa Romeo ended their partnership with Sauber and left Formula One in 2023 as Sauber prepares to become the Audi works team in 2026.[2][3] The team was rebranded as Stake F1 Team with a constructor name of Kick Sauber.[4][5] AlphaTauri rebranded as RB, with an identical constructor name.[6] The aerodynamics operations of the team were relocated to Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom amidst a management restructure.[7][8]

Driver changes

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Debutant Oliver Bearman (top left) stood in for Carlos Sainz Jr. (top center) at Ferrari in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and for Kevin Magnussen (top right) at Haas in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Franco Colapinto (bottom left) replaced Logan Sargeant (bottom right) at Williams from the Italian Grand Prix onwards.

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. This means that all driver and team combinations that competed in the final round of the previous season are set to remain unchanged for the start of the next season for the first time in Formula One World Championship history.

Mid-season

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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. Sainz returned at the following Australian Grand Prix.

From the Italian Grand Prix onwards, Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams, making his Formula One debut.

Kevin Magnussen of Haas received two penalty points for causing a collision at the Italian Grand Prix, taking his total to twelve penalty points in twelve months, and triggering an automatic race ban for the following Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He is scheduled to be replaced by Bearman, who will race for the second time in the season as a reserve driver. Magnussen is permitted to return at the subsequent Singapore Grand Prix.

Calendar

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The 2024 calendar is scheduled to contain twenty-four Grands Prix. The provisional 2024 Formula One World Championship Calendar was released on 5 July 2023. [9]

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
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Calendar expansion and changes

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The Chinese Grand Prix is scheduled to return to the calendar after being cancelled for four years due to difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, cancelled in 2023 due to flooding in the area, is scheduled to return to the calendar.

The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2024 calendar. However, the Grand Prix had its contract terminated in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. Gaines, Cork. "F1's 'silly season' is already heating up. Here's what we know and what's rumored for all 20 drivers in 2024". Insider. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. Wood, Will (26 August 2022). "Alfa Romeo to split from Sauber after 2023 season amid Audi deal rumours". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. "Sauber to become Audi works F1 team from 2026". Formula 1. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. "Press Release: Take over the Grid: unveiling Stake F1 Team". SauberGroup.com. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. Cooper, Adam (1 January 2024). "Renamed Stake F1 team reveals new logo". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024. The new identity was originally flagged in the FIA entry last month as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber. That remains its official full identity – including the Kick Sauber chassis name – but the Swiss outfit will use the short version on a day-to-day basis.
  6. Cite error: The named reference AT Rebrand 2024 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  7. Kew, Matt (28 June 2023). "AlphaTauri to be rebranded in F1 2024, says Marko". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. Mitchell-Malm, Scott (29 June 2023). "Red Bull plans AlphaTauri name change and UK F1 campus share". The Race. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. "Formula 1 announces calendar for 2024". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  10. "F1 2024 calendar revealed: Saturday night Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to kick off record 24-race season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-05.