2024 Formula One World Championship
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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.
Entries
[change | change source]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.
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Power unit | Race drivers | |
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No. | Driver name | ||||
BWT Alpine F1 Team | Alpine-Renault | A524 | Renault | 10 | Pierre Gasly |
31 | Esteban Ocon | ||||
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | AMR24 | Mercedes | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
18 | Lance Stroll | ||||
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | SF-24 | Ferrari | 16 | Charles Leclerc |
38 | Oliver Bearman | ||||
55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | ||||
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | Haas-Ferrari | VF-24 | Ferrari | 20 | Kevin Magnussen |
27 | Nico Hülkenberg | ||||
50 | Oliver Bearman | ||||
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | C44 | Ferrari | 24 | Zhou Guanyu |
77 | Valtteri Bottas | ||||
McLaren F1 Team | McLaren-Mercedes | MCL38 | Mercedes | 4 | Lando Norris |
81 | Oscar Piastri | ||||
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | F1 W15 | Mercedes | 44 | Lewis Hamilton |
63 | George Russell | ||||
Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | RB-Honda RBPT | VCARB 01 | Honda RBPT | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo |
22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ||||
Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | RB20 | Honda RBPT | 1 | Max Verstappen |
11 | Sergio Pérez | ||||
Williams Racing | Williams-Mercedes | FW46 | Mercedes | 2 | Logan Sargeant |
23 | Alex Albon | ||||
43 | Franco Colapinto |
Team changes
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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]
Calendar expansion and changes
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announces calendar for 2024". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "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.