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== Regulation Changes ==
== Regulation Changes ==
===Sporting Regualtions===
===== Tyres =====
The Alternative Tyre Allocation (or ATA) trialled at the Hungarian and Italian Grand Prixs in 2023 in an attempt to cut costs in the sport will be discontinued . Therefore,
every driver and team will revert to having 13 sets of tyres avaliable during every race weekend.<ref>https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/24/f1-commission-plans-sprint-race-changes-drops-ata-and-delays-tyre-blanket-ban/#comment-4956459</ref>

=====Sprints=====
The F1 Commision structure of sprint race weekend will change for 2024 though exact details on these changes have yet has yet to be finalised . The details of these changes will be diiscussed at the first F1 Commission meeting of 2024 with the the intent of 'further rationalise' Sprints and further separate them from the rest of Grand Prix weekend.<ref>https://racingnews365.com/f1-commission-agrees-to-2025-ban-sprint-format-to-be-tweaked</ref><ref>https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-approves-sprint-format-revamp-for-2024-tyre-blanket-ban-abandoned/10550929/</ref>


== List of planned races ==
== List of planned races ==

Revision as of 20:21, 24 November 2023

Max Verstappen will enter as the defending World Drivers' Champion, driving for Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT.
Red Bull Racing will enter as the defending World Constructors' Champions.

The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This will be the 75th running of the Formula One World Championship.[a] 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 scheduled to be contested over a record twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It will begin in March and end in December.

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

Entries

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.[3] Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[4]


Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2024 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Chassis Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
Switzerland TBA[5] Sauber-Ferrari C44[6] Ferrari 24 China Zhou Guanyu[7]
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas[8]
Italy TBA[9] Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT TBA Honda[10][11] 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo[12]
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda[12]
France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine-Renault A524[13] Renault 10 France Pierre Gasly[14]
31 France Esteban Ocon[15]
United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team[16] Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes AMR24[17] Mercedes 14 Spain Fernando Alonso[18]
18 Canada Lance Stroll[19]
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari TBA Ferrari 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc[20]
55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.[21]
United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari VF-24[22] Ferrari[23] 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen[24]
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg[24]
United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren-Mercedes TBA Mercedes[25] 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris[26]
81 Australia Oscar Piastri[27][28]
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W15[29] Mercedes 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[30]
63 United Kingdom George Russell[30]
Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT RB20[31] Honda[10][11] 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen[32]
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez[33]
United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes FW46[34] Mercedes[35] 23 Thailand Alexander Albon[36]
TBA TBA

Team changes

Alfa Romeo will end their partnership with Sauber and leave Formula One as the Sauber team prepares to become the Audi works team in 2026.[5][37] AlphaTauri is scheduled to be rebranded to Racing Bulls and partially relocated to Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom amidst a management restructure.[9][38][39] Aston Martin is set to enter under a modified name, as Cognizant will no longer be a title sponsor.[16]

Regulation Changes

===Sporting Regualtions===
Tyres

The Alternative Tyre Allocation (or ATA) trialled at the Hungarian and Italian Grand Prixs in 2023 in an attempt to cut costs in the sport will be discontinued . Therefore, every driver and team will revert to having 13 sets of tyres avaliable during every race weekend.[40]

Sprints

The F1 Commision structure of sprint race weekend will change for 2024 though exact details on these changes have yet has yet to be finalised . The details of these changes will be diiscussed at the first F1 Commission meeting of 2024 with the the intent of 'further rationalise' Sprints and further separate them from the rest of Grand Prix weekend.[41][42]

List of planned races

The 2024 calendar comprises a record twenty-four Grands Prix.[43]

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
Source:[43]

Calendar expansion and changes

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.[43] The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was cancelled in 2023 due to flooding in the area, is scheduled to return to the calendar.[43] The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2024 calendar. However, the contract was terminated in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[44]

Notes

  1. ^ In the history of Formula One, regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season. These were adopted for every race in 1948, and were formally organised into a championship in 1950.

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