2024 Chinese Grand Prix
| 2024 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Shanghai International Circuit | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 21 April 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
| Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
The 2024 Chinese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024) is a Formula One motor race set to be held on 21 April 2024 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. It will be the fifth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship, the first Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format, and the first Chinese Grand Prix since 2019.
Background
The event will be held across the weekend of 19–21 April at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai for the 17th time in the circuit's history. The Grand Prix will be the fifth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 17th running of the Chinese Grand Prix.[2] The weekend will be the first of six in the season to follow the sprint format.[3] It will also be the first Chinese Grand Prix since the 2019 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[4]
Championship standings before the race
Ahead of the weekend race, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 77 points, 13 points from his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 18 from Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors' Championship with 141 points, separated from Ferrari by 21 points and from McLaren by 72, in second and third, respectively.[5]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are set to be the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[citation needed]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[6]
Practice
The only free practice session will be held on 19 April 2024, at 11:30 local time (UTC+8).[1]
Sprint shootout
The sprint shootout will be held on 19 April 2024, at 15:30 local time (UTC+8), and will determine the starting grid order for the sprint.[1]
Sprint
The sprint will be held on 20 April 2024, at 11:00 local time (UTC+8), and is set to be run for 19 laps.[1]
Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on 20 April 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+8), and will determine the starting grid order for the main race.[1]
Race
The race will be held on 21 April 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+8), and is set to be run for 56 laps.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Chinese Grand Prix 2024 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "China". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 announces 2024 Sprint Calendar". Formula 1. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "F1 2024 calendar revealed: Saturday night Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to kick off record 24-race season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Japan 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "These are the P Zero compounds for Suzuka, Shanghai and Miami". Pirelli. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.