2024 Monaco Grand Prix

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

The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars set to be 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 scheduled to be contested over a record twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world, beginning in March and ending in December.

Drivers and teams will compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Max Verstappen is the reigning Drivers' Champion, while his team, Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, are 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
France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine-Renault A524[5] Renault 10
31 		France Pierre Gasly[6]
France Esteban Ocon[7]
United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes AMR24[8] Mercedes 14
18 		Spain Fernando Alonso[9]
Canada Lance Stroll[10]
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari TBA Ferrari 16
55 		Monaco Charles Leclerc[11]
Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.[12]
United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari VF-24[13] Ferrari[14] 20
27 		Denmark Kevin Magnussen[15]
Germany Nico Hülkenberg[15]
Switzerland Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber[16] Kick Sauber-Ferrari C44[17] Ferrari 24
77 		China Zhou Guanyu[18]
Finland Valtteri Bottas[19]
United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren-Mercedes MCL38[20] Mercedes[21] 4
81 		Great Britain Lando Norris[22]
Australia Oscar Piastri[23][24]
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W15[25] Mercedes 44
63 		Great Britain Lewis Hamilton[26]
Great Britain George Russell[26]
Italy Visa Cash App RB F1 Team[27] RB-Honda RBPT TBA Honda RBPT[28][29] 3
22 		Australia Daniel Ricciardo[30]
Japan Yuki Tsunoda[30]
Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT RB20[31] Honda RBPT[28][29] 1
11 		Netherlands Max Verstappen[32]
Mexico Sergio Pérez[33]
United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes FW46[34] Mercedes[35] 2
23 		United States Logan Sargeant[36]
Thailand Alexander Albon[37]
Source:[38]

Driver changes

The only change from the drivers contracted at the beginning of 2023 is Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries at the former AlphaTauri team from the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. 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.[39][40]

Team changes

Alfa Romeo ended their partnership with Sauber and left Formula One in 2023 as Sauber prepares to become the Audi works team in 2026.[41][42] The team was rebranded as Stake F1 Team with a constructor name of Kick Sauber.[43][16] AlphaTauri rebranded as RB, with an identical constructor name.[27] The aerodynamics operations of the team were relocated to Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom amidst a management restructure.[44][45]

Calendar

The 2024 calendar comprises a record twenty-four Grands Prix.[46] The Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix will feature the sprint format.[47]

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:[46]

Calendar expansion and changes

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.[46] The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was cancelled in 2023 due to flooding in the area, is scheduled to return to the calendar.[46] 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.[48]

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

In response to extreme conditions resulting in cockpit overheating during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, teams will now be allowed to install a scoop to the car that is intended to cool down the driver and cockpit area.[49][50]

Wheel covers will be further tested during the season.[49]

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

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, will be discontinued. Therefore, teams will revert 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

The decision appeal process was amended for the 2024 season. Previously, teams had up to fourteen days to submit a right of review request. This will now be reduced to four days. In an attempt to stop potentially frivolous appeal attempts, the FIA will also introduce a fee for the right of review process.[57]

The structure of the sprint weekends will change for 2024, though exact details on these changes have yet to be finalised. The changes will have the intent of further rationalising sprint events and separating them from the rest of the Grand Prix weekend.[58][59][4]

Season summary

A single pre-season test is scheduled to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 21–23 February.[60][61]

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