Formula 1 has announced its racing calendar for the 2024 season. 24 races are scheduled to take place between March and December. The F1 The season begins in Bahrain in the first week of March and ends in Abu Dhabi in December, similar to how the schedule for the 2023 season was set. This season, the Chinese Grand Prix returns to the calendar for the first time since 2019, but no new routes will be added for 2024 compared to previous years.
However, there are some changes to the calendar including more races taking place on Saturday than in the traditional weekend schedule where the main race takes place on Sunday. The first two races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will take place from Thursday to Saturday instead of Friday to Sunday, with Formula 1 saying the decision was made to accommodate the schedules around the month of Ramadan in those countries. The Las Vegas Grand Prix also takes place on Saturday.
Formula 1 racing calendar for the 2024 season
29 February to 2 March: Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain)
March 7-9: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah)
March 22-24: Australian Grand Prix (Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne)
April 5-7: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka)
April 19-21: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai)
May 3-5: Miami Grand Prix (Miami International Autodrome, Miami)
17-19 May: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Imola Circuit, Imola)
May 24-26: Monaco Grand Prix (Circuit de Monaco, Monaco)
June 7-9: Canadian Grand Prix (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal)
June 21-23: Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona)
June 28-30: Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring, Spielberg)
5-7 July: British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone)
19-21 July: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring, Mogyorod)
July 26-28: Belgian Grand Prix (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot)
August 23-25: Dutch Grand Prix (Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort)
30 August to 1 September: Italian Grand Prix (Monza Circuit, Monza)
September 13-15: Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku City Circuit, Baku)
20-22 September: Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore)
18-20 October: United States Grand Prix (Circuit of the Americas, Austin)
October 25-27: Mexican Grand Prix (Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City)
1-3 November: Sao Paulo Grand Prix (Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo)
November 21-23: Las Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas)
29 November – 1 December: Qatar Grand Prix (Lusail International Circuit, Lusail)
December 6-8: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi)
Regionalization of races to ease the logistical burden on F1 teams
For 2024 there is an increased focus on calendar regionalization to ease the logistical burden formula 1 which teams are currently playing against. Many races have been moved from their typical calendar dates to be closer to other races in the same geographic regions. This will make the complicated task of transporting equipment and staff a little easier, and is also in line with Formula 1’s stated goals of making the sport more sustainable in terms of carbon emissions.
These changes include moving the Japanese Grand Prix to April to align with Australian and Chinese racing, and moving the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to September, close to the Singapore Grand Prix. The Qatar Grand Prix is now the penultimate race on the calendar and takes place a week before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
There are still some awkward outliers, such as the Miami Grand Prix, which takes place between Asia and Europe, and Canada, which steps in between Monaco and Spain (both in western Europe), but those races have been buffered by gaps of at least two weeks . Notably, the 2024 season will feature the highest number of races in an F1 season ever, with 24 scheduled races in 21 countries.
