When is the next F1 race? 2024 schedule for record-breaking calendar (2024)

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Formula 1 will scale new heights in 2024 with a record schedule length of 24 races for the first time. All race weekends will be live on Sky Sports F1. The season again started in the Middle East with back-to-back races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with both races taking place on a Saturday due to Ramadan.

The official Formula 1 calendar for 2024 has been unveiled. The calendar features a whopping 24 Grands Prix, a record number of races. There are no new races added to the calendar, but China makes a comeback.

Formula 1's 2024 season will feature three Saturday night races, including the opener in Bahrain, with a record-breaking 24 grands prix scheduled. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be the first two races, on March 2 and March 9 respectively, with both taking place on a Saturday night.

The calendar features 24 races and begins in Bahrain on March 2 and finishes in Abu Dhabi on December 8. Formula 1 has made clear its intention to move towards greater calendar regionalisation, reducing logistical burdens and making the season more sustainable.

With a record-breaking 24-race season, the built-in breaks throughout the season are critical for personnel who work in F1 to recover. The summer break lasts from Monday July 29 after the Belgian Grand Prix until Friday 23 August, when practice for the Dutch Grand Prix begins.

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2024

Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which takes place over 50 laps of the 6.2-kilometre Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Nevada, USA, on Saturday, November 23.

For the 11th year running, the 2024 F1 cars are powered by V6 hybrid turbo power units with 1.6-litre engines. This season represents the penultimate year the current engine configuration appears before being replaced by a new power unit formula in 2026.

Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, which takes place over 56 laps of the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday, April 21.

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It's a sprint weekend, which means the teams and drivers are limited to a single free practice session which kicks off the F1 action in Miami at 17:30 UK time (12:30 local time). Sprint qualifying follows on Friday night at 21:30 (16:30).

The 2024 Formula 1 season began in Sakhir on March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix, before heading to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on March 9. Both races took place on a Saturday for the very first time because of Ramadan.

The FIA have confirmed the 2024 Formula 1 schedule with a record-breaking 24-race calendar. Here are all the start times for qualifying and races.

2024 will be an odd Formula 1 season. In that, for the first time ever, every driver who finished the 2023 campaign will be back, in the same seat, for 2024 and there are no new tracks joining the schedule. The technical regulations are remaining stable as well, so everything feels rather static.

Each testing day starts at 10 AM local time and ends at 4 PM GMT time. The testing days take place one week before the first Grand Prix weekend of the year, also held at the Bahrain International Circuit.

From 2026 onwards Formula 1 will have:

A redesigned power unit featuring increased battery power and an even split between internal combustion engine and electric power plus the use of 100% sustainable fuels. Active aerodynamics in the form of moveable front and rear wings to allow for closer racing.