Formula 1 2024: calendar, schedule, dates, driver grid, line-ups, winners, standings..

Bahrain has kick-out Saudi Arabia to retain its place as Formula 1 season opener from next year after a record 24-race F1 calendar for the 2024 season was announced on Wednesday.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive World Drivers’ Championship with fifth place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The race was won by Mercedes' George Russell, who held off a charge by team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion taking second place from 10th on the grid.

Verstappen’s position behind the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc was more than enough for the Dutchman.

His title rival Lando Norris could manage only sixth for McLaren, his deficit to the Dutchman now 63 points with a maximum of 60 available.

Verstappen joins Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel as a four-time champion, with only Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio ahead of him in that list.

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone will be held in its traditional slot on Sunday 7 July and the season will climax, as usual, with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on December 8.

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Formula 1 2024 Calendar, Full Schedule Dates, Locations, Venues, Results.

February 29-March 2: Bahrain GP - winner - Max Verstappen

March 7-9: Saudi Arabian GP - winner: Max Verstappen

March 22-24: Australian GP - winner: Carlos Sainz

April 5-7: Japanese GP - winner: Max Verstappen

April 19-21: Chinese GP* - winner: Max Verstappen

May 3-5: Miami GP* - winner: Lando Norris

May 17-19: Emilia Romagna GP - winner: Max Verstappen

May 24-26: Monaco GP - winner: Charles Leclerc

June 7-9: Canadian GP - winner: Max Verstappen

June 21-23: Spanish GP - winner: Max Verstappen

June 28-30: Austrian GP* - winner: George Russell

July 5-7: British GP - winner: Lewis Hamilton

July 19-21: Hungarian GP - winner: Oscar Piastri

July 26-28: Belgian GP - winner: Lewis Hamilton

August 23-25: Dutch GP - winner: Lando Norris

August 30-September 1: Italian GP - winner: Charles Leclerc

September 13-15: Azerbaijan GP - winner: Oscar Piastri

September 20-22: Singapore GP - winner: Lando Norris

October 18-20: United States GP - winner: Charles Leclerc

October 25-27: Mexico City GP - winner: Carlos Sainz Jr.

November 1-3: Sao Paulo GP - winner: Max Verstappen

November 21-23: Las Vegas GP - winner: George Russell

November 29–December 1: Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail

December 6-8: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina

Why are the 2024 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on Saturdays?

Both of the opening two races on the 2024 F1 calendar in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be run on a Saturday. That's to accommodate the Muslim Holy period of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday March 10 – one day after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

What is the full 2024 F1 drivers Line-up, teams grid.

Red Bull - Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

Ferrari - Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz

McLaren - Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Aston Martin - Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll

Alpine - Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon

Williams - Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant

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Sauber - Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu

Haas - Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen

What is the F1 budget cap and what are the development times?

The cost cap, brought in for 2021, limits the amount a team can spend on their car within a year.

All 10 teams complied with the cost cap in 2022 after Red Bull had a minor overspend in 2021, which resulted in a $7m (£5.5m) fine.

The cost cap was $135m (£106m) in 2023 and remains the same for both 2024 and 2025. Previously, the budget was $140m (£110m) for 2022 and $145m (£114m) for 2021.

In the long term, the FIA has placed a ban on 2026 car development.

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