F1 calendar 2024 | Full schedule

F1 calendar 2024 | Full schedule

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. The race hasn't taken place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Grands Prix of Belgium and the Netherlands are back on the calendar, in July and August respectively. There was uncertainty about the race at Spa-Francorchamps for a while. F1 bosses were keen on having a race in South Africa, but as that didn't materialize, the race at the Ardennes Circuit will be on the F1 calendar again next year.

The season kicks off in March with two races on a Saturday, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Three test days are scheduled for February. The GP of Las Vegas is also on a Saturday. The season concludes relatively late on December 8th, and there's a noticeable large gap in the calendar in October.

Other notable changes include the GP of Japan being moved forward. In recent years, this race was consistently held in October, a period prone to less favorable weather due to the hurricane season. The GP of Azerbaijan takes the opposite route and is now combined later in the year with the GP of Singapore.

The test days for 2024 are planned for February 21st to 23rd in Bahrain, but this still needs confirmation from the F1 Commission.

*= Saturday race