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All official F1 start times for the 2024 season

With the 2024 Formula 1 season just around the corner, the official start times for the year ahead have been confirmed. In this article, you can see the start time of every race on the calendar.

Start times F1 2024

The official race start times have been confirmed for the 2024 Formula 1 season.

The new campaign will get underway at the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2, with the Middle-Eastern venue hosting every season-opener since 2021.

The calendar is set to feature a record-breaking 24 races with China making a return to the schedule as well as Imola, which was cancelled last year due to flooding in the area.

Six sprint events will also feature during the year, taking place in China, Miami, Austria, United States, Brazil and Qatar.

Below, you can see the official start times for all of the races as well as the dates they take place.

2024 Formula 1 Grands Prix start times

Date GP Qualifying start (GMT) Race start (GMT)
March 2 Bahrain 4:00 pm 3:00 p.m.
March 9 Saudi Arabia 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
March 24 Australia 5:00 a.m. 4:00 a.m.
April 7 Japan 6:00 am 5:00 a.m.
April 21 China (S) TBA 7:00 a.m.
May 5 Miami (S) TBA 8:00 p.m.
May 19 Emilia-Romagna 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
May 26 Monaco 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
June 9 Canada 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
June 23 Spain 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
June 30 Austria (S) TBA 1:00 p.m.
July 7 Great Britain 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
July 21 Hungary 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
July 28 Belgium 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
August 25 Netherlands 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
September 1 Italy 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
September 15 Azerbaijan 12:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.
September 22 Singapore 1:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
October 20 United States (S) TBA 7:00 p.m.
October 27 Mexico 9:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
November 3 Brazil (S) TBA 5:00 p.m.
November 23 Las Vegas TBA 6:00 a.m.
December 1 Qatar (S) TBA 5:00 p.m.
December 8 Abu Dhabi 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

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