Formula 1 Announces 2024 Schedule

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 leads the field into turn one at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 02, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo: Mark Thompson | Getty Images)

Even though the 2023 Formula 1 schedule has not reached the halfway point in the season, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and F1 have announced the 2024 schedule.

While there are not any significant changes to the locations of the schedule in terms of new locations, the biggest story is how the schedule is built.

The 2024 schedule is also F1’s longest schedule to date with 24 races on the calendar. There is track action from February to December with a mixture of classic F1 venues and newer locations.

In the past few years, F1 has been making a move to become more environmentally sustainable. And while there have been changes with sustainable fuels and environmentally friendly paddock spaces, one of the biggest issues for the schedule has been the fact that the races are not grouped together to meet that sustainability.

With the 2024 calendar, that is almost completely met. A majority of races are now grouped together in order to meet the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

The biggest changes in the calendar is the Japanese Grand Prix moving from the latter part of the calendar to April, moving Azerbaijan to September and Qatar moving the penultimate race ahead of Abu Dhabi. The first two race races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will take place on Saturday to accommodate Ramadan.

F1 President and CEO Stefano Domencali chimed in about the schedule with optimism.

“I am delighted to announce the 2024 calendar with 24 races that will deliver an exciting season for our fans around the world,” Domencali said. “There is huge interest and continued demand for Formula 1, and I believe this calendar strikes the right balance between traditional races and new and existing venues.”

With the success of Netflix’s Drive to Survive and the exciting moments in the previous few years, F1 continues to try to capitalize on that success.

As FIA President Ben Sulayem explained, “We want to make the global spectacle of Formula 1 more efficient in terms of environmental sustainability and more manageable for the travelling staff who dedicate so much of their time to our sport.

”Stefano Domenicali and his team have done a great job to both bring in new and exciting venues in emerging markets for Formula 1, and stay true to the sport’s long and remarkable heritage.”

Moving from a schedule that occasionally jumps across the world to one that primarily has a grouping of races continues the quest to meet those goals.