Calendar, routes, drivers: All information about the 2024 Formula 1 season

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The teams and their drivers in the 2024 season

Kick-Sauber will enter the 2024 season with the same driver duo as last year: Valtteri Bottas (Fi) and Guanyu Zhou (Chn).
The remaining teams will be at the start this year with these drivers:

The new cars

They were presented at the beginning of February and in the second half of the month they completed their first test drives: the new cars. Click through the gallery to admire the new cars.

The 2023 racing calendar

The calendar contains a total of 24 races in 2024. Compared to last year, there is one more race. Formula 1 stops in China again. In addition, just like last season, there will be six sprint races. These are scheduled for Shanghai, Miami, Spielberg, Austin, Sao Paulo and Doha.

These weekends have been adjusted. You now start with a single training session, followed by the shootout, which determines the starting grid for the sprint. The sprint will take place on Saturday and then qualifying for the main race, which will continue on Sunday.

Where can I watch the races?

As usual, we will keep you informed of streams and news before, during and after the races on Blick. SRF broadcasts all races on TV on SRFzwei or SRFinfo.

The points system

The top 10 of each race receive points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the season is world champion. In the event of a tie, the driver with the better individual results wins (win beats 2nd place, 2nd place beats 3rd place, etc.). If these results are identical, the FIA ​​will determine the world champion.

Since 2019, a point has also been awarded in every race for the driver who completed the fastest lap – provided he finishes in the top 10.

In the Constructors’ Championship, the points of all drivers in a team are added together. The racing team that achieves the highest total wins the Constructors’ Championship. In the event of equal points, the same criteria apply as for the drivers.

Points system for chaos and sprint races

Points will only be awarded if two complete race laps can be completed without a safety car. For more than two laps but less than 25 percent of the actual GP distance, the following points distribution applies:

Winner: 6 points
Second: 4 points
Third: 3 points
Fourth: 2 points
Fifth: 1 point

If at least 25 percent of the race distance has been completed but less than 50 percent, the points will be distributed as follows:

Winner: 13 points
Second: 10 points
Third: 8 points
Fourth: 6 points
Fifth: 5 points
Sixth: 4 points
Seventh: 3 points
Eighth: 2 points
Ninth: 1 point

If more than 50 percent of the race distance has already been completed, but less than 75 percent, the following points distribution applies:

Winner: 19 points
Second: 14 points
Third: 12 points
Fourth: 9 points
Fifth: 8 points
Sixth: 6 points
Seventh: 5 points
Eighth: 3 points
Ninth: 2 points
Tenth: 1 point

In addition, in 2023 there will be not just three, but six sprint races: a qualifying on Friday, a 100 km race on Saturday and the actual race on Sunday.

These sprint races will take place in Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Austin, Qatar and Brazil.

All world champion drivers since 1950 at a glance

Until 2023, 34 different drivers have become world champions in 73 seasons. The record holders are Michael Schumacher (De) and Lewis Hamilton (GB) with seven titles each.

All Swiss Formula 1 drivers

All constructors’ world champions

Since the 1958 season there has been both the drivers’ and constructors’ world champions. As of 2022, 15 different teams have won this title in 65 seasons. The record holder is Ferrari, which has delivered the best team of the season 16 times so far.

Source : Blick