F1 has announced the 6 sprint races of 2024

Unlike Shanghai – which returns to the program after a four-year absence due to the coronavirus – and Miami, Brazil will remain the only country to hold a continuous sprint race from 2021, when this concept of small races was experimentally implemented over the weekend of 100 kilometers, that is 1/3 of a normal GP. China and Miami won the sprints, which Baku and Spa had this year.

Austria will host the sprint race for the third year in a row next year, with Austin and Qatar hosting it for the second time. The selection of these tracks was based on the number of overtaking points and opportunities that allow drivers to duel and add extra spectacle. The program in detail.

F1 2024 – SPRINT RACE

• 19-21 April – China (Shanghai)
• 3rd-5th May – USA (Miami)
• 28-30 June – Austria (Spielberg)
• 18th-20th October – USA (Texas)
• 1st-3rd November – Brazil (Interlago)
• November 29th – December 1st – catarrh (Losail)

However, beyond the definition of the 2024 sprint racing program, the question of the new structure, which will include the specific six days of racing over three days in the new year, remains open and will be agreed between Liberty Media and the teams.

Teams will receive proposals from Liberty in January 2024 to revise the three-day sprint races, as in 2023 the sprint shootout (qualifying tests) and the sprint race itself, which took place on Saturday morning and afternoon respectively, did not bring the expected interest.

One of the proposals is to hold the sprint shootout (for the sprint starting series) on Friday afternoon and hold qualifying tests for the main Sunday GP and the sprint race on these six Saturdays in the afternoon.

Another possibility is that these two Saturday activities take place in reverse: the sprint race in the morning and the GP qualifying tests in the afternoon. But this idea might not go down well with the teams who don’t want to risk qualifying by damaging their cars in the sprint.

However, the most extreme idea currently being discussed is to reverse the starting order in the sprint race – either all 20 riders or just the top 10 – relative to the sprint shootout standings. However, in this case an incentive would have to be found so that the drivers do not deliberately drive slowly in order to “win” the pole position for the sprint.