Six sprint races announced for 2024
The sprint races for the 2024 Formula 1 season have been announced, with six sprints added to the calendar alongside the 24 grands prix already confirmed. China, Miami, Austria, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Brazil and Qatar will each host a sprint weekend next year.
The Chinese Grand Prix returns to the F1 calendar for the first time since 2019, and is one of two brand new venues for the sprint format alongside the Miami street circuit that held its inaugural grand prix in 2022.
Austria, COTA, Brazil and Qatar retain their sprint races, with the general consensus being that F1 might just have found its best locations for the shortened format that relies on frenetic racing action with plenty of overtaking.
Formats for the sprint weekends are still to be confirmed for the 2024 season. The order of the sessions is expected to change after broad criticism of the 2023 layout that saw the sprint shootout and sprint race both taking place on Saturday. It looks likely that 'sprint day' will become Fridays on the six sprint weekends.
Over the 24-weekend season, the sprint races will take place at the Chinese Grand Prix on 19th-21st April, Miami Grand Prix on 3rd-5th May, Austrian Grand Prix on 28th-30th June, US Grand Prix on 18th-20th October, Sao Paulo Grand Prix on 1st-3rd November and Qatar Grand Prix on 29th November-1st December.