When is F1 and different motorsport sequence beginning in 2024?

Components 1 is within the midst of its low season, like many different motorsport championships, however it’s really not lengthy till racing will get again underway.

With the Dakar Rally already effectively below manner, the opening spherical of the brand new Components E season kicked off on Saturday, whereas the World Rally Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship additionally begin this month.

Different racing classes start once more earlier than F1, resembling NASCAR and Supercars, so here’s a run-down of when each main sequence begins in 2024.

*Championships are proven in chronological order

Components E

First occasion: Mexico Metropolis E-Prix: 12-13 January, 2024

Components E was the primary of the single-seater seasons to begin in 2024, with Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein kicking off his title problem with victory, though he needed to look forward to the result of a stewards investigation into a possible technical infringement.

World Rally Championship

First occasion: Monte Carlo Rally: 25-28 January, 2024

Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera will return to the sequence in 2024 however solely part-time sharing Toyota duties with Sebastien Ogier. This leaves an enormous alternative for a brand new WRC champion with Rovanpera having received the previous two titles – can Briton Elfyn Evans lastly clinch the crown after ending second in three of the final 4 seasons? His championship hunt will begin with the Monte Carlo Rally the place drivers face 210 miles of tarmac and snow over the ultimate weekend of January.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

First occasion: 24 Hours of Daytona: 27-28 January, 2024

The world-renowned 24 Hours of Daytona will proceed its custom of kickstarting the IMSA season on the ultimate weekend of January. The race, which is held on the well-known Daytona Worldwide Speedway’s highway course, dates again to 1962 and is a part of the endurance racing triple crown alongside Le Mans 24 Hours and 12 Hours of Sebring, with many well-known previous winners like Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and Martin Brundle. It should begin the 11-round IMSA season which options enormous producers like Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini and Porsche.

Excessive E

First occasion: Desert X-Prix: 17-18 February, 2024

Saudi Arabia will as soon as once more host the Excessive E season opener after the 2024 calendar was not too long ago introduced for 12 months three of the all-electric sequence. It means the center jap nation will open the season for a 3rd consecutive 12 months the place Johan Kristoffersson is Excessive E’s defending champion. He and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky clinched the 2023 crown for Rosberg X Racing, which adopted Kristoffersson’s 2021 championship win the place Nico Rosberg’s squad edged out Lewis Hamilton’s Group X44.

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Hedda Hosas, Tanner Foust, NEOM McLaren Excessive E, Amanda Sorensen, RJ Anderson, GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing, and Cristina Gutierrez, Fraser McConnell, X44 Vida Carbon Racing

NASCAR

First occasion: Daytona 500: 18 February, 2024

Following the non-championship Busch Mild Conflict on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 4, the Daytona 500 will proceed the custom of internet hosting the NASCAR Cup’s opening spherical with drivers taking to the speedway in February. Ricky Stenhouse Jr scored a shock win within the 2023 version, but it surely was Ryan Blaney who claimed his maiden Cup title final season and he’ll defend his crown, with out sequence legend Kevin Harvick on the grid because the 2014 champion has retired from racing.

Supercars Championship

First occasion: Bathurst 500: 22-25 February, 2024

The hallowed Mount Panorama Circuit will open the 2024 Supercars Championship with the Bathurst 500’s return, which has not featured on the calendar since 2021. It’s the place Brodie Kostecki begins his title defence, nevertheless, the one-time champion has a brand new team-mate in 2024 with the addition of Jack Le Brocq to Erebus Motorsport. It is going to be the second 12 months racing with a Gen 3 Supercar throughout 12 weekends in 2024, which finishes with the Adelaide 500 in November, however three-time champion Shane van Gisbergen shall be absent, as he is moved to America to race in NASCAR.

Components 1

First occasion: Bahrain Grand Prix: 29 February – 2 March 2024

F1 has its earliest begin date for the reason that 1992 South African Grand Prix (1 March) when Max Verstappen will start his title defence in Bahrain on 2 March. The triple world champion may develop into the fifth driver in historical past to win 4 consecutive F1 championships behind Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton and, after a dominant 2023 season the place Verstappen received a record-breaking 19 of twenty-two grands prix, he’s favorite to take action. The Pink Bull driver was unstoppable at occasions, so the primary query heading into Bahrain is will anyone shut the hole on Verstappen and his crew in 2024?

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Components 2

First occasion: Bahrain: 29 February – 2 March, 2024

F2 will start on the identical weekend as F1, performing as a assist race to the sequence. It is going to be a much-changed F2 grid following the departures of Theo Pourchaire, Frederik Vesti, Jack Doohan and Ayumu Iwasa, who all completed inside the highest 4 in 2023. So, with out them, there’s the chance for brand new drivers to rise to the highest with Oliver Bearman amongst the favourites to take action. Additionally it is price listening to reigning F3 champion Gabriel Bortoleto, who is about for his rookie season within the sequence.

Components 3

First occasion: Bahrain: 29 February – 2 March, 2024

F3 shall be an F1 assist race on 10 weekends in 2024 starting with Bahrain, the place the highest 5 drivers from 2023’s championship have all progressed to F2. Nonetheless, many from the 2023 grid will return to F3 leaving the championship image fairly unpredictable. Who would be the ones to battle it out for the 2024 crown?

World Endurance Championship 

First occasion: Qatar 1812km: 29 February – 2 March, 2024

The 2024 World Endurance Championship season commences on the identical weekend as F1 with Qatar making its debut on the calendar. WEC drivers will race 1812km – or a 10-hour time restrict – round Losail Circuit with Toyota arriving because the dominant pressure having received the previous 5 championships. Nonetheless, the hypercar class dimension has elevated for 2024 with the addition of Alpine, BMW and Lamborghini, whereas 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button is about to drive the Porsche 963 for Group Jota in WEC.

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F1 Academy

First occasion: Jeddah Corniche Circuit: 7-9 March, 2024

F1 Academy kickstarts its second 12 months with a debut go to to Saudi Arabia as a part of a brand new period for the all-female single-seater championship. All 10 F1 groups will assist an F1 Academy driver in 2024 with Alpine, for instance, backing Abbi Pulling whose automotive – which is F4 spec – shall be wearing its colors. F1 Academy will go to seven nations throughout three continents in 2024, however with out its defending champion as Marta Garcia has moved to the Components Regional European Championship – so who shall be subsequent to say the crown? 

MotoGP

First occasion: Grand Prix of Qatar: 8-10 March, 2024

MotoGP is certainly one of many racing championships beginning in March 2024, with Francesco Bagnaia’s title defence starting in Qatar. The Ducati rider has received the previous two championships and is among the favourites for the 2024 crown, nevertheless, his competitors ought to be stern. Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has joined Gresini Racing thus ending his legendary partnership with Honda, whereas Enea Bastianini will hope to bounce again from his injury-plagued 2023 marketing campaign and compete nearer with team-mate Bagnaia.

IndyCar Collection

First occasion: Grand Prix of St Petersburg: 8-10 March, 2024

The 2024 IndyCar season commences on the identical weekend as MotoGP with St Petersburg in Florida internet hosting the opening race for a 3rd consecutive 12 months. It’s the place Alex Palou will begin his championship defence after driving a mega 2023 which resulted in a second IndyCar crown. Nonetheless, the Chip Ganassi driver has by no means received the Grand Prix of St Petersburg as Palou’s former team-mate Marcus Ericsson had that honour in 2023, whereas the previous F1 driver has joined Andretti for 2024.

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Fireworks at Race Begin

Tremendous Components

First occasion: Suzuka: 8-10 March, 2024

Tremendous Components shall be with out its prime two drivers from the 2023 championship. Winner Ritomo Miyata has moved to F2 whereas 2023 title challenger Liam Lawson is Pink Bull’s reserve driver, nevertheless the Japanese open-wheel championship will nonetheless have massive names from European racing in 2024. F2 champion Pourchaire is about for his debut, as is Iwasa who completed fourth within the 2023 F2 standings. Ex-F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi may also proceed to race in Tremendous Components, with its season starting at Suzuka in March forward of a nine-round season consisting of Japan’s greatest circuits.

European Le Mans Collection

First occasion: 4 Hours of Barcelona: 12-14 April, 2024

Many massive names are set for a season within the European Le Mans Collection, which commences its marketing campaign in Barcelona for one more 12 months. Ex-F1 drivers Robert Kubica and Will Stevens are returning to the endurance sequence and can race in opposition to the likes of Gregoire Saucy, Oliver Jarvis and Clement Novalak. In the meantime, Alex Lynn will defend his LMP2 crown alongside new team-mates as Olli Caldwell and Matthias Kaiser have joined Algarve Professional Racing. ELMS will go to six circuits in 2024 with all races being 4 hours lengthy. 

DTM

First occasion: Motorsport Area Oschersleben: 27-28 April, 2024

Thomas Preining will start his championship defence at Motorsport Area Oschersleben, which opens the DTM season for a second straight 12 months. It was Preining’s maiden crown in Germany’s prime touring automotive championship, nevertheless, this 12 months he could have further competitors with the addition of three new producers to DTM as McLaren, Aston Martin and Honda are all understood to be planning an entrance. DTM will go to eight circuits in 2024 which incorporates two abroad tracks with Zandvoort and the Pink Bull Ring on the calendar.

British Touring Automotive Championship 

First occasion: Donington Park: 27-28 April, 2024

Ashley Sutton will start his defence of the British Touring Automotive Championship crown in Donington Park after a record-equalling 2023. Sutton received his fourth BTCC title, which meant he matched Colin Turkington and Andy Rouse for the sequence’ most drivers’ championships. The 2024 BTCC season will start on the finish of April, a month after British GT begins its 12 months, earlier than visiting 9 different UK circuits.

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Begin of the race, Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST leads