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There’s another tweak to the F1 sprint race weekend format for 2024. Find out about that and where and when the six sprint events will take place
In 2024, Formula 1’s sprint race weekends will enter their fourth year of use, with a new tweak to the format. The sprint race format has undergone its third tweak since it was first introduced in 2021. This year, each Friday of a sprint race weekend will feature a free practice one session, followed by qualifying for the sprint race. The sprint race itself will be the first on-track action for F1 on Saturday, effectively concluding the weekend’s sprint element, with qualifying for the grand prix proper taking place later that day. Last year, the sprint format was essentially a standalone event inside a grand prix weekend, with FP1 and grand prix qualifying on Friday, and sprint qualifying and race on Saturday.
