Formula 1’s junior series – Formula 2 and Formula 3 – have confirmed their race calendars for the 2024 season. Qatar joins the 14-round F2 calendar for the first time, while the 2024 F3 calendar features 10 rounds.
Formula 1’s highly competitive junior series will once again be racing at Grand Prix weekends across the 2024 calendar. Featuring the future stars of F1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 are renowned for action-packed, wheel-to-wheel racing, with the young drivers hoping to catch the eyes of the Formula 1 paddock.
The news follows the announcement of a record-breaking 24 race calendar for Formula 1 in 2024. Read on to find out where you can catch Formula 2 and Formula 3 as support races during the 2024 Formula 1 season!
2024 Formula 2 & Formula 3 Calendars
| Dates | Event | Where? | Support Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 – March 2 | 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix | Sakhir | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| March 7-9 | 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Jeddah | Formula 2 |
| March 22-24 | 2024 Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| May 17-19 | 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Imola | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| May 23-26 | 2024 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| June 21-23 | 2024 Spanish Grand Prix | Barcelona | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| June 28-30 | 2024 Austrian Grand Prix | Spielberg | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| July 5-7 | 2024 British Grand Prix | Silverstone | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| July 19-21 | 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| July 26-28 | 2024 Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| August 30 – September 1 | 2024 Italian Grand Prix | Monza | Formula 2 Formula 3 |
| September 13-15 | 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Baku | Formula 2 |
| November 29 – December 1 | 2024 Qatar Grand Prix | Lusail Circuit | Formula 2 |
| December 6-8 | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina | Formula 2 |
Key Points
- All Formula 2 and Formula 3 races in 2024 will take place as part of Formula 1 race weekends
- Formula 2 will have a 14-round calendar in 2024, just as it has done in the previous two seasons
- The 2024 Formula 3 season comprises of 10 rounds; the same number as in 2023
- Both Formula 2 and Formula 3 will return to Melbourne, having raced at Albert Park for the first time ever at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix
- Formula 3’s 30-car field races on the streets of Monaco once more in 2024, having made its debut in the principality in 2023
- Both Formula 2 and Formula 3 will continue to have a 2-race format at each race weekend in 2024, with a shorter Sprint Race held on Saturday and a longer Feature Race on Sunday
- While Formula 3 cars will be unchanged for 2024, Formula 2 cars will have a new chassis and engine package. Both series will continue to use sustainable fuels, ahead of Formula 1’s switch to sustainable fuel in 2026
Qatar Joins 14-Round Formula 2 calendar for 2024
The Formula 2 calendar will visit most of the same circuits at which it raced in 2023. The only exception is Zandvoort, with neither Formula 2 nor Formula 3 featuring as a support round at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
Instead, Formula 2 will race in Qatar for the first time at Lusail Circuit. The Qatar round will be the penultimate race weekend of the 2024 Formula 2 season, coming one week before the Abu Dhabi finale.
Speaking about the 2024 calendar, Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel noted the increase of fly-away events on the schedule:
“I’m very pleased to announce that there will be fourteen rounds and 28 races on the Formula 2 calendar in 2024. For next year, we will race in Qatar, which is a very exciting new venue. The final leg of the season will see Baku, Qatar and Abu Dhabi after the race weekend in Monza, making the 2024 calendar more balanced. We keep receiving interest from many promoters, and it’s great that we can add new tracks every season. Even though there will be more fly-away events in 2024, we continue to ensure the teams’ budget remains at a proper level.”
Who Will Race in Formula 2 in 2024?
24 drivers make up the 2024 Formula 2 grid, all of whom will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of last year’s champion Théo Pourchaire. None of the top four in last year’s F2 standings will return to the feeder series this year, with Victor Martins being last year’s highest points-scorer to make a return. The likes of Oliver Bearman, Enzo Fittipaldi and Dennis Hauger will also be taking part in the new season.
Six drivers on the 2024 Formula 2 grid are making the step up from Formula 3. That includes all of the top five finishers in the 2023 season. Reigning F3 champion Gabriel Bortoleto makes his F2 debut in Bahrain, as do Zak O’Sullivan and Pepe Marti, who finished second and fifth respectively in last year’s F3 standings. Paul Aron and Franco Colapinto also embark on their first full Formula 2 seasons, having made one-off appearances at last year’s season-closing Abu Dhabi round.
There will be a keen focus on 17-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes junior driver who has been hugely impressive in his career to date. Having skipped Formula 3 and headed straight to F2 this year, Antonelli is tipped to be a contender for an F1 seat in 2025 if his impressive performances continue.
2024 Formula 3 Calendar
The 2024 Formula 3 calendar is mostly unchanged, taking place on the same ten Formula 1 race weekends as this year. New additions for 2023 – namely Melbourne and Monaco – are once again included on the 2024 schedule.
The 2024 F3 season begins at the Bahrain Grand Prix and concludes at Monza with the Italian Grand Prix in early September. Bruno Michel talked about the calendar for Formula 3’s sixth season:
“In 2023, we introduced two new circuits – Melbourne and Monte Carlo – which held extremely successful events for Formula 3. I am very pleased to include them again in the 2024 calendar. We will have 10 rounds, across 3 continents, starting in Sakhir and ending in Monza, all events running alongside Formula 1. In a matter of five years, the FIA Formula 3 Championship has become a decisive category that features the best up-and-coming talents on their way to the top steps of motorsport.”
Porsche Supercup & F1 Academy Will Also Race Alongside Formula 1 in 2024
Aside from regional support races, two additional series are confirmed to be making appearances at Formula 1 weekends in 2024. In late 2022, it was confirmed that Porsche Supercup will remain on the F1 support schedule until at least 2030. The popular one-make series has been racing alongside Formula 1 for 30 years.
Meanwhile, the all-female F1 Academy will also race on Formula 1 weekends for the first time in 2024. It was confirmed in July 2023 that all 10 current Formula 1 teams will support one driver each in the F1 Academy series.
