2024 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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![]() Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 28 July 2024 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
Scheduled distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) |
The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024) is a Formula One motor race set to take place on 28 July 2024 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
Background
The event will be held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot for the 57th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 26–28 July.[1] The Grand Prix will be the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 69th running of the Belgian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[2]
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 265 points, 76 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 389 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who are second and third with 338 and 322 points, respectively.[3]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[4]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[5]
Practice
Three free practice sessions will be held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 26 July 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Alexander Albon of Williams. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of his teammate Piastri and Verstappen. The third free practice session will be held on 27 July 2024, at 12:30 local time.[6]
Qualifying
Qualifying is set to be held on 27 July 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[6]
Race
The race is scheduled for 28 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and is set to be run for 44 laps.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Spa-Francorchamps". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Grands Prix Belgium". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Hungary 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Belgian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "All compounds on track over next three races". Pirelli. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024 – Full timetable". Formula 1. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Belgian Grand Prix 2024 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.