Saturday night grands prix at opening rounds of 24-race F1 2024 schedule
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The Muslim holy period of Ramadan is the reason for shifting the grands prix of the first two rounds, in Bahrain then Saudi Arabia, away from the Sunday.Ramadan begins on Sunday March 10, the day after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. So the race was brought forward 24 hours to the Saturday, and in order to meet freight logistics, the same decision was taken for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix a week earlier.Will McLaren’s HUGE upgrades turn their F1 season around?Video of Will McLaren's HUGE upgrades turn their F1 season around?Pre-season testing is February 21-23 in Bahrain, subject to F1 Commission approval.After the first three rounds in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia, the Japanese Grand Prix is brought forward from its usual September slot.The Chinese Grand Prix, cancelled this season, is due to return for the first time since 2019 as the fifth round.The F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone will be July 7, as the final part of a triple-header.The summer break is between Belgium on July 28 and the Netherlands on August 25.The Las Vegas Grand Prix will again be held on a Saturday.Abu Dhabi will again be the final round of the season.F1 2024 calendar: Full schedule and every date of every race RoundGrand PrixVenueDateRound 1BahrainSakhirFeb 29-March 2Round 2Saudi ArabiaJeddahMarch 7-9Round 3AustraliaMelbourneMarch 22-24Round 4JapanSuzukaApril 5-7Round 5ChinaShanghaiApril 19-21Round 6MiamiMiamiMay 3-5Round 7Emilia-RomagnaImolaMay 17-19Round 8MonacoMonacoMay 24-26Round 9CanadaMontrealJune 7-9Round 10SpainBarcelonaJune 21-23Round 11AustriaSpielbergJune 28-30Round 12United KingdomSilverstoneJuly 5-7Round 13HungaryBudapestJuly 19-21Round 14BelgiumSpaJuly 26-28Round 15NetherlandsZandvoortAugust 23-25Round 16ItalyMonzaAug 30-Sept 1Round 17AzerbaijanBakuSept 13-15Round 18SingaporeSingaporeSept 22-24Round 19USAAustinOct 18-20Round 20MexicoMexico CityOct 25-27Round 21BrazilSao PauloNov 1-3Round 22Las VegasLas VegasNov 21-23Round 23QatarLusailNov 29-Dec 1Round 24Abu DhabiYas MarinaDec 6-8Related Valtteri Bottas buys extraordinary $2.7 million Mercedes road car Ex-F1 manager urges Wolff to show Hamilton ‘more respect’ after Austria rebuke
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