Formula One 2024: When is the Qatar Grand Prix?
The 2024 Formula One season will feature a record 24 races, the 23rd of which will take place in Qatar this weekend.
The 2024 Formula One season will feature a record 24 races, the 23rd of which will take place in Qatar this weekend.
The next battle is scheduled for the Losail Circuit on Sunday, 1 December.
The lights will go out at 18:00 (SA time).
Max Verstappen has been crowned drivers’ champion – for a fourth consecutive year – but the constructors’ title still needs to be decided.
As a reminder, the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen with McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second and third, respectively.
QATAR GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 29 November
Practice 1: 15:30 – 16:30
Sprint qualifying: 19:30 – 20:14
Saturday, 30 November
Sprint: 16:00 – 17:00
Qualifying: 20:00 – 21:00
Sunday, 1 December
Main race: 18:00
Standings ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 403 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 340 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 319 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 268 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 259 |
| 6 | George Russell | 217 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 208 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 152 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 35 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | 30 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 26 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | 24 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | 23 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | 14 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | 12 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | 7 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | 5 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | 4 |
| 21 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 |
| 22 | Logan Sargeant | 0 |
| 23 | Valtteri Bottas | 0 |
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 608 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 584 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 555 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 425 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 86 |
| 6 | Haas | 50 |
| 7 | Alpine | 49 |
| 8 | RB | 46 |
| 9 | Williams | 17 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 |
Who will win this season’s Formula One constructors title?
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