In a few hours, the 2024 F1 season will begin, with all 10 teams scheduled to take part in pre-season testing. Starting on Wednesday morning at the Bahrain International Circuit, where the first race of the season will be held, F1 teams will take on 2024 challengers and gather vital data for the upcoming season.
All 10 teams have now confirmed their driver lineups for the coming days.
All 20 F1 drivers will be in action over the next three days as none of the teams will use reserve drivers during testing. The majority of teams will use both drivers on each day, but some teams, such as Red Bull, Mercedes and Williams, will use a dedicated driver for the full day of testing. Defending drivers’ champion Max Verstappen, for example, will have the RB20 to himself all Wednesday.
Ferrari has only announced the schedule for the first day, with Charles Leclerc taking part in the morning session and Carlos Sainz Jr. taking part in the afternoon session.
Here’s the full schedule:
2024 exam lineup
| team | Wednesday morning) | Wednesday afternoon) | Thursday morning) | Thursday afternoon) | Friday morning) | Friday afternoon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | Wednesday morning) | Wednesday afternoon) | Thursday morning) | Thursday afternoon) | Friday morning) | Friday afternoon) |
| red bull | max verstappen | max verstappen | Sergio Perez | max verstappen | Sergio Perez | Sergio Perez |
| mercedes | george russell | george russell | lewis hamilton | lewis hamilton | lewis hamilton | george russell |
| ferrari | charles leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jr. | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided |
| mclaren | Oscar Piastri | land norris | Oscar Piastri | land norris | land norris | Oscar Piastri |
| aston martin | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Fernando Alonso |
| Takayama | Esteban Ocon | Pierre Gasly | Pierre Gasly | Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | Pierre Gasly |
| williams | Alexander Albon | sergeant logan | sergeant logan | sergeant logan | Alexander Albon | Alexander Albon |
| VCARB | Hiroki Tsunoda | Daniel Ricardo | Hiroki Tsunoda | Daniel Ricardo | Daniel Ricardo | Hiroki Tsunoda |
| stake | valtteri bottas | Zhou Guanyu | Zhou Guanyu | valtteri bottas | valtteri bottas | Zhou Guanyu |
| hearth | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Nico Hulkenberg | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg |
Each day will consist of two sessions, with the morning session starting at 10am local time (2am ET) and the afternoon session starting at 3pm local time (7am ET).
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For more information on testing and what to expect, check out our full preseason testing breakdown here.
