In a few short hours, the 2024 Formula 1 season will get underway, as all ten teams are set to participate in pre-season testing. Starting Wednesday morning at Bahrain International Circuit, the site of the first race of the season, every F1 team will put their 2024 challengers through the paces, gathering critical data for the season ahead.
Now, all ten teams have confirmed their driver lineups for the days to come.
None of the teams will be using a reserve driver during testing, meaning all 20 F1 drivers will be in action over the next three days. While the majority of teams will use both drivers on each day, some teams — Red Bull, Mercedes, and Williams — will have a dedicated driver for one full day of testing. For example, defending Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen will have the RB20 to himself all day Wednesday.
Ferrari has only outlined the schedule for the first day, which will see Charles Leclerc participate in the morning session, and Carlos Sainz Jr. in the afternoon session.
Here is the full schedule:
2024 Testing 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 Pérez
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Sergio Pérez
Mercedes
George Russell
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Ferrari
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz Jr
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz Jr.
TBC
TBC
McLaren
Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
Lance Stroll
Fernando Alonso
Alpine
Esteban Ocon
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly
Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon
Pierre Gasly
Williams
Alexander Albon
Logan Sargeant
Logan Sargeant
Logan Sargeant
Alexander Albon
Alexander Albon
VCARB
Yuki Tsunoda
Daniel Ricciardo
Yuki Tsunoda
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo
Yuki Tsunoda
Stake
Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
Zhou Guanyu
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
Haas
Kevin Magnussen
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg
Kevin Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen
Nico Hulkenberg
Each day consists of two sessions, a morning session which begins at 10:00 a.m. local time (2:00 a.m. Eastern) and an afternoon session which begins at 3:00 p.m. local time (7:00 a.m. Eastern).
F1 fans in the United States will need a subscription to F1TV to watch testing.
For more on testing, and what to expect, our full breakdown of pre-season testing can be found here.
This post was updated on Wednesday afternoon with Ferrari’s lineup for Thursday.
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