Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place TODAY
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take off on Saturday, 9 March and not the usual Sunday everyone is used to. See more information here.
As a reminder, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second Formula One race of the 2024 season, will take place on Saturday, 9 March.
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The Grand Prix will be held today, and not the ‘usual’ Sunday.
This is due to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan which starts on Sunday, 10 March this year.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was scheduled for that day, but has been moved forward by 24 hours as a result.
FIA rules dictate that there must be a full seven days between grands prix, meaning the opening round in Bahrain (which was held on Saturday this weekend) also took on that revised schedule.
Meanwhile, as was the case when it returned to the Formula One calendar last year, the Las Vegas Grand Prix, scheduled for 23 November, will also be held on a Saturday.
The main reason for the Vegas race taking place on a Saturday is to enable relatively convenient viewing times for a global audience.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be the second of a record 24 races in the 2024 season.
The lights are due to go out at 19:00 (SA time).
As a reminder, last year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with team-mate Max Verstappen in second and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in third.
Verstappen will start from pole position, ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Perez.
GRID FOR SATURDAY’S SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Front row
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
2nd row
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)
3rd row
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
4th row
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
5th row
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/RB)
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
6th row
Oliver Bearman (GBR/Ferrari)
Alex Albon (THA/Williams)
7th row
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RB)
8th row
Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Haas)
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber)
9th row
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)
10th row
Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams)
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber)