The 2024 season in figures

FORMULA 1 – This weekend, the final round held in Abu Dhabi closed the busiest Formula 1 season in history, with a record number of twenty-four Grands Prix on the program and six sprint races. After nine months of competition, here are the main figures to remember.

37 hours, 48 ​​minutes and 41 seconds

This is the total duration of twenty-four Grand Prix on the program of this 2024 F1 seasonnot counting the six sprint races. That's an average duration of 1 hour 34 minutes per race.

As often, the Grand Prix the shortest of the year was that ofItalyorganized on the ultra-fast route of Monza and completed after 1 hour 14 minutes of racing. Conversely, the Grand Prix from Monacomarked by a three-quarter hour interruption, lasted 2 hours 23 minutes and remains the longest of this year 2024.

Note that the Grand Prix the longest and the shortest were won by the same driver: Charles Leclerc.

437

Max Verstappen went for his fourth world title after registering 437 points this season. That is 63 more than his runner-up Lando Norris.

For the Dutch driver, this is his third best points total in Formula 1after his 454 points gleaned in 2022 and its impressive total of 575 points registered last year.

89,3 %

On the 2 659 points distributed this season, the four best teams on the field which are McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull et Mercedes pocketed 2 375 points. Either 89,3 % points at stake during the twenty-four Grand Prix of this year 2024.

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Proof of the domination of these four teams over the rest of the competition, McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull et Mercedes monopolized the first five places of twenty-one of the twenty-four Grand Prix contested this season.

Only three other drivers managed to enter the Top 5: Fernando Alonso in Saudi Arabia (5^e), Esteban Ocon has São Paulo (2^e) et Pierre Gasly has São Paulo (3^e) and at Qatar (5^e).

285

Or the difference in points between Max Verstappenworld champion with 437 unitsand his teammate Sergio Perez which only counts 152 points and points at 8^e place in the general classification.

The Mexican driver's record deteriorated significantly during the season, with 103 points registered in the first six Grand Prixand only nine during the last eight. Sergio Perez ends the season at 285 units of Max Verstappennot far from the absolute record of 290 points gaps separating two teammates. A brand established last year, already by this same duo Red Bullbut at the end of a sparkling season of Super Max.

4

Or the number of drivers who have broken their points record this season. Logically, Lando Norris et Oscar Piastri both achieved their best points total, driving the fastest car in the field. The first went from a record of 205 pointscarried out last year, at 374 points. The second exploded his record of 97 pointsalso obtained last year, to bring it to 292 points.

The two pilots Ferrari also broke their record, with a Charles Leclerc registering 356 points (compared to 308, its previous reference mark, dating from 2022) and Carlos Sainz 290 points (compared to 246 in 2022).

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Despite twenty drivers on the starting grid, they are twenty-one to have scored at least one point this year, by ranking among the top ten of a Grand Prix.

A statistic that we owe to a few substitutions and driver changes during this season. Third driver at Ferrari and present next year at the wheel of a Haas, Oliver Bearman scored seven points in three Grand Prix disputed, while Franco Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant at the end of the season and placed in the top ten twice.

Among the twenty-four drivers who started at least one Grand Prix in 2024, alone Valtteri Bottas played the entire season without managing to unlock his points counter. This has not happened to a driver since 2021, when the team Haas and his duo Schumacher / Mazepin finished this season with zero points.

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This season, no less than seven different drivers won at least two Grand Prix. A first in the history of Formula 1showing how much the battle between the manufacturers has tightened in the year 2024.

Max Verstappen is the most victorious of all with nine successes. Recent winner of the final round of the season, Lando Norris completes the 2024 financial year with four victories. Charles Leclerc has three, while Carlos Sainz, Oscar Piastri and the two pilots Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton et George Russel lall won two Grand Prix. Never seen before!

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In line with the previous statistic, demonstrating a reduction in the level gap between the cars, no driver managed to continue more than two consecutive victories This year. A first since the saison 2010 and this four-way fight for the title, won in the extremes par Sebastian Vettel facing Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber et Lewis Hamilton.

In 2024, alone Max Verstappen managed to win two Grand Prix immediately. HAS Bahrain, then in Saudi Arabiaau Japan and in Chinethen at Canada and in Spain.

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George Russell became the first teammate of Lewis Hamilton to finish ahead of him in the general classification for two seasons. Before this year 2024, Russell had already obtained more points than Lewis Hamilton in 2022, from his first season with Mercedes. Thirty-five points separated the two drivers.

12

As the number of different pilots having achieved the best lap in the race this season. Lando Norris is the master in this exercise, with six fastest laps in the race in 2024.

In addition to the eight drivers from the four best teams in the field (McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull et Mercedes), Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen et Daniel Ricciardo all achieved the fastest lap in a race Grand Prix.

26

Or the number of years separating this title of constructors' world champion obtained by McLarenfrom their last victory in 1998. No team had waited so long between two titles.

At that time, the British team was already winning ahead of Ferrarithanks to a pilot duo composed of Mika Häkkinen et David Coulthard. Lando Norris et Oscar Piastri were not yet born.

1 444

Let the number of laps completed by Oscar Piastrion the… 1 444 tours racing on the program for this 2024 Formula 1 season. This year, the young Australian did not experience any retirements and was never caught by the leading driver. He thus completed all the laps of the twenty-four Grand Prix contested this season for a total of 7 057 km.

Oscar Piastri enters a very closed circle since before him, only Michael Schumacher in 2002, Lewis Hamilton in 2019 and Max Verstappen last year managed to complete all the laps in the same season.

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McLaren became the first stable in the history of the Formula 1 not having known no abandonment.

Oscar Piastri completed all the laps of the season, while his teammate Lando Norris missed seven rounds during the Austrian Grand Prixforced to retire his car at the end of Grand Prix following his clash with Max Verstappen.

However, as the incident occurred after arguing more than 90% of the Grand Prixthis withdrawal is officially not considered as an abandonment by the FIA. Lando Norris is classified last in the race, seven laps behind the winner George Russell.

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A historic performance. By finishing the Grand Prix d’Abou Dhabi at 7^e place and without the slightest incident, Pierre Gasly became the first driver in history not to cause any damage to his car in a race, during the entirety of a racing season. Formula 1.

Yet, Pierre Gasly was indeed the victim of a collision this year, during the first round of the Monaco Grand Prixwhen his teammate Esteban Ocon attempted a daring overtake at the entrance to the tunnel. But the car stamped with number 10 had no damage, unlike that ofEsteban Ocon who was forced to abandon.

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This season, the prize for the greatest number of race retirements goes to Alexander Albon. The pilot Williams failed to cross the checkered flag six times and was unable to start the Sao Paulo Grand Prixafter causing serious damage to his car during the qualifying session held the same morning.

Second in this sad ranking, Yuki Tsunoda et Sergio Perez both have four abandonments.

44

Guanyu Zhou is the driver who has stopped in the pits the most this season. The teammate of Valtteri Bottas chez Kick Clean stopped at 44 reprises and gets ahead Sergio Perez et Nico Hulkenberg of a unit.

Conversely, Pierre Gasly et Yuki Tsunoda are the two drivers to have pitted the least this year, with only 34 stops.

17

Like the number of safety car deployed this season. The first came during the sixth round of the second Grand Prix of the season, Saudi Arabiafollowing an exit from the track Lance Stroll.

After a period of nine Grand Prix consecutive without the slightest safety car (a record in F1), the safety car returned to service at the end of the season and was released three times during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix a you Qatar.

401

HAS 43 ans and after 21 seasons in Formula 1, Fernando Alonso has now taken the start of 401 Grand Prix. An absolute record that he should further improve, the Spanish driver having extended this year with the team Aston Martin for, at a minimum, two additional seasons.

227

For his part, Nico Hulkenberg continues to improve its sad record for the greatest number of starts in F1 without ever having managed to climb on the podium.

With 227 Grand Prix disputed, the German is now the 16^e pilot the most experienced in F1but still didn't manage to climb onto the box. Adrian Sutil is second in this ranking, with 128 departures in Formula 1 without the slightest podium.