F2 swaps Dutch round for Qatar as 2024 calendar revealed

The main F1 support category has retained its 14-round calendar, that was trimmed to 13 rounds due to the cancelled Imola event called off by flooding, with only one major change compared to this year.

F2 will no longer head to the Netherlands for a Zandvoort round and instead will run an event at the Qatar GP on the 29 November-1 December.

The switch has partly been made to provide a better balance to the overall calendar. This season the penultimate round at Monza in early September is followed by a two-and-a-half month gap before the final round at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

“For next year, we will race in Qatar, which is a very exciting new venue,” F2 CEO Bruno Michel said.

“The final leg of the season will see Baku, Qatar and Abu Dhabi after the race weekend in Monza, making the 2024 calendar more balanced.

“We keep receiving interest from many promoters, and it’s great that we can add new tracks every season. Even though there will be more flyaway events in 2024, we continue to ensure the teams’ budget remains at a proper level.”

The 2024 F2 calendar also retains its new Australian round that was introduced this year, meaning the series stretches into competing in three different continents.

In conjunction with the 2024 F2 calendar, next year’s F3 calendar has also been released, which has revealed a largely unchanged schedule.

“In 2023, we introduced two new circuits – Melbourne and Monte Carlo – which held extremely successful events for Formula 3,” Michel added.

“I am very pleased to include them again in the 2024 calendar.”