2024 F1 drivers and teams: release the stats!
Ten teams, 20 drivers and their newly liveried cars – here are the all-important F1 facts and figures for the season ahead
Red Bull
Red Bull
RB20
A near-whitewash in 2023. Can anyone lay a glove on the team in 2024?
Max Verstappen
Car No 1
Wins 54
Poles 32
Starts 185
2023 position 1st
Aim in 2024 Won’t expect to match his amazing 2023, but a fourth title will surely be in his hands
Sergio Pérez
Car No 11
Wins 6
Poles 3
Starts 257
2023 position 2nd
Aim in 2024 Qualify better and keep his drive. Until the end of this year, not just in 2025…
Last season’s Ferrari was quick in qualifying but lacked race consistency – something the new SF-24 hopes to fix
Ferrari
SF-24
Time to kick on to prove it’s Red Bull’s most potent challenger
Charles Leclerc
Car No 16
Wins 5
Poles 23
Starts 123
2023 position 5th
Aim in 2024 Build Ferrari around him to regularly convert that stunning one-lap pace
Carlos Sainz jr
Car No 55
Wins 2
Poles 5
Starts 183
2023 position 7th
Aim in 2024 Outscore team-mate, secure his future away from Ferrari
Mercedes-AMG
W15
A fresh concept – finally. Now the team needs to rediscover its old winning mojo
Lewis Hamilton
Car No 44
Wins 103
Poles 104
Starts 332
2023 position 3rd
Aim in 2024 End the win drought, keep the peace and get the most from a team he’ll soon be leaving
George Russell
Car No 63
Wins 1
Poles 1
Starts 104
2023 position 8th
Aim in 2024 Prove he’s worthy as Hamilton’s successor by beating him
Once again, McLaren is a serious contender, and the MCL38 will only advance as the season progresses
McLaren
MCL38
Is the most improved team of 2023 really on the way back to greatness?
Lando Norris
Car No 4
Wins 0
Poles 1
Starts 104
2023 position 6th
Aim in 2024 Win. See off Piastri. Prove that staying at McLaren is right
Oscar Piastri
Car No 81
Wins 0
Best grid position 2
Starts 22
2023 position 9th
Aim in 2024 Get upper hand on Norris, keep up momentum
Aston Martin’s AMR24 needs to edge out McLaren, and show the form that the AMR23 gave in early 2023
Aston Martin
AMR24
From overachieving to falling away, now it’s time for front-running consistency
Fernando Alonso
Car No 14
Wins 32
Poles 22
Starts 377
2023 position 4th
Aim in 2024 Keep the magic alive at 43; take first win since 2013
Lance Stroll
Car No 18
Best finish 3rd
Poles 1
Starts 143
2023 position 10th
Aim in 2024 Convince the world (and himself?) he should stay in F1
It wasn’t long ago that Alpine was being talked about as the team most likely to be the ‘best of the rest’. Its aggressive-looking A524 has to bite as well as it barks
Alpine
A524
The French team has seen turbulent times. Is there any way out of mediocrity?
Pierre Gasly
Car No 10
Wins 1
Best grid position 2
Starts 130
2023 position 11th
Aim in 2024 Play his part in galvanising a team that looks lost
Esteban Ocon
Car No 31
Wins 1
Best grid position 3
Starts 133
2023 position 12th
Aim in 2024 See entry above for team-mate Gasly
Williams
FW46
Revival has been heartening – but how far can the once-great team rise?
Alex Albon
Car No 23
Best finish 3rd
Best grid position 4
Starts 81
2023 position 13th
Aim in 2024 More of the same, then weigh up what comes next and when
Logan Sargeant
Car No 2
Best finish 10th
Best grid position 6
Starts 22
2023 position 21st
Aim in 2024 Show obvious signs of progress; prove he deserves his place in Formula 1
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VCARB 01
Worst-named team ever could be heading into copy-cat car storm
Daniel Ricciardo
Car No 3
Wins 8
Poles 3
Starts 239
2023 position 17th
Aim in 2024 Do enough to earn Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull drive
Yuki Tsunoda
Car No 22
Best race finish 4th
Best grid position 6
Starts 63
2023 position 14th
Aim in 2024 Beat his team-mate, prove he’s worthy of graduation to the A-team
Stake F1
C44
Keeping the grid spot warm for Audi when it officially takes over in 2026
Valtteri Bottas
Car No 77
Wins 10
Poles 20
Starts 222
2023 position 15th
Aim in 2024 Convince there’s still enough life left to stick around for Audi
Zhou Guanyu
Car No 24
Best race finish 8th
Best grid position 5
Starts 44
2023 position 18th
Aim in 2024 Pull together potential, beat Bottas and justify his place in F1
The Haas VF-24 was given a first run out at Silverstone in mid-February; for the team that finished 10th in 2023, the only way is up
Haas
VF-24
Post-Steiner era starts with questions over whether existing is all it can achieve
Kevin Magnussen
Car No 20
Best finish 2nd
Poles 1
Starts 163
2023 position 19th
Aim in 2024 Reignite the spark that used to make him so exciting
Nico Hülkenberg
Car No 27
Best finish 4th
Poles 1
Starts 203
2023 position 16th
Aim in 2024 What he did in 2023: make the best of a tough gig