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What’s a dash race in F1 and the way does qualifying shootout work?
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What’s a dash race in F1 and the way does qualifying shootout work?

By Miles Cooper November 1, 2024
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What’s a dash race in F1 and the way does qualifying shootout work?

The format continues in Components 1 this weekend because the hosts the fifth dash weekend of the 2024 season.

The dash was first launched in 2021 at Silverstone as a means of creating extra classes over the course of the weekend aggressive, with the goal of driving curiosity in . In 2021 and 2022, there have been three sprints a yr.

The 2023 season launched a brand new format. The variety of dash races have been doubled to 6, whereas Saturday was designed ‘dash day’ – with a brand new “dash shootout” qualifying session figuring out the grid for the dash race. As well as, the results of the dash race had no baring on the grand prix on Sunday.

Nevertheless, the format has been tweaked once more in 2024 and we are going to see it in motion at Interlagos.

How does the dash race work?

The F1 Fee and the FIA have accepted to the dash format this yr.

The brand new order of play sees the ‘dash qualifying’ happen on Friday afternoon as a substitute of a second follow session, with conventional qualifying in its common spot on Saturday afternoon.

It means there shall be only one follow session over the course of the weekend, whereas Saturday is not designated as a ‘dash day’.

The results of the Saturday morning dash – a 100km sprint, roughly a 3rd of the space of the grand prix – is not going to impression the grid for Sunday. Factors shall be awarded to the top-eight, as was the case in 2023.

The dash race consequence is not going to have any impression on the grand prix qualifying on Saturday or the grand prix on Sunday.

Dash qualifying will observe the identical Q1-Q2-Q3 format however the session occasions shall be shorter than conventional qualifying: SQ1 (medium tyres) shall be 12 minutes, SQ2 (medium tyres) shall be 10 minutes and SQ3 (tender tyres) shall be eight minutes.

Lando Norris sprays Carlos Sainz in Mexico (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (AP)

SPRINT WEEKEND FORMAT

Friday: Free Observe 1; dash qualifying (for Saturday’s dash race)

Saturday: Dash race (High-eight obtain factors, end order has no impression on grand prix grid); Grand Prix qualifying

Sunday: Grand Prix

What number of factors are on supply within the dash race?

P1 – Eight factors

P2 – Seven factors

P3 – Six factors

P4 – 5 factors

P5 – 4 factors

P6 – three factors

P7 – two factors

P8 – one level

What number of dash races are left this season?

After China, Miami, Austria and Austin, there are two sprints nonetheless on the calendar.

5) ROUND 21 –

Interlagos Circuit – 1-3 November

6) ROUND 23 – QATAR

Lusail Worldwide Circuit – 29 November – 1 December

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