F1 drivers and teams 2024: Confirmed line-up

We take a look at the class of 2024 where, unusually, the driver line-up is unaltered from the end of last season.

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The status quo will not last, however. Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari at the expense of Carlos Sainz for the 2025 season, in a move that will likely spark a merry-go-round among the top order.

RadioTimes.com brings you the full Formula 1 driver line-up for 2024, including teams and last season's points totals.

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F1 drivers and teams 2024

• Red Bull (Max Verstappen - Sergio Pérez)
• Ferrari (Charles Leclerc - Carlos Sainz)
• Mercedes (Lewis Hamilton - George Russell)
• Alpine (Esteban Ocon - Pierre Gasly)
• McLaren (Lando Norris - Oscar Piastri)
• Stake (Valtteri Bottas - Zhou Guanyu)
• Aston Martin (Lance Stroll - Fernando Alonso)
• Haas (Kevin Magnussen - Nico Hülkenberg)
• RB (Yuki Tsunoda - Daniel Ricciardo)
• Williams (Alex Albon - Logan Sargeant)

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – last season: 1st

The man to beat in F1 right now, Verstappen was the youngest-ever debutant when entering for Toro Rosso in 2015. The son of former F1 racer Jos Verstappen, he is the current three-time world champion, and his aggressive driving style and raw pace has been highly acclaimed over the years.

Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – last season: 2nd

Pérez is the dependable teammate of Verstappen and is preparing to enter his fourth season with Red Bull. The Mexican has raced in F1 since 2011, and has developed a reputation as a "Street Circuit King" after winning many races on tight twisty tracks.

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – last season: 3rd

Statistically the most successful F1 driver in history. Wins, poles, podiums, points amassed: Hamilton is top of all those charts. The seven-time champion needs one more to eclipse the record he shares with the great Michael Schumacher and clearly still relishes a challenge, having already agreed to join Ferrari for 2025 - by which point he will have turned 40.

George Russell (Mercedes) – last season: 8th

Russell is one of the great British hopes for the future in F1, and made an immediate impression in the sport on debut, performing admirably with a very uncompetitive Williams car. He makes up an all-English line-up at Mercedes, and the affable Norfolk native is keen to challenge after a disappointing 2023.

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – last season: 5th

Leclerc has racing in his blood, hailing from Monaco - where arguably the most famous race of them all is held. His strong performances for the old Sauber team led to Ferrari signing him in 2019, and straight away he was pressurising teammate and four-time champ Sebastian Vettel. He looked to be a challenger to Max Verstappen in 2022 but ultimately faded away.

Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – last season: 7th

Another man to come from a racing family, Sainz Jr is the son of the legendary World Rally Champion. The Spaniard is entering his 10th season in F1, having driven for four different teams, and is a popular figure among fans. He is particularly strong in qualifying, having earned five pole positions across the last two years.

Lando Norris (McLaren) – last season: 6th

Like Russell, Norris is someone who the British public are holding big hopes for, and his record suggests he has a big future. Thirteen podiums in 104 starts is a good return in a car that has never been considered best in class, and a long-term deal with the Woking manufacturer suggests he is prized property. His cheeky, 'Mr Nice Guy' personality has also endeared himself to fans.

Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – last season: 9th

Piastri’s entry into F1 for the start of the 2023 season was not without controversy, after Alpine thought they had signed him only for McLaren to gazump the deal. The Aussie was sought after following his performances in Formula Junior, and while it took him time to get to grips with F1, back-to-back podiums in the second half of last year were a good sign.

Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – last season: 4th

Despite being the oldest and most experienced driver ever in F1, Alonso is still razor sharp, and can compete with the very best. His best days were nearly 20 years ago, when he became a double world champion with Renault, and his racecraft and raw pace mean many acclaim him as one of the biggest talents to race in F1.

Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – last season: 10th

Stroll is the son of Aston Martin owner Lawrence and has raced in F1 since 2017, initially for Williams. He switched to Aston (known as Racing Point) in 2019, and has faced accusations of being a "pay driver" due to his connections with his father. However, last year saw improvement as the Canadian finished consistently in the points.

Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – last season: 12th

Ocon has been a staple of the grid since 2016, barring one year as a test driver for Mercedes. The Frenchman has shown glimpses of pace throughout his career, and his only race win came as a shock in 2021 when winning a rain-affected Hungarian Grand Prix.

Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – last season: 11th

Alpine signed Gasly for 2023 to form an all-French driver pairing, and he came out on top in the team battle by four points. Like Ocon, he also has one race win to his name after a chaotic Italian Grand Prix in 2020. He grabbed a podium in last year’s Dutch Grand Prix, too.

Alex Albon (Williams) – last season: 13th

Albon became just the second Thai river to compete in F1 when debuting in 2019 for Toro Rosso, and impressed enough to be promoted to the senior Red Bull team halfway through the season. He only lasted one more year, though, before being dropped, and after a year on the sidelines was snapped up by Williams in 2022, where his levels have gradually improved.

Logan Sargeant (Williams) – last season: 21st

In an American-owned sport which now features three races a year in the States, Sargeant is still the only driver on the grid who flies the Stars and Stripes flag. He picked up his one and only point so far in Austin last year, and despite being consistently outperformed by Albon, the Williams team handed him a new deal for this year.

Daniel Ricciardo (RB) – last season: 17th

Ricciardo is a multiple race-winner, and has finished third place on two occasions when driving for Red Bull. Ultimately, he left the team for Renault in 2019, and stints with them and McLaren saw him underperform and drift into the doldrums. His career was revived last year, and he will now drive for RB full-time. The Aussie is rarely seen without his trademark wide smile, and is nicknamed the 'Honey Badger'.

Yuki Tsunoda (RB) – last season: 14th

The pocket rocket is one of the firiest drivers on the grid, and fans are often amused by his expletive-laden messages to the team via the in-car radio. The Japanese star, who has been a third-place finisher in Formula 2, is entering his fourth year in F1, and his best finish to date was fourth in the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas (Stake) – last season: 15th

Finland has always had a proud history in F1, and Bottas is no exception to the rule. His best days in the sport came as Lewis Hamilton’s sidekick during the Brit’s domination in the sport with Mercedes. The Finn enjoyed good results of his own, and has won a total of 10 Grands Prix.

Zhou Guanyu (Stake) – last season: 18th

China’s first and only ever F1 driver entered the sport in 2022 after winning the Asian F3 Championship. He has not yet had too much success, and his most notable moment came in the 2022 British Grand Prix following a horror first-corner incident where his car vaulted over the catch fence, leading to a lengthy delay.

Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – last season: 19th

Magnussen’s F1 career looked dead and buried after leaving Haas at the end of the 2020 season, but he was given a reprieve in 2022 following the sacking of Russian racer Nikita Mazepin. The Dane drove well in his comeback year, scoring pole at São Paulo. Known for his forthright views, his best result came in his very first race in 2014, finishing second for McLaren in Australia.

Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) – last season: 16th

The experienced Hülkenberg is the only German representative on the grid, and was drafted in as an apparent steadier pair of hands to Mick Schumacher for 2023, his first full season behind the wheel since 2019. He holds the unenviable record of most Grands Prix competed in without a podium finish, currently at 203 – the record being broken back in 2017, going clear of compatriot Adrian Sutil.

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