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2024 Macau Grand Prix

The 2024 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 71st Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR World Cup) is a planned motor race for Formula Regional cars scheduled to be held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2024. The race itself will be made up of two races: a qualifying race that will decide the starting grid for the main event. The 2024 race will be the 71st running of the Macau Grand Prix, the first for Formula Regional cars and the inaugural FIA FR World Cup.[1]

2024 Macau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
Official name 71st Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR World Cup
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 6.120 km (3.803 mi)

Background and entry list

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The Guia Circuit, where the race wil be held.

The Macau Grand Prix is a race considered by drivers as a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One, and is Macau's most prestigious international sporting event.[2][3] The event was made a non-championship round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship for the first time in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic caused heavy disruptions, particularly concerning entry of foreign drivers into Macau. This caused the race to be held as a domestic Formula 4 event for three years, serving as a round of the Chinese Formula 4 Championship.[4][5][6]

After a return of Formula 3 and other international series to Macau in 2023,[7] the FIA announced that the 2024 event would see a switch to Formula Regional machinery. The organizing bodies called this change a "natural consequence of the evolution of the junior single-seater landscape over the last couple of years", with Formula Regional now effectively embodying the multi-region multi-spec nature that F3 had previously been synonymous with.[8]

Entry list

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All competitors will use an identical Tatuus T-318 chassis with a 1.742 L (106 cu in) turbocharged inline-4 engine developed by Autotechnica and Alfa Romeo.[9]

Team No. Driver
  ART Grand Prix 13   James Wharton[10]
18   Kanato Le[11]
TBA   TBD
  TGM Grand Prix 53   Sota Ogawa[12]
55   Rintaro Sato[12]
  Evans GP TBA   Kai Daryanani[13]
TBA   Tiago Rodrigues[14]
TBA   Cooper Webster[15]
  Kiwi Motorsport TBA   TBD
  MP Motorsport TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
  PHM Racing TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
  Pinnacle Motorsport TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
  R-ace GP TBA   Enzo Deligny[16]
TBA   Tuukka Taponen[16]
TBA   Ugo Ugochukwu[16]
  Saintéloc Racing TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
  SJM Theodore Prema Racing TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
  TOM'S Formula TBA   TBD
TBA   TBD
Sources: [17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (22 May 2024). "Macau Grand Prix to run for FRegional cars from 2024 onwards". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Carino, JP (7 December 2007). "The Macau Grand Prix – A look back through time". AutoIndustriya.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Macau Grand Prix". Macao Government Tourism Office. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (4 November 2020). "Charles Leong leads 17-car F4 entry list for Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (19 August 2021). "Formula 3 drops off 2021 Macau Grand Prix bill". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (20 November 2022). "Andy Chang wins the 2022 Macau Grand Prix". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (5 June 2023). "Formula 3 confirmed to return to Macau for this year's grand prix". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ "FIA FR World Cup – The latest chapter in Macau's unparalleled history". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (12 June 2024). "FIA confirms spec chassis and engine for FRegional World Cup in Macau". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "James Wharton to compete in the 2024 Macau GP with ART Grand Prix". ART Grand Prix. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Kanato Le joins ART Grand Prix for Macau Grand Prix 2024". ART Grand Prix. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "TGM Grand Prix on X: "We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Sota Ogawa and Rintaro Sato as the drivers of cars 53 and 55 for the 2024 FIA Formula Regional World Cup in Macau."". X. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ^ GP, Evans (15 October 2024). "Kai Daryanani joins Evans GP in familiar 3-Car lineup for 2024 Macau GP FR World Cup, F4 Trophy Series, and 2025 FRMEC". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (9 October 2024). "Chinese F4 champion Tiago Rodrigues joins Evans GP for Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  15. ^ https://formulascout.com/evans-gp-to-enter-cooper-webster-in-macau-grand-prix/124512
  16. ^ a b c "📣ANNOUNCEMENT📣We are proud to announce our driver line-up for the FIA FR World Cup from 14 to 17 November in Macau! 👊". X. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Team entries confirmed for 2024 FIA FR World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Selezionati 11 team per la Regional World Cup a Macao - REGIONAL BY ALPINE". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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