What is a sprint race in F1 and how does the qualifying shootout work?

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fourth out of six f1 This year’s Sprint Weekend will be this weekend United States Grand Prix,

Sprints were first introduced at Silverstone in 2021 as a way of making more sessions competitive during the weekend, with the aim of increasing interest. f1In 2021 and 2022, there were three sprints a year.

The 2023 season introduced a new format. The number of sprint races was doubled to six, while Saturday was designated as ‘Sprint Day’ – with a new “Sprint Shootout” qualifying session determining the grid for the sprint races.

Furthermore, had no impact on the outcome of the sprint race. big prize On Sunday.

However, the format was changed again in 2024 so that Sprint qualifying took place on Friday afternoon instead of Grand Prix qualifying. That format remains in place for the 2025 season.

How does a sprint race work?

f1 commission and FIA accepted a Change Last year in sprint format.

In the sporting order ‘Sprint Qualifying’ takes place on Friday afternoon instead of the second practice session, with traditional qualifying taking place in its usual place on Saturday afternoon.

This means there will be only one practice session during the weekend, while Saturday is no longer designated as a ‘sprint day’.

The result of Saturday morning’s sprint – a 100 km race, which is about a third of the Grand Prix distance – will not affect the grid for Sunday. The top-eight will be awarded points, as was the case in 2023 and 2024.

The result of the sprint race will have no impact on Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday or the Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Sprint qualifying will follow the same Q1-Q2-Q3 format but the session times will be shorter than traditional qualifying: SQ1 (medium tyre) will be 12 minutes, SQ2 (medium tyre) will be 10 minutes and SQ3 (soft tyre) will be eight minutes.