F1 young drivers to have driven in FP1 during the 2024 season

F2’s Oliver Bearman has driven several FP1 sessions for Haas this year as preparation for his move to the American squad in 2025, which will be his first full campaign in F1.

The 19-year-old is not the only rookie to have completed an FP1 session this year though, due to the young driver rule which was implemented for 2022 to speed up the development of those in the junior categories.

FIA rules stipulate every F1 driver must skip an FP1 outing for somebody who has no more than two grand prix starts.

It also says that F1 drivers in their rookie campaign are exempt from this rule, but as every team kept the same line-up for 2024 that does not apply to anybody this year.

So, here is a rundown of where each team stands for this season and who still has to run a rookie in practice.

Red Bull

Drive 1: Isack Hadjar – British GP – 19th
Drive 2: Not yet run

Red Bull ran its first young driver at the British Grand Prix, as Isack Hadjar replaced Sergio Perez and finished 19th, approximately 1.5s behind team-mate Max Verstappen at Silverstone.

The F2 championship leader also had a hair-raising moment at Turn 2, as Lando Norris locked up into the grass after almost hitting the back of a slow Hadjar, who was contesting an FP1 session for the third time.

Red Bull is yet to run a second rookie in 2024, but last season it took a unique approach by fielding then-28-year-old Jake Dennis in Abu Dhabi, who was the 2023 Formula E world champion.

Mercedes

Drive 1: Not yet run
Drive 2: Not yet run

Mercedes is yet to run any young driver in 2024, but that does not come as a surprise as last year the Silver Arrows waited until the season’s 19th round, the Mexican GP, to field its first rookie. That was the team’s reserve driver Frederik Vesti, who finished 19th in FP1 but still impressed…