The SF-24 made its competitive debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Over the season it took five victories, twenty-two podiums, four pole positions, and four fastest laps. Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix; Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix. The car was involved in two 1–2 finishes: one at the Australian Grand Prix with a returning Sainz leading Leclerc, and one at the United States Grand Prix with Leclerc leading Sainz.
At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Sainz finished third — the team's first podium of the season — while Leclerc qualified second but finished fourth after suffering brake issues throughout the race.
At the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Sainz was withdrawn following his appendicitis diagnosis. Bearman qualified eleventh and finished seventh. Leclerc qualified second and finished third after Sergio Pérez overtook him during the race.
Sainz returned for the Australian Grand Prix after two weeks of recovery, qualifying second. Leclerc qualified fifth on the road but was promoted to fourth following a three-place grid penalty for Pérez. Sainz overtook pole-sitter Max Verstappen on lap 2 and led home Leclerc after Verstappen retired with brake failure on lap 4 — his first retirement since the 2022 edition of that race. The result was Ferrari's first victory of 2024 and the team's first 1–2 since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc scored the fastest-lap point. The race finished under the safety car after a final-lap accident involving George Russell of Mercedes.
At the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari ran split strategies: Sainz on a two-stop, Leclerc on a one-stop. Leclerc finished fourth; Sainz finished third, closing on Pérez in the final laps.
Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, computer company HP became the team's title sponsor, bringing updated livery with HP branding. For that race, a special one-off livery in "Azzurro La Plata" and "Azzurro Dino" — two historic shades of blue — marked Ferrari's 70th anniversary in the North American market. From the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward, HP branding replaced the "Ferrari" lettering with the "long F" on the rear wing; an upgrade package was also introduced at that race. Leclerc finished on the podium at both Miami and Emilia Romagna, and won Monaco — Ferrari's first Monaco victory since 2017 and Leclerc's first win since 2022.
At the Canadian Grand Prix the team suffered a double retirement: Leclerc with engine issues, Sainz after colliding with Alex Albon.
Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on a one-stop strategy — Ferrari's first victory there since 2019. At the following race, Sainz and Pérez collided while battling for the podium on lap 50 of 51; Leclerc, who had started from pole, finished second.
At the United States Grand Prix, Sainz took second in the sprint race and Leclerc finished fourth. In the main race, Leclerc avoided early contact between Verstappen and Lando Norris and moved from fourth on the grid into the lead on lap 1, holding on to win his third victory of 2024. Sainz finished second, completing Ferrari's second 1–2 of the season and their first win at Circuit of the Americas since Kimi Räikkönen's victory in 2018.
At the Mexican Grand Prix, Sainz started from pole ahead of Verstappen. He briefly lost the lead at the start but retook it and led for the remainder of the race, winning for the second time in 2024. Leclerc finished third and scored fastest lap. The victory was Ferrari's first at Hermanos Rodríguez since Alain Prost's win in 1990.
The SF-24's livery maintained the red base of its predecessors but introduced new yellow and white details along the sidepods and ahead of the cockpit. The front and rear wings featured red elements rather than the exposed carbon used in previous seasons. The rear wing carried the "Ferrari" lettering with the "long F", continuing from the SF-23, until HP branding replaced it from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward.
At the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the Peroni logo was replaced with "TIFOSI 0.0", and at the Qatar Grand Prix with "ITALIA 0.0", in compliance with local regulations on alcohol sponsorship.
For the Italian Grand Prix weekend, a special livery was used in which the interior of both drivers' racing numbers changed from white to black, echoing a colour used on the F1-75.
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