Formula 1’s all-female junior category will hold all its rounds next year as support races for grands prix.

The F1 Academy will feature seven rounds, starting in Saudi Arabia on 7 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on December 8.

The other races will be at the Miami, Spanish, Dutch, Singapore and Qatar Grands Prix.

This year, F1 Academy is a support race at only this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

The calendar for 2024 features a mix of street circuits and traditional tracks.

F1 Academy is an entry-level series for women drivers taking their first steps in motorsport, usually after a career in karting, the traditional entry into motorsport.

Susie Wolff, the managing director of the F1 Academy, made it her aim to make the series a support event at grands prix when it was launched this year.

She said: “This calendar cements our ambition to become a truly global series, expanding our reach and improving visibility for our mission.

“We want to inspire young girls and women across the globe and show them that there’s a place for them in our sport, and racing alongside F1 will help us achieve this.”

F1 chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali said: “This global platform, combined with the support of all ten F1 teams, will take the series to the next level, providing not only the opportunity for the drivers to develop their skills on F1 tracks, but to inspire young girls around the world to pursue a future in motorsport.”