The Losail International Circuit or Lusail International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة لوسيل الدولية) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar. The track is 5.419 km (3.367 mi) in length, with a main straight of 1.068 km (0.664 mi). It is surrounded by artificial grass intended to stop the sand encroaching on the track.
Built in just under a year by 1,000 workers at the cost of US$58 million, the track opened in 2004 and hosted the inaugural Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in the same year, won by Sete Gibernau.[1] In 2007, Losail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races. At the time, the lighting of the Losail Circuit by Musco Lighting was the largest permanent venue sports lighting project in the world, a distinction that now belongs to another Persian Gulf motorsport venue, Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The first night race in MotoGP history was the 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in March 2008.
In February 2009, a GP2 Asia Series nighttime race took place. The World SBK visited Losail in 2005–2009 and 2014–2019; and the WTCC visited there in 2015–2017.
The circuit hosted the 20th race of the 2021 Formula One season, the inaugural edition of the Qatar Grand Prix.[2] Before the second edition of the Grand Prix,[3] the circuit was renovated, the facilities upgraded, and the capacity was increased from 8,000 to 52,000.[4]
Beginning in 2024, the FIA World Endurance Championship is set to host its season opener at Losail, the Qatar 1812 km, in addition to the Prologue, the championship's pre-season testing sessions.[5]
Layout historyedit
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The official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:24.319, set by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull Racing in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. As of November 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Losail International Circuit are listed as:
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^Tribune, Qatar (2023-06-11). "'Qatar 1812' unveiled as name for 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship race". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^"Qatar Grand Prix 2023". Formula1.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^"Qatar Grand Prix 2021". Formula1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^. autoevolution.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011.
^"2006 Losail Grand Prix Masters". Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"World Superbike Motul Qatar Round, 24-26 October 2019 Results Tissot Superpole Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^"Qatar Superbike1-QCH1-MRF Challenge 17th Friday October QSBK-1 QCH-1-MRF Challenge – MRF Challenge Race-2". 16 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^"QCH R5-Porsche G3 CUP-Radical Car Feb.6,2015- QCH4-GT3 Cup-Radical Car – GT3 Cup Race 2". 4 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^"WTCC 2015 » Losail International Circuit Round 23 Results". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^"Qatar Round, 2-3-4 November 2017 World Supersport – Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^"2009 Losail Speedcar – Round 5". Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^"Motul Qatar Round, 24-26 October 2019 Race Results" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^"Asia Road Racing Championship Saturday 3rd October 2015 Asian Production 250 CC Race 2 Race (9 Laps) started at 21:30:53". 3 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^"2014 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 6 Losail International Circuit, Qatar December 14, 2014 Underbone 130cc Race 1" (PDF). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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The Losail International Circuit or Lusail International Circuit Arabic حلبة لوسيل الدولية is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail north of Doha Qatar The track is 5 419 km 3 367 mi in length with a main straight of 1 068 km 0 664 mi It is surrounded by artificial grass intended to stop the sand encroaching on the track Losail International CircuitGrand Prix Circuit 2023 LocationLusail Al Daayen QatarTime zoneUTC 03 00Coordinates25 29 24 N 51 27 15 E 25 49000 N 51 45417 E 25 49000 51 45417Capacity52 000FIA Grade1Broke ground2003Opened30 September 2004 19 years ago 2004 09 30 Construction costUS 58 millionMajor eventsCurrent Formula OneQatar Grand Prix 2021 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racingQatar motorcycle Grand Prix 2004 present Doha motorcycle Grand Prix 2021 Future FIA World Endurance ChampionshipQatar 1812 km 2024 Former World SBK 2005 2009 2014 2019 WTCC Race of Qatar 2015 2017 Motocross World Championship 2013 2017 FIM EWC 8 Hours of Doha 2007 2012 GP2 Asia 2009 Websitehttps www circuitlosail com Grand Prix Circuit 2023 Length5 419 km 3 367 miles Turns16Race lap record1 24 319 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB19 2023 F1 Motorcycle Circuit 2004 present Length5 380 km 3 343 miles Turns16Race lap record1 23 196 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB16B 2021 F1 2016 FIA WTCC Race of QatarView from the grandstand Contents 1 History 2 Layout history 3 Events 3 1 Current 3 2 Future 3 3 Former 4 Lap records 5 Racing history 5 1 Formula One 5 2 MotoGP 5 3 Superbike World Championship 5 4 World Touring Car Championship 5 5 FIM Endurance World Championship 5 6 Motocross World Championship 5 7 Speedcar Series 5 8 GP2 Asia 6 References 7 External linksHistory editBuilt in just under a year by 1 000 workers at the cost of US 58 million the track opened in 2004 and hosted the inaugural Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in the same year won by Sete Gibernau 1 In 2007 Losail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races At the time the lighting of the Losail Circuit by Musco Lighting was the largest permanent venue sports lighting project in the world a distinction that now belongs to another Persian Gulf motorsport venue Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi The first night race in MotoGP history was the 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in March 2008 In February 2009 a GP2 Asia Series nighttime race took place The World SBK visited Losail in 2005 2009 and 2014 2019 and the WTCC visited there in 2015 2017 The circuit hosted the 20th race of the 2021 Formula One season the inaugural edition of the Qatar Grand Prix 2 Before the second edition of the Grand Prix 3 the circuit was renovated the facilities upgraded and the capacity was increased from 8 000 to 52 000 4 Beginning in 2024 the FIA World Endurance Championship is set to host its season opener at Losail the Qatar 1812 km in addition to the Prologue the championship s pre season testing sessions 5 Layout history editThis section needs expansion with How did the layout change You can help by adding to it November 2023 Losail International Circuit Layout History nbsp Grand Prix Circuit 2004 2022 nbsp Grand Prix Circuit 2023 Events editCurrent edit Formula One Qatar Grand Prix 2021 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Asia Talent CupFuture edit Classic Endurance Racing 2024 F1 Academy 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship Qatar 1812 km 2024 Former edit Asia Road Racing Championship 2010 2015 FIM Endurance World Championship 8 Hours of Doha 2007 2012 GP2 Asia Series 2009 Grand Prix Masters 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing Doha motorcycle Grand Prix 2021 Motocross World Championship 2013 2017 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship 2014 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship 2012 2015 Speedcar Series 2009 Superbike World Championship 2005 2009 2014 2019 World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of Qatar 2015 2017 Lap records editThe official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1 24 319 set by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull Racing in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix As of November 2023 the fastest official race lap records at the Losail International Circuit are listed as Category Time Driver Vehicle EventGrand Prix Circuit 5 419 km 2023 Formula One 1 24 319 6 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB19 2023 Qatar Grand PrixMotorcycle Circuit 5 380 km 2004 present Formula One 1 23 196 7 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB16B 2021 Qatar Grand PrixGP2 Asia 1 38 699 8 Davide Rigon Dallara GP2 05 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series roundGP Masters 1 49 116 9 Pierluigi Martini Delta Motorsport GP Masters car 2006 Losail Grand Prix MastersMotoGP 1 52 978 Enea Bastianini Ducati Desmosedici GP23 2023 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixWorld SBK 1 56 687 10 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Ninja ZX 10RR 2019 Losail World SBK roundMoto2 1 57 544 Ai Ogura Kalex Moto2 2023 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix250cc 1 59 379 Alex Debon Aprilia RSV 250 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixMRF Challenge 1 59 519 11 Toby Sowery Dallara Formulino Pro 2014 Losail MRF Challenge roundPorsche Carrera Cup 2 00 322 12 Clemens Schmid Porsche 911 991 I GT3 Cup 2015 2nd Losail Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship roundTC1 2 01 628 13 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen C Elysee WTCC 2015 FIA WTCC Race of QatarWorld SSP 2 01 832 14 Kenan Sofuoglu Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R 2017 Losail World SSP roundStock car racing 2 04 508 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Speedcar V8 2009 Losail Speedcar Series roundMoto3 2 05 403 Romano Fenati Honda NSF250RW 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix125cc 2 05 695 Scott Redding Aprilia RS125R 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixSupersport 300 2 13 798 16 Ana Carrasco Kawasaki Ninja 400 2019 Losail Supersport 300 roundAsia Productions 250 2 24 177 17 Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Yamaha YZF R25 2015 Losail ARRC roundAsia Underbone 130 2 31 934 18 Ferlando Herdian Yamaha T 150 2014 Losail ARRC roundRacing history edit nbsp Since 2008 MotoGP class has run under lights at LosailFormula One edit Year Winning driver Winning team2021 nbsp Lewis Hamilton nbsp Mercedes2023 nbsp Max Verstappen nbsp Red Bull RacingMotoGP edit Year MotoGP 250cc Moto2 125cc Moto32004 nbsp Sete Gibernau nbsp Sebastian Porto nbsp Jorge Lorenzo2005 nbsp Valentino Rossi nbsp Casey Stoner nbsp Gabor Talmacsi2006 nbsp Valentino Rossi nbsp Jorge Lorenzo nbsp Alvaro Bautista2007 nbsp Casey Stoner nbsp Jorge Lorenzo nbsp Hector Faubel2008 nbsp Casey Stoner nbsp Mattia Pasini nbsp Sergio Gadea2009 nbsp Casey Stoner nbsp Hector Barbera nbsp Andrea Iannone2010 nbsp Valentino Rossi nbsp Shoya Tomizawa nbsp Nicolas Terol2011 nbsp Casey Stoner nbsp Stefan Bradl nbsp Nicolas Terol2012 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo nbsp Marc Marquez nbsp Maverick Vinales2013 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo nbsp Pol Espargaro nbsp Luis Salom2014 nbsp Marc Marquez nbsp Esteve Rabat nbsp Jack Miller2015 nbsp Valentino Rossi nbsp Jonas Folger nbsp Alexis Masbou2016 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo nbsp Thomas Luthi nbsp Niccolo Antonelli2017 nbsp Maverick Vinales nbsp Franco Morbidelli nbsp Joan Mir2018 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso nbsp Francesco Bagnaia nbsp Jorge Martin2019 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso nbsp Lorenzo Baldassarri nbsp Kaito Toba2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 concerns nbsp Tetsuta Nagashima nbsp Albert Arenas2021 Qatar nbsp Maverick Vinales nbsp Sam Lowes nbsp Jaume Masia2021 Doha nbsp Fabio Quartararo nbsp Sam Lowes nbsp Pedro Acosta2022 nbsp Enea Bastianini nbsp Celestino Vietti nbsp Andrea Migno2023 nbsp Fabio Di Giannantonio nbsp Fermin Aldeguer nbsp Jaume MasiaSuperbike World Championship edit Year Race Winning rider Winning team2005 Race 1 nbsp Troy Corser Alstare SuzukiRace 2 nbsp Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki2006 Race 1 nbsp James Toseland Winston Ten Kate HondaRace 2 nbsp Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra2007 Race 1 nbsp Max Biaggi Alstare SuzukiRace 2 nbsp James Toseland Ten Kate Honda2008 Race 1 nbsp Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox TeamRace 2 nbsp Fonsi Nieto Team Alstare Suzuki2009 Race 1 nbsp Ben Spies Yamaha WSBRace 2 nbsp Ben Spies Yamaha WSB2014 Race 1 nbsp Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing TeamRace 2 nbsp Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team2015 Race 1 nbsp Jordi Torres Aprilia Racing Team Red DevilsRace 2 nbsp Leon Haslam Aprilia Racing Team Red Devils2016 Race 1 nbsp Chaz Davies Aruba it Racing DucatiRace 2 nbsp Chaz Davies Aruba it Racing Ducati2017 Race 1 nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing TeamRace 2 nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team2018 Race 1 nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKRace 2 Race cancelled2019 Race 1 nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKSR nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKRace 2 nbsp Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK2020 Race cancelledWorld Touring Car Championship edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2015 Race 1 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez nbsp Citroen Total WTCCRace 2 nbsp Yvan Muller nbsp Citroen Total WTCC2016 Race 1 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini nbsp Lada Sport RosneftRace 2 nbsp Mehdi Bennani nbsp Sebastien Loeb Racing2017 Race 1 nbsp Tom Chilton nbsp Sebastien Loeb RacingRace 2 nbsp Esteban Guerrieri nbsp Honda Racing Team JASFIM Endurance World Championship edit Year Manufactor Winning team Winning riders2007 nbsp Suzuki nbsp Suzuki Endurance Racing Team fr nbsp Vincent Philippe fr nbsp Matthieu Lagrive2008 nbsp Yamaha nbsp Yamaha Austria Racing Team nbsp Igor Jerman de nbsp Steve Martin nbsp Steve Plater2009 nbsp Yamaha nbsp Yamaha Austria Racing Team nbsp Igor Jerman de nbsp Steve Martin nbsp Gwen Giabbani fr 2010 nbsp Suzuki nbsp Suzuki Endurance Racing Team fr nbsp Vincent Philippe fr nbsp Sylvain Guintoli nbsp Freddy Foray fr 2011 nbsp Yamaha nbsp GMT94 fr nbsp David Checa nbsp Kenny Foray nbsp Matthieu Lagrive2012 nbsp BMW nbsp BMW Motorrad France Thevent nbsp Sebastien Gimbert nbsp Damian Cudlin nbsp Erwan Nigon es Motocross World Championship edit Year Race MX1 MX2 WMX2013 Race 1 nbsp Clement Desalle nbsp Jeffrey Herlings N ARace 2 nbsp Tony Cairoli N AYear Race MXGP MX2 WMX2014 Race 1 nbsp Maximilian Nagl nbsp Dylan FerrandisRace 2 nbsp Gautier Paulin nbsp Jeffrey Herlings2015 Race 1 nbsp Maximilian NaglRace 22016 Race 1 nbsp Tim Gajser nbsp Courtney DuncanRace 22017 Race 1 nbsp Tony Cairoli nbsp Pauls JonassRace 2Speedcar Series edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2009 Race 1 nbsp Gianni Morbidelli nbsp Palm BeachRace 2 nbsp Vitantonio Liuzzi nbsp Union PropertiesGP2 Asia edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2009 Race 1 nbsp Nico Hulkenberg nbsp ART Grand PrixRace 2 nbsp Sergio Perez nbsp Barwa International CamposReferences edit Losail International Circuit RacingCircuits info Retrieved 2020 07 16 F1 to hold first Qatar Grand Prix at Losail this November Motor Sport Magazine 30 September 2021 Retrieved 30 September 2021 Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023 Horton Phillip 30 May 2023 Qatar GP organisers reveal Lusail renovations motorsportweek com Retrieved 31 May 2023 Tribune Qatar 2023 06 11 Qatar 1812 unveiled as name for 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship race Qatar Tribune Retrieved 2023 09 20 Qatar Grand Prix 2023 Formula1 com Retrieved 8 October 2023 Qatar Grand Prix 2021 Formula1 com Retrieved 7 March 2022 Lusail International Circuit Qatar 2009 GP2 Asia results autoevolution com Archived from the original on 16 September 2011 2006 Losail Grand Prix Masters Retrieved 20 April 2022 World Superbike Motul Qatar Round 24 26 October 2019 Results Tissot Superpole Race PDF World Superbike Dorna 26 October 2019 Retrieved 16 June 2022 Qatar Superbike1 QCH1 MRF Challenge 17th Friday October QSBK 1 QCH 1 MRF Challenge MRF Challenge Race 2 16 October 2014 Retrieved 14 January 2023 QCH R5 Porsche G3 CUP Radical Car Feb 6 2015 QCH4 GT3 Cup Radical Car GT3 Cup Race 2 4 February 2015 Retrieved 14 January 2023 WTCC 2015 Losail International Circuit Round 23 Results Retrieved 16 June 2022 Qatar Round 2 3 4 November 2017 World Supersport Results Race PDF World Superbike Dorna 4 November 2017 Retrieved 16 June 2022 2009 Losail Speedcar Round 5 Retrieved 19 July 2022 Motul Qatar Round 24 26 October 2019 Race Results PDF World Superbike Dorna 26 October 2019 Retrieved 22 May 2021 Asia Road Racing Championship Saturday 3rd October 2015 Asian Production 250 CC Race 2 Race 9 Laps started at 21 30 53 3 October 2015 Retrieved 14 January 2023 2014 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 6 Losail International Circuit Qatar December 14 2014 Underbone 130cc Race 1 PDF 14 December 2014 Retrieved 14 January 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Losail International Circuit Official website Trackpedia s guide to driving the Losail International Circuit Google maps satellite view of Losail International Circuit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Losail International Circuit amp oldid 1189682863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
