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.
Built in just under a year by 1,000 workers at the cost of US$58 million, the track opened in 2004, named Losail International Circuit, to the inaugural 2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix, won by Sete Gibernau.[2]
The track is 5.380 km (3.343 mi) in length, with a main straight of 1.068 km (0.664 mi). It is surrounded by artificial grass to stop the sand encroaching on the track.
In 2007, Lusail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races. At the time, the lighting of the Lusail 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 official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:23.196, set by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull Racing in the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix. The official race lap records at the Lusail International Circuit are listed as:
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March 08, 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 Losail International CircuitLocationLusail Al Daayen QatarTime zoneUTC 03 00Coordinates25 29 24 N 51 27 15 E 25 49000 N 51 45417 E 25 49000 51 45417 Coordinates 25 29 24 N 51 27 15 E 25 49000 N 51 45417 E 25 49000 51 45417Capacity8 000FIA Grade1 1 Broke ground2003Opened30 September 2004 18 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 Championship6 Hours of Qatar 2024 Former World SBK 2005 2009 2014 2019 WTCC Race of Qatar 2015 2017 FIM EWC 8 Hours of Doha 2007 2012 Motocross World Championship 2013 2017 GP2 Asia 2009 Grand Prix Circuit 2004 present Length5 380 km 3 343 miles Turns16Race lap record1 23 196 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB16B 2021 F1 Websitewww wbr circuitlosail wbr com2016 FIA WTCC Race of Qatar View from the grandstand Built in just under a year by 1 000 workers at the cost of US 58 million the track opened in 2004 named Losail International Circuit to the inaugural 2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix won by Sete Gibernau 2 The track is 5 380 km 3 343 mi in length with a main straight of 1 068 km 0 664 mi It is surrounded by artificial grass to stop the sand encroaching on the track In 2007 Lusail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races At the time the lighting of the Lusail 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 3 Contents 1 Lap records 2 Events 3 Racing history 3 1 Formula One 3 2 MotoGP 3 3 Superbike World Championship 3 4 World Touring Car Championship 3 5 Motocross World Championship 3 6 Speedcar Series 3 7 GP2 Asia 4 References 5 External linksLap records EditThe official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1 23 196 set by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull Racing in the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix The official race lap records at the Lusail International Circuit are listed as Category Time Driver Vehicle EventGrand Prix Circuit 5 380 km 2004 present Formula One 1 23 196 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB16B 2021 Qatar Grand PrixGP2 Asia 1 38 699 5 Davide Rigon Dallara GP2 05 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series roundGP Masters 1 49 116 6 Pierluigi Martini Delta Motorsport GP Masters car 2006 Losail Grand Prix MastersMotoGP 1 54 338 Enea Bastianini Ducati Desmosedici GP21 2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixWorld SBK 1 56 687 7 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Ninja ZX 10RR 2019 Losail World SBK roundMoto2 1 58 711 Thomas Luthi Kalex Moto2 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixMRF Challenge 1 59 519 8 Toby Sowery Dallara Formulino Pro 2014 Losail MRF Challenge roundPorsche Carrera Cup 2 00 322 9 Clemens Schmid Porsche 911 991 I GT3 Cup 2015 2nd Losail Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship roundTC1 2 01 628 10 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen C Elysee WTCC 2015 FIA WTCC Race of QatarWorld SSP 2 01 832 11 Kenan Sofuoglu Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R 2017 Losail World SSP roundStock car racing 2 04 508 12 Vitantonio Liuzzi Speedcar V8 2009 Losail Speedcar Series roundMoto3 2 05 403 Romano Fenati Honda NSF250RW 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand PrixSupersport 300 2 13 798 13 Ana Carrasco Kawasaki Ninja 400 2019 Losail Supersport 300 roundAsia Productions 250 2 24 177 14 Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Yamaha YZF R25 2015 Losail ARRC roundAsia Underbone 130 2 31 934 15 Ferlando Herdian Yamaha T 150 2014 Losail ARRC roundEvents EditCurrentOctober Formula One Qatar Grand Prix November Grand Prix motorcycle racing Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Asia Talent CupFutureFIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Qatar 2024 FormerAsia 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 Racing history Edit Since 2008 MotoGP class has run under lights at Losail Formula One Edit Year Winning driver Winning team2021 Lewis Hamilton MercedesMotoGP Edit Year MotoGP 250cc Moto2 125cc Moto32004 Sete Gibernau Sebastian Porto Jorge Lorenzo2005 Valentino Rossi Casey Stoner Gabor Talmacsi2006 Valentino Rossi Jorge Lorenzo Alvaro Bautista2007 Casey Stoner Jorge Lorenzo Hector Faubel2008 Casey Stoner Mattia Pasini Sergio Gadea2009 Casey Stoner Hector Barbera Andrea Iannone2010 Valentino Rossi Shoya Tomizawa Nicolas Terol2011 Casey Stoner Stefan Bradl Nicolas Terol2012 Jorge Lorenzo Marc Marquez Maverick Vinales2013 Jorge Lorenzo Pol Espargaro Luis Salom2014 Marc Marquez Esteve Rabat Jack Miller2015 Valentino Rossi Jonas Folger Alexis Masbou2016 Jorge Lorenzo Thomas Luthi Niccolo Antonelli2017 Maverick Vinales Franco Morbidelli Joan Mir2018 Andrea Dovizioso Francesco Bagnaia Jorge Martin2019 Andrea Dovizioso Lorenzo Baldassarri Kaito Toba2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 concerns Tetsuta Nagashima Albert Arenas2021 Maverick Vinales Sam Lowes Jaume Masia2021 Doha Fabio Quartararo Sam Lowes Pedro Acosta2022 Enea Bastianini Celestino Vietti Andrea MignoSuperbike World Championship Edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2005 Race 1 Troy Corser Alstare SuzukiRace 2 Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki2006 Race 1 James Toseland Winston Ten Kate HondaRace 2 Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra2007 Race 1 Max Biaggi Alstare SuzukiRace 2 James Toseland Ten Kate Honda2008 Race 1 Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox TeamRace 2 Fonsi Nieto Team Alstare Suzuki2009 Race 1 Ben Spies Yamaha WSBRace 2 Ben Spies Yamaha WSB2014 Race 1 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing TeamRace 2 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team2015 Race 1 Jordi Torres Aprilia Racing Team Red DevilsRace 2 Leon Haslam Aprilia Racing Team Red Devils2016 Race 1 Chaz Davies Aruba it Racing DucatiRace 2 Chaz Davies Aruba it Racing Ducati2017 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing TeamRace 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team2018 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKRace 2 Race cancelled2019 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKSR Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKRace 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK2020 Race cancelledWorld Touring Car Championship Edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2015 Race 1 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCCRace 2 Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC2016 Race 1 Gabriele Tarquini Lada Sport RosneftRace 2 Mehdi Bennani Sebastien Loeb Racing2017 Race 1 Tom Chilton Sebastien Loeb RacingRace 2 Esteban Guerrieri Honda Racing Team JASMotocross World Championship Edit Year Race MX1 MX22013 Race 1 Clement Desalle Jeffrey HerlingsRace 2 Tony Cairoli Jeffrey HerlingsYear Race MXGP MX22014 Race 1 Maximilian Nagl Dylan FerrandisRace 2 Gautier Paulin Jeffrey Herlings2015 Race 1 Maximilian Nagl Jeffrey HerlingsRace 2 Maximilian Nagl Jeffrey Herlings WMX2016 Race 1 Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings Courtney DuncanRace 2 Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings Courtney Duncan2017 Race 1 Tony Cairoli Pauls JonassRace 2 Tony Cairoli Pauls JonassSpeedcar Series Edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2009 Race 1 Gianni Morbidelli Palm BeachRace 2 Vitantonio Liuzzi Union PropertiesGP2 Asia Edit Year Race Winning driver Winning team2009 Race 1 Nico Hulkenberg ART Grand PrixRace 2 Sergio Perez Barwa International CamposReferences Edit Barretto Lawrence 2021 09 30 Everything you need to know about the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix Formula1 com Retrieved 2021 10 02 Losail International Circuit RacingCircuits info Retrieved 2020 07 16 F1 to hold first Qatar Grand Prix at Losail this November Motor Sport Magazine 2021 09 30 Retrieved 2021 09 30 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 Retrieved 16 June 2022 Qatar Superbike1 QCH1 MRF Challenge 17th Friday October QSBK 1 QCH 1 MRF Challenge MRF Challenge Race 2 Retrieved 14 January 2023 QCH R5 Porsche G3 CUP Radical Car Feb 6 2015 QCH4 GT3 Cup Radical Car GT3 Cup Race 2 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 Retrieved 16 June 2022 2009 Losail Speedcar Round 5 Retrieved 19 July 2022 Motul Qatar Round 24 26 October 2019 Race Results PDF 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 Retrieved 14 January 2023 2014 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 6 Losail International Circuit Qatar December 14 2014 Underbone 130cc Race 1 PDF Retrieved 14 January 2023 External links Edit 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 1143211577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
