Losail International Circuit

Losail International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة لوسيل الدولية) is a motor racing circuit located just outside in the town of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar.

Losail International Circuit

LocationLusail, Al Daayen, Qatar
Time zoneUTC+03:00
Capacity8,000
FIA Grade1[1]
Broke ground2003
Opened2004
Major eventsCurrent:
MotoGP
Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
(2004–present)
Doha motorcycle Grand Prix (2021)
Qatar Touring Car Championship
Former:
Formula One
Qatar Grand Prix (2021)
World SBK (2005–2009, 2014–2019)
FIA 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)
Turns16
Race lap record1:23.196[2] ( Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, 2021, F1)
Websitewww.circuitlosail.com
2016 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 to the inaugural 2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix, won by Sete Gibernau.[3]

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, 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.[4]

Lap records

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 Losail International Circuit are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 5.380 km (2004–present)
Formula One1:23.196[2]Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing RB16B2021 Qatar Grand Prix
GP2 Asia1:38.699[5]Davide RigonDallara GP2/052009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round
GP Masters1:49.116[6]Pierluigi MartiniDelta Motorsport GP Masters car2006 Losail Grand Prix Masters
MotoGP1:54.338Enea BastianiniDucati Desmosedici GP212022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:56.687[7]Jonathan ReaKawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR2019 Losail World SBK round
Moto21:58.711Thomas LüthiKalex Moto22019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
WTCC2:01.628[8]José María LópezCitroën C-Elysée WTCC2015 FIA WTCC Race of Qatar
World SSP2:01.832Kenan SofuoğluKawasaki Ninja ZX-6R2017 Losail World SSP round
Moto32:05.403Romano FenatiHonda NSF250RW2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
Supersport 3002:13.798[9]Ana CarrascoKawasaki Ninja 4002019 Losail Supersport 300 round

Events
Current
Former

Racing history
Since 2008, MotoGP class has run under lights at Losail

Formula One
Year Winning driver Winning team
2021 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

MotoGP
Year MotoGP 250cc/Moto2 125cc/Moto3
2004 Sete Gibernau Sebastián Porto Jorge Lorenzo
2005 Valentino Rossi Casey Stoner Gábor Talmácsi
2006 Valentino Rossi Jorge Lorenzo Álvaro Bautista
2007 Casey Stoner Jorge Lorenzo Héctor Faubel
2008 Casey Stoner Mattia Pasini Sergio Gadea
2009 Casey Stoner Héctor Barberá Andrea Iannone
2010 Valentino Rossi Shoya Tomizawa Nicolás Terol
2011 Casey Stoner Stefan Bradl Nicolás Terol
2012 Jorge Lorenzo Marc Márquez Maverick Viñales
2013 Jorge Lorenzo Pol Espargaró Luis Salom
2014 Marc Márquez Esteve Rabat Jack Miller
2015 Valentino Rossi Jonas Folger Alexis Masbou
2016 Jorge Lorenzo Thomas Lüthi Niccolò Antonelli
2017 Maverick Viñales Franco Morbidelli Joan Mir
2018 Andrea Dovizioso Francesco Bagnaia Jorge Martín
2019 Andrea Dovizioso Lorenzo Baldassarri Kaito Toba
2020 Moto2 and Moto3 only Tetsuta Nagashima Albert Arenas
2021 Qatar Maverick Viñales Sam Lowes Jaume Masiá
2021 Doha Fabio Quartararo Sam Lowes Pedro Acosta
2022 Enea Bastianini Celestino Vietti Andrea Migno

Superbike World Championship
Year Race Winning driver Winning team
2005 Race 1 Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki
Race 2 Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki
2006 Race 1 James Toseland Winston Ten Kate Honda
Race 2 Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
2007 Race 1 Max Biaggi Alstare Suzuki
Race 2 James Toseland Ten Kate Honda
2008 Race 1 Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Team
Race 2 Fonsi Nieto Team Alstare Suzuki
2009 Race 1 Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
Race 2 Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
2014 Race 1 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team
Race 2 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team
2015 Race 1 Jordi Torres Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils
Race 2 Leon Haslam Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils
2016 Race 1 Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
Race 2 Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
2017 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
Race 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
2018 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
Race 2 Race cancelled
2019 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
SR Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
Race 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
2020 Race cancelled

World Touring Car Championship
Year Race Winning driver Winning team
2015 Race 1 José María López Citroën Total WTCC
Race 2 Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
2016 Race 1 Gabriele Tarquini Lada Sport Rosneft
Race 2 Mehdi Bennani Sébastien Loeb Racing
2017 Race 1 Tom Chilton Sébastien Loeb Racing
Race 2 Esteban Guerrieri Honda Racing Team JAS

Motocross World Championship
Year Race MX1 MX2
2013 Race 1 Clément Desalle Jeffrey Herlings
Race 2 Tony Cairoli Jeffrey Herlings
Year Race MXGP MX2
2014 Race 1 Maximilian Nagl Dylan Ferrandis
Race 2 Gautier Paulin Jeffrey Herlings
2015 Race 1 Maximilian Nagl Jeffrey Herlings
Race 2 Maximilian Nagl Jeffrey Herlings WMX
2016 Race 1 Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings Courtney Duncan
Race 2 Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings Courtney Duncan
2017 Race 1 Tony Cairoli Pauls Jonass
Race 2 Tony Cairoli Pauls Jonass

Speedcar Series
Year Race Winning driver Winning team
2009 Race 1 Gianni Morbidelli Palm Beach
Race 2 Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties

GP2 Asia
Year Race Winning driver Winning team
2009 Race 1 Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Race 2 Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos

References
  1. Barretto, Lawrence (2021-09-30). "Everything you need to know about the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. "Qatar Grand Prix 2021". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. "Losail International Circuit". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. "F1 to hold first Qatar Grand Prix at Losail this November". Motor Sport Magazine. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. "Lusail International Circuit, Qatar 2009 - GP2 Asia results". autoevolution.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
  6. "2006 Losail Grand Prix Masters". Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. "2019 Superbike World Championship Losail Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. "2015 WTCC Race Of Qatar Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. "Motul Qatar Round, 24-26 October 2019 Race Results" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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