Lusail International Circuit

Motorsport track in Qatar

The Lusail International Circuit (حلبة لوسيل الدولية, sometimes rendered Losail International Circuit) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar. The track is in length, with a main straight of 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 million, the track opened in 2004 and hosted the inaugural Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in the same year, won by Sete Gibernau. 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 Lusail 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. Before the second edition of the Grand Prix, the circuit was renovated, the facilities upgraded, and the capacity was increased from 8,000 to 52,000. Beginning in 2024, the FIA World Endurance Championship is set to host its season opener at Lusail, the Qatar 1812 km, in addition to the Prologue, the championship's pre season testing sessions.

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 March 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Lusail International Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Grand Prix Circuit: 5.419 km (2023–present) Formula One 1:24.319 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB19 2023 Qatar Grand Prix LMDh 1:39.748 Matt Campbell Porsche 963 2024 Qatar 1812 km LMH 1:41.441 Federico Al Rifai Tatuus F4 T421 2024 Lusail F4 Saudi Arabian Championship round Group 5 2:04.087 Kyle Tilley Chevron B27S 2024 Lusail Classic Endurance Racing round Touring car racing 2:19.449 Abdulla Ali Alkhelaifi Honda S2000 2024 1st Qatar Touring Car Championship round Motorcycle Circuit: 5.380 km (2004–present) Formula One 1:23.196 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB16B 2021 Qatar Grand Prix GP2 Asia 1:38.699 Davide Rigon Dallara GP2/05 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round GP Masters 1:49.116 Pierluigi Martini Delta Motorsport GP Masters car 2006 Losail Grand Prix Masters MotoGP 1:52.657 Pedro Acosta KTM RC16 2024 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix World SBK 1:56.687 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Ninja ZX 10RR 2019 Losail World SBK round Moto2 1:57.366 Sam Lowes Kalex Moto2 2023 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix 250cc 1:59.379 Alex Debón Aprilia RSV 250 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix MRF Challenge 1:59.519 Toby Sowery Dallara Formulino Pro 2014 Losail MRF Challenge round Porsche Carrera Cup 2:00.322 Clemens Schmid Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2015 2nd Losail Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship round TC1 2:01.628 José María López Citroën C Elysée WTCC 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Qatar World SSP 2:01.832 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R 2017 Losail World SSP round Moto3 2:03.135 Tatsuki Suzuki Husqvarna FR250GP 2024 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Stock car racing 2:04.508 Vitantonio Liuzzi Speedcar V8 2009 Losail Speedcar Series round 125cc 2:05.695 Scott Redding Aprilia RS125R 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Supersport 300 2:13.798 Ana Carrasco Kawasaki Ninja 400 2019 Losail Supersport 300 round Asia Productions 250 2:24.177 Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Yamaha YZF R25 2015 Losail ARRC round Asia Underbone 130 2:31.934 Ferlando Herdian Yamaha T 150 2014 Losail ARRC round

Year Hypercar Winners LMGT3 Winners 2024 No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm Klaus Bachler

Year Race Winning rider Winning team 2005 Race 1 Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Race 2 Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki2006 Race 1 James Toseland Winston Ten Kate Honda Race 2 Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra2007 Race 1 Max Biaggi Alstare Suzuki Race 2 James Toseland Ten Kate Honda2008 Race 1 Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Team Race 2 Fonsi Nieto Team Alstare Suzuki2009 Race 1 Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Race 2 Ben Spies Yamaha WSB2014 Race 1 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team Race 2 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia Racing Team2015 Race 1 Jordi Torres Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Race 2 Leon Haslam Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils2016 Race 1 Chaz Davies Aruba. it Racing – Ducati Race 2 Chaz Davies Aruba. it Racing – Ducati2017 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team Race 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team2018 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Race 2Race cancelled2019 Race 1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK SR (Superpole race) Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Race 2 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK 2020Race cancelled