 Grand Prix Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Location | Lusail,Al Daayen,Qatar |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 25°29′24″N51°27′15″E / 25.49000°N 51.45417°E /25.49000; 51.45417 |
| Capacity | 52,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1[1] |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 30 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-30) |
| Construction cost | US$58 million |
| Major events | Current: Formula One Qatar Grand Prix (2021, 2023–present) Grand Prix motorcycle racing Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (2004–present) Doha motorcycle Grand Prix (2021) FIA World Endurance Championship Qatar 1812 km (2024–present) Former: World SBK (2005–2009, 2014–2019) WTCCRace of Qatar (2015–2017) Motocross World Championship (2013–2017) FIM EWC8 Hours of Doha (2007–2012) GP2 Asia (2009) |
| Website | https://www.lcsc.qa/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Length | 5.419 km (3.367 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 1:22.384 ( Lando Norris,McLaren MCL38,2024,F1) |
| Short Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Length | 3.701 km (2.300 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Club Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Length | 2.446 km (1.520 mi) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (2004–2022) | |
| Length | 5.380 km (3.343 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 1:23.196 ( Max Verstappen,Red Bull Racing RB16B,2021,F1) |
TheLusail International Circuit (Arabic:حلبة لوسيل الدولية, sometimes renderedLosail International Circuit) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city ofLusail, north ofDoha,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 ofUS$58 million, the track opened in 2004 and hosted the inauguralQatar motorcycle Grand Prix in the same year, won bySete Gibernau.[2] In 2007, Lusail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races. At the time, the lighting of the Lusail Circuit byMusco 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 inAbu Dhabi. The first night race inMotoGP history was the2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in March 2008.[3]
In February2009, aGP2 Asia Series nighttime race took place. TheWorld SBK visited Lusail in 2005–2009 and 2014–2019; and theWTCC visited there in 2015–2017.[citation needed]
The circuit hosted the 20th race of the2021 Formula One season, the inaugural edition of theQatar Grand Prix.[4] Before the second edition of the Grand Prix,[5] the circuit was renovated, the facilities upgraded, and the capacity was increased from 8,000 to 52,000.[6]
Beginning in 2024, theFIA World Endurance Championship hosted its season opener at Lusail, theQatar 1812 km, in addition to the Prologue, the championship's pre-season testing sessions.[7]
The official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:22.384, set byLando Norris driving forMcLaren in the2024 Qatar Grand Prix. As of October 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Lusail International Circuit are listed as:
| Year | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton |  Mercedes |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen |  Red Bull Racing |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| Year | Hypercar Winners | LMGT3 Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No. 6Porsche Penske Motorsport |  No. 92Manthey PureRxcing |
 Kévin EstreAndré Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor |  Alex MalykhinJoel SturmKlaus Bachler | |
| 2025 |  No. 50Ferrari AF Corse | No. 33TF Sport |
Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Jonny EdgarDaniel Juncadella Ben Keating |
| Year | Race | Winning rider | 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Year | Race | MX1 | MX2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Race 1 | Clément Desalle | Jeffrey Herlings | |
| Race 2 | Tony Cairoli | Jeffrey Herlings | ||
| Year | Race | MXGP | MX2 | WMX |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Year | Race | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Race 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | Palm Beach |
| Race 2 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |  Union Properties |
| Year | Race | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Race 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix |
| Race 2 |  Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos |
