Circuits
Round 22 · Qatar Grand Prix
Lusail International Circuit
Lusail International CircuitLusail, Qatar
5.419 km
Lap length
16
Corners
6 left, 10 right
Clockwise
Direction
4
F1 races held
since 2021
What makes it different
- Built for MotoGP in 2004, so the run-off is enormous and the kerbs are shallow - the aggressive kerb strategies that work elsewhere have nothing to bite on here.
- A sequence of medium and high-speed corners with almost no heavy braking, which puts sustained lateral load into the tyres and made tyre life the defining issue of its 2023 race.
- Desert sand blowing onto the circuit is a routine variable across the weekend.
- The circuit sits in Lusail City, the purpose-built development north of Doha whose 80,000-seat stadium hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France.
The records
2
Different winners
from 4 races
75% (3 of 4)
Pole converted to win
since 2021
15% — roughly 1 car in 7
Cars that don't finish
last 4 races here, since 2021
3.3 places
How much the order changes
up or down from the grid slot, on average — more than most circuits
"Cars that don't finish" and "How much the order changes" both cover the 4 Grands Prix run here since 2021. Movement is the distance between a car’s grid slot and its finish, in either direction — not a count of overtakes, since a car retiring ahead of a driver moves that driver up too.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 3 wins · 2025, 2024, 2023 | 3 podiums · 2025, 2024, 2023 | 2 poles · 2024, 2023 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 win · 2021 | 1 podium · 2021 | 1 pole · 2021 |
| Oscar Piastri | — | 1 podium · 2024 | 1 pole · 2025 |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 1 podium · 2025 | — |
| Lando Norris | — | 1 podium · 2023 | — |
| Fernando Alonso | — | 1 podium · 2021 | — |
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2025Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2024Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2021Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes
Last pole times
- 2025Oscar Piastri · McLaren · 1:19.387
- 2024Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:20.520
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:23.778
- 2021Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes · 1:20.827
Historic moments
2023 · The race drivers called torture
The 2023 race was run in such extreme heat that Logan Sargeant retired with heat exhaustion, Esteban Ocon vomited inside his helmet but kept racing to seventh, and several more drivers needed the medical centre afterwards - widely called one of the most physically brutal Grands Prix ever run.
2021 · Verstappen's penalty hands Hamilton the win
Max Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix after failing to slow for waved yellow flags in qualifying, dropping him from a front-row time to seventh on the grid. Lewis Hamilton converted pole into victory, cutting Verstappen's championship lead to eight points with two rounds left in their title fight.
Qatar Grand Prix coverage
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3 sources · 64 days ago
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1 source · 8 days ago
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1 source · 8 days ago
‘I hope there’s peace’: Hamilton wants F1’s planned Qatar and Abu Dhabi races to go ahead
1 source · 10 days ago
Qatar and Abu Dhabi uncertainty continues as FIA considers alternatives
1 source · 25 days ago
Imola F1 Return In Play As Qatar And Abu Dhabi Wobble
1 source · 45 days ago
Imola could make F1 calendar return in place of Qatar or Abu Dhabi GP
1 source · 46 days ago
F1 plans four Middle East races in 2027 while 2026 Qatar and Abu Dhabi decisions remain unresolved
1 source · 24 days ago
Qatar declares F1 race is ‘going ahead’
1 source · 40 days ago
F1 2026 calendar doubt takes fresh twist in Qatar GP update
1 source · 40 days ago
Lando Norris: I hope Mercedes gets a double disqualification in Las Vegas and forgets to pit in Qatar
1 source · 49 days ago
Decision on Qatar and Abu Dhabi could linger until October as Imola put on standby
1 source · 30 days ago
Ben Sulayem vows F1 won't put drivers 'at risk' as Qatar and Abu Dhabi deadline looms
1 source · 33 days ago
'Nothing will happen before September' as F1 chief addresses Qatar and Abu Dhabi fears
1 source · 64 days ago
Mohammed Ben Sulayem: We can’t jump the gun and just cancel Qatar and Abu Dhabi races
1 source · 32 days ago
Cancellation of Qatar and Abu Dhabi draws nearer; an alternative is ready
1 source · 41 days ago
Imola may host the Qatar or Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
1 source · 64 days ago
Historic circuit among candidates to replace Qatar and Abu Dhabi as F1 season finale if needed
1 source · 64 days ago