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FORMULA 1/VENUES/LUSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
FORMULA 1 · QATAR GP

Lusail

Lusail International Circuit

LUSAIL · QA · EST. 2021

"A motorcycle grand prix circuit repurposed for Formula 1. Flowing high-speed corners and relentless tyre degradation in extreme heat — the most physically demanding venue on the calendar."

Lusail International Circuit

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LUSAIL · QA
MOMENT

LENGTH

5.419km

CORNERS

16

LAP RECORD

1:22.384

NORRIS · '24

ELEVATION

6m

F1 SINCE

2021

TRACK FINGERPRINT

SENSITIVITY PROFILE

What the car and driver need to excel here. Calibrated against F1 venue averages.

WHAT MATTERS HERE

Sustained fast corners — Pirelli's maximum lateral and tyre-stress ratings, with just one heavy braking zone.

Engine PowerHIGH

68.4% FLAT · 327 KM/H

Aero EfficiencyHIGH

DOWNFORCE 4/5

Mechanical GripMODERATE

TRACTION 3/5

Braking StabilityMODERATE

BREMBO 3/5 · 1 HEAVY STOP

Tyre DegradationCRITICAL

STRESS 5/5 · C1/C2/C3

High-speed commitmentEXTREME

LATERAL 5/5 · T12–T14

WEATHER · LUSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

2021–PRESENT

Historical race-day conditions across 4 World Championship races at this circuit. Classified dry / mixed / wet from race reports.

CONDITIONS BREAKDOWN

DRY 100%

OF 4 F1 RACES SINCE 2021

MOST CHAOTIC RACES

No rain-affected races in the classified sample.

CIRCUIT OVERVIEW

Lusail International Circuit — 4 dry / 0 mixed / 0 wet of 4 races.

DRIVER-TRACK FIT

HISTORICAL

Drivers with the strongest results here relative to their starts — wins, podiums, and poles at this circuit, with shrinkage so small samples do not dominate.

Max Verstappen

983W 4PD 2P

Lewis Hamilton

701W 1PD 1P

Oscar Piastri

690W 3PD 1P

Charles Leclerc

580W 1PD 0P

Fernando Alonso

580W 1PD 0P

FIT = (25×WINS + 8×PODIUMS + 10×POLES) / STARTS · BAYESIAN SHRINKAGE · MIN SAMPLE

ICONIC MOMENTS

THE ARCHIVE

Races and laps that define Lusail International Circuit. Moments that shaped the circuit's legend.

2021
WIN

Hamilton wins from pole — title fight

MERCEDES · DOMINANT

2023
TITLE

Verstappen clinches 3rd title in sprint — first Saturday WDC since 1983

RED BULL · SPRINT WDC

2023
WIN

Verstappen wins — tyres degrade all

RED BULL · TYRE DRAMA

2023
DRAMA

Alonso fights Verstappen — wheel probe

ASTON MARTIN · PENALTY

KEY MOMENTS SELECTED FROM THE RACE ARCHIVE · CONDITIONS VERIFIED