Race Weekend
Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2024
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Welcome to the Losail International Circuit, located just outside Doha, Qatar, for the Qatar Grand Prix.
The track's flowing layout offers a challenging mix of technical turns and flat-out straights under the floodlights for a spectacular setting for night racing.
Almost every type of corner a racing driver could experience is here to challenge the car and pilot, with its recently upgraded facilities also improving comfort for attending fans.
The Losail International Circuit spans 5.419 km (3.367 miles) with 16 turns, starting with a long straight that leads into a series of high-speed corners, testing each car’s aerodynamics around Sector 1.
Sector 2, meanwhile, is a combination of trickier, lower-speed turns where driver precision and mechanical stability will gain or lose tenths.
High-speed corners around Sector 3 that lead onto the main straight conclude the lap, and carrying momentum around Turn 16 proves key in benefiting from the circuit's sole DRS zone.
Circuit Name: Losail International Circuit
Circuit Length: 5.419 km (3.367 miles)
Race Distance: 308.611 km (191.762 miles)
Lap Record: 1:24.319 (Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 2023)
2024 Support Series: Formula 2, F1 Academy
Fastest Lap: 1:26.666 (Lap 57)
Qualifying: P14 (1:25.707)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium-Hard-Hard
Williams Racing's Qatar GP History
Best Finish: P13 (Alex Albon, 2023)
Best Qualifying: P14 (Alex Albon, 2023)
Alex's Best Finish: P13 (2023)
Franco's Best Finish: TBC (2024)
Williams Racing Highlight: Alex climbed an incredible 10 positions in the 2023 Sprint, starting in P17 and finishing P7 in just 19 laps around Losail Circuit to net two vital points for our championship campaign.
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)