Qatar, Doha
Lusail International Circuit
A 5.38 km circuit in Doha. Timed layouts, lap times and what you need to know before a track day here.
Going to Lusail International Circuit?
See which corner costs you the most time.
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Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
Going to Lusail International Circuit?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
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Lusail International Circuit lap times
Timed from GPS on real track days, not typed in. Compare within one layout and one vehicle class, because a motorcycle lap and a car lap are not the same thing.
No recorded laps on Grand Prix Circuit yet.
Record a session on this layout and your lap becomes the time other drivers in your class compare against.
Track day guide
Track day at Lusail International Circuit
Weather by month, who runs the days and what to put in the car. Written for a first visit.
Who runs track days here
What to bring
- Helmet that meets the organiser's standard
- Long sleeves, long trousers, closed shoes
- Tyre pressure gauge, since pressures rise fast on track
- Removable towing eye fitted or in the car
- An empty boot: loose items out before the first session
- Your phone in a rigid mount, recording with Vetkuro
Weather by month
Now, in November: 30°C by day, 22°C at night, rain on 2 days. Warmest in July, 43°C by day on average. Coldest in January, 15°C at night. Fewest days with rain: June to September.
Rain: days with rain per month. Climate: NASA POWER, daily data 2016–2025. Monthly averages, not a forecast. Check the organiser's calendar for open dates. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.
Elevation profile
Lusail International Circuit elevation
Elevation change 5 m, steepest gradient 2.1%. The highest point, about 15 m above sea level, is 4.80 km from the start line; the lowest, about 10 m, 1.48 km.
Height above sea level, approximate. HoverTouch the profile for any point.
From a terrain model, sampled every 10 m along the track line and smoothed over 100 m. Heights above sea level are approximate: trees and buildings along the line read up to about 15 m high. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30.
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About Lusail International Circuit
Overview
Lusail International Circuit stands north of Doha in Qatar and is the country's main motorsport venue. It holds an FIA Grade 1 licence and FIM Grade A certification and operates under the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation. The calendar is built around three world championships: the MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar, the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix and the Qatar 1812 KM round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Outside these weekends the circuit opens to the public for car and motorbike track days, evening karting and mixed training days for cyclists, runners and walkers, and it also hosts national championships such as the Qatar Touring Car Championship.
Technical Specifications and Track Features
The Grand Prix circuit is 5.38 km long and 12 m wide, with 16 corners, ten to the right and six to the left. Its main straight runs for 1.068 km between the pit building and the main grandstand towards Turn 1, where Lusail Hill gives spectators an elevated view of the corner. The circuit describes the rest of the lap as a mix of flowing sections and technical turns. Permanent floodlights allow racing after dark, and the MotoGP and Formula 1 races are held under the lights. The Formula 1 lap record of 1:22.384 was set by Lando Norris in a McLaren at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.
Facilities and Specialized Areas
The pit building, completed in its present form in 2023, holds the Guinness World Record as the longest motorsport pit lane building at 402.1 m. It contains 50 air-conditioned garages of 15 by 6 m, more than at any other Formula 1 venue. The paddock has two independent VIP areas, 15 team villas, a 400-seat press room and a medical centre. Spectators use the Main, North, Turn 2, Turn 3 and Turn 16 grandstands, the Lusail Hill general admission area and hospitality units including the Paddock Club. A separate karting track of about 900 m is open to the public with 270 cc karts reaching 60 km/h, and it also hosts the Qatar Karting Championship and the FIM MiniGP Qatar Series. Public car track days give 30 cars three hours of track time under supervision, with passenger places available and a private option with fewer cars on track.
History
The circuit was built in just under a year by around 1,000 workers at a cost of 58 million US dollars and opened in 2004, hosting the first Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix that year. Permanent lighting was installed in 2007, and in March 2008 Lusail staged the first night race in MotoGP history. The venue later welcomed the Superbike World Championship, the GP2 Asia Series and the World Touring Car Championship. Formula 1 arrived in 2021 with the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, followed by a ten-year agreement running to 2032. Before the second Grand Prix the circuit was renovated and spectator capacity rose from 8,000 to 52,000. In 2024 the circuit opened the World Endurance Championship season with the Qatar 1812 KM, named in honour of Qatar National Day. The circuit also holds the FIA Three-Star Environmental Accreditation, the federation's highest level of recognition for sustainable operations.
Address
North Relief Road, Al Wusail, PO Box 23931
Doha
Qatar
Contact
lcsc.qa