Losail International Circuit
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Doha , Qatar | ||
Route type: | permanent race track | |
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Opening: | 2004 | |
Track layout | ||
Route data | ||
Important events: |
Motorcycle World Championship , Superbike World Championship | |
Route length: | 5.380 km (3.34 mi ) | |
Curves: | 16 | |
Records | ||
Track record: (motorcycle) |
1: 54.927 min. ( Jorge Lorenzo , Yamaha , 2016 ) |
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http://www.circuitlosail.com |
Coordinates: 25 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N , 51 ° 27 ′ 15 ″ E
The Losail International Circuit is a motorsport - racing circuit outside of Doha in Qatar .
Location and construction
The route is located on the east coast of the country, 20 kilometers north of Doha, in the middle of the desert and is 5380 meters long. It was opened in 2004 and cost the equivalent of around 50 million euros . The racetrack is homologated by both the FIA and the FIM and is considered very modern, its equipment includes 40 pit garages, a modern press center with 200 journalist spaces and a track hospital. Outside of the racing events, the slope can also be rented by private individuals.
Events
Since 2004, the Qatar Grand Prix for the Motorcycle World Championship and a Superbike World Championship run have been held here every year. The audience response to the races is rather low, so the route to the motorcycle world championship races regularly has fewer than 10,000 visitors on the race weekend.
At the start of the 2008 motorcycle world championship , the first night race in the history of the motorcycle world championship took place here on March 9th. The 2009 Grand Prix was characterized by bad weather conditions. Since the artificial lighting of the route creates dangerous light reflections when the slope conditions are wet , the runs in the rain were excluded from the outset. The race in the 125 cc class had to be stopped after four laps due to the onset of rain and was not restarted. The 250 cm³ run was shortened from 20 to 13 laps, while the MotoGP class race planned for midnight (local time) could not even be started due to heavy rain and storms and was postponed by one day to the following Monday.
Route data
- Length: 5380 meters
- Width: 12 meters
- longest straight: 1068 meters
- Right turns: 10
- Left turns: 6
statistics
All winners of MotoGP races in Doha
year | winner | motorcycle | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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2004 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | M. | 44: 01.741 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 161.294 km / h | October 2nd | Qatar |
2005 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | M. | 43: 33.759 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 163.020 km / h | October 1 | |
2006 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | M. | 43: 22.229 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 163.743 km / h | April 8th | |
2007 | Casey Stoner | Ducati | B. | 43: 02.788 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 164.975 km / h | March 10th | |
2008 | Casey Stoner | Ducati | B. | 42: 36.587 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.666 km / h | 9th March | |
2009 | Casey Stoner | Ducati | B. | 42: 53.984 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 165.539 km / h | April 13th | |
2010 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | B. | 42: 50.099 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 165.790 km / h | 11 April | |
2011 | Casey Stoner | Honda | B. | 42: 38.569 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.537 km / h | March, 20th | |
2012 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | B. | 42: 44.214 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.170 km / h | April 8th | |
2013 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | B. | 42: 39.802 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.457 km / h | 7th of April | |
2014 | Marc Marquez | Honda | B. | 42: 40.561 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.407 km / h | March 23 | |
2015 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | B. | 42: 35.717 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.723 km / h | March 29 | |
2016 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | M. | 42: 28.452 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 167.198 km / h | March, 20th | |
2017 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | M. | 38: 59.999 min | 5.380 km | 20th | 165.539 km / h | 26th of March | |
2018 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | M. | 42: 34.654 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.792 km / h | March 18th | |
2019 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | M. | 42: 36.902 min | 5.380 km | 22nd | 166.645 km / h | March 10th |
Record winner driver: Valentino Rossi , Casey Stoner (4 each)
Record winner Constructors: Yamaha (8)
Record winner nations: Spain (6)
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roman Wittemeier: 125cc rain sprint: Iannone wins, Cortese third. www.motorsport-total.com, April 12, 2009, accessed April 13, 2009 .
- ^ Roman Wittemeier: Barbera wins at the beginning. www.motorsport-total.com, April 12, 2009, accessed April 13, 2009 .
- ^ Roman Wittemeier: Rain slows the MotoGP. www.motorsport-total.com, April 12, 2009, accessed April 13, 2009 .
- ^ Roman Wittemeier: Race in Qatar on Monday evening. www.motorsport-total.com, April 13, 2009, accessed April 13, 2009 .