Qatar to host F1 race for first time in November

Qatar takes the rest slot left vacant in this yr’s reshuffled calendar. The race will get started underneath floodlights at 6 p.m. native time on Nov. 21 on the Losail World Circuit.

Because the 20th of 22 races this season, it’ll be adopted by way of the inaugural Saudi Arabian GP in Jeddah on Dec. Five and the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP on Dec. 12.

“There used to be a powerful will from Qatar to be useful to F1, and at some point of this procedure, the imaginative and prescient for an extended partnership used to be mentioned and agreed,” F1 stated in a remark on Thursday.

“The imaginative and prescient for F1 to be the exhibit for Qatar after the (football) Global Cup in 2022 used to be the motive force.”

There might not be a race in Qatar subsequent yr on account of the Global Cup so the 10-year deal begins the next yr.

The 5.4-kilometer (3.4-mile) circuit, which holds 8,000 fanatics, is north of Doha and has hosted the MotoGP sequence since 2004.

It’s not but transparent whether or not Losail will proceed to host F1 from 2023, because the circuit will wish to be altered, so there’s a robust risk some other location might be selected. F1 stated simplest that it used to be in discussions.

The cancellation of the Jap GP set for Oct. 10 amid t he govt’s coronavirus issues precipitated off adjustments.

The Turkish GP, firstly slated for Oct. 3, took Japan’s slot.

Despite the fact that the USA GP remains on Oct. 24, the Mexican GP moved from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 and Brazil shifted from that date to Nov. 14.

“We now have proven that we will be able to proceed to evolve and there’s massive pastime in our recreation, and the hope from many places to have a Grand Prix,” F1 president Stefano Domenicali stated.

“The massive effort from all of the groups, F1 and (governing frame) FIA has made it imaginable to ship a 22-race calendar, one thing this is very spectacular all over a difficult yr.”