Aside from welcoming MotoGP, the Middle Eastern country has hosted motorsport of the four-wheel variety, with 1992 Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell taking victory at Losail in the short-lived Grand Prix Masters championship.
Meanwhile, Aston Martin’s current reserve Nico Hulkenberg took his maiden GP2 Asia victory, in what was only his third start in the championship, at the Qatari venue back in 2009.
Outside motorsport, Qatar has hosted World Championships in athletics, road cycling and gymnastics, before hosting the FIFA Club World Cup as a dry run ahead of the arrival of the FIFA World Cup late next year.
Follow us live later in the afternoon for the latest info, news, updates and results from the Losail Circuit, as the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix is about to get underway, with Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the SF21 ready to challenge its rivals for the best possible result in the next round of the 2021 Formula One season.
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