Lusail F1 Records & Statistics

Lusail F1 records and Qatar Grand Prix statistics

Lusail International Circuit has become one of Formula 1’s most demanding modern venues, combining a long main straight with an almost uninterrupted sequence of medium- and high-speed corners. Originally created primarily for motorcycle racing, the Qatar circuit joined the Formula 1 World Championship in 2021 before beginning a long-term run on the calendar in 2023.

Max Verstappen has established the strongest Grand Prix record at Lusail, winning three consecutive editions in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Ferrari is still searching for its first Qatar Grand Prix victory, pole position and fastest lap, although Charles Leclerc delivered the Scuderia’s first Lusail podium with second place in 2024.

Formula 1 first raced in Qatar in 2021

The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix took place at Lusail International Circuit on 21 November 2021.

Qatar was added to the Formula 1 calendar during a season that required considerable scheduling flexibility, but the relationship quickly developed into something much more permanent. A separate ten-year agreement was signed for Formula 1 to return from 2023 onwards.

The first event immediately established Lusail as a very different challenge from most other circuits on the calendar because of its high-speed cornering loads and unusual motorcycle-derived layout.

Lusail has hosted four Formula 1 Grands Prix through 2025

Four World Championship Grands Prix have been completed at Lusail so far: 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The circuit did not host Formula 1 in 2022 while Qatar staged the FIFA World Cup. The Grand Prix then returned in 2023 as the long-term agreement began.

Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural race, while Max Verstappen has won every Qatar Grand Prix held since Formula 1 returned in 2023.

Lusail International Circuit measures 5.419 km

The current Formula 1 configuration measures 5.419 km, contains 16 turns and runs clockwise.

A Qatar Grand Prix consists of 57 laps, with the race distance slightly above 308 km.

The circuit is dominated by medium- and high-speed corners rather than heavy stop-start braking zones, creating exceptionally high sustained loads on both the cars and tyres.

Lusail was originally built for motorcycle racing

The circuit was completed in 2004 in preparation for Qatar’s first MotoGP event.

Its origins remain clearly visible in the Formula 1 layout. Many corners are wide, flowing and designed to maintain rhythm rather than creating the repeated slow braking zones commonly found at newer Formula 1 circuits.

That gives Lusail a character closer to fast permanent tracks such as Silverstone than to the street circuits elsewhere in the Middle East.

The main straight is more than one kilometre long

Although the majority of the lap is dominated by flowing corners, Lusail also features a main straight stretching for more than one kilometre.

The run towards Turn 1 provides the circuit’s clearest conventional overtaking opportunity.

Drivers can use the slipstream before braking heavily into the right-hander, making the exit from the final corner particularly important for both attacking and defending.

Most of the Lusail lap is spent cornering

Once drivers leave the Turn 1 braking zone, the circuit becomes a sustained test of aerodynamic balance.

There are relatively few long periods of straight-line recovery through the middle and final sections of the lap. Instead, one corner flows rapidly into another.

This places significant loads on the tyres and makes aerodynamic stability particularly valuable.

Lewis Hamilton took the first Qatar Grand Prix pole

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula 1 pole-sitter at Lusail in 2021.

The Mercedes driver recorded a 1:20.827, beating Max Verstappen by almost six tenths of a second.

Valtteri Bottas qualified third, while Carlos Sainz was Ferrari’s strongest qualifier in seventh.

Carlos Sainz started fifth for Ferrari in 2021

Although Carlos Sainz qualified seventh, penalties applied to Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas moved the Ferrari forward to fifth on the starting grid.

Charles Leclerc endured a more difficult qualifying session and was eliminated in Q2, leaving him 13th.

Ferrari therefore entered its first Qatar Grand Prix with its two cars separated significantly on the grid.

Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix

Hamilton converted pole position into victory and controlled the 57-lap race for Mercedes.

Max Verstappen finished second, 25.743 seconds behind, while Fernando Alonso completed the podium for Alpine.

Alonso’s third place was particularly significant because it was his first Formula 1 podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Ferrari finished seventh and eighth in its first Lusail race

Carlos Sainz led Ferrari home in seventh place, with Charles Leclerc finishing immediately behind in eighth.

The Scuderia adopted a cautious approach to tyre management during a race in which several drivers suffered punctures.

Both Ferraris reached the finish and scored points, but the team was some distance from the podium battle.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap in the inaugural race

Verstappen made a late stop and recorded a 1:23.196 on the final lap of the 2021 Grand Prix.

That became Lusail’s first official Formula 1 race-lap benchmark.

The record survived Formula 1’s return in 2023 but was eventually lowered during the 2024 Grand Prix.

Formula 1 did not race at Lusail in 2022

Qatar’s first Formula 1 appearance was followed by a planned one-year interruption.

The country hosted the FIFA World Cup in late 2022, so there was no Qatar Grand Prix that season.

Formula 1 returned to Lusail in 2023 under the new long-term arrangement.

Lusail was substantially upgraded before Formula 1 returned in 2023

The venue underwent major redevelopment ahead of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.

The circuit was completely resurfaced and changes were made to the kerbs, while the wider facility received substantial upgrades to its paddock, garages and spectator infrastructure.

The fundamental 16-corner character remained, but the new surface meant teams could make only limited use of data gathered during Formula 1’s first visit two years earlier.

The current circuit length is slightly different from the 2021 measurement

The inaugural Formula 1 event was originally listed with a lap length of approximately 5.38 km, while the current published circuit length is 5.419 km.

The route remains fundamentally the same 16-corner layout, but resurfacing, revised kerbs and updated circuit measurements accompanied the redevelopment before the 2023 return.

For current circuit records, the 5.419 km figure is the relevant reference.

Max Verstappen dominated 2023 qualifying

Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix with a 1:23.778.

George Russell qualified second at 1:24.219 and Lewis Hamilton third at 1:24.305.

Charles Leclerc was Ferrari’s strongest qualifier in fifth with a 1:24.424.

Charles Leclerc started fifth for Ferrari in 2023

Leclerc reached Q3 and secured fifth position, behind Max Verstappen, the two Mercedes drivers and Fernando Alonso.

Carlos Sainz was eliminated in Q2 and qualified 12th.

Ferrari’s situation became considerably worse before the Grand Prix when a technical problem prevented Sainz from racing at all.

Carlos Sainz could not start the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix

Ferrari discovered a fuel-system problem on Sainz’s car in the hours before the race.

The issue could not be repaired in time, forcing the Spaniard to withdraw before the start.

That left Leclerc as Ferrari’s sole representative for the entire 57-lap Grand Prix.

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix introduced an 18-lap tyre limit

The weekend developed into an extraordinary tyre-safety challenge.

Inspections revealed separation between parts of the tyre sidewall and carcass after repeated contact with the aggressive kerbs.

For safety reasons, a maximum tyre life of 18 laps was imposed for the Grand Prix, taking previous running on each set into account.

The restriction effectively forced teams into at least three pit stops over the full race distance.

Kerb interaction caused the 2023 tyre concern

The tyre issue was linked to repeated high-frequency contact between the tyre sidewalls and the raised pyramid-style kerbs.

Lusail’s fast corners encouraged drivers to use substantial amounts of kerb, increasing the frequency and severity of those impacts.

The problem turned tyre usage into a regulated safety issue rather than a conventional strategic choice.

The 2023 race became an extreme physical challenge

Very high temperatures combined with the rapid cornering forces and mandatory short tyre stints to create an exceptionally demanding Grand Prix.

Because drivers could push relatively hard on each limited tyre stint, there were few opportunities to manage pace and reduce physical effort.

Several competitors reported severe exhaustion after the race, making the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix one of the most physically punishing events of the modern Formula 1 era.

Max Verstappen won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix

Verstappen controlled the race from pole and completed the 57 laps ahead of the two McLarens.

Oscar Piastri finished second at 4.833 seconds, with Lando Norris third only 1.136 seconds behind his teammate.

George Russell recovered from a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton to finish fourth.

Charles Leclerc finished fifth as Ferrari’s only starter

Leclerc brought the only Ferrari home in fifth position, 38.976 seconds behind Verstappen.

With Sainz unable to start, Ferrari concentrated on extracting the maximum available result from Leclerc while respecting the unusual tyre restrictions.

Fifth place remained Ferrari’s best Qatar Grand Prix result until the following season.

Max Verstappen set the 2023 fastest lap

Verstappen recorded a 1:24.319 on lap 56.

Charles Leclerc was fourth in the fastest-lap classification with a 1:24.992.

The times did not threaten Verstappen’s own 1:23.196 record from the inaugural 2021 race.

Max Verstappen clinched his third World Championship during the 2023 Sprint

The most important championship moment of the 2023 Qatar weekend actually occurred one day before the Grand Prix.

Verstappen finished second in the Sprint, which was sufficient to mathematically secure his third consecutive Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship.

The championship was therefore decided at Lusail before Sunday’s Grand Prix had even begun.

Oscar Piastri won the first Qatar Sprint

Oscar Piastri took Sprint pole and won the 19-lap race in 2023.

It was the first Formula 1 victory of any kind for the Australian, although Sprint victories remain statistically separate from Grand Prix victories.

Carlos Sainz finished sixth for Ferrari, while Charles Leclerc was classified 12th after receiving a track-limits penalty.

Sprint statistics should remain separate from Qatar Grand Prix records

Lusail has developed a particularly strong Sprint history, but those results should not be mixed into conventional Grand Prix statistics.

A Sprint victory does not count as a Formula 1 Grand Prix win, while Sprint pole and fastest-lap statistics are similarly distinct from Sunday’s race records.

This distinction is especially relevant at Lusail because Oscar Piastri has established an extraordinary record in the shorter Saturday races.

Oscar Piastri won three consecutive Qatar Sprints

Piastri won the Qatar Sprint in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The first came from pole in 2023. In 2024, teammate Lando Norris led almost the entire race before allowing Piastri through immediately before the finish, reversing an earlier team-order arrangement from the São Paulo Sprint.

Piastri then won again in 2025, completing three consecutive Qatar Sprint victories.

Ferrari finished fourth and fifth in the 2024 Sprint

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc started the 2024 Sprint fourth and fifth respectively and finished in the same positions.

Leclerc’s race included a close battle with Lewis Hamilton, who would become his Ferrari teammate the following season.

The result added Sprint points for Ferrari but did not affect the Scuderia’s conventional Qatar Grand Prix podium statistics.

Max Verstappen was fastest in 2024 Grand Prix qualifying

Verstappen produced a dramatic turnaround in performance after struggling during the Sprint and recorded a 1:20.520 in Q3.

George Russell was only 0.055 seconds slower at 1:20.575.

Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for Ferrari at 1:20.852, while Carlos Sainz was seventh at 1:21.041.

George Russell started the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix from pole

The qualifying result changed after the session.

Verstappen received a one-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly while Russell was approaching on a fast lap.

Russell was therefore promoted to first position on the starting grid, with Verstappen starting second.

For historical statistics it is useful to distinguish Verstappen’s faster 1:20.520 qualifying lap from Russell’s official pole-starting position.

Max Verstappen still won from second on the grid in 2024

The penalty did not prevent Verstappen from taking control of the Grand Prix.

He moved ahead of Russell at the start and ultimately won a highly eventful 57-lap race featuring several Safety Car periods.

The victory was Verstappen’s second consecutive Qatar Grand Prix success.

Charles Leclerc scored Ferrari’s first Lusail podium in 2024

Leclerc delivered Ferrari’s best Qatar Grand Prix result to date by finishing second.

He crossed the line 6.031 seconds behind Max Verstappen and only 0.788 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri.

The result gave Ferrari its first and, through 2025, only Grand Prix podium at Lusail.

Lando Norris’s penalty opened the door for Leclerc

Lando Norris had spent much of the race fighting Verstappen near the front before receiving a severe ten-second stop-and-go penalty.

The McLaren driver had failed to slow sufficiently for double-waved yellow flags on the main straight.

Serving the penalty dropped Norris to the rear of the field and removed one of Leclerc’s principal rivals from the podium battle.

Debris caused Carlos Sainz a puncture in 2024

The 2024 race also became complicated for Ferrari’s second car.

A wing mirror from another car remained on the main straight before being struck and broken into debris.

Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton subsequently suffered punctures and had to return slowly to the pits.

Sainz recovered to finish sixth despite the lost time.

Ferrari finished second and sixth in Qatar in 2024

Charles Leclerc’s second place and Carlos Sainz’s sixth gave Ferrari a valuable points haul during its late-season Constructors’ Championship battle with McLaren.

It remains Ferrari’s strongest Qatar Grand Prix weekend through 2025.

Leclerc’s podium is also the only occasion on which a works Ferrari has finished inside the top three at Lusail.

Lando Norris set the current Lusail race lap record in 2024

Norris made a late charge back through the order after serving his penalty and set the fastest lap of the Grand Prix.

His 1:22.384 on lap 56 became the new official Formula 1 race-lap record at Lusail.

Charles Leclerc recorded Ferrari’s quickest lap at 1:23.242, while Carlos Sainz set a 1:23.465.

Charles Leclerc holds Ferrari’s fastest Lusail race lap

Leclerc’s 1:23.242 from the 2024 Grand Prix is the quickest official race lap achieved by a works Ferrari at Lusail through 2025.

His previous best had been a 1:24.992 in 2023, while his 2021 race lap was slower still.

Ferrari has yet to record the outright fastest lap of a Qatar Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri took Qatar Grand Prix pole in 2025

McLaren set the qualifying benchmark when Formula 1 returned in 2025.

Oscar Piastri took pole with a 1:19.387, ahead of teammate Lando Norris at 1:19.495.

Max Verstappen qualified third with a 1:19.651 and George Russell fourth.

Oscar Piastri holds the Lusail Formula 1 qualifying record

Piastri’s 1:19.387 is the fastest Grand Prix qualifying lap recorded at Lusail through the 2025 season.

It improved comfortably on the 1:20.520 set by Max Verstappen during 2024 qualifying.

The record will remain the benchmark until at least the 2026 Qatar Grand Prix.

Ferrari struggled in 2025 Qatar qualifying

The 2025 qualifying session was significantly more difficult for the Scuderia.

Charles Leclerc reached Q3 but could manage only tenth with a 1:20.561.

Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q1 and qualified 18th with a 1:20.907.

It was Ferrari’s weakest qualifying performance across its first four Qatar Grand Prix weekends.

The 2025 race introduced a 25-lap maximum tyre stint

Tyre management again became a major strategic factor at Lusail in 2025.

A maximum usage limit of 25 laps was imposed on each tyre set because of the circuit’s exceptionally high demands in terms of energy, temperature and wear.

That restriction meant every driver had to plan the Grand Prix around at least two tyre changes over the full 57 laps.

An early Safety Car transformed the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix

The strategic turning point arrived on lap seven after an incident between Nico Hülkenberg and Pierre Gasly brought out the Safety Car.

Red Bull immediately brought Max Verstappen into the pits, along with most of the field.

McLaren kept both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on track, leaving the two leaders with an additional pit stop still to make under normal racing conditions.

McLaren’s strategy opened the door for Max Verstappen

Piastri had controlled the opening phase from pole, but the decision not to stop under the Safety Car changed the structure of the race.

Verstappen had effectively completed one of his required stops at a greatly reduced time cost.

When the McLarens later had to make both of their stops, the Red Bull driver gained the decisive track-position advantage.

Max Verstappen won his third consecutive Qatar Grand Prix in 2025

Verstappen completed the 57 laps in 1:24:38.241 and finished 7.995 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri.

Carlos Sainz, now driving for Williams, finished third.

The result gave Verstappen three successive Qatar Grand Prix victories and made him by far the most successful driver in the circuit’s short Formula 1 history.

Ferrari finished eighth and 12th in Qatar in 2025

Ferrari was unable to reproduce its podium performance from the previous season.

Charles Leclerc finished eighth, 56.785 seconds behind Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton completed his first Qatar Grand Prix for Ferrari in 12th position, 77.730 seconds behind the winner.

The result completed a difficult weekend in which neither Ferrari had shown front-running pace.

Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap in 2025

Piastri recorded a 1:22.996 on lap 44.

Although it was the fastest lap of that year’s race, it remained 0.612 seconds slower than Lando Norris’s 1:22.384 circuit record from 2024.

Charles Leclerc’s best Ferrari lap in 2025 was a 1:24.432, while Lewis Hamilton recorded a 1:24.848.

Lando Norris still holds the official Lusail race record

Norris’s 1:22.384 from the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix remains the official Formula 1 race-lap record through 2025.

Max Verstappen previously held the benchmark with his 1:23.196 from 2021.

Piastri’s 1:22.996 in 2025 was not fast enough to replace the McLaren teammate’s record.

Lusail qualifying record versus race lap record

The current outright Grand Prix qualifying benchmark belongs to Oscar Piastri with a 1:19.387 from 2025.

The official race-lap record belongs to Lando Norris with a 1:22.384 from 2024.

McLaren therefore currently owns both of Lusail’s principal outright lap-time benchmarks.

Max Verstappen holds the Qatar Grand Prix wins record

Verstappen has won three of the four Formula 1 Grands Prix completed at Lusail.

His victories came consecutively in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Lewis Hamilton is the only other Qatar Grand Prix winner, having taken Mercedes victory in the inaugural 2021 event.

Red Bull holds the Lusail constructor wins record

Red Bull has three Qatar Grand Prix victories, all delivered by Max Verstappen.

Mercedes has one through Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren has repeatedly challenged near the front and dominates the circuit’s recent Sprint record, but it has not yet won the Sunday Grand Prix through 2025.

Ferrari likewise remains without a victory.

No driver has more than one official Qatar Grand Prix pole through 2025

The first four Qatar Grands Prix produced four different drivers starting from pole position.

Lewis Hamilton led the grid in 2021, Max Verstappen in 2023, George Russell in 2024 following Verstappen’s grid penalty, and Oscar Piastri in 2025.

That makes the pole-position record a four-way tie through the completed 2025 event.

The 2024 qualifying result requires an important distinction

Max Verstappen was the fastest driver in the 2024 qualifying session with a 1:20.520.

However, his subsequent one-place grid penalty promoted George Russell to first on the starting grid.

For outright lap-time comparisons, Verstappen’s 1:20.520 remains the faster qualifying performance from that weekend. For the actual race start, Russell occupied pole position.

Ferrari has one Qatar Grand Prix podium

Charles Leclerc’s second place in 2024 is Ferrari’s only Grand Prix podium at Lusail through 2025.

The Monegasque finished 6.031 seconds behind Max Verstappen and narrowly ahead of Oscar Piastri.

Ferrari’s next-best Grand Prix finish is Leclerc’s fifth place from 2023.

Ferrari is still searching for its first Lusail victory

The Scuderia has contested all four Qatar Grands Prix but has yet to win.

Its strongest opportunity so far came in 2024, when Leclerc secured second place during an eventful race.

Ferrari has also yet to start a Qatar Grand Prix from pole or record the official fastest lap.

Ferrari’s best Lusail qualifying result is fifth

Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for the Grand Prix in both 2023 and 2024.

Carlos Sainz was seventh-fastest in the inaugural 2021 qualifying session, although penalties to other drivers promoted him to fifth on the actual starting grid.

Ferrari has therefore frequently reached the upper part of the grid without yet challenging strongly enough to secure pole.

Ferrari has no Qatar Grand Prix fastest laps

The four Grand Prix fastest laps through 2025 belong to Red Bull and McLaren.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap in 2021 and 2023, Lando Norris did so in 2024 and Oscar Piastri in 2025.

Ferrari’s quickest individual race lap remains Charles Leclerc’s 1:23.242 from 2024.

Ferrari’s complete Formula 1 record at Lusail through 2025

Ferrari has competed in all four Qatar Grand Prix weekends held so far.

The Scuderia’s best result is Charles Leclerc’s second place in 2024, which remains its only Grand Prix podium at the circuit. Ferrari has no Lusail victories, pole positions or official fastest laps through 2025.

In 2021, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finished seventh and eighth. Leclerc then finished fifth in 2023 after Sainz was unable to start because of a fuel-system problem.

The 2024 race delivered Ferrari’s breakthrough podium, with Leclerc second and Sainz sixth despite suffering a puncture. The team then struggled in 2025, when Leclerc finished eighth and Lewis Hamilton 12th.

Leclerc’s 1:23.242 from the 2024 race is Ferrari’s fastest Grand Prix lap at Lusail to date.

Ferrari’s Qatar Grand Prix results by year

• 2021: Carlos Sainz P7, Charles Leclerc P8.
• 2023: Charles Leclerc P5, Carlos Sainz DNS.
• 2024: Charles Leclerc P2, Carlos Sainz P6.
• 2025: Charles Leclerc P8, Lewis Hamilton P12.

Those results underline how the 2024 podium remains the clear high point of Ferrari’s Qatar Grand Prix history so far.

High-speed corners make Lusail extremely demanding on tyres

The circuit repeatedly subjects the tyres to large lateral forces through long, fast corners.

Unlike tracks where the tyres receive regular relief on long straights, Lusail’s middle and final sectors contain sustained sequences of loaded corners.

This is why tyre energy, temperature and wear have repeatedly become major strategic subjects during Formula 1 weekends in Qatar.

Turns 12 to 14 form one of Lusail’s toughest sequences

The rapid right-hand sequence late in the lap requires drivers to maintain considerable speed while managing sustained lateral load.

A stable aerodynamic platform is essential because even a small slide can increase tyre temperature and compromise the next corner.

The sequence is one of the clearest examples of the motorcycle-circuit character that makes Lusail unusual for Formula 1.

Turn 1 is the main overtaking opportunity

The kilometre-long main straight feeds directly into the heavy braking zone for Turn 1.

That makes the opening right-hander the most natural place for overtaking during the Grand Prix.

Drivers need a strong exit from the final corner and efficient straight-line speed to maximise the opportunity, particularly when using DRS.

Track limits have repeatedly influenced Qatar weekends

Lusail’s fast corners and generous paved run-off encourage drivers to use every available centimetre of the circuit.

That has made track-limit infringements a recurring feature of qualifying, Sprint sessions and races.

Deleted qualifying laps and race penalties have already altered several results, particularly during the 2023 weekend.

The circuit’s night-race format creates a distinctive setting

Formula 1 competes at Lusail under extensive floodlighting.

The night schedule produces more stable track temperatures than a daytime desert race while creating a visually distinctive environment around the fast permanent circuit.

The combination of artificial lighting, high speeds and sustained cornering has become central to the identity of the Qatar Grand Prix.

Lusail has already decided a Formula 1 World Championship

Despite its short World Championship history, Lusail has already hosted a title-clinching moment.

Max Verstappen secured his third Drivers’ World Championship during the 2023 Sprint after finishing second behind Oscar Piastri.

The championship was mathematically decided before Sunday’s Grand Prix, making Qatar one of the relatively small number of venues where an F1 title has been secured during a Sprint rather than the main race.

Oscar Piastri has an exceptional Sprint record in Qatar

Piastri has won all three Qatar Sprints held from 2023 through 2025.

That record should remain separate from the Sunday Grand Prix wins table, where Max Verstappen leads with three victories.

Nevertheless, the streak has made Lusail one of the circuits most strongly associated with Piastri’s early Formula 1 success.

The Qatar Grand Prix returns in November 2026

The next Formula 1 visit to Lusail is scheduled for 27–29 November 2026.

Until that race is completed, the circuit records remain current through 2025.

Max Verstappen therefore remains the three-time and only multiple Grand Prix winner, Oscar Piastri holds the qualifying benchmark, Lando Norris owns the official race-lap record and Charles Leclerc remains Ferrari’s only podium finisher.

Why Lusail is an important circuit for modern Formula 1 statistics

Lusail’s Formula 1 history is still relatively short, but the circuit has already produced several unusual statistical stories.

Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Grand Prix, Max Verstappen then established a three-race winning streak, Oscar Piastri won three consecutive Sprints and the 2023 weekend decided Verstappen’s third World Championship.

The circuit has also forced Formula 1 to confront unusual tyre-safety challenges, including the 18-lap maximum tyre life imposed in 2023 and the 25-lap usage restriction in 2025.

For Ferrari, the major landmark remains Charles Leclerc’s second place in 2024. A first Lusail victory, pole position and fastest lap are still missing from the Scuderia’s record.

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