Circuit features
The 16-turn track has been operational since 2004 and the total length of the circuit is 5.3kms.
The main straight is a decent length at just over a kilometre and will provide the location of the circuit's one DRS zone. That means the Turn 1 right-hander will be the best opportunity to overtake.
Pre-requisites
The Losail International Circuit holds an FIA Grade 1 licence required to stage F1 events.
The venue has been used for unofficial pre-season testing by some F1 teams, including Williams F1 Team, who had set up a development centre there years ago.
Previous events
The circuit has been hosting a round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship since 2004. Since 2008, the Qatar MotoGP is the only night race of the FIM calendar.
The circuit has also hosted World Superbike Championship, World Touring Car Championship rounds and Asian Road Racing Championships. It has not hosted a high-profile single-seater event since 2009 when GP2 Asia was held in the circuit.
Floodlit facilities
The circuit started functioning in 2004 with a round of MotoGP. Floodlights were installed later with the helping hand of American firm Musco lighting and from 2008 the MotoGP is held under lights, the only one in the FIM calendar.
Currently, the circuit has around 3,600 bulbs across 1,000 structures dotted around the circuit to illuminate the 5.3kms track.