Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.4 km Circuit length
16 Turns
5 Editions tracked
2021 First tracked season
Lusail Qatar
Recent winners
2025 VERMax Verstappen 1:24:38.241
2024 VERMax Verstappen 1:31:05.323
2023 VERMax Verstappen 1:27:39.168
2021 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:24:28.471
Most wins
#1 VERMax Verstappen 3
#2 HAMLewis Hamilton 1
Pole and fastest laps
75% Pole-to-win · 3/4
2025 PIAOscar Piastri FL
2024 NORLando Norris FL
2023 VERMax Verstappen FL
2021 VERMax Verstappen FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
47 Buzz · med
48 Weekend comfort · med
23 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
ticket scarcity eased since the last update.
weather drama increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 77
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 28
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 56
Historic crowd ×0.15 81
Weather drama ×0.1 45
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
96
Metro
best use: race dayrisk: nearest metro 9.0km: لوسيل QNB
Bus / coach
best use: race dayrisk: nearest bus 10.3km: lusail stadium bus mall 2
Tram
best use: race dayrisk: nearest tram 18.6km: QNCC
66–84°F rain · low
typical 5-yr typical race-week window drama 45
dry likely
Wide on sale
Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 60 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 84
Local transport pressure 62
Food drink pressure 33
Camping value score 65
Ticket pressure 71
Permanent circuit; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (0/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 5.