FRIDAY 6th OCTOBER 

Practice 1	16:30 - 17:30
Qualifying	20:00 - 21:00
 	 	 
SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER	 	 

Sprint Shootout	16:00 - 16:44
Sprint		20:30 - 21:30
 	 	 
SUNDAY 8th OCTOBER
 	 
Grand Prix	20:00 - 22:00

All Times Local

First Grand Prix  2021
Number of Laps    57
Circuit Length    5.419km
Race Distance     308.611 km
Lap Record        N/A

• The F1 Sprint returns for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix back in August.

• This will be the fourth sprint event of the season, following Baku, Austria, and Spa.

• There are still two more sprint events to come before the end of the season: the United States Grand Prix in Austin and the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos.

• Following F1's inaugural visit to the Lusail International Circuit back in 2021, the circuit has been completely resurfaced.

• Understanding how this has impacted on grip and tyre degradation will be a key focus for the team during FP1.

• That will be particularly crucial this weekend as we enter parc fermé conditions ahead of qualifying on Friday evening.

• A completely new pit and paddock complex has been constructed at the track in time for this year's race.

• This will include larger pit garages, new team buildings, and new access tunnels.

• Temperatures during the day in Doha are forecast to reach close to 40°C this week.

• Qualifying, the F1 Sprint, and the Grand Prix itself take place at night, and therefore temperatures are expected to average a more comfortable 27°C.

• However, FP1 and the Sprint Shootout will take place before sunset and temperatures, and thus track conditions, could therefore vary quite dramatically.

• The race in 2021 saw a number of punctures attributed to the flatter kerbs of the Lusail circuit. Unspecified work has been carried out on these ahead of this year's race so that will be a focus of understanding ahead of running on Friday.

• The track has a fast and flowing nature as it is predominantly used for motorcycle racing.

• There is only one corner, turn six, that sees the minimum speed drop below 100 km/h.

• There are therefore no heavy braking events for us to tackle, a unique occurrence on the 2023 calendar.

• The braking energy requirement is therefore low; there are still six braking events that the cars encounter across the lap.

• There are 16 corners in total: 10 to the right and six to the left. The track's main straight covers over 1km of the total lap distance and is the sole DRS zone on the circuit.

• The pit lane in Qatar is the third longest of any circuit we visit on the calendar, behind only Imola and Silverstone.

• It clocks in at 450 metres and the expected pit lane time is over 20 seconds.

w/ Mercedes AMG Petronas Media & Pirelli Media