Method 1 returned to Lusail Circuit for the second operating of the Qatar Grand Prix final October. F1 made its debut on the circuit – primarily used for bike racing – in 2021. The occasion was not held in 2022 because of the nation internet hosting the FIFA World Cup. The promoter holds a ten-year contract to stage the Qatar Grand Prix.
The primary F1 race in Qatar in 2021 was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, although it nonetheless attracted 80,000 followers over the Grand Prix weekend. The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was a bigger occasion, drawing in 120,000 followers over three days, although it had the second-lowest attendance of any race within the 2023 season; solely Bahrain posted a smaller three-day attendance.
Regardless of rumours concerning the occasion transferring elsewhere – a road race in Doha reportedly among the many choices – Method 1 stay at Lusail Circuit in the interim. The circuit will host three world-leading motorsport sequence racing from 2024, with the World Endurance Championship set to hitch F1 and MotoGP on the annual schedule.
