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Poster reading 3 Qatar wins in a row for Verstappen, every Qatar Grand Prix measured, four races at Lusail and the only circuit where the FIA has capped how long a tyre can run, with an 18 lap tyre limit in 2023, a 25 lap limit in 2025, and 7th Verstappen's grid slot in 2021 before finishing second.

Every Qatar Grand Prix winner, measured: four races at Lusail, three for Verstappen, and the tyre limits no other circuit has needed

Four Qatar Grands Prix have been held at Lusail since 2021. Max Verstappen won the last three, Lewis Hamilton the first. It is the only circuit where the FIA has capped tyre life, twice, and the 2025 race was decided by a safety car McLaren chose not to use. Every race, measured.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 19, 2026

Poster headed Nothing Here Is Slow showing a Mercedes number 63 under floodlights at the Lusail circuit in Qatar, with 99 km/h in red as the slowest corner on the lap, 3.05 pit stops per driver in 2024, FIA tyre limits of 18 laps in 2023 and 25 laps in 2025, and 57 race laps.

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Lusail Explained: The Only Race Where the FIA Tells You When to Pit

We measured the Qatar lap. Its slowest corner is taken at 99 km/h, the highest minimum speed of any circuit we have measured, and it is why Lusail eats tyres.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 5, 2026