Qatar will host the 18th race of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship. The 18th leg of the championship will be held on the 5,419-kilometer track with the same name as Lusail, Qatar.
Qualifying rounds of the Qatar Grand Prix will start tomorrow at 20.00 GMT. The sprint qualifying round and race will be held on Saturday, October 7, at 16.00 and 20.30, respectively. The 57-lap race will start on Sunday, October 8, at 20.00 GMT.
In the organization, championship candidate Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has 13 race wins, teammate Sergio Perez has 2, and Ferrari pilot Carlos Sainz has 1 race victory. The 6th leg of the season, the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, was canceled due to adverse weather conditions.
The top 5 places in the drivers’ and teams’ classification before the Qatar Grand Prix are as follows:
pilots
1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 400 points
2. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 223
3. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 190
4. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 174
5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 150
Teams
1. Red Bull: 623
2. Mercedes: 305
3. Ferrari: 285
4. Aston Martin: 221
5. McLaren: 172