Qatar 1812 km

The Qatar 1812 km is an endurance race for sports cars held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. It will be opening round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Qatar 1812 km
FIA World Endurance Championship

Venue	Losail International Circuit
Location	Lusail, Qatar
First race	2024
Distance	1,815.03 km (1,127.807 mi)
Laps	335
Duration	10-hour time limit

History

On 12 December 2022, the race was announced that Losail International Circuit will host FIA World Endurance Championship from 2024 with 6-year contract, and it was also announced that the circuit will be the opener of 2024 season.[1] The circuit will also host The Prologue in 2024, and the race was announced as 6 Hours of Qatar firstly.[2]

The race name was changed as announced Qatar 1812 km, at the Automobile Club de l'Ouest press conference ahead of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3] The race length of 1812 km is derived from the date of Qatar National Day, 18 December, and it will have a time limit of 10 hours.[4] The first Qatar 1812 km will be held on 2 March 2024.

References

"Qatar set to join FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024". FIA WEC. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
Dagys, John (12 December 2022). "WEC to Race in Qatar Beginning in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
"WEC: 2024 calendar expands to eight rounds". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
"'Qatar 1812' unveiled as name for 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship race". Qatar Tribune. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

FIA World Endurance Championship races (2012–present)
Current (2023)	1000 Miles of Sebring 6 Hours of Portimão 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Le Mans 6 Hours of Monza 6 Hours of Fuji 8 Hours of Bahrain
Future (2024)	Qatar 1812 km 6 Hours of Imola
Returning (2024)	6 Hours of São Paulo Lone Star Le Mans
Former	4 Hours of Silverstone 4 Hours of Shanghai 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of Nürburgring 12 Hours of Sebring
List of FIA World Endurance Championship races

Automobile endurance races
24 hours	24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Daytona Nürburgring 24 Hours Spa 24 Hours Dubai 24 Hour 24 Hours of Chamonix Fuji 24 Hours Longest Day of Nelson 24 Hours of Zolder 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition 24 Hours of Portimão 24 Hours of Barcelona - Trofeo Fermí Vélez 2CV 24 Hour Race Willhire 24 Hour Bathurst 24 Hour Tokachi 24 Hours
12 hours	12 Hours of Sebring Bathurst 12 Hour Gulf 12 Hours Coppa Florio 12 Hours of Sicily 12 Hours at the Point 12 Hours of Brno 12 Hours of Reims Rothmans 12 hours Sepang 12 Hours
10 hours	Petit Le Mans Qatar 1812 km Suzuka 10 Hours
9 hours	Kyalami 9 Hours
8 hours	8 Hours of Bahrain Indianapolis 8 Hour California 8 Hours
6 hours	6 Hours of Abu Dhabi 6 Hours of Bogotá 6 Hours of Fuji 6 Hours of Monza 6 Hours of Portimão 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Bathurst 6 Hour Monterey 6 Hours 6 Hours of Imola 6 Hour Le Mans 6 Hours of Atlanta 6 Hours of Donington 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of Nürburgring 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Vallelunga 6 Hours of Zhuhai LA Times GP Lone Star Le Mans Mid-Ohio 6 Hours Mosport 6 Hours
1000 miles	Mil Milhas Brasil 1000 Miles of Sebring Mille Miglia
1000 km	1006 km Palanga 1000 km Paul Ricard Bathurst 1000 Baja 1000 1000 km Brands Hatch 1000 km Buenos Aires 1000 km Istanbul 1000 km Jarama 1000 km Le Mans (Bugatti) 1000 km Mosport 1000 km Okayama 1000 km Paris Race of a Thousand Years Sepang 1000 km
4 Hours	4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 4 Hours of Barcelona 4 Hours of Dubai 4 Hours of Imola 4 Hours of Le Castellet 4 Hours of Portimão 4 Hours of Algarve 4 Hours of Estoril 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring 4 Hours of Shanghai 4 Hours of Silverstone 4 Hours of Sepang 4 Hours of Aragón 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Other	The 2904 Carrera Panamericana Targa Florio TCR Spa 500 Laps or 23 Hours 25 Hours of Spa Charge of the Headlight Brigade 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Defunct races are indicated in italics

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