Qatar 1812 km

Qatar 1812 km
FIA World Endurance Championship
Venue	Lusail International Circuit
Location	Lusail, Qatar
First race	2024
Distance	1,814.75 km (1,127.633 mi)
Laps	335
Duration	10-hour time limit
Most wins (driver)	Kévin Estre (1); André Lotterer (1); Laurens Vanthoor (1)
Most wins (team)	Porsche Penske Motorsport (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Porsche (1)

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

History

On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Lusail International Circuit would host the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2024 under a 6-year contract.^[1] The race was announced as the 6 Hours of Qatar and was preceded by the Prologue, also set to take place at the circuit.^[2]

At an Automobile Club de l'Ouest press conference ahead of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race name was changed to Qatar 1812 km.^[3] The race length of 1812 km is derived from the date of Qatar National Day, 18 December, and it has a time limit of 10 hours.^[4]

Results

Year	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Time	Laps	Distance/Duration	Championship	Report
2024	Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963	9:55:51.926	335	1,814.75 km	FIA World Endurance Championship	Report

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.

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[1] "Qatar set to join FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024". FIA WEC. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[2] Dagys, John (12 December 2022). "WEC to Race in Qatar Beginning in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[3] "WEC: 2024 calendar expands to eight rounds". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[4] "'Qatar 1812' unveiled as name for 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship race". Qatar Tribune. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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

v t e Automobile endurance races
24 hours	24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Daytona Nürburgring 24 Hours Spa 24 Hours Dubai 24 Hour Fuji 24 Hours 24 Hours of Zolder 24 Hours of Portimão 24 Hours of Barcelona - Trofeo Fermí Vélez [es] 2CV 24 Hour Race Longest Day of Nelson 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition 24 Hours of Chamonix [fr] Willhire 24 Hour Bathurst 24 Hour Tokachi 24 Hours
12 hours	12 Hours of Kuwait 12 Hours of Sebring Bathurst 12 Hour Gulf 12 Hours Sepang 12 Hours Coppa Florio 12 Hours of Sicily 12 Hours at the Point 12 Hours of Brno 12 Hours of Reims Rothmans 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 Imola 6 Hours of Jeddah 6 Hours of Rome 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Bathurst 6 Hour Lone Star Le Mans Monterey 6 Hours 6 Hour Le Mans 6 Hours of Atlanta 6 Hours of Donington 6 Hours of Mexico 6 Hours of Monza 6 Hours of Nürburgring 6 Hours of Portimão 6 Hours of Zhuhai LA Times GP 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 Sepang 1000 km 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
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 Mugello 4 Hours of Portimão 4 Hours of Sepang 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 4 Hours of Aragón 4 Hours of Estoril 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring 4 Hours of Shanghai 4 Hours of Silverstone
Other	25 Hours of Spa 25 Hours of Thunderhill Carrera Panamericana Charge of the Headlight Brigade Targa Florio TCR Spa 500 Laps or 23 Hours The 2904
Defunct races are indicated in italics

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