2026

Qatar Grand Prix

The penultimate round of the season, raced under floodlights at Lusail.

Dates
27–29 November 2026 Official
Where
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar
How to attend
Public ticketsOfficial hospitality
Official site (opens in a new tab)

About

The Qatar Grand Prix is the penultimate round of the 2026 Formula 1 season, held under floodlights at Lusail International Circuit, a 5.38 km track north of central Doha.

Seats are sold as three-day grandstand or general admission tickets, with Friday-only general admission on Lusail Hill. The circuit’s own hospitality venues and partner packages sit above these, and tickets include a Fan Zone and a post-race concert each day.

Dates and status

Dates
27–29 November 2026 [1][2]Official
Detail
Race on Sunday 29 November at 19:00 local time.
Time zone
Asia/Qatar
Venue
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar

How to attend

  • Public tickets

    Grandstands

    Three-day tickets for the Main, North and T16 grandstands are sold through the circuit’s official ticketing portal. Seats are assigned in the Main Grandstand and free in the others. [2][4]

    Official
  • Public tickets

    General admission – Lusail Hill

    An elevated general admission viewing area at Turn 1, with access to the Fan Zone and concerts, sold as a three-day or Friday-only ticket. [2]

    Official
  • Official hospitality

    Circuit hospitality

    Packages listed by the circuit include the Lusail Hill Lounge, the F1 Experiences Champions Club and Premiere Hospitality private suites. [2]

    Official
  • Official hospitality

    F1 Paddock Club

    Local press reported in 2026 that Paddock Club tickets for this race had sold out. [5]

    Reported

THE PRIVÉ does not sell tickets or arrange access. Buy only from the organiser or its authorised partners.

Requirements and access criteria

  • Children aged two and under enter free without a ticket but have no grandstand seat and must be carried. Hospitality areas require a full-price ticket for them. [2]

    Official
  • On F1 Family Friday (27 November), up to four children under 12 attend free with each adult general admission ticket. Their passes must be secured in advance through the circuit’s online ticketing. [3]

    Official

Members

The members’ guide

The members’ guide to Qatar Grand Prix

This guide holds

  • Access playbook: the realistic routes in, step by step
  • Access dates: when ballots, applications and sales open and close, in your own calendar
  • Prices from the organiser, where to sit and the official hospitality compared
  • What to do when it is sold out, through official channels only
  • Travel, where to stay, etiquette and dress
  • A checklist of what to do and when, to tick off as you go

Included with membership: €9.99 a month, cancel any time.

Sources and verification

Verified

Last checked · Editorial desk

Dates and venue confirmed on the organiser’s official pages on 11 October 2026. Every other statement is marked official, reported or our advice, with its source.

Dates last confirmed by a source on .

  1. Qatar Grand Prix 2026 - F1 Race (opens in a new tab)Formula 1 · Organiser · consulted 11 October 2026
  2. Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2026 | Lusail International Circuit (opens in a new tab)Lusail International Circuit · Venue · consulted 11 October 2026
  3. Lusail International Circuit brings back F1 Family Friday for 2026 (opens in a new tab)Lusail International Circuit · Venue · consulted 11 October 2026
  4. Online ticket sales - Lusail International Circuit (opens in a new tab)Lusail International Circuit · Venue · consulted 11 October 2026
  5. Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2026 Paddock Club tickets sold out (opens in a new tab)Marhaba Qatar · Press · consulted 11 October 2026
  6. Qatar Travel Tips: Dress Code, Currency and Safety (opens in a new tab)Visit Qatar · Tourism board · consulted 11 October 2026
  7. Formula 1 calendar (Jolpica F1 API) (opens in a new tab)Formula 1 calendar (Jolpica F1 API) · Third party · consulted 11 October 2026

PhotographLusail International Circuit, the venue. Archive photograph, not taken at Qatar Grand Prix. Photo: Box Repsol / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Image source (opens in a new tab)

Official
Stated by the organiser or venue. Source cited.
Reported
Published by third parties. Not yet confirmed with the organiser.
Our advice
THE PRIVÉ editorial guidance, not a statement of fact.

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