Qatar Airways is now the Global Partner and Official Airline of Formula 1. Qatar Airways and F1 will be partners through the 2027 season. The official partnership was inaugurated by Minister of Sports and Youth H E Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali at an event along with QMMF’s President Abdulrahman Al Mannai, Formula 1 President and CEO, Stefano Domenicali, and MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.
In addition to the global partnership, Qatar Airways will be the Title Sponsor of three Grands Prix this year: The Qatar Airways Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (May 19 to 21), the Qatar Airways Hungarian Grand Prix ( July 21 to 23), and the Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix (October 6 to 8).
This season, Formula 1 boasts its most global racing calendar to date with 23 races across 21 countries and five continents.
To commemorate this partnership, Qatar Airways hosted a special evening for the public at Lusail Boulevard.
The event featured a special appearance from the Qatari rally champion Nasser Al Attiyah, former Red Bull Formula 1 driver, David Coulthard, KTM MotoGP rider, Dani Pedrosa, stunt rider, Mike Jensen, a Red Bull drift car driven by Abdo Feghali and a static display of an FIA World Endurance Championship Hyper car.
Spectators were also treated to a dazzling performance by the best-selling R&B artist, Akon.
For only the second time in history, motorsport fanatics will have the chance to watch their favourite teams and drivers push their cars to the limit at the Lusail International Circuit when F1 heads back to Qatar for the Qatar Airways Grand Prix on 6-8 October, 2023.
In addition to the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023, the Lusail International Circuit will host the Qatar Moto GP on 17-19 November. Other motorsport events in Qatar include the Geneva International Motor Show Qatar in October 2023 and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) World Endurance Championship in 2024.
