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Qatar Tourism has revealed that the 2023 calendar that is “action-packed” with events like Geneva International Motor Show, AFC Asian Cup, Formula 1, and Expo 2023 Doha. This was informed by the Qatar Tourism Chief Operating Officer Berthold Trenkel in a press conference recently.
The Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023 will run from October 6 to 8 at Losail International Circuit. The popular racetrack will host one of the six F1 Sprint races planned for the 2023 season. Sprint races will take place in Azerbaijan (Baku City Circuit), Austria (Red Bull Ring), Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), Qatar (Lusail), the United States (Circuit of The Americas) and Sao Paulo (Interlagos). Losail International Circuit, a 5.38km track, debuted on the Formula 1 calendar in 2021 but skipped the 2022 season due to redevelopment. The AFC Asian Cup will be hosted by the defending champions Qatar for the third time after staging the 1988 and 2011 editions. The tournament is held every four years, same like the World Cup.
Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) and other notable locations in the city will host the inaugural Geneva International Motor Show Qatar from October 5 to 14, 2023. The event has been designed to become a cutting-edge, first-of-its-kind motor show, bringing together the biggest players of the global automotive industry into a truly immersive space.
Expo 2023 Doha, the second-largest global event in Qatar after the World Cup, will take place from October 2, 2023 to March 28, 2024, and will last six months. It is projected to draw over three million people, and participants from over 80 countries are expected to showcase their products, services, and research. The International Horticultural exhibition will be held in Al Bidda Park.