Motor racing-Qatar F1 debut set for November, 10-year deal from 2023

Formula One F1 - Formula One Press Conference - Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar - September 30, 2021 President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation, Abdulrahman Al Mannai and CEO of the Formula One Group, Stefano Domenicali during a press conference to announce that Qatar will host a Formula One Grand Prix for the first time on November 21 REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

(Reuters) -Formula One will race in Qatar for the first time in November with a 10-year deal then following from 2023 once the country has hosted the 2022 soccer World Cup, the sport and local organisers announced on Thursday.

The race, scheduled for Nov. 21 at the floodlit Losail International Circuit outside Doha, will form part of an unprecedented Middle Eastern quartet of grands prix on the 22-race 2021 calendar.