This Sunday, October 8, the seventeenth race will be held at the Lusail International Circuit, Doha.
This Saturday the sprint race of the seventeenth Grand Prix of the 2023 season of Formula 1in the race to Qatar at Lusail International Circuit, Doha. The Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, two-time champion of the category, needs to score three points to win the title. I know the details.
What does Max Verstappen need to become F1 champion in the sprint race?
With 180 points remaining in the remaining six races (with three sprint races), The 26-year-old driver is only three 3 points away from securing a new titlethe third in a row in the highest category of world motorsport.
If he finishes sixth or better this Saturday in the sprint race he will clinch the trophy as no other driver can catch him in the rest of the tournament. If he fails to do so, he will have a chance to achieve the same position in Sunday’s race, where he will start first after taking pole position on Friday.
What is the Qatar GP circuit?
The Qatar Grand Prix will be held at the Lusail International Circuit. It was built in 2008 to host the Moto GP and began hosting Formula 1 in 2021. It has a capacity for 30,000 spectators.
The circuit has 5,419 meters including 16 curves. In total, 57 laps were run, representing 308,611 kilometers.

F1, LIVE: which channel is showing the Qatar GP on TV and where to watch ONLINE
The race can be seen LIVE in Argentina by Fox Sports:
- Channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- DirecTV Channels 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD)
- Telecentro Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD)
It will also be available LIVE via Star+, ESPN’s digital platform, contracted after registration through the website for a final $1,319 per month.
In addition, you can follow the competition minute by minute on the website www.tycsports.com.
What time is the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race?
- Argentina: 2:30 p.m
- Brazil: 2:30 p.m
- Uruguay: 2:30 pm
- Paraguay: 1:30 p.m
- Chile: 1:30 p.m
- Bolivia: 1:30 p.m
- Venezuela: 1:30 p.m
- Peru: 12:30 pm
- Ecuador: 12:30 p.m
- Colombia: 12:30 p.m
- Mexico: 11:30 am
Positions F1 2023 Drivers’ Championship
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 400 points.
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 223 points.
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 190 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 174 points.
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 150 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 135 points
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 115 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 115 points.
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 57 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 47 points.
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 46 points
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 38 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams) – 21 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 9 points.
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 6 points
- Ghanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) – 4 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – 3 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 3 points
- Liam Lawson (Alpha Tauri) – 2 points
- Nyck De Vries (Alpha Tauri) – 0 points.
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points.
- Daniel Ricciardo (Alpha Tauri) – 0 points
Source: Tycsports

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