October 01st, 2021								Version 1.0
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Title           	: Losail 2021, Qatar
Filenames		: Losail_Qatar_2021.dat
			  Losail (night)_Qatar_2021.dat
			  Gp2form.txt (This file)
			  14 Jam files
Authors          	: Roberto Scandura (for GP3 in 2010) and Antonio Pessoa (for GP2 in 2021)
E-mail			: ap1981@gmail.com

Description     	: Built in 2004 to make room for a permanent Grand Prix Motorcycle (MotoGP) race in Middle East, Losail International Circuit, near Doha in Qatar, is one of the best circuits in that region, perhaps the best track layout around there. Designed for motorcycle racing, Losail is a permanent fixture in MotoGP and World Superbike calendars since the mid-2000s. Some years later, flooding lights was added to the circuit, making possible night races in Losail, including the opening-round of MotoGP since than. Often, some auto racing pay visits to Losail, like GP Masters in 2006 and WTCC in late 2010s. In 2021, Formula One is to make its debut in Losail, and after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the country will be a permanent fixture in F-1 schedule as well. Losail is a good choice for the Qatar Grand Prix in the coming years.

IMPORTANT		: There are two *.dat files: a daylight version of Losail (Losail_Qatar_2021.dat), and a night version of the same track (Losail (night)_Qatar_2021.dat)

Other Works     	: Several, by both :-)
Thanks to       	: Paul Hoad for the Trackeditor, Object editor and Jam editor.
                  	  Geoff Crammond for making Grand Prix 2.
			  Andreas Schulz for grandprix2.de
			  Tim de Klein and Thomas Kost for previous GP2 track works.
			  Roberto Remedio for so much tracks.
			  Michael Raballand for recent GP2 tracks.
			  Franco Gllen for testing some previous GP2 tracks.
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* Construction *
Base            	: Original Microprose Estoril + GP3 Losail track data
Editor(s) used  	: Jam Editor, 
		  	  Track Editor,
			  Objecteditor,
			  MS Paint (XP)  
Known Bugs    		: Very few bugs
Build Time     		: Some days in late September 2021, merging Scandura's track data in GP2 with a proper scenery

* Installation *
1. 
(if you already have new tracks on the game jump to STEP 2): 
patch the game with a util that obliges the game to read the tracks
from the harddisk. These utils are gp2nocd or trakonhd. 
Search for one of them on the net and install it. This program will 
create a new directory called "circuits": you have to copy there 
ALL the 16 track files (F1ct01, F1ct02...........F1ct16)

2. 
Place the 'LOSAIL' directory from the ZIP file into the Gp2 'gamejams' directory. 

3. 
Place Losail_Qatar_2021.dat or Losail (night)_Qatar_2021.dat files in the circuits directory. Slots 03, 15 and 16 was recently tested, and the track run well into those. Others slots was not tested, but probably should work well.

4. 
Start Gp2 and drive...........

* Copyright / Permissions *
(c) Copyright 2021, Roberto Scandura and Antonio Pessoa. You can use this track freely. Currently few people plays GP2, so, if you use it as a base to create other track, please, give us our credits. Just it.


* Disclaimer *
If your pc breaks, goes slow, or the files harm your machine it's not our fault!!!

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    THE FORMULA 1 LOSAIL WINNERS:

year	winner driver		nat	car

2021	who will win the first F-1 Qatar GP? Hamilton? Verstappen?

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    THE 500cc/MOTO GP LOSAIL WINNERS:

year	winner rider		nat	bike

2004	Sete Gibernau		ESP	Honda
2005	Valentino Rossi		ITA	Yamaha
2006	Valentino Rossi		ITA	Yamaha
2007	Casey Stoner		AUS	Ducati
2008	Casey Stoner		AUS	Ducati
2009	Casey Stoner		AUS	Ducati
2010	Valentino Rossi		ITA	Yamaha
2011	Casey Stoner		AUS	Honda
2012	Jorge Lorenzo		ESP	Yamaha
2013	Jorge Lorenzo		ESP	Yamaha
2014	Marc Mrquez		ESP	Honda
2015	Valentino Rossi		ITA	Yamaha
2016	Jorge Lorenzo		ESP	Yamaha
2017	Maverick Viales	ESP	Yamaha
2018	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati
2019	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati
2020		Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
2021	Maverick Viales	ESP	Yamaha

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    THE WORLD SUPERBIKE LOSAIL WINNERS:

year	winner rider		nat	bike

2005 I	Troy Corser		AUS	Suzuki
2005 II	Yukio Kagayama		JAP	Suzuki
2006 I	James Toseland		ENG	Honda
2006 II	Troy Corser		AUS	Suzuki
2007 I	Max Biaggi		ITA	Suzuki
2007 II	James Toseland		ENG	Honda
2008 I	Troy Bayliss		AUS	Ducati
2008 II	Fonsi Nieto		ESP	Suzuki
2009 I	Ben Spies		USA	Yamaha
2009 II	Ben Spies		USA	Yamaha
2014 I	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Aprilia
2014 II	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Aprilia
2015 I	Jordi Torres		ESP	Aprilia
2015 II	Leon Haslam		ENG	Aprilia
2016 I	Chaz Davies		WAL	Ducati
2016 II	Chaz Davies		WAL	Ducati
2017 I	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki
2017 II	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki
2018 I	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki
2018 II		Race cancelled due a sand storm
2019 I	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki
2019 II	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki
2019 3	Jonathan Rea		N.I	Kawasaki

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    THE WTCC/WTCR LOSAIL WINNERS:

year	series	winner driver		nat	car

2015 I	WTCC	Jos Mara Lpez	ARG	Citron
2015 II	WTCC	Yvan Muller		FRA	Citron
2016 I	WTCC	Gabriele Tarquini	ITA	Lada
2016 II	WTCC	Mehdi Bennani		MOR	Citron
2017 I	WTCC	Tom Chilton		ENG	Citron
2017 II	WTCC	Esteban Guerrieri	ARG	Honda

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    THE GP MASTERS WINNERS:

year	winner driver		nat	team		car

2006	Nigel Mansell		ENG	Team Altech	Delta-Cosworth

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2021, Antonio Pessoa