Overview
- Each tyre set is capped at 25 laps across all sessions at Losail, making at least two pit stops unavoidable in the 57-lap grand prix.
- Laps under Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car count toward the cap, while laps to the grid, formation laps and post-flag mileage do not, and teams will be told the remaining laps on each set before the race.
- The restriction follows analysis showing several 2024 tyres, especially left-fronts, hit maximum wear with increased structural fatigue at the high-load circuit.
- The decision was taken with the FIA and Formula 1 and discussed with teams, and it is a circuit-specific safety measure rather than a season-wide rule.
- Pirelli will supply the hardest C1–C3 compounds for the sprint weekend, and the 19-lap sprint is short enough to run without a pit stop under the cap.