GP Masters CEO Scott Poulter was quoted saying "We are honored that the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation and Losail have chosen GP Masters to be the first car series to race on their incredibly impressive circuit, and we look forward to a long and fruitful association with Qatar, He went on to say "In particular I would like to thank Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah, president of

the federation, for his faith in GP Masters,"

The Full calendar has yet to be confirmed. However, it is expected that there is to be a 5 to 6 race calendar for 2006

This is excellent news for the series and all the fans around the world and confirms what was one of the worst kept secrets, intact it was only 3 weeks ago the Grand Prix Masters Online.com ran a full story and review of Losail and Qatar. The losail circuit has become a favorite for Moto GP and SBK races and is respected as been a great racing circuit.

The rest of the calendar is expected to contain a couple of classic tracks and Monza is wildly tipped to be one of them. Further announcements are expected by the end of January.