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The 2019 World Superbike Championship ends with races on October 25 and 26 at Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Just like the MotoGP, the Superbikes compete in the evening under the circuit's spotlights. Located about 23 km (14 miles) north of Doha, the track cost 60 million US dollars to build and was inaugurated in October 2004 by the MotoGP.The Superbikes debuted a year later, but didn't run from 2010 to 2013. Contrary to the other seasonal events, Race 1 is held on Friday and Race 2 on Saturday. Even though it is positioned in one of the hottest areas on the planet, the track doesn't present any particular temperature problems because the races start at 8 pm, 3 hours and 10 minutes after the sun sets. During the two races in 2016, the tarmac reached 28°C (82° F) and in 2015 it got up to 34°C (93°F).According to Brembo technicians, who work closely with 15 World Superbike riders, Losail International Circuit is avarage demanding circuit for the brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it earned a 3 on the difficulty index, exactly the same score given to three other tracks. The 16 corners on the track correspond to a full 13 braking sections, a record for the World Superbike. Overall, during one lap the brakes are used for almost 38 seconds, which comes to 32% of the total duration of the race. The MotoGP instead turn to their Brembo brakes 11 times per lap.The average deceleration on the numerous corners changes constantly and covers a broad range that goes from 0.6 G to 1.3 G. This is one of the reasons why the average peak deceleration per lap is 0.99 G.Summing up all of the force applied by a rider on the brake lever from the starting line to the checkered flag, the result comes in at just over 900 kg, which is about 50 kg less than the force applied by the MotoGP riders.This is due to the difference in the duration of the races.
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