2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 1 of 18 races in the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 28 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Losail International Circuit Lusail, Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar) was the first round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail on 28 March 2021.
Background[]
MotoGP Entrants[]
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the start of the season, as Márquez prolonged his recovery from his 2020 season-ending injury.
Free practice[]
MotoGP[]
In the first session, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.
Qualifying[]
MotoGP[]
Fastest session lap |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
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Q1[1] | Q2[2] | |||||||
1 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.772 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.038 | 2 | ||
3 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.088 | 3 | ||
4 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.114 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.215 | 5 | ||
6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.286 | 6 | ||
7 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.313 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.315 | 8 | ||
9 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.490 | 9 | ||
10 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:53.728 | 1:53.682 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:53.577 | 1:53.721 | 11 | ||
12 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.930 | 12 | ||
13 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:53.733 | N/A | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | 1:53.840 | N/A | 14 | ||
15 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1:53.915 | N/A | 15 | ||
16 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:53.958 | N/A | 16 | 6 | |
17 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 1:53.995 | N/A | 17 | ||
18 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:54.122 | N/A | 18 | ||
19 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:54.240 | N/A | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:54.443 | N/A | 20 | ||
21 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:54.627 | N/A | 21 | ||
22 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:55.183 | N/A | 22 | 8 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
Race[]
MotoGP[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | 22 | 42:28.663 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 22 | +1.092 | 6 | 20 |
3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 22 | +1.129 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 22 | +1.222 | 10 | 13 |
5 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 22 | +3.030 | 2 | 11 |
6 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 22 | +3.357 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 22 | +5.934 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | 22 | +5.990 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 22 | +7.058 | 5 | 7 |
10 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 22 | +9.288 | 13 | 6 |
11 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 22 | +10.299 | 17 | 5 |
12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 22 | +10.742 | 4 | 4 |
13 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 22 | +11.457 | 15 | 3 |
14 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 22 | +14.100 | 19 | 2 |
15 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | 22 | +16.422 | 14 | 1 |
16 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 22 | +20.916 | 18 | |
17 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 22 | +21.026 | 21 | |
18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 22 | +23.892 | 7 | |
19 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 22 | +46.346 | 22 | |
Ret | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 13 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 6 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
Fastest lap: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) – 1:54.624 (lap 4) | |||||||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT |
Moto2[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 20 | 40:03.123 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 20 | +2.260 | 6 | 20 |
3 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 20 | +5.228 | 7 | 16 |
4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 20 | +5.241 | 4 | 13 |
5 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 20 | +6.145 | 2 | 11 |
6 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 20 | +6.786 | 5 | 10 |
7 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 20 | +8.721 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 20 | +10.911 | 13 | 8 |
9 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 20 | +12.493 | 3 | 7 |
10 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 20 | +16.800 | 8 | 6 |
11 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 20 | +17.147 | 22 | 5 |
12 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 20 | +17.289 | 9 | 4 |
13 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 20 | +17.527 | 12 | 3 |
14 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 20 | +17.540 | 21 | 2 |
15 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 20 | +17.816 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 20 | +18.211 | 18 | |
17 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 20 | +19.143 | 19 | |
18 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 20 | +19.220 | 14 | |
19 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 20 | +25.806 | 24 | |
20 | 5 | Yari Montella | Boscoscuro | 20 | +30.664 | 27 | |
21 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 20 | +30.708 | 23 | |
22 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 20 | +32.764 | 11 | |
Ret | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 19 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 9 | Accident | 25 | |
Ret | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | 9 | Engine | 28 | ||
Ret | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 6 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 0 | Rider In Pain | 20 | |
DNS | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | Did not start | |||
DNS | 70 | Barry Baltus | Did not start | ||||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
- Simone Corsi suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.
- Barry Baltus suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
Moto3[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Jaume Masiá | KTM | 18 | 38:29.620 | 5 | 25 |
2 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 18 | +0.042 | 11 | 20 |
3 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 18 | +0.094 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 18 | +0.435 | 8 | 13 |
5 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 18 | +0.880 | 7 | 11 |
6 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 18 | +0.899 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 18 | +0.965 | 2 | 9 |
8 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 18 | +2.214 | 28 | 8 |
9[a] | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 18 | +1.950 | 6 | 7 |
10 | 50 | Jason Dupasquier | KTM | 18 | +2.219 | 12 | 6 |
11 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 18 | +2.316 | 18 | 5 |
12[a] | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 18 | +2.298 | 14 | 4 |
13 | 12 | Filip Salač | Honda | 18 | +2.345 | 23 | 3 |
14 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 18 | +2.434 | 21 | 2 |
15 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 18 | +14.768 | 16 | 1 |
16 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 18 | +14.834 | 20 | |
17 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 18 | +22.187 | 22 | |
18 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 18 | +22.277 | 25 | |
19 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 18 | +28.282 | 27 | |
20 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 18 | +41.283 | 19 | |
21 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 18 | +44.976 | 26 | |
Ret | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 17 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 7 | Collision Damage | 24 | |
Ret | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 2 | Collision | 3 | |
Ret | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 2 | Collision Damage | 17 | |
Ret | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 2 | Collision Damage | 4 | |
Ret | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
Championship standings after the race[]
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[3][4][5]
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Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "BARWA GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "BARWA GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links[]
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Losail International Circuit". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Categories:
- 2021 MotoGP race reports
- 2021 in Qatari sport
- Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
- March 2021 sports events in Asia