2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Qatar  2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 March 2021
Official nameBarwa Grand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:52.772
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Time 1:54.624 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Second France Johann Zarco Ducati
Third Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:58.726
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:59.491 on lap 13
Podium
First United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Second Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Third Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider South Africa Darryn Binder Honda
Time 2:04.075
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Xavier Artigas Honda
Time 2:06.557 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jaume Masiá KTM
Second Spain Pedro Acosta KTM
Third South Africa Darryn Binder Honda

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 		Row
Q1[1] Q2[2]
1 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:52.772 1 1
2 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:53.038 2
3 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:53.088 3
4 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:53.114 4 2
5 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.215 5
6 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.286 6
7 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:53.313 7 3
8 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:53.315 8
9 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:53.490 9
10 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 1:53.728 1:53.682 10 4
11 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:53.577 1:53.721 11
12 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 1:53.930 12
13 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:53.733 N/A 13 5
14 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati 1:53.840 N/A 14
15 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:53.915 N/A 15
16 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda 1:53.958 N/A 16 6
17 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:53.995 N/A 17
18 10 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 1:54.122 N/A 18
19 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:54.240 N/A 19 7
20 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:54.443 N/A 20
21 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1:54.627 N/A 21
22 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:55.183 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race

MotoGP

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 42:28.663 3 25
2 5 France Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +1.092 6 20
3 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 22 +1.129 1 16
4 36 Spain Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +1.222 10 13
5 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +3.030 2 11
6 42 Spain Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +3.357 9 10
7 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +5.934 8 9
8 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +5.990 12 8
9 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 22 +7.058 5 7
10 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Esponsorama Racing Ducati 22 +9.288 13 6
11 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +10.299 17 5
12 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +10.742 4 4
13 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +11.457 15 3
14 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +14.100 19 2
15 89 Spain Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +16.422 14 1
16 10 Italy Luca Marini Sky VR46 Esponsorama Ducati 22 +20.916 18
17 27 Spain Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +21.026 21
18 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +23.892 7
19 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +46.346 22
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 13 Accident 16
Ret 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 6 Accident 11
Ret 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Accident 20
Fastest lap: Spain Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) – 1:54.624 (lap 4)
Sources:[3][4][5]

Moto2

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 20 40:03.123 1 25
2 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 20 +2.260 6 20
3 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 20 +5.228 7 16
4 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 20 +5.241 4 13
5 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex 20 +6.145 2 11
6 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 20 +6.786 5 10
7 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 20 +8.721 10 9
8 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +10.911 13 8
9 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 20 +12.493 3 7
10 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 20 +16.800 8 6
11 6 United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex 20 +17.147 22 5
12 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 20 +17.289 9 4
13 44 Spain Arón Canet Boscoscuro 20 +17.527 12 3
14 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 +17.540 21 2
15 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20 +17.816 17 1
16 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 20 +18.211 18
17 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 20 +19.143 19
18 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 20 +19.220 14
19 62 Italy Stefano Manzi Kalex 20 +25.806 24
20 5 Italy Yari Montella Boscoscuro 20 +30.664 27
21 75 Spain Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 20 +30.708 23
22 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 20 +32.764 11
Ret 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 Accident 16
Ret 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 14 Accident 15
Ret 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 9 Accident 25
Ret 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin NTS 9 Engine 28
Ret 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 6 Accident 26
Ret 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 0 Rider In Pain 20
DNS 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta Did not start
DNS 70 Belgium Barry Baltus NTS 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
1 5 Spain Jaume Masiá KTM 18 38:29.620 5 25
2 37 Spain Pedro Acosta KTM 18 +0.042 11 20
3 40 South Africa Darryn Binder Honda 18 +0.094 1 16
4 11 Spain Sergio García Gas Gas 18 +0.435 8 13
5 2 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18 +0.880 7 11
6 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli KTM 18 +0.899 10 10
7 28 Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas 18 +0.965 2 9
8 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 18 +2.214 28 8
9[a] 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 18 +1.950 6 7
10 50 Switzerland Jason Dupasquier KTM 18 +2.219 12 6
11 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 18 +2.316 18 5
12[a] 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 18 +2.298 14 4
13 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Honda 18 +2.345 23 3
14 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18 +2.434 21 2
15 73 Austria Maximilian Kofler KTM 18 +14.768 16 1
16 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 18 +14.834 20
17 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 18 +22.187 22
18 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 18 +22.277 25
19 20 France Lorenzo Fellon Honda 18 +28.282 27
20 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 18 +41.283 19
21 19 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 18 +44.976 26
Ret 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 17 Accident 15
Ret 43 Spain Xavier Artigas Honda 7 Collision Damage 24
Ret 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 2 Collision 3
Ret 16 Italy Andrea Migno Honda 2 Collision Damage 17
Ret 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 2 Collision Damage 4
Ret 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 1 Accident 9
Ret 7 Italy 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.[6][7][8]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

  1. ^ a b 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References

  1. ^ "BARWA GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ "BARWA GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Qatar MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  4. ^ S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2021 QAT MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF).
  6. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.


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