2015 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Qatar.svg   2015 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Losail.svg
Date29 March 2015
Official name Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar [1]
Location Losail International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Time 1:54.113
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Time 1:55.267 on lap 5
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Second Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Third Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up
Time 1:59.423
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:59.918 on lap 2
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Kalex
Second Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Kalex
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda
Time 2:06.170
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 2:06.561 on lap 3
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda

The 2015 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. [2] It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar on 29 March 2015.

Contents

In the MotoGP class, Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso took the first pole position of the season. [3] It was an eventful race in which the lead was contested between the Movistar Yamaha and Ducati teams. For the first time since the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, [4] the podium was swept by Italian riders, as Yamaha's Valentino Rossi  – in his 20th Grand Prix season – took his first season-opening victory since 2010, ahead of Dovizioso, [5] and his teammate Andrea Iannone, who achieved his first MotoGP podium in third place. [6] Reigning world champion Marc Márquez had a good start position, third on the grid, but went off track and almost hit Jorge Lorenzo and Bradley Smith. After he fell to the rear of the field due to the first-lap incident, Márquez overtook several riders and was able to finish fifth, behind Lorenzo. [7]

Dani Pedrosa started second on the grid, but dropped to sixth place due to issues with arm-pump. Álvaro Bautista was forced to retire after his bike was hit by Márquez, breaking his left brake lever and front sensor. Rookie Jack Miller  – graduating from Moto3 – crashed with Karel Abraham with one lap remaining.

The weekend also saw the début of the new Aprilia RS-GP, which was used by Gresini Racing after the team switched from Honda at the end of 2014. This was Aprilia's first race in MotoGP as a factory team since the 2004 Valencian Grand Prix.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2242:35.717825
204 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 22+0.174120
329 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 22+2.250416
499 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22+2.707613
593 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+7.036311
626 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+10.755210
735 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow CWM LCR Honda Honda 22+12.384129
838 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22+12.91478
944 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22+13.031107
1068 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonny Hernández Pramac Racing Ducati 22+17.43556
1141 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22+19.901115
129 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Pramac Racing Ducati 22+24.43294
1345 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 22+32.032143
1425 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22+33.463132
158 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 22+33.625151
166 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 22+33.94418
1769 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 22+38.97017
1850 Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 22+46.57019
1963 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 22+59.21116
2015 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis Octo IodaRacing Team ART 22+1:14.98124
2133 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22+1:48.14325
2276 Flag of France.svg Loris Baz Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 19+3 laps23
Ret17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Abraham AB Motoracing Honda 21Accident20
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller CWM LCR Honda Honda 21Accident22
Ret19 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 0Retirement21
Sources: [8] [9] [10]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
194 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Kalex 2040:18.532525
219 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Kalex 20+5.051620
312 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20+12.123716
440 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Kalex 20+12.202913
521 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kalex 20+14.385811
636 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Kallio Kalex 20+14.4131610
711 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese Kalex 20+14.47149
85 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex 20+18.54128
996 Flag of France.svg Louis Rossi Tech 3 20+20.914137
107 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 20+21.336206
1173 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex 20+21.847125
1255 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 20+23.226194
1360 Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón Speed Up 20+25.573213
1430 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 20+29.784182
1577 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter Kalex 20+30.267251
1623 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 20+34.56117
174 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Randy Krummenacher Kalex 20+36.85024
1825 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kalex 20+48.34623
1910 Flag of Thailand.svg Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 20+48.77226
2070 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robin Mulhauser Kalex 20+49.67028
2166 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Alt Suter 20+1:15.59630
222 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Kalex 20+1:15.64129
2351 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zaqhwan Zaidi Suter 20+1:21.69327
Ret88 Flag of Spain.svg Ricard Cardús Tech 3 19Retirement14
Ret95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony West Speed Up 9Retirement22
Ret3 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Kalex 3Accident10
Ret1 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Kalex 3Accident3
Ret39 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Kalex 3Accident15
Ret49 Flag of Spain.svg Axel Pons Kalex 3Accident11
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up 2Retirement1
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda 1838:25.424125
233 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda 18+0.0272120
352 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda 18+0.142916
47 Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Vázquez Honda 18+0.2881013
517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 18+0.693511
632 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales Husqvarna 18+0.765210
720 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Honda 18+0.77269
823 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18+0.77338
921 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 18+0.90947
1041 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 18+1.317136
1155 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli Honda 18+1.54675
129 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Honda 18+1.608124
1398 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika KTM 18+1.869143
1465 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 18+2.504222
1588 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Mahindra 18+5.119251
1644 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 18+6.8148
1784 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18+8.76026
1858 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 18+9.25924
1940 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Mahindra 18+11.38520
2095 Flag of France.svg Jules Danilo Honda 18+27.61618
2112 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrari Mahindra 18+29.07130
226 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera Husqvarna 18+29.26632
2324 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 18+29.43631
2416 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 18+29.48529
2519 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 18+29.77023
2653 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Mahindra 18+46.29533
2791 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 18+46.40627
2863 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 18+1:04.40928
2961 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loris Cresson KTM 18+1:40.60634
Ret5 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati KTM 17Retirement17
Ret11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Livio Loi Honda 10Accident11
Ret76 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono Honda 8Accident15
Ret2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Mahindra 8Accident19
Ret31 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Ajo KTM 1Accident16
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded. [11]

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