2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Qatar.svg   2019 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 19 races in the
2019 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Losail.svg
Date10 March 2019
Official nameVisitQatar Grand Prix
Location Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Time 1:53.546
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:55.039 on lap 3
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex
Time 1:58.585
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Time 1:58.711 on lap 10
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Second Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Third Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet KTM
Time 2:05.883
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Honda
Time 2:05.403 on lap 2
Podium
First Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda
Third Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet KTM

The 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on 10 March 2019.

Contents

Summary

The race saw the introduction of a new engine package in the Moto2 class to replace the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine which was used since Moto2 replaced 250cc 2-strokes in 2010. The new engines in the intermediate class are 765cc (46.7 cu in) triple engines made by Triumph Motorcycles, and are based on the engine of the Triumph Street Triple RS 765.

The weekend also marked the début of a new penalty named the "Long Lap" penalty for riders exceeding track limits. This is a route which is marked at a safe place on every circuit (usually an asphalt or run-off area outside a corner). Any rider that receives the penalty is given 3 laps to ride through it.

MV Agusta also made a return to Grand Prix racing after an absence of 42 years, joining forces with the Forward Racing team.

The Moto2 and Moto3 classes also adopted the qualifying format used by MotoGP since 2013, in which the riders that finish in 15th place or below in the third free practice session go to qualifying 1, then the four fastest riders go through to join the remaining 14 in qualifying 2.

In the Moto3 race, Arón Canet took pole position, with the race win going to Honda Team Asia's Kaito Toba, who became the first Japanese rider to win in the Moto3 class. Romano Fenati also made his return to Grand Prix racing after he had his contract with Forward Racing in Moto2 terminated after the controversial incident with Stefano Manzi.

In the first Triumph-powered Moto2 race, Marcel Schrötter took the first pole position of his career, joined on the front row by Xavi Vierge and Lorenzo Baldassarri. Vierge led the race throughout the early stages, but then began to drop back to 10th place. Baldassarri took the win, ahead of Thomas Lüthi on his Moto2 return and Schrötter. Lüthi also set the fastest lap.

In the MotoGP race, Maverick Viñales took pole for the newly-rebranded Monster Energy Yamaha team in his first race with the number 12. Rookie Fabio Quartararo also impressed in qualifying, taking 5th place, riding the for the new Petronas Yamaha satellite team, replacing Tech3 who switched bikes to KTM after 18 years with Yamaha. However, on the warm-up lap, Quartararo had an issue with his bike and had to start from the pitlane. At the start, Viñales made a bad start and dropped to 7th, behind Suzuki rookie Joan Mir. Despite his problems at the start, Quartararo set the fastest lap on the third lap. In the closing stages, Andrea Dovizioso and reigning champion Marc Márquez fought for the victory, with the Ducati rider taking the victory for the second consecutive season. Cal Crutchlow completed the podium on his return after missing the final two races of 2018 due to injury. Jorge Lorenzo finished 13th on his first outing for Repsol Honda after only qualifying in 15th.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 2242:36.902225
293 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+0.023320
335 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 22+0.320616
442 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22+0.4571013
546 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22+0.6001411
69 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 22+2.320710
712 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22+2.48119
836 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22+5.088118
930 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 22+7.40697
1041 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22+9.636126
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22+9.64785
1244 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22+12.774164
1399 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+14.307153
1429 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22+14.349192
155 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22+15.093211
1620 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22+15.9055
1788 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 22+16.37717
1817 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Abraham Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22+22.97220
1953 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22+23.03918
2055 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 22+43.24222
Ret38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia Factory Racing Aprilia 20Accident23
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 12Loose Saddle4
Ret63 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 9Handling13
Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2039:56.109325
212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20+0.026720
323 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20+2.123116
487 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex 20+2.125513
540 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex 20+2.3051011
622 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 20+3.334610
773 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex 20+5.01899
810 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex 20+7.33648
933 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Kalex 20+12.949137
1097 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Kalex 20+13.86526
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 20+15.525195
1241 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 20+16.59184
135 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli Kalex 20+18.667173
142 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin NTS 20+18.916202
1588 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín KTM 20+22.771111
1664 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder NTS 20+22.82218
1789 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 20+23.97821
1877 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter MV Agusta 20+26.90424
1924 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Kalex 20+27.03022
2062 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 20+40.27426
213 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Tulovic KTM 20+43.00325
2216 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts KTM 20+44.21223
2365 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 20+47.65729
2420 Flag of Indonesia.svg Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex 20+57.59631
2518 Flag of Andorra.svg Xavi Cardelús KTM 20+1:18.74932
2672 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi KTM 20+1:35.81728
Ret45 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 2Accident14
Ret96 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dixon KTM 2Accident30
Ret35 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1Clutch27
Ret9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Speed Up 0Accident12
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega Kalex 0Accident15
Ret27 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 0Accident16
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba Honda 1838:08.887325
248 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 18+0.053220
344 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet KTM 18+0.174116
442 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Honda 18+0.5052013
513 Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti KTM 18+0.584811
675 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM 18+0.818610
725 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández KTM 18+0.846109
823 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18+0.85058
955 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Honda 18+0.890117
1084 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18+0.903146
1179 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura Honda 18+0.956155
1221 Flag of Spain.svg Alonso López Honda 18+1.755214
1317 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 18+1.84943
1416 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 18+3.450172
1519 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18+3.514121
1614 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Honda 18+4.2017
1777 Flag of Spain.svg Vicente Pérez KTM 18+4.2679
1861 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Öncü KTM 18+26.27218
1922 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Masaki KTM 18+31.77913
206 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 18+31.82025
2112 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salač KTM 18+31.94328
2254 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Rossi Honda 18+31.97929
2376 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Makar Yurchenko KTM 18+1:23.25923
2469 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Booth-Amos KTM 15+3 laps26
Ret24 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 4Accident19
Ret7 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia KTM 4Accident16
Ret40 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder KTM 1Accident24
Ret71 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki Honda 0Accident22
Ret5 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá KTM 0Accident27
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

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