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| Race 1 of 18 races in the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the start of the season, as Márquez prolonged his recovery from his 2020 season-ending injury.
In the first session, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | ||
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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 | ||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | 42:28.663 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +1.092 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +1.129 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 22 | +1.222 | 10 | 13 |
| 5 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | +3.030 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 22 | +3.357 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | +5.934 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +5.990 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +7.058 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 22 | +9.288 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +10.299 | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 22 | +10.742 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +11.457 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +14.100 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +16.422 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Esponsorama | Ducati | 22 | +20.916 | 18 | |
| 17 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +21.026 | 21 | |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 22 | +23.892 | 7 | |
| 19 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | +46.346 | 22 | |
| Ret | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 13 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 6 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) – 1:54.624 (lap 4) | ||||||||
| Sources: [3] [4] [5] | ||||||||
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |||||||
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [6] [7] [8]
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