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| Date | 10 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lusail International Circuit Lusail, Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar) was the first round of the 2024 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail on 10 March 2024.
Dorna Sports officially announced changes to the format of the MotoGP racing week in 2024, specifically the format of the Moto3 and Moto2 class training sessions. They announced this through the official championship website. Just like the MotoGP class, the Moto3 and Moto2 practice sessions on Friday morning are now called 'first free practice sessions' aka FP1, which means that the time recorded in this session does not count to determine which riders qualify for the Qualification 1 (Q1) and Qualification 2 (Q2) sessions. Meanwhile, the Moto3 and Moto2 practice sessions on Friday afternoon are now called 'first practice sessions' aka PR1. The Moto3 and Moto2 practice sessions on Saturday morning are still called 'second practice sessions' aka PR2. The combination of time records in the PR1 and PR2 sessions also determines which riders qualify for Q1 and Q2. The MotoGP class format has not changed. The FP1 session on Friday morning and the FP2 session on Saturday afternoon do not determine which riders qualify for Q1 and Q2, as this will be determined in the PR session on Friday afternoon. The Sprint race will still be held on Saturday afternoon, while the warm-up session (WUP) will be held on Sunday morning. The Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP Grand Prix races will still be held on Sunday afternoon. Then, the MotoE schedule will be adjusted to the schedule of the other three classes. [1]
The MotoGP Sprint was held on 9 March.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 89 |  Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | 20:41.287 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 33 |  Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +0.548 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +0.729 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 |  Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +1.625 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +1.872 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +2.322 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +3.154 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | 31 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +4.431 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +6.738 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | 43 |  Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +12.670 | 11 | |
| 11 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 11 | +12.835 | 15 | |
| 12 | 20 |  Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 11 | +12.863 | 16 | |
| 13 | 88 |  Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +13.095 | 14 | |
| 14 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +13.795 | 12 | |
| 15 | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +14.096 | 17 | |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 11 | +14.840 | 13 | |
| 17 | 42 | Álex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 11 | +15.629 | 20 | |
| 18 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +17.711 | 18 | |
| 19 | 30 |  Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 11 | +22.733 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | +23.267 | 22 | |
| 21 | 10 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +25.553 | 21 | |
| Ret | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 2 | Accident | 7 | |
| Fastest sprint lap: Marc Márquez (Ducati) – 1:52.040 (lap 3) | ||||||||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT | ||||||||
The race was to be scheduled on 22 laps, but was reduced to 21 laps due to the technical problem on Raúl Fernández's bike after the first warm up lap.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 21 | 39:34.869 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 21 | +1.329 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21 | +1.933 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 21 | +3.429 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 21 | +5.153 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 21 | +6.791 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 21 | +9.161 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +11.242 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 31 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 21 | +11.595 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +13.197 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 21 | +17.701 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 21 | +18.075 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21 | +18.437 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 21 | +19.194 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +20.717 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 42 | Álex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 21 | +24.093 | 20 | |
| 17 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 21 | +24.106 | 18 | |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21 | +24.641 | 22 | |
| 19 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 21 | +25.556 | 19 | |
| 20 | 10 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21 | +42.422 | 21 | |
| 21 | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 21 | +42.761 | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 17 | Technical problem | 12 | |
| Fastest lap: Pedro Acosta (KTM) – 1:52.657 (lap 2) | ||||||||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT | ||||||||
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [2] [3] [4]
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