2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

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

Background

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MotoGP Entrants

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Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the start of the season, as Márquez prolonged his recovery from his 2020 season-ending injury.

Free practice

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MotoGP

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In the first session, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
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

Race

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MotoGP

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
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]

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 20 40:03.123 1 25
2 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 20 +2.260 6 20
3 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 20 +5.228 7 16
4 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 20 +5.241 4 13
5 25   Raúl Fernández Kalex 20 +6.145 2 11
6 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 20 +6.786 5 10
7 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 20 +8.721 10 9
8 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +10.911 13 8
9 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 20 +12.493 3 7
10 9   Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 20 +16.800 8 6
11 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 20 +17.147 22 5
12 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 20 +17.289 9 4
13 44   Arón Canet Boscoscuro 20 +17.527 12 3
14 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 +17.540 21 2
15 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20 +17.816 17 1
16 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 20 +18.211 18
17 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 20 +19.143 19
18 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 20 +19.220 14
19 62   Stefano Manzi Kalex 20 +25.806 24
20 5   Yari Montella Boscoscuro 20 +30.664 27
21 75   Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 20 +30.708 23
22 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 20 +32.764 11
Ret 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 Accident 16
Ret 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 14 Accident 15
Ret 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 9 Accident 25
Ret 55   Hafizh Syahrin NTS 9 Engine 28
Ret 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 6 Accident 26
Ret 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 0 Rider In Pain 20
DNS 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta Did not start
DNS 70   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

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
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[a] 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[a] 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

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[6][7][8]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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

References

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  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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