2014 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Qatar
Flag:Qatar
Official Name:Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar[1]
Location:Losail International Circuit
Course Mi:3.343
Course Km:5.380
Race No:1
Season No:18
Date:23 March
Year:2014
Pole Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:54.507
Fast Rider Motogp:Álvaro Bautista
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:1:55.575 on lap 4
First Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
First Rider Motogp Country:Spain
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Third Rider Motogp:Dani Pedrosa
Third Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider Moto2:Esteve Rabat
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:Spain
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:2:00.081
Fast Rider Moto2:Maverick Viñales
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:Spain
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Fast Time Moto2:2:00.168 on lap 9
First Rider Moto2:Esteve Rabat
First Rider Moto2 Country:Spain
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Mika Kallio
Second Rider Moto2 Country:Finland
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Third Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
Third Rider Moto2 Country:Switzerland
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Suter
Pole Rider Moto3:Álex Rins
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:Spain
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Pole Time Moto3:2:05.973
Fast Rider Moto3:Alexis Masbou
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:France
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Fast Time Moto3:2:05.862 on lap 9
First Rider Moto3:Jack Miller
First Rider Moto3 Country:Australia
First Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto3:Álex Márquez
Second Rider Moto3 Country:Spain
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Third Rider Moto3:Efrén Vázquez
Third Rider Moto3 Country:Spain
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2014 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2014 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on 23 March 2014.

In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez began his title defence with a victory ahead of Valentino Rossi and teammate Dani Pedrosa. Rossi's teammate, Jorge Lorenzo led at the start but then crashed and had his bike destroyed in the gravel trap.

The MotoGP race also saw the début of the new "Factory" and "Open" classes for each bike. The MSMA prototypes were reclassified as the "Factory" class, and the Claiming Rule Teams sub-category was rebranded as the "Open" class. Bikes in the Open class used the same MotoGP ECU and identical software, and the teams that were in the Factory class were permitted to use their own software.

In the Moto2 race, Esteve Rabat began his title-winning season with a victory ahead of fellow Kalex rider Mika Kallio and Suter rider Thomas Lüthi. The fastest lap was set by Maverick Viñales in his first and only season in the Moto2 class.

The Moto3 race saw Jack Miller take the victory ahead of Spaniards Álex Márquez and Efrén Vázquez. Both Miller and Márquez would eventually fight for the title over the course of the season, with the latter eventually taking the title by two points.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
193 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda2242:40.561125
246 Valentino RossiMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha22+0.2591020
326 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+3.370616
441 Aleix EspargaróNGM Forward RacingForward Yamaha22+11.623913
54 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati22+12.159411
635 Cal CrutchlowDucati TeamDucati22+28.526810
745 Scott ReddingGo&Fun Honda GresiniHonda22+32.593169
869 Nicky HaydenDrive M7 AsparHonda22+32.628138
95 Colin EdwardsNGM Forward RacingForward Yamaha22+39.547147
1029 Andrea IannonePramac RacingDucati22+43.360116
117 Hiroshi AoyamaDrive M7 AsparHonda22+46.595155
1268 Yonny HernándezEnergy T.I. Pramac RacingDucati22+46.688174
1317 Karel AbrahamCardion AB MotoracingHonda22+50.581183
149 Danilo PetrucciIodaRacing ProjectART22+1:03.127202
1523 Broc ParkesPaul Bird MotorsportPBM22+1:14.386211
1670 Michael LavertyPaul Bird MotorsportPBM22+1:32.59323
1763 Mike Di MeglioAvintia RacingAvintia22+1:36.08522
Ret19 Álvaro BautistaGo&Fun Honda GresiniHonda20Accident2
Ret38 Bradley SmithMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha18Accident3
Ret44 Pol EspargaróMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha17Retirement12
Ret6 Stefan BradlLCR Honda MotoGPHonda8Accident7
Ret8 Héctor BarberáAvintia RacingAvintia4Retirement19
Ret99 Jorge LorenzoMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha0Accident5
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
153 Esteve RabatKalex2040:20.963125
236 Mika KallioKalex20+1.059620
312 Thomas LüthiSuter20+3.741416
440 Maverick ViñalesKalex20+4.0431413
53 Simone CorsiForward KLX20+5.8301011
622 Sam LowesSpeed Up20+14.170510
711 Sandro CorteseKalex20+24.94329
881 Jordi TorresSuter20+25.196168
995 Anthony WestSpeed Up20+25.322267
1096 Louis RossiKalex20+26.687206
1194 Jonas FolgerKalex20+26.873155
1288 Ricard CardúsTech 320+26.914184
134 Randy KrummenacherSuter20+31.671223
1439 Luis SalomKalex20+40.588172
1555 Hafizh SyahrinKalex20+40.695301
1660 Julián SimónKalex20+41.81019
1754 Mattia PasiniForward KLX20+44.03012
1825 Azlan ShahKalex20+52.81328
1997 Román RamosSpeed Up20+53.56331
2010 Thitipong WarokornKalex20+1:10.99532
2145 Tetsuta NagashimaTSR20+1:11.39134
2270 Robin MulhauserSuter20+1:11.81135
235 Johann ZarcoCaterham Suter20+1:52.3489
2419 Xavier SiméonSuter20+1:52.4467
2521 Franco MorbidelliKalex19+1 lap29
DSQ30 Takaaki NakagamiKalex20Disqualified3
Ret7 Lorenzo BaldassarriSuter19Accident23
Ret77 Dominique AegerterSuter15Retirement11
Ret18 Nicolás TerolSuter15Retirement21
Ret23 Marcel SchrötterTech 311Accident13
Ret49 Axel PonsKalex11Retirement25
Ret98 Mashel Al NaimiSpeed Up4Retirement33
Ret8 Gino ReaSuter2Retirement24
Ret15 Alex de AngelisSuter0Accident8
Ret2 Josh HerrinCaterham Suter0Accident27
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Jack MillerKTM1838:05.810325
212 Álex MárquezHonda18+0.233220
37 Efrén VázquezHonda18+0.2801516
444 Miguel OliveiraMahindra18+0.2951113
542 Álex RinsHonda18+0.369111
684 Jakub KornfeilKTM18+0.586410
710 Alexis MasbouHonda18+2.109149
832 Isaac ViñalesKTM18+2.16158
923 Niccolò AntonelliKTM18+8.15397
1021 Francesco BagnaiaKTM18+8.173106
1117 John McPheeHonda18+8.19575
125 Romano FenatiKTM18+8.21984
1352 Danny KentHusqvarna18+11.26963
1498 Karel HanikaKTM18+11.292192
1541 Brad BinderMahindra18+11.322171
1633 Enea BastianiniKTM18+22.15921
1711 Livio LoiKalex KTM18+22.20220
1863 Zulfahmi KhairuddinHonda18+36.68623
199 Scott DeroueKalex KTM18+36.69118
2065 Philipp ÖttlKalex KTM18+36.75522
2119 Alessandro TonucciMahindra18+37.85828
2243 Luca GrünwaldKalex KTM18+37.87624
2355 Andrea LocatelliMahindra18+45.50130
2422 Ana CarrascoKalex KTM18+45.65025
2551 Bryan SchoutenMahindra18+1:08.69427
2631 Niklas AjoHusqvarna17+1 lap16
Ret95 Jules DaniloMahindra17Accident31
Ret3 Matteo FerrariMahindra14Retirement26
Ret58 Juan Francisco GuevaraKalex KTM6Accident13
Ret4 Gabriel RamosKalex KTM6Retirement32
Ret57 Eric GranadoKTM2Retirement12
Ret38 Hafiq AzmiKTM0Accident29
DNS61 Arthur SissisMahindraDid not start
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.[5]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Marc Márquez25
2 Valentino Rossi20
3 Dani Pedrosa16
4 Aleix Espargaró13
5 Andrea Dovizioso11
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda25
2 Yamaha20
3 Forward Yamaha13
4 Ducati11
5 ART2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Qatar MotoGP. Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. 24 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2014 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 2 October 2018.
  3. Web site: motogp.com · COMMERCIAL BANK GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2014. Motogp.com. 2 October 2018.
  4. Web site: 2014 Qatar MotoGp : Race Classifications. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 2 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Standings . 2014. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-26.

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