2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Qatar
Flag:Qatar
Official Name:VisitQatar Grand Prix
Location:Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar
Course Mi:3.343
Course Km:5.380
Race No:1
Season No:19
Date:10 March
Year:2019
Pole Rider Motogp:Maverick Viñales
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Time Motogp:1:53.546
Fast Rider Motogp:Fabio Quartararo
Fast Rider Motogp Country:FRA
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Fast Time Motogp:1:55.039 on lap 3
First Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
First Rider Motogp Country:ITA
First Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Second Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Second Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Third Rider Motogp:Cal Crutchlow
Third Rider Motogp Country:GBR
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider Moto2:Marcel Schrötter
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:DEU
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:1:58.585
Fast Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:CHE
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Fast Time Moto2:1:58.711 on lap 10
First Rider Moto2:Lorenzo Baldassarri
First Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
Second Rider Moto2 Country:CHE
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Third Rider Moto2:Marcel Schrötter
Third Rider Moto2 Country:DEU
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Rider Moto3:Arón Canet
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Pole Time Moto3:2:05.883
Fast Rider Moto3:Romano Fenati
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Fast Time Moto3:2:05.403 on lap 2
First Rider Moto3:Kaito Toba
First Rider Moto3 Country:JPN
First Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Second Rider Moto3:Lorenzo Dalla Porta
Second Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Third Rider Moto3:Arón Canet
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Third Rider Moto3 Bike: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.

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 Andrea DoviziosoMission Winnow DucatiDucati2242:36.902225
293 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+0.023320
335 Cal CrutchlowLCR Honda CastrolHonda22+0.320616
442 Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki22+0.4571013
546 Valentino RossiMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha22+0.6001411
69 Danilo PetrucciMission Winnow DucatiDucati22+2.320710
712 Maverick ViñalesMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha22+2.48119
836 Joan MirTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki22+5.088118
930 Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda IdemitsuHonda22+7.40697
1041 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia22+9.636126
1121 Franco MorbidelliPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha22+9.64785
1244 Pol EspargaróRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM22+12.774164
1399 Jorge LorenzoRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+14.307153
1429 Andrea IannoneAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia22+14.349192
155 Johann ZarcoRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM22+15.093211
1620 Fabio QuartararoPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha22+15.9055
1788 Miguel OliveiraRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM22+16.37717
1817 Karel AbrahamReale Avintia RacingDucati22+22.97220
1953 Tito RabatReale Avintia RacingDucati22+23.03918
2055 Hafizh SyahrinRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM22+43.24222
Ret38 Bradley SmithAprilia Factory RacingAprilia20Accident23
Ret43 Jack MillerAlma Pramac RacingDucati12Loose Saddle4
Ret63 Francesco BagnaiaAlma Pramac RacingDucati9Handling13
Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex2039:56.109325
212 Thomas LüthiKalex20+0.026720
323 Marcel SchrötterKalex20+2.123116
487 Remy GardnerKalex20+2.125513
540 Augusto FernándezKalex20+2.3051011
622 Sam LowesKalex20+3.334610
773 Álex MárquezKalex20+5.01899
810 Luca MariniKalex20+7.33648
933 Enea BastianiniKalex20+12.949137
1097 Xavi ViergeKalex20+13.86526
1121 Fabio Di GiannantonioSpeed Up20+15.525195
1241 Brad BinderKTM20+16.59184
135 Andrea LocatelliKalex20+18.667173
142 Jesko RaffinNTS20+18.916202
1588 Jorge MartínKTM20+22.771111
1664 Bo BendsneyderNTS20+22.82218
1789 Khairul Idham PawiKalex20+23.97821
1877 Dominique AegerterMV Agusta20+26.90424
1924 Simone CorsiKalex20+27.03022
2062 Stefano ManziMV Agusta20+40.27426
213 Lukas TulovicKTM20+43.00325
2216 Joe RobertsKTM20+44.21223
2365 Philipp ÖttlKTM20+47.65729
2420 Dimas Ekky PratamaKalex20+57.59631
2518 Xavi CardelúsKTM20+1:18.74932
2672 Marco BezzecchiKTM20+1:35.81728
Ret45 Tetsuta NagashimaKalex2Accident14
Ret96 Jake DixonKTM2Accident30
Ret35 Somkiat ChantraKalex1Clutch27
Ret9 Jorge NavarroSpeed Up0Accident12
Ret11 Nicolò BulegaKalex0Accident15
Ret27 Iker LecuonaKTM0Accident16
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Kaito TobaHonda1838:08.887325
248 Lorenzo Dalla PortaHonda18+0.053220
344 Arón CanetKTM18+0.174116
442 Marcos RamírezHonda18+0.5052013
513 Celestino ViettiKTM18+0.584811
675 Albert ArenasKTM18+0.818610
725 Raúl FernándezKTM18+0.846109
823 Niccolò AntonelliHonda18+0.85058
955 Romano FenatiHonda18+0.890117
1084 Jakub KornfeilKTM18+0.903146
1179 Ai OguraHonda18+0.956155
1221 Alonso LópezHonda18+1.755214
1317 John McPheeHonda18+1.84943
1416 Andrea MignoKTM18+3.450172
1519 Gabriel RodrigoHonda18+3.514121
1614 Tony ArbolinoHonda18+4.2017
1777 Vicente PérezKTM18+4.2679
1861 Can ÖncüKTM18+26.27218
1922 Kazuki MasakiKTM18+31.77913
206 Ryusei YamanakaHonda18+31.82025
2112 Filip SalačKTM18+31.94328
2254 Riccardo RossiHonda18+31.97929
2376 Makar YurchenkoKTM18+1:23.25923
2469 Tom Booth-AmosKTM15+3 laps26
Ret24 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda4Accident19
Ret7 Dennis FoggiaKTM4Accident16
Ret40 Darryn BinderKTM1Accident24
Ret71 Ayumu SasakiHonda0Accident22
Ret5 Jaume MasiáKTM0Accident27
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

MotoGP

RiderPoints
1 Andrea Dovizioso25
2 Marc Márquez20
3 Cal Crutchlow16
4 Álex Rins13
5 Valentino Rossi11
6 Danilo Petrucci10
7 Maverick Viñales9
8 Joan Mir8
9 Takaaki Nakagami7
10 Aleix Espargaró6

Moto2

RiderPoints
1 Lorenzo Baldassarri25
2 Thomas Lüthi20
3 Marcel Schrötter16
4 Remy Gardner13
5 Augusto Fernández11
6 Sam Lowes10
7 Álex Márquez9
8 Luca Marini8
9 Enea Bastianini7
10 Xavi Vierge6

Moto3

RiderPoints
1 Kaito Toba25
2 Lorenzo Dalla Porta20
3 Arón Canet16
4 Marcos Ramírez13
5 Celestino Vietti11
6 Albert Arenas10
7 Raúl Fernández9
8 Niccolò Antonelli8
9 Romano Fenati7
10 Jakub Kornfeil6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 11 March 2019. Motor Sport Magazine. 25 April 2019.
  2. Web site: motogp.com · VisitQatar GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2019. Motogp.com. 25 April 2019. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001132705/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2019/QAT/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  3. Web site: OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT. Resources.motogp.com. 25 April 2019.

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