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2018 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2018 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on 18 March 2018.

Qatar  2018 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 March 2018
Official nameGrand Prix of Qatar[1]
LocationLosail International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Yamaha
Time 1:53.680
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Time 1:55.242 on lap 19
Podium
First Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Third Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Álex Márquez Kalex
Time 2:00.299
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Time 2:00.303 on lap 4
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Kalex
Second Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Third Spain Álex Márquez Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda
Time 2:06.364
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Arón Canet Honda
Time 2:06.373 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martín Honda
Second Spain Arón Canet Honda
Third Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 22 42:34.654 5 25
2 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +0.027 2 20
3 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +0.797 8 16
4 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 22 +2.881 4 13
5 9   Danilo Petrucci Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +3.821 3 11
6 25   Maverick Viñales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +3.888 12 10
7 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +4.621 7 9
8 5   Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22 +7.112 1 8
9 29   Andrea Iannone Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +12.957 11 7
10 43   Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +14.594 10 6
11 53   Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22 +15.181 16 5
12 21   Franco Morbidelli EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 22 +16.274 14 4
13 19   Álvaro Bautista Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 22 +19.788 21 3
14 55   Hafizh Syahrin Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22 +20.299 15 2
15 17   Karel Abraham Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 22 +23.287 19 1
16 12   Thomas Lüthi EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 22 +24.189 18
17 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 22 +24.554 23
18 38   Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +31.704 20
19 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +34.712 13
20 45   Scott Redding Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +37.641 17
21 10   Xavier Siméon Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22 +46.706 24
Ret 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 15 Electronics 22
Ret 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 12 Accident 6
Ret 99   Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team Ducati 12 Accident 9
Sources: [1][2][3]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 42   Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 20 40:19.802 3 25
2 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 20 +0.112 2 20
3 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 20 +5.625 1 16
4 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 20 +6.657 8 13
5 44   Miguel Oliveira KTM 20 +10.296 4 11
6 41   Brad Binder KTM 20 +10.344 13 10
7 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +11.419 9 9
8 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 20 +11.516 11 8
9 10   Luca Marini Kalex 20 +20.690 17 7
10 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex 20 +20.961 7 6
11 36   Joan Mir Kalex 20 +23.025 24 5
12 87   Remy Gardner Tech 3 20 +30.292 12 4
13 40   Héctor Barberá Kalex 20 +30.299 19 3
14 24   Simone Corsi Kalex 20 +30.732 14 2
15 77   Dominique Aegerter KTM 20 +30.870 21 1
16 32   Isaac Viñales Kalex 20 +31.052 18
17 52   Danny Kent Speed Up 20 +31.958 6
18 64   Bo Bendsneyder Tech 3 20 +32.382 20
19 5   Andrea Locatelli Kalex 20 +35.228 23
20 20   Fabio Quartararo Speed Up 20 +35.357 16
21 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 20 +35.969 26
22 4   Steven Odendaal NTS 20 +42.545 22
23 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 20 +42.776 25
24 13   Romano Fenati Kalex 20 +44.562 5
25 16   Joe Roberts NTS 20 +56.077 27
26 62   Stefano Manzi Suter 20 +1:01.581 28
27 95   Jules Danilo Kalex 20 +1:01.853 29
28 63   Zulfahmi Khairuddin Kalex 20 +1:11.618 32
29 21   Federico Fuligni Kalex 20 +1:20.148 31
30 51   Eric Granado Suter 20 +1:26.192 30
Ret 22   Sam Lowes KTM 10 Accident 10
Ret 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 7 Engine 15
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88   Jorge Martín Honda 18 38:18.207 2 25
2 44   Arón Canet Honda 18 +0.023 7 20
3 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 18 +6.746 9 16
4 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18 +6.791 1 13
5 19   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 18 +6.850 3 11
6 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 18 +6.916 16 10
7 27   Kaito Toba Honda 18 +6.946 5 9
8 71   Ayumu Sasaki Honda 18 +6.998 4 8
9 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18 +7.156 11 7
10 16   Andrea Migno KTM 18 +7.699 14 6
11 7   Adam Norrodin Honda 18 +7.753 17 5
12 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 18 +8.026 13 4
13 22   Kazuki Masaki KTM 18 +8.829 19 3
14 12   Marco Bezzecchi KTM 18 +21.838 6 2
15 42   Marcos Ramírez KTM 18 +26.912 15 1
16 10   Dennis Foggia KTM 18 +26.981 24
17 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 18 +33.401 25
18 41   Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Honda 18 +33.446 26
19 76   Makar Yurchenko KTM 18 +33.622 23
Ret 17   John McPhee KTM 17 Accident 12
Ret 72   Alonso López Honda 11 Accident 21
Ret 11   Livio Loi KTM 11 Gear Shifter 18
Ret 8   Nicolò Bulega KTM 10 Accident 22
Ret 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 5 Accident 10
Ret 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 3 Collision 8
Ret 40   Darryn Binder KTM 3 Collision 20
DNS 75   Albert Arenas KTM Did not start
DNS 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT
  • Albert Arenas suffered a broken right collarbone in a crash during Sunday warm-up and withdrew from the event.
  • Tatsuki Suzuki suffered a broken right forearm in a crash during Friday practice and withdrew from the event.

Championship standings after the race edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2018 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.


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