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.
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| Race 1 of 21 races in the 2024 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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MotoGP Sprint edit
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
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Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | 20:41.287 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 33 |  Brad Binder
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +0.548 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró
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Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +0.729 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 |  Francesco Bagnaia
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Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +1.625 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez
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Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +1.872 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | Enea Bastianini
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Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +2.322 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 73 | Álex Márquez
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Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +3.154 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | 31 | Pedro Acosta
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Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +4.431 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | Maverick Viñales
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Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +6.738 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | 43 |  Jack Miller
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +12.670 | 11 | |
| 11 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi
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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 11 | +12.835 | 15 | |
| 12 | 20 |  Fabio Quartararo
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 11 | +12.863 | 16 | |
| 13 | 88 |  Miguel Oliveira
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Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +13.095 | 14 | |
| 14 | 25 | Raúl Fernández
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Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +13.795 | 12 | |
| 15 | 36 | Joan Mir
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +14.096 | 17 | |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco
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LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 11 | +14.840 | 13 | |
| 17 | 42 | Álex Rins
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 11 | +15.629 | 20 | |
| 18 | 37 | Augusto Fernández
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Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +17.711 | 18 | |
| 19 | 30 |  Takaaki Nakagami
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LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 11 | +22.733 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli
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Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | +23.267 | 22 | |
| 21 | 10 | Luca Marini
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +25.553 | 21 | |
| Ret | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 2 | Accident | 7 | |
| Fastest sprint lap: Marc Márquez (Ducati) – 1:52.040 (lap 3)
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Race edit
MotoGP edit
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
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Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 21 | 39:34.869 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Brad Binder
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 21 | +1.329 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 89 | Jorge Martín
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Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21 | +1.933 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 93 | Marc Márquez
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Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 21 | +3.429 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 23 | Enea Bastianini
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Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 21 | +5.153 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 73 | Álex Márquez
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Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 21 | +6.791 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 21 | +9.161 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró
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Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +11.242 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 31 | Pedro Acosta
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Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 21 | +11.595 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Maverick Viñales
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Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +13.197 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 21 | +17.701 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | Johann Zarco
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LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 21 | +18.075 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 36 | Joan Mir
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21 | +18.437 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi
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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 21 | +19.194 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira
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Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 21 | +20.717 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 42 | Álex Rins
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 21 | +24.093 | 20 | |
| 17 | 37 | Augusto Fernández
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Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM | 21 | +24.106 | 18 | |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli
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Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21 | +24.641 | 22 | |
| 19 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami
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LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 21 | +25.556 | 19 | |
| 20 | 10 | Luca Marini
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21 | +42.422 | 21 | |
| 21 | 43 | Jack Miller
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 21 | +42.761 | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 | Raúl Fernández
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Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 17 | Technical problem | 12 | |
| Fastest lap: Pedro Acosta (KTM) – 1:52.657 (lap 2)
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Championship standings after the race edit
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[1][2][3]
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References edit
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links edit
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 9 March 2024.