Alex also had very good pace but it dropped a little in the last part of the race because he lost some grip. A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers. Actually, when I saw Maverick coming I thought ‘ok now is the moment to push and start to overtake’. Later on, I did some mistakes due to my arm, I lost control of my bike, so I had to stay calm in order to finish the race.”, “Although I was struggling in the middle of the race, I could gain a bit more confidence towards the end. 3. It‘s been a while since I last overtook so many riders in one race. 2021 MotoGP Round One. We wanted fireworks, and we got them. Just behind, Miller picked up Quartararo, but the Frenchman cut back to hold onto a vital third as the time to push was nigh. As the last lap dawned, Quartararo’s lead was 0.7 seconds and it was El Diablo’s to lose, with Martin leading Zarco in the fight to complete the podium. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates 8.928 second is the gap between winner Quartararo and 15th place Oliveira in the closest top 15 finish we’ve ever seen, with Doha delivering a stunner under the floodlights. With seven to go, Quartararo cut past Bagnaia at Turn 15 but the Italian bit straight back on the straight. It was a nightmare start for Morbidelli, who experienced a problem with his bike on the grid. For the coming race we will work and try to improve again, because we know our competitors will also improve. Danilo Petrucci (ITA), Tech3 KTM Factory Racing. Browse through 2021 MotoGP results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. The gap from the leader is under six seconds, despite a few tenths lost in overtaking – an important message that rewards the hard work on the track and in Noale. Tech3 KTM Factory Racing‘s new comer Danilo Petrucci was doing significant steps in the right direction throughout the weekend. Yamaha and the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are also in first place with 25 and 36 point totals after Round 1. Motorcycling Consistency, Part 3. And so, history is made. Unfortunately, he still has some issues with his right arm, which caused him a few slow laps. Miguel and Brad did well to bring the bike back and score points. But after the positive tests and after all the efforts of the team here and in Noale, it was important not to make any mistakes. Precise and confident overtaking, Espargaró clawed his way all the way up to a seventh-place finish. Viñales ran wide at Turn 1, allowing Rins to slide on through in the battle for P4 too, so it looked like two Frenchmen and a rookie on the podium – but in what order? Crossing the line in P18 at halftime of the race, he managed to recover one more position to eventually finish 17th with some steady lap times. In the end I could overtake Rins and Miller because I was riding in a different way, so that‘s something positive. With 12 laps to go, the Spaniard‘s turn came to take over the role of ’leading Factory Yamaha bike‘ in third place. The new Aprilia RS-GP is fast, consistent and capable of battling with the best. Quartararo and Viñales were attached to the back of Miller, good news for two Yamahas, as Pecco kept it steady in the lead. Australian Jack Miller has topped pre-season testing for the 2021 MotoGP across five days of running in Qatar. But, overall, I think we can do a good job this season. “I am happy. Later on, I made some mistakes due to my arm, I lost control of my bike, so I had to stay calm in order to finish. to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. That’s it from a stunning start to the season. Although the final positions where not what we were hoping for, the. 340 votes, 66 comments. For the Italian rookie, finishing the race, accumulating data and gaining experience was fundamental, as well as setting up his race for next week, which will once again be here in Qatar. Franco also had some mechanical problems, which we are looking into because it is not like him to be in that position. We lost quite a lot of grip before mid-race distance and that compromised our performance. Lecuona endured his first taste of Losail in the MotoGP class to finish 17th, despite some discomfort with his right arm. But in the end, I’m not sure as I didn’t make a mistake and the data didn’t show a strange feeling. After seven laps, I started to struggle a lot, especially on the rear, and I think that was also due to the different track conditions today compared to the last few days. A couple of laps later, Viñales decided to pounce on Miller too. But after that I felt the potential, I was taking everything with calm and saving the tyres for a good moment. Pol Espargaro, after his Turn 1 excursion, took P13 ahead of HRC test rider Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda Team). Álex Márquez could not make the start he wanted to his LCR racing career as he failed to finish the season-opening Grand Prix of Qatar on Sunday. And with 11 to go, Viñales dived up the inside of the Pramac Racing rider for P2 and showed a wheel to race leader Bagnaia, most definitely meaning business. I’m just very sorry. Maybe we could have done a little more and stayed with Pol, which would have been nice, but I am still pleased.”. googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); The final five laps dawned and it remained the rookie steadfast in the lead, with Zarco on his tail. 2021 Qatar MotoGP FP1 Result: Morbidelli Opens The Show Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-03-26 13:56 After a long wait – but not as long as last spring – the MotoGP circus was flying in full formation in Qatar once again, the premier class joining the action alongside the juniors after two years away from the Losail track. QATAR MOTOGP™ OFFICIAL TEST Results and timing service provided by 5380 m. osail International Circu MotoGP™ MotoGP Test, Day 3 Classification 10 1 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'53.183 51 51 350.6 2 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'53.263 55 62 0.080 0.080 339.6 The ideal plan for today was to have a good start, then let Maverick and Fabio make the most of the M1, riding Yamaha lines. As the last lap dawned, Mir was desperately trying to find a way past the number 5 but the Suzuki rider had to be patient. Times and results from Sunday’s MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Qatar I . As he dropped down into fourth place a few laps from the end, Pecco managed to take the third place in a sprint on the finish straight, thanks to his Desmosedici GP’s acceleration. Maverick Viñales: “Honestly I felt unbelievable. 1. We couldn’t finish stronger because of the front tire. When I was alone I was in really good shape and in a really good rhythm, but when I caught the people ahead it was so difficult to overtake. We don’t have to wait long to find out! Hours of work and hundreds of testing laps around the Qatari facility finally counted for something on Sunday evening as the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar brought the 2021 MotoGP season to life. On the first lap, I felt very good with the bike and could fight for the points and with many riders. So it’s something we need to work on. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing teams had already spent five days of set-up work in early March and two further days of practice and qualification getting prepared for the first of two back-to-back races in the Middle East. Today I tried really hard to keep the lead and close all the doors on Viñales. It was a fantastic weekend, just to say thank you to my really close family, now my wife… as you know we’re expecting a baby and you know, these results are amazing, everything is good and we’re really blessed. It was difficult but now we have data from the first race and we can move on from here.”, Iker Lecuona: “I am happy because I finished the race although I was struggling with my arm. Rossi was able to steadily claw back positions in the remaining time, eventually recovering to cross the line 12th. The seventh-place finish today is worth more than it might seem. Behind the three, there was plenty of drama too… and it was the closest top 15 in history! More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki ECSTAR: SOLID START TO THE SEASON FOR SUZUKI WITH 4TH AND 6TH. Actually the start didn’t go so well, I had a lot of wheelie. MotoGP™ is back with a bang as Johann Zarco claims second in Qatar There's plenty of drama under the lights at the 2021 MotoGP™ championship season … Everything and anything from MotoGP, for MotoGP fans including Moto2, Moto3 & MotoE … April 5, 2021. in MotoGP. So, clearly, Iker has got a great potential to ride a MotoGP bike fast, we knew that before.”, “Let’s hope our two guys will be feeling good physically for next week. A A. Reset. Shinichi Sahara – Team Leader and Project Manager: “Our riders started from ninth and 10th on the grid but they still fought for the podium, and they were very close to achieving it. As the race went on and the fuel lowered, Espargaro was able to steadily improve his pace and joined the battle for the top ten by mid-race distance. Oh, and Mister Rossi is STILL in the game. “It has been a race of two halves. It was a case of either bring the bike home safely at the pace I was doing or lose the front. I’m happy with how it worked out even if it would’ve been great to finish second! Finishing the race was important because, analysing the data, we’ll be able to continue working on the RS-GP. Results MotoGP Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar 2021. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) has taken his maiden MotoGP pole position in style at the 2021 Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar, the Italian slamming in a 1:52.772—the fastest-ever two-wheel lap of Losail International Circuit—to take the honor. “For one side, I am happy, because I finished the race although I was struggling with my arm. When lap 8 came round they had made it to third and fourth place. Martin held it onto the last lap but Zarco struck at Turn 15, muscling past and making it stick. Rins and Vinales complete the top three with rookie Martin jumping to fourth after a late tow behind Quartararo. “Of course I’m not happy becuase I didn’t finish the race. Early on in the race, I felt this special feeling with the bike. Starting from the 18th box on the starting grid, Luca was just one position from the points. Aleix Espargaro completes the top ten, which isn’t where he started but it’s still closer than Aprilia have been before to the front after another impressive race. Race results from the Qatar MotoGP at Losail, round 1 of the 2021 world … googletag.enableServices(); He took a wide sweeping line onto the final straight to try and avoid the full force of the slipstream from the competitors behind him but slipped to fourth on the line. Now we will have a few days of rest and then we will be back on track on Wednesday to prepare for GP2, and we will be looking into the issue that Fabio had with his rear tyre today. Jack Miller finishes the race in ninth position, Bagnaia takes his second podium in MotoGP in the opening Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP season in Qatar, Podium also for Johann Zarco, second at Losail with the Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team. }); Quartararo carves his way to victory as Zarco and Martin duel to the line, The first ever French 1-2 in the premier class, a rookie podium for Martin and a whole host of headlines: this was the Doha dogfight. The famous floodlights of the Qatari circuit welcomed the MotoGP World Championship today paired with strong winds. Let’s keep on working, let’s keep on pushing and let’s see what is going to happen here in Losail next week.”. Today we are P5 and scored 11 points, which is good on a tough day like this, and I was 3s behind Maverick, so that is not that bad. Browse through 2021 MotoGP Qatar GP results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. The lead group, covered by 1.4 seconds, was over two seconds up the road from seventh place Mir and by 12 laps to go, Viñales was up into P3 and immediately bridged the few tenths gap to Zarco. We’ll take what we learned and go for next weekend. The official website of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3, includes Live Video coverage, premium content and all the latest news. They made sure not to waste any unnecessary time battling each other and instead worked together as they rode to the top 3. Seventh place may not seem like much, but I showed that I am able to stay with the best all the way to the end, with a gap behind the leader that had never before been so low. It was a difficult race for us. Approaching half race distance, Martin was still leading, and looking as cool, calm and collected as ever. Brad Binder (RSA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +14.100, 17. We feel our bike is strong but we cannot compete over the race distance with this compound tire.”, Brad Binder: “It’s good to have the first race of the season under our belts but we didn’t finish close to where we wanted. Martin held his nerve at the front though and a MotoGP™ freight train followed him over the line as Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) got the better of Oliveira to sit behind the leading Pramac duo. We were hoping that it would have been less of a problem today, with the cooler temperatures, but unfortunately the feeling was similar and I lost some positions. Meanwhile, Joan Mir was getting into a strong rhythm behind his team-mate. By the ninth lap of the race, Alex Rins had worked his way up to the leading group of riders, and shortly after he had moved into a Top-5 position. Therefore, I’m satisfied and also because my performance was pretty good. He was quick to lead a ‘Yamaha train’ consisting of him, teammate Viñales, and Valentino Rossi to track down the leading group. I struggle with a full tank and managing the tyres. But the Japanese star lost a handful of places at the start after being crowded at the first corner and his misfortune was compounded on lap seven as he uncharacteristically crashed out. A A. At Turn 1 it came undone, however, as the Ducati headed well wide and dropped from third to seenth – as Pol Espargaro also overcooked it and sailed into the run off. googletag.defineSlot('/14173571/970x250_New', [970,250], 'div-gpt-ad-1567032993772-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates More, from a press release issued by Aprilia Gresini Racing: ALEIX BATTLES, SETS THE PACE AND STAYS WITH THE BEST: APRILIA IS IN THE MIX, A SEVENTH PLACE THAT BOOSTS CONFIDENCE AND PROVIDES CERTAINTIES. My first race in MotoGP: I’m happy to have finished it, but I was hoping for a better performance. Miguel Oliveira: “We finished a little ahead of where we started, which is positive and we know our potential is much better. We wanted fireworks, and we got them. Now, during the days off, I’ll try to recuperate as much as possible to be ready for next weekend.”. Mir proved exactly why he and Suzuki are reigning Champions with a classy Sunday ride, and there are stories everywhere you look. Quartararo crossed the line three seconds behind his teammate in P5 as the Frenchman got the better of Rins by just three tenths, and two and a half seconds further down the road, Aleix Espargaro put Aprilia right in the battle with a fantastic P7. 2021 MotoGP results. Once he had set his pace, he began an unstoppable comeback, with times that made him the fastest on track in the central phase of the race. Viñales and Yamaha’s strengths in the middle of the corners were clear to see, and Turn 10 was once more was the chosen passing place for Top Gun. So I’m disappointed for them, but at the same time we’re feeling satisfied and happy. He was just in another league and had much more grip than I did. For the first time, the race leader wasn’t Pecco as Viñales struck on Lap 15, but the top eight riders were still covered by just 2.3 seconds. Viñales had already crossed the line well ahead of the squabble to start 2021 in style, however, winning at Losail for the second time and in a different manner to his 2017 victory. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. It was a great effort from Jake in Moto2, who is still recovering from his wrist injury, and we believe that he can do even better next week. Due to the beginning of the pandemic, the MotoGP class missed the 2020 edition of the event but made up for lost time with plenty of miles around the quick and relentless course. More, from a press release issued by LCR Honda Castrol: BATTLING ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ UNABLE TO TAKE POINTS IN QATAR. The podium scrap, meanwhile, was in full flow. The decision was made to complete the race, despite the issue, in order to gather data to help in finding a solution. FIM MotoGP World Championship race results and updated point standings from Losail International Circuit, in Qatar. Martin kept his nerve off the line and shot off to lead around Turn 1, the Spaniard unaware that he’d actually be staying there for the majority of the race as his incredible Sunday began as it meant to go on. Browse through 2018 MotoGP Qatar GP results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. It was a demanding race for teammate Savadori, reckoning with a shoulder that suffered over race distance and with a feeling that still needs to be perfected. Johann Zarco led 16 of 17 laps from the pole before his tires deserted him. Moto Guzzi Century Celebrations. The number 43 slid backwards in the latter stages and crossed the line back from where he would have wanted, looking to bounce back next weekend. It’s not a disaster – we are 11 seconds behind the winner – but this category is very close and we have to find these seconds. More, from a press release issued by PETRONAS Yamaha SRT: PETRONAS Yamaha SRT left wanting more from QatarGP, Valentino Rossi 12th and Franco Morbidelli 18th in opening MotoGP race of 2021. MotoGP has visited the modern but flat and featureless Losail layout for eighteen years, the last 15 as the opening site of a championship campaign. … But Viñales was checking out and the gap seemed to shoot out to 1.6 seconds not long after, leaving the podium fight in the dust. I could overtake Morbidelli and was fighting with Marini, but finally he was in front of me by just a tenth of a second. The first race of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship season got underway with an electric atmosphere and a special light show for the riders, teams, and socially-distanced spectators. Coming onto the front straight, the two clashed – and plummeted as they lost drive. With a decent start to the first round of 2021, Iker Lecuona made up several positions coming from P20 on the grid. We’re sorry to see Danilo crash in Turn 2 but it looks like there was a collision and Iker made acceptable lap-times at the end of the race. This weekend’s results are brought to you by 6D... Roadracing World Magazine | Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News, Northern Talent Cup: Race Results From Oschersleben, MotoAmerica: HONOS Superbike Race Two Results From VIR (Updated), MotoAmerica: SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Race Two Results, MotoAmerica: Supersport Race Two Results From VIR (Updated), MotoGP: Bagnaia Claims Pole With New Lap Record At Losail (Updated), MotoGP: Morbidelli Quickest In FP3 In Qatar, MotoGP: Miller Nearly Breaks All-Time Lap Record In FP2 At Losail (Updated), MotoGP: Morbidelli Under Race Lap Record In FP1 In Qatar, MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Two Results From VIR. In some stages of the race I was cautious, especially overtaking, where I tried to be clean and not risk, and that certainly cost us a few tenths. Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors. Zarco heads to Europe with 40 points at the top of the standings, with Quartararo and Viñales on 36 points apiece but classified in that order. Already six laps before Joan passed me I was beginning to struggle with the tyres, so I think I cooked them. The Spaniard set a 1:54.687 to beat Stefan Bradl (Honda Test Team) by 0.256s, with reigning World Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) completing the top three as the new MotoGP™ season officially kicked off. He made up a lot of ground in the opening laps and finished in fifth place. We have to accept reality and there is work to be done at this circuit. The number-12 rider‘s pace was astounding, and it was clear he was ready to put his head down and chase his first podium of the 2021 season. Doha (Qatar), March 28th 2021 – The Sunday of the MotoGP debut for the Ducati of the Sky VR46 Avintia closes with Luca Marini crossing the finishing line in 16th position. This is probably the worst thing, that could happen for my first race with the team. We had a problem on the grid but we decided to give it a go anyway. Then I was in a group and was trying to overtake, but it was difficult to overtake at that point. Next up to try and carve through was Bagnaia as the Italian moved his way up into P5, soaring past Mir on the straight, with Miller soon following his teammate through by doing the exact same thing: wringing the neck of his GP21 on the front straight as Aleix Espargaro slipped to P7. Teammate Fabio Quartararo also put up a strong fight. © 2021, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts. Compatriot Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) took second as he duelled rookie teammate and polesitter Jorge Martin to the line, the Frenchman making history for his nation and waves in the standings as he takes over the Championship lead. Mir, at Turn 6, stuck his Suzuki up the inside of Bagnaia’s Ducati and suddenly, it seemed second place Zarco was under threat as well.

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