Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة قطر الكبرى للدراجات النارية‎) is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Qatar Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueLosail International Circuit
First race2004
Most wins (rider)Jorge Lorenzo (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Aprilia (12)
Riders of the 2010 Grand Prix at Losail.

The Losail race track in Qatar represents the debut race of each MotoGP season. In 2008, the track held the first night event in MotoGP history. The 2008 night event, aside from drawing boosted viewing which also coincided with the race being moved to the opening spot on the calendar, was initiated with the intent of increasing equipment performance: the day-time heat in Qatar has been hazardous to the conditions of tires and expensive, customized parts on the multimillion-dollar motorcycles. Rider safety notwithstanding, the extreme heat could be a critical variable contributing to defeat. Qatar's Grand Prix is the only event in the entire MotoGP calendar to be held at night

The 2020 MotoGP race was scheduled to open the season before being cancelled due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Moto2 and Moto3 classes proceeded as planned.[1]

Official names and sponsors
  • 2004–2005: Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar
  • 2006–2016: Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar[2][3]
  • 2017–2018: Grand Prix of Qatar (no official sponsor)
  • 2019: VisitQatar Grand Prix
  • 2020: QNB Grand Prix of Qatar

Winners

Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
6 Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP 2012, 2013, 2016
250 cc 2006, 2007
125 cc 2004
5 Casey Stoner MotoGP 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
250 cc 2005
4 Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015
2 Nicolás Terol 125 cc 2010, 2011
Marc Márquez MotoGP 2014
Moto2 2012
Maverick Viñales MotoGP 2017
Moto3 2012
Andrea Dovizioso MotoGP 2018, 2019

Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
12 Aprilia 250 cc 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
125 cc 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
9 Kalex Moto2 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
8 Yamaha MotoGP 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Honda MotoGP 2004, 2011, 2014
Moto3 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
5 Ducati MotoGP 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019
4 KTM Moto3 2013, 2014, 2020
125cc 2005
2 Suter Moto2 2010, 2012

By year
Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2020 Losail Albert Arenas KTM Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns Report
2019 Losail Kaito Toba Honda Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Report
2018 Losail Jorge Martín Honda Francesco Bagnaia Kalex Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Report
2017 Losail Joan Mir Honda Franco Morbidelli Kalex Maverick Viñales Yamaha Report
2016 Losail Niccolò Antonelli Honda Thomas Lüthi Kalex Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2015 Losail Alexis Masbou Honda Jonas Folger Kalex Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2014 Losail Jack Miller KTM Esteve Rabat Kalex Marc Márquez Honda Report
2013 Losail Luis Salom KTM Pol Espargaró Kalex Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2012 Losail Maverick Viñales FTR Honda Marc Márquez Suter Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
Year Track 125cc Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2011 Losail Nicolás Terol Aprilia Stefan Bradl Kalex Casey Stoner Honda Report
2010 Losail Nicolás Terol Aprilia Shoya Tomizawa Suter Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2009 Losail Andrea Iannone Aprilia Héctor Barberá Aprilia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2008 Losail Sergio Gadea Aprilia Mattia Pasini Aprilia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2007 Losail Héctor Faubel Aprilia Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2006 Losail Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2005 Losail Gábor Talmácsi KTM Casey Stoner Aprilia Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2004 Losail Jorge Lorenzo Derbi Sebastián Porto Aprilia Sete Gibernau Honda Report

References
  1. "MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR". FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "2013 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

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