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Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Coordinates: 25°29′24″N 51°27′15″E / 25.49000°N 51.45417°E / 25.49000; 51.45417
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Qatar Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueLusail International Circuit (2004–present)
First race2004
Most wins (rider)Jorge Lorenzo (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Aprilia (12)
Riders of the 2010 Grand Prix at Losail.

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.

The Lusail 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]

The event is due to take place at the Lusail International Circuit until at least 2031.[2]

Official names and sponsors

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  • 2004–2005: Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar
  • 2006–2016: Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar[3]
  • 2017–2018, 2022: Grand Prix of Qatar (no official sponsor)[4]
  • 2019: VisitQatar Grand Prix[5]
  • 2020: QNB Grand Prix of Qatar
  • 2021: Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar[6]
  • 2023–present: Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar[7]

Criticism

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The race has been argued to be an example of sportswashing.[8]

Winners

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Multiple winners (riders)

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# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
6 Spain Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP 2012, 2013, 2016
250cc 2006, 2007
125cc 2004
5 Australia Casey Stoner MotoGP 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
250cc 2005
4 Italy Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015
3 Spain Maverick Viñales MotoGP 2017, 2021
Moto3 2012
2 Spain Nicolás Terol 125cc 2010, 2011
Spain Marc Márquez MotoGP 2014
Moto2 2012
Italy Andrea Dovizioso MotoGP 2018, 2019
Spain Jaume Masià Moto3 2021, 2023
Italy Francesco Bagnaia MotoGP 2024
Moto2 2018

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
12 Italy Aprilia 250cc 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
125cc 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
11 Germany Kalex Moto2 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
10 Japan Honda MotoGP 2004, 2011, 2014
Moto3 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
9 Japan Yamaha MotoGP 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
8 Italy Ducati MotoGP 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
5 Austria KTM Moto3 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021
125cc 2005
2 Switzerland Suter Moto2 2010, 2012
Italy Boscoscuro Moto2 2023, 2024

By year

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Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2024 Losail/Lusail Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Report
2023 Spain Jaume Masià Honda Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati Report
2022 Italy Andrea Migno Honda Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati Report
2021 Spain Jaume Masià KTM United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha Report
2020 Spain Albert Arenas KTM Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns Report
2019 Japan Kaito Toba Honda Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Report
2018 Spain Jorge Martín Honda Italy Francesco Bagnaia Kalex Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Report
2017 Spain Joan Mir Honda Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha Report
2016 Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2015 France Alexis Masbou Honda Germany Jonas Folger Kalex Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2014 Australia Jack Miller KTM Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2013 Spain Luis Salom KTM Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2012 Spain Maverick Viñales FTR Honda Spain Marc Márquez Suter Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
Year Track 125cc Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2011 Losail Spain Nicolás Terol Aprilia Germany Stefan Bradl Kalex Australia Casey Stoner Honda Report
2010 Spain Nicolás Terol Aprilia Japan Shoya Tomizawa Suter Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2009 Losail Italy Andrea Iannone Aprilia Spain Héctor Barberá Aprilia Australia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2008 Spain Sergio Gadea Aprilia Italy Mattia Pasini Aprilia Australia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2007 Spain Héctor Faubel Aprilia Spain Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia Australia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2006 Spain Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Spain Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2005 Hungary Gábor Talmácsi KTM Australia Casey Stoner Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2004 Spain Jorge Lorenzo Derbi Argentina Sebastián Porto Aprilia Spain Sete Gibernau Honda Report

References

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  1. ^ "MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR". FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "MotoGP to race at Losail International Circuit until 2031". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "2017 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  5. ^ "2019 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  6. ^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  7. ^ "2023 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  8. ^ "2016 Qatar MotoGP Wednesday Round Up: Oppressive Regimes, Muzzled Speech, and Unknown Quantities | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks". motomatters.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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