Quartararo prevents Pramac Ducati one-two with Doha GP win
Yamaha s Fabio Quartararo won the Doha Grand Prix on Sunday after overtaking both Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin in the Ducati-powered Pramac Racing bikes in a single lap to leave them fighting for second and third.
MotoGP rookie and pole-sitter Martin led for most of the race before Quartararo moved ahead with five laps to go while Zarco passed his teammate on the final lap to take second.
In what was the closest race in premier class history, the top 15 riders were separated by less than nine seconds at the chequered flag at the Losail International Circuit.
3 Apr 2021
Maverick Vinales looks to make it two wins from two in Qatar, still has ‘the feeling’ of last weekend even though fast lap doesn’t come quite as easy in the second MotoGP practice session.
Qatar MotoGP race winner Maverick Vinales squeezed into the top ten during Friday’s FP2 session ahead of an important qualifying day at the Doha Grand Prix.
The Spanish rider was once again impressive during his race runs which included a race simulation on the medium tyre.
Quite a few riders tested the medium tyre during Q2 before their qualifying runs, but while Vinales was able to hold consistent mid 1m 54s lap times, it’s not a tyre he believes will be used in the race, at least not for him.
Bruynseels wins Doha Grand Prix with Delux van T & L
07 Mar 2021 - 9:22
Jan Tops, Founder and President of Longines Global Champions Tour, and Hamad bin Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah, President of the Qatar and Asian Equestrian Federations, posing for a photograph with the podium winners of the Global Champions League Of Doha at The Longines Arena At Al Shaqab, yesterday.
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Experts say Delux van T & L is one of the finest horses on the circuit. If anyone had a doubt about the top billing of the 12-year-old gelding, it was put to rest by Niels Bruynseels at Longines Arena at Al Shaqab.
25 January 2021 11:29 am / 0 comments
Race organiser Drone has released a revised provisional calendar for the 2021 MotoGP season. This comes after the postponement of the Argentina GP and Americas GP to the last quarter of this year.
Racing begins in Qatar with two consecutive weekends of racing, the Qatar Grand Prix and the Doha Grand Prix, on March 28 and April 4. The MotoGP circus then moves to Europe withe racing confined to the continent from April 18 to September 19, with racing on the Continent kicking off in Portugal.
Aside from the usual round of circuits MotoGP fans are familiar with, the Kymiring circuit makes its debut on the weekend of July 11, marking the return of premier class motorcycle racing to Finland since 1981. Racing was scheduled to take place in 2020 but shelved due to the Covid-19 pandemic.