The 2023 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar) was the nineteenth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail on 19 November 2023.
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| Race 19 of 20 races in the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 19 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lusail International Circuit Lusail, Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the first time since 2006, the Grand Prix was not held as the opening round of the season due to the renovation of the circuit.[1]
In the MotoGP class, Prima Pramac Racing became the first independent team to win the Teams' Championship.[2]
In the Moto2 class, Red Bull KTM Ajo won their third consecutive and fourth overall Teams' Championship.[3]
In the Moto3 class, Jaume Masià won the Grand Prix and clinched the Riders' Championship.[4]
Practice session
editMotoGP
editCombined Free Practice 1-2
editFree Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday do not determine riders to qualify for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Free practice times | ||
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| FP1[5] | FP2[6] | |||||
| 1 | 20 |  Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:56.961 | 1:53.531 | |
| 2 | 89 |  Jorge Martín | Ducati | 1:56.393 | 1:53.604 | |
| 3 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1:56.820 | 1:53.604 | |
| 4 | 49 |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 1:56.830 | 1:53.657 | |
| 5 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:56.804 | 1:53.672 | |
| 6 | 88 |  Miguel Oliveira | Aprilia | 1:57.606 | 1:53.899 | |
| 7 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:56.565 | 1:53.916 | |
| 8 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1:56.975 | 1:54.039 | |
| 9 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Ducati | 1:57.835 | 1:54.048 | |
| 10 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:56.622 | 1:54.069 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | ||||||
Practice
editThe top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | |||
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| Time results[7] | ||||||
| 1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Aprilia | 1:52.843 | ||
| 2 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 1:52.892 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1:52.936 | ||
| 4 | 33 |  Brad Binder | KTM | 1:52.955 | ||
| 5 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1:53.033 | ||
| 6 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:53.094 | ||
| 7 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | 1:53.094 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:53.202 | ||
| 9 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | KTM | 1:53.289 | ||
| 10 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1:53.323 | ||
| 11 | 43 |  Jack Miller | KTM | 1:53.337 | ||
| 12 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Ducati | 1:53.561 | ||
| 13 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:53.564 | ||
| 14 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1:53.696 | ||
| 15 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 1:53.704 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:53.778 | ||
| 17 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 1:53.921 | ||
| 18 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:53.937 | ||
| 19 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Aprilia | 1:53.005 | ||
| 20 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Honda | 1:54.254 | ||
| 21 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:54.260 | ||
| 22 | 30 |  Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1.54.441 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | ||||||
Moto2
editCombined Practice 1-2-3
editThe top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Free practice times | ||
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| P1[8] | P2[9] | P3[10] | ||||
| 1 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 2:01.097 | 1:58.059 | 1:57.895 |
| 2 | 16 |  Joe Roberts | Kalex | 2:03.418 | 1:59.231 | 1:58.087 |
| 3 | 96 |  Jake Dixon | Kalex | 2:01.768 | 1:58.581 | 1:58.203 |
| 4 | 18 | Manuel González | Kalex | 2:01.440 | 1:58.673 | 1:58.262 |
| 5 | 3 |  Lukas Tulovic | Kalex | 2:06.246 | 2:00.299 | 1:58.373 |
| Source : OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | ||||||
Moto3
editCombined Practice 1-2-3
editThe top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Practice times | ||
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| P1[11] | P2[12] | P3[13] | ||||
| 1 | 53 |  Deniz Öncü | KTM | 2:09.404 | 2:08.421 | 2:05.843 |
| 2 | 80 |  David Alonso | Gas Gas | 2:10.971 | 2:07.795 | '2:06.049 |
| 3 | 66 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 2:11.293 | 2:08.063 | 2:06.067 |
| 4 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna | 2:12.815 | 2:07.868 | 2:06.282 |
| 5 | 5 | Jaume Masià | Honda | 2:09.817 | 2:06.794 | 2:06.318 |
| Source : OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | ||||||
Qualifying
editMotoGP
edit| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | |
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| Q1[14] | Q2[15] | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:51.762 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:51.892 | 2 | |
| 3 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Ducati | 1:52.437 | 1:51.898 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.036 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.058 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:52.382 | 1:52.101 | 6 | |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.103 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.175 | 8 | |
| 9 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.348 | 9 | |
| 10 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.466 | 16[a] | 4 |
| 11 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.729 | 10 | |
| 12 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.784 | 11 | |
| 13 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 1:52.504 | N/A | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:52.524 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 15 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:52.828 | N/A | 14 | |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | KTM | 1:52.889 | N/A | 15 | |
| 17 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Aprilia | 1:53.099 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:53.143 | N/A | 18 | |
| 19 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1:53.362 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 1:53.570 | N/A | 20 | |
| 21 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Honda | 1:53.838 | N/A | 22[b] | |
| 22 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:54.360 | N/A | 21 | 8 |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS | |||||||
Moto2
editJoe Roberts set the pole best time 1:57.305 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Celestino Vietti and Arón Canet.[17][18]
Moto3
editDaniel Holgado set the pole position 2:04.742 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Diogo Moreira and Deniz Öncü.[19][20]
MotoGP Sprint
editThe MotoGP Sprint was held on 18 November.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | 20:52.634 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +0.391 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 11 | +2.875 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 11 | +3.370 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +3.957 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11 | +4.239 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +5.761 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 11 | +6.454 | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +8.285 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 11 | +8.314 | 6 | |
| 11 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +9.596 | 7 | |
| 12 | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11 | +10.173 | 16 | |
| 13 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 11 | +10.646 | 13 | |
| 14 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 11 | +11.117 | 9 | |
| 15 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 11 | +12.163 | 18 | |
| 16 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 11 | +12.745 | 19 | |
| 17 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 11 | +19.285 | 21 | |
| 18 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 11 | +26.238 | 22 | |
| 19 | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11 | +28.446 | 20 | |
| 20 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 11 | +35.553 | 15 | |
| Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1 | Collision damage | 10 | |
| Ret | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| Fastest sprint lap: Jorge Martín (Ducati) – 1:53.355 (lap 6) | ||||||||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT | ||||||||
Warm up practice
editMotoGP
editMaverick Viñales set the best time 1:53.346 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Johann Zarco and Fabio Quartararo.[21]
Race
editMotoGP
edit| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 22 | 41:43.654 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +2.734 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 10 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 22 | +4.408 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 22 | +4.488 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +7.246 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 22 | +7.620 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | +7.828 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +8.239 | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +11.509 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +14.819 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +14.964 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +17.431 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 22 | +17.807 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +18.673 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 22 | +21.455 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | +21.474 | 17 | |
| 17 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 22 | +22.142 | 9 | |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 22 | +27.194 | 18 | |
| 19 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 22 | +27.740 | 20 | |
| Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 6 | Retired | 16[a] | |
| Ret | 27 | Iker Lecuona | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 0 | Technical issue | 21[b] | |
| DNS | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | Did not start | |||
| Fastest lap: Enea Bastianini (Ducati) – 1:52.978 (lap 22) | ||||||||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT | ||||||||
- Miguel Oliveira suffered a fractured scapula in a collision with Aleix Espargaró during the sprint and withdrew from the main race.[22]
Moto2
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- Filip Salač stopped with a technical issue on the sighting lap and was unable to start.
Moto3
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Championship standings after the race
editBelow are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[23][24][25]
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Portimao named as 2023 MotoGP World Championship season opener". 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Prima Pramac Racing make history with teams' title". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Red Bull KTM Ajo retains Moto2 Team World Champion title". ajo.fi. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Masia crowned Champion following barnstorming victory under the floodlights". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Practice Classification 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto2 Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto2 Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto2 Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto3 Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto3 Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto3 Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ a b "A. Espargaro handed six place grid penalty following Morbidelli clash". motogp.com. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ McLaren, Peter (18 November 2023). "Miguel Oliveira, Aleix Espargaro suffer fractures in Qatar MotoGP Sprint". crash.net. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
edit- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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