The 2019 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on 10 March 2019.

Summary The race saw the introduction of a new engine package in the Moto2 class to replace the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine which was used since Moto2 replaced 250cc 2-strokes in 2010. The new engines in the intermediate class are 765cc (46.7 cu in) triple engines made by Triumph Motorcycles, and are based on the engine of the Triumph Street Triple RS 765.

The weekend also marked the début of a new penalty named the "Long Lap" penalty for riders exceeding track limits. This is a route which is marked at a safe place on every circuit (usually an asphalt or run-off area outside a corner). Any rider that receives the penalty is given 3 laps to ride through it.

MV Agusta also made a return to Grand Prix racing after an absence of 42 years, joining forces with the Forward Racing team.

The Moto2 and Moto3 classes also adopted the qualifying format used by MotoGP since 2013, in which the riders that finish in 15th place or below in the third free practice session go to qualifying 1, then the four fastest riders go through to join the remaining 14 in qualifying 2.

In the Moto3 race, Arón Canet took pole position, with the race win going to Honda Team Asia's Kaito Toba, who became the first Japanese rider to win in the Moto3 class. Romano Fenati also made his return to Grand Prix racing after he had his contract with Forward Racing in Moto2 terminated after the controversial incident with Stefano Manzi.

In the first Triumph-powered Moto2 race, Marcel Schrötter took the first pole position of his career, joined on the front row by Xavi Vierge and Lorenzo Baldassarri. Vierge led the race throughout the early stages, but then began to drop back to 10th place. Baldassarri took the win, ahead of Thomas Lüthi on his Moto2 return and Schrötter. Lüthi also set the fastest lap.

In the MotoGP race, Maverick Viñales took pole for the newly-rebranded Monster Energy Yamaha team in his first race with the number 12. Rookie Fabio Quartararo also impressed in qualifying, taking 5th place, riding for the new Petronas Yamaha satellite team, replacing Tech3 who switched bikes to KTM after 18 years with Yamaha. However, on the warm-up lap, Quartararo had an issue with his bike and had to start from the pitlane. At the start, Viñales made a bad start and dropped to 7th, behind Suzuki rookie Joan Mir. Despite his problems at the start, Quartararo set the fastest lap on the third lap. In the closing stages, Andrea Dovizioso and reigning champion Marc Márquez fought for the victory, with the Ducati rider taking the victory for the second consecutive season. Cal Crutchlow completed the podium on his return after missing the final two races of 2018 due to injury. Jorge Lorenzo finished 13th on his first outing for Repsol Honda after only qualifying in 15th.

Classification MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Andrea Dovizioso Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 22 42:36.902 2 25 2 93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +0.023 3 20 3 35 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 22 +0.320 6 16 4 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +0.457 10 13 5 46 Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +0.600 14 11 6 9 Danilo Petrucci Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 22 +2.320 7 10 7 12 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +2.481 1 9 8 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +5.088 11 8 9 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 22 +7.406 9 7 10 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +9.636 12 6 11 21 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +9.647 8 5 12 44 Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +12.774 16 4 13 99 Jorge Lorenzo Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +14.307 15 3 14 29 Andrea Iannone Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +14.349 19 2 15 5 Johann Zarco Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +15.093 21 1 16 20 Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +15.905 5 17 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 22 +16.377 17 18 17 Karel Abraham Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22 +22.972 20 19 53 Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 22 +23.039 18 20 55 Hafizh Syahrin Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 22 +43.242 22 Ret 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia Factory Racing Aprilia 20 Accident 23 Ret 43 Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 12 Loose Saddle 4 Ret 63 Francesco Bagnaia Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 9 Handling 13 Sources:

Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 20 39:56.109 3 25 2 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20 +0.026 7 20 3 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +2.123 1 16 4 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 20 +2.125 5 13 5 40 Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 +2.305 10 11 6 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 20 +3.334 6 10 7 73 Álex Márquez Kalex 20 +5.018 9 9 8 10 Luca Marini Kalex 20 +7.336 4 8 9 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 20 +12.949 13 7 10 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 20 +13.865 2 6 11 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 20 +15.525 19 5 12 41 Brad Binder KTM 20 +16.591 8 4 13 5 Andrea Locatelli Kalex 20 +18.667 17 3 14 2 Jesko Raffin NTS 20 +18.916 20 2 15 88 Jorge Martín KTM 20 +22.771 11 1 16 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 20 +22.822 18 17 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 20 +23.978 21 18 77 Dominique Aegerter MV Agusta 20 +26.904 24 19 24 Simone Corsi Kalex 20 +27.030 22 20 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 20 +40.274 26 21 3 Lukas Tulovic KTM 20 +43.003 25 22 16 Joe Roberts KTM 20 +44.212 23 23 65 Philipp Öttl KTM 20 +47.657 29 24 20 Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex 20 +57.596 31 25 18 Xavi Cardelús KTM 20 +1:18.749 32 26 72 Marco Bezzecchi KTM 20 +1:35.817 28 Ret 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 2 Accident 14 Ret 96 Jake Dixon KTM 2 Accident 30 Ret 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1 Clutch 27 Ret 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 0 Accident 12 Ret 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 0 Accident 15 Ret 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 0 Accident 16 OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 Kaito Toba Honda 18 38:08.887 3 25 2 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 18 +0.053 2 20 3 44 Arón Canet KTM 18 +0.174 1 16 4 42 Marcos Ramírez Honda 18 +0.505 20 13 5 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 18 +0.584 8 11 6 75 Albert Arenas KTM 18 +0.818 6 10 7 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 18 +0.846 10 9 8 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18 +0.850 5 8 9 55 Romano Fenati Honda 18 +0.890 11 7 10 84 Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18 +0.903 14 6 11 79 Ai Ogura Honda 18 +0.956 15 5 12 21 Alonso López Honda 18 +1.755 21 4 13 17 John McPhee Honda 18 +1.849 4 3 14 16 Andrea Migno KTM 18 +3.450 17 2 15 19 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18 +3.514 12 1 16 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 18 +4.201 7 17 77 Vicente Pérez KTM 18 +4.267 9 18 61 Can Öncü KTM 18 +26.272 18 19 22 Kazuki Masaki KTM 18 +31.779 13 20 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 18 +31.820 25 21 12 Filip Salač KTM 18 +31.943 28 22 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 18 +31.979 29 23 76 Makar Yurchenko KTM 18 +1:23.259 23 24 69 Tom Booth-Amos KTM 15 +3 laps 26 Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 4 Accident 19 Ret 7 Dennis Foggia KTM 4 Accident 16 Ret 40 Darryn Binder KTM 1 Accident 24 Ret 71 Ayumu Sasaki Honda 0 Accident 22 Ret 5 Jaume Masiá KTM 0 Accident 27 OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

MotoGP Rider Points 1 Andrea Dovizioso 25 2 Marc Márquez 20 3 Cal Crutchlow 16 4 Álex Rins 13 5 Valentino Rossi 11 6 Danilo Petrucci 10 7 Maverick Viñales 9 8 Joan Mir 8 9 Takaaki Nakagami 7 10 Aleix Espargaró 6

Moto2 Rider Points 1 Lorenzo Baldassarri 25 2 Thomas Lüthi 20 3 Marcel Schrötter 16 4 Remy Gardner 13 5 Augusto Fernández 11 6 Sam Lowes 10 7 Álex Márquez 9 8 Luca Marini 8 9 Enea Bastianini 7 10 Xavi Vierge 6

Moto3 Rider Points 1 Kaito Toba 25 2 Lorenzo Dalla Porta 20 3 Arón Canet 16 4 Marcos Ramírez 13 5 Celestino Vietti 11 6 Albert Arenas 10 7 Raúl Fernández 9 8 Niccolò Antonelli 8 9 Romano Fenati 7 10 Jakub Kornfeil 6

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