The 2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar) was the first round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail on 28 March 2021.

Background MotoGP Entrants Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the start of the season, as Márquez prolonged his recovery from his 2020 season-ending injury.

Free practice MotoGP In the first session, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.

Qualifying MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 1:52.7721 1220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:53.0382312 Maverick ViñalesYamaha Qualified in Q21:53.0883446 Valentino RossiYamaha Qualified in Q21:53.1144 2543 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:53.215565 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:53.2866721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:53.3137 3841 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:53.3158942 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:53.49091036 Joan MirSuzuki1:53.7281:53.68210 41130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda 1:53.5771:53.721111244 Pol EspargaróHondaQualified in Q21:53.930121323 Enea BastianiniDucati1:53.733N/A13 51489 Jorge MartínDucati1:53.840N/A141588 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:53.915N/A151673 Álex MárquezHonda1:53.958N/A16 6176 Stefan BradlHonda1:53.995N/A171810 Luca MariniDucati1:54.122N/A181933 Brad BinderKTM1:54.240N/A19 7209 Danilo PetrucciKTM1:54.443N/A202127 Iker LecuonaKTM1:54.627N/A212232 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia1:55.183N/A228 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 42:28.663 3 25 2 5 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +1.092 6 20 3 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 22 +1.129 1 16 4 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +1.222 10 13 5 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22 +3.030 2 11 6 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22 +3.357 9 10 7 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +5.934 8 9 8 44 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +5.990 12 8 9 43 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 22 +7.058 5 7 10 23 Enea Bastianini Esponsorama Racing Ducati 22 +9.288 13 6 11 6 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 22 +10.299 17 5 12 46 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +10.742 4 4 13 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +11.457 15 3 14 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +14.100 19 2 15 89 Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 22 +16.422 14 1 16 10 Luca Marini Sky VR46 Esponsorama Ducati 22 +20.916 18 17 27 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 +21.026 21 18 21 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 22 +23.892 7 19 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 +46.346 22 Ret 73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 13 Accident 16 Ret 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 6 Accident 11 Ret 9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Accident 20Fastest lap: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) – 1:54.624 (lap 4) Sources:

Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 20 40:03.123 1 25 2 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 20 +2.260 6 20 3 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 20 +5.228 7 16 4 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 20 +5.241 4 13 5 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 20 +6.145 2 11 6 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 20 +6.786 5 10 7 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 20 +8.721 10 9 8 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +10.911 13 8 9 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 20 +12.493 3 7 10 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 20 +16.800 8 6 11 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 20 +17.147 22 5 12 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 20 +17.289 9 4 13 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 20 +17.527 12 3 14 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 +17.540 21 2 15 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20 +17.816 17 1 16 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 20 +18.211 18 17 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 20 +19.143 19 18 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 20 +19.220 14 19 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 20 +25.806 24 20 5 Yari Montella Boscoscuro 20 +30.664 27 21 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 20 +30.708 23 22 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 20 +32.764 11 Ret 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 Accident 16 Ret 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 14 Accident 15 Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 9 Accident 25 Ret 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 9 Engine 28 Ret 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 6 Accident 26 Ret 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 0 Rider In Pain 20 DNS 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta Did not start DNS 70 Barry Baltus NTS Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT Simone Corsi suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event. Barry Baltus suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 5 Jaume Masiá KTM 18 38:29.620 5 25 2 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 18 +0.042 11 20 3 40 Darryn Binder Honda 18 +0.094 1 16 4 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 18 +0.435 8 13 5 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18 +0.880 7 11 6 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 18 +0.899 10 10 7 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 18 +0.965 2 9 8 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 18 +2.214 28 8 9 27 Kaito Toba KTM 18 +1.950 6 7 10 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 18 +2.219 12 6 11 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 18 +2.316 18 5 12 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 18 +2.298 14 4 13 12 Filip Salač Honda 18 +2.345 23 3 14 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18 +2.434 21 2 15 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 18 +14.768 16 1 16 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 18 +14.834 20 17 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 18 +22.187 22 18 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 18 +22.277 25 19 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 18 +28.282 27 20 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 18 +41.283 19 21 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 18 +44.976 26 Ret 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 17 Accident 15 Ret 43 Xavier Artigas Honda 7 Collision Damage 24 Ret 17 John McPhee Honda 2 Collision 3 Ret 16 Andrea Migno Honda 2 Collision Damage 17 Ret 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 2 Collision Damage 4 Ret 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 1 Accident 9 Ret 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 0 Collision 13 OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

MotoGP

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Maverick Viñales 25 2 Johann Zarco 20 3 Francesco Bagnaia 16 4 Joan Mir 13 5 Fabio Quartararo 11

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Yamaha 25 2 Ducati 20 3 Suzuki 13 4 Aprilia 9 5 Honda 8

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 36 2 Ducati Lenovo Team 23 3 Team Suzuki Ecstar 23 4 Pramac Racing 21 5 Repsol Honda Team 13

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Sam Lowes 25 2 Remy Gardner 20 3 Fabio Di Giannantonio 16 4 Marco Bezzecchi 13 5 Raúl Fernández 11

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 25 2 Boscoscuro 6

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 31 2 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 27 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 17 4 Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 16 5 Italtrans Racing Team 10

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jaume Masiá 25 2 Pedro Acosta 20 3 Darryn Binder 16 4 Sergio García 13 5 Gabriel Rodrigo 11

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 25 2 Honda 16 3 Gas Gas 13 3 Husqvarna 5

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 45 2 GasGas Gaviota Aspar 22 3 Petronas Sprinta Racing 16 4 Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 14 5 Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 11

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