2021 Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Live Friday Practice updates!
Just five days after the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, won by Vinales and Yamaha, MotoGP riders return to the Losail Circuit for this weekend's Doha round.
The Friday practice action begins at 13:50 local time with FP1 for the Moto3 class, followed by Moto2 at 14:45 and then the opening MotoGP session at 15:40.
Second practice then takes place under the floodlights and, if last weekend was anything to go by, will be when the fastest free practice laps are set, thus deciding direct access to Saturday's Qualifying 2.
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| Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 42m 28.663s |
| 2 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.092s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.129s |
| 4 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.222s |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.030s |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +3.357s |
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +5.934s |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +5.990s |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +7.058s |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +9.288s |
| 11 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +10.299s |
| 12 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +10.742s |
| 13 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.457s |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +14.100s |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +16.422s |
| 16 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +20.916s |
| 17 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +21.026s |
| 18 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +23.892s |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +46.346s |
| Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | DNF | |
Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 28 March | Qatar (Evening race) | Losail |
2 | 4 April | Doha (Evening race) | Losail |
3 | 18 April | Portugal | Portimao |
4 | 2 May | Spain | Jerez |
5 | 16 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 30 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 6 June | Catalunya | Barcelona |
8 | 20 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 27 June | Netherlands | Assen |
10 | 11 July | Finland (Subject to homologation) | KymiRing |
11 | 15 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
12 | 29 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
13 | 12 September | Aragon | Aragon |
14 | 19 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano |
15 | 3 October | Japan | Motegi |
16 | 10 October | Thailand | Buriram |
17 | 24 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
18 | 31 October | Malaysia | Sepang |
19 | 14 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo |
| Postponed Grands Prix: | |||
| Argentina | Termas | ||
| Americas | COTA | ||
| Reserve Grand Prix Venues: | |||
| Indonesia (Subject to homologation) | Mandalika | ||
| 2021 Pre-season Testing: | |||
| 5 March | Qatar Shakedown Test | Losail | |
| 6-7 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
| 10-12 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
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