Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!

Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Doha MotoGP at Losail in Qatar!

Updated: 31 Mar 2022

Franco Morbidelli , Doha MotoGP, 2 April 2021
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Live updates from Saturday's MotoGP free practice and qualifying sessions at Losail in Qatar!

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Miller, Bagnaia and Zarco formed an all-Ducati top three on Friday while the likes of Mir, Rossi and Honda's Espargaro face a major challenge to try and claim direct access to Qualifying 2 after being left outside the top ten and with track conditions in FP3 expected to be slower than on Friday. As such they are likely to battle for the final two places in Qualifying 1, before joining the ten quickest riders in fighting for the second pole position of the season, Miller having qualified on pole last weekend.

Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Free Practice (2) Results
Pos		Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff	Lap	Max
1	^17	Jack Miller	AUS	Ducati Team (GP21)	1'53.145s	13/15	348k
2	^18	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Team (GP21)	+0.313s	15/15	348k
3	^19	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP21)	+0.392s	17/17	356k
4	^3	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.438s	15/16	344k
5	˅1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP21)*	+0.448s	17/17	354k
6	˅5	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+0.501s	10/11	344k
7	˅2	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.554s	11/15	343k
8	˅6	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.568s	15/17	343k
9	˅6	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.727s	18/18	343k
10	˅1	Stefan Bradl	GER	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.769s	18/18	350k
11	^4	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.799s	16/17	347k
12	˅6	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+0.824s	15/16	344k
13	˅5	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.867s	17/17	342k
14	^3	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.967s	18/18	347k
15	˅5	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.982s	9/13	348k
16	˅3	Alex Marquez	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.003s	13/16	347k
17	˅5	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+1.060s	13/15	351k
18	˅2	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+1.092s	13/15	351k
19	˅5	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+1.371s	14/16	347k
20	˅9	Luca Marini	ITA	Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+1.535s	16/17	346k
21	=	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*	+1.826s	11/17	339k
22	˅3	Iker Lecuona	SPA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+2.224s	15/15	346k

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:
	~~11 April~~	Argentina	Termas
	~~18 April~~	Americas	COTA
Reserve Grand Prix Venues:
		Indonesia (Subject to homologation)	Mandalika
		~~Russia~~	~~Igora Drive~~
2021 Pre-season Testing:
	5 March	Qatar Shakedown Test	Losail
	6-7 March	Qatar Official Test	Losail
	10-12 March	Qatar Official Test	Losail

Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!

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