Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Qualifying (1) Results
Nakagami and world champion Mir advance through to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.
Rookie Bastianini just misses out after briefly leading the session. Martin fell at the end of the session after also being in contention for Qualifying 2.
The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards…
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| Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Qualifying (1) Results | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 2 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19) |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) |
| 5 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 7 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 8 | Luca Marini | ITA | VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19) |
| 9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 10 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 11 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 12 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) |
* Rookie.
2021 Qatar MotoGP - Fastest Day 1 Time:
Jack Miller AUS Ducati 1m 53.387s
2021 Qatar Tests - Fastest Time:
Jack Miller AUS Ducati 1m 53.183s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
