Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Qatar Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Lusail International Circuit (2004–present)
First race	2004
Most wins (rider)	Jorge Lorenzo (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Aprilia (12)

The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة قطر الكبرى للدراجات النارية) is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The Lusail race track in Qatar represents the debut race of each MotoGP season. In 2008, the track held the first night event in MotoGP history. The 2008 night event, aside from drawing boosted viewing which also coincided with the race being moved to the opening spot on the calendar, was initiated with the intent of increasing equipment performance: the day-time heat in Qatar has been hazardous to the conditions of tires and expensive, customized parts on the multimillion-dollar motorcycles. Rider safety notwithstanding, the extreme heat could be a critical variable contributing to defeat. Qatar's Grand Prix is the only event in the entire MotoGP calendar to be held at night.

The 2020 MotoGP race was scheduled to open the season before being cancelled due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Moto2 and Moto3 classes proceeded as planned.^[1]

The event is due to take place at the Lusail International Circuit until at least 2031.^[2]

Official names and sponsors

2004–2005: Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar
2006–2016: Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar^[3]
2017–2018, 2022: Grand Prix of Qatar (no official sponsor)^[4]
2019: VisitQatar Grand Prix^[5]
2020: QNB Grand Prix of Qatar
2021: Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar^[6]
2023–present: Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar^[7]

Criticism

The race has been argued to be an example of sportswashing.^[8]

Winners

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
# Wins	Rider	Category	Years won
6	Jorge Lorenzo	MotoGP	2012, 2013, 2016
		250cc	2006, 2007
		125cc	2004
5	Casey Stoner	MotoGP	2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
5	Casey Stoner	250cc	2005
4	Valentino Rossi	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2010, 2015
3	Maverick Viñales	MotoGP	2017, 2021
3	Maverick Viñales	Moto3	2012
2	Nicolás Terol	125cc	2010, 2011
	Marc Márquez	MotoGP	2014
	Marc Márquez	Moto2	2012
	Andrea Dovizioso	MotoGP	2018, 2019
	Jaume Masià	Moto3	2021, 2023
	Francesco Bagnaia	MotoGP	2024
	Francesco Bagnaia	Moto2	2018

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
# Wins	Manufacturer	Category	Years won
12	Aprilia	250cc	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
12	Aprilia	125cc	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
11	Kalex	Moto2	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
10	Honda	MotoGP	2004, 2011, 2014
10	Honda	Moto3	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
9	Yamaha	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
8	Ducati	MotoGP	2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
5	KTM	Moto3	2013, 2014, 2020, 2021
5	KTM	125cc	2005
2	Suter	Moto2	2010, 2012
2	Boscoscuro	Moto2	2023, 2024

By year

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
2024	Losail/Lusail	David Alonso	CFMoto	Alonso López	Boscoscuro	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	Report
2023		Jaume Masià	Honda	Fermín Aldeguer	Boscoscuro	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	Report
2022		Andrea Migno	Honda	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	Report
2021		Jaume Masià	KTM	Sam Lowes	Kalex	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Report
2020		Albert Arenas	KTM	Tetsuta Nagashima	Kalex	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns		Report
2019		Kaito Toba	Honda	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Kalex	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
2018		Jorge Martín	Honda	Francesco Bagnaia	Kalex	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
2017		Joan Mir	Honda	Franco Morbidelli	Kalex	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Report
2016		Niccolò Antonelli	Honda	Thomas Lüthi	Kalex	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Report
2015		Alexis Masbou	Honda	Jonas Folger	Kalex	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2014		Jack Miller	KTM	Esteve Rabat	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2013		Luis Salom	KTM	Pol Espargaró	Kalex	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Report
2012		Maverick Viñales	FTR Honda	Marc Márquez	Suter	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	125cc		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
2011	Losail	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	Stefan Bradl	Kalex	Casey Stoner	Honda	Report
2010	Losail	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	Shoya Tomizawa	Suter	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	125cc		250cc		MotoGP		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
2009	Losail	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	Héctor Barberá	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2008		Sergio Gadea	Aprilia	Mattia Pasini	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2007		Héctor Faubel	Aprilia	Jorge Lorenzo	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2006		Álvaro Bautista	Aprilia	Jorge Lorenzo	Aprilia	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2005		Gábor Talmácsi	KTM	Casey Stoner	Aprilia	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2004		Jorge Lorenzo	Derbi	Sebastián Porto	Aprilia	Sete Gibernau	Honda	Report

References

^ "MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR". FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "MotoGP to race at Losail International Circuit until 2031". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2017 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2019 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2023 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2016 Qatar MotoGP Wednesday Round Up: Oppressive Regimes, Muzzled Speech, and Unknown Quantities | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks". motomatters.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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[1] "MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR". FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[2] "MotoGP to race at Losail International Circuit until 2031". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[3] "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[4] "2017 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[5] "2019 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[6] "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[7] "2023 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[8] "2016 Qatar MotoGP Wednesday Round Up: Oppressive Regimes, Muzzled Speech, and Unknown Quantities | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks". motomatters.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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