More or less, the unfolding of this Qatar Grand Prix and its finale was in every way identical to that of the 2018 edition. That is to say a Dovizioso who imposes his rhythm to preserve his rubber with a Márquez as a hunter waiting for the signal to start the duel. The latter takes place on the last lap with a final turn well negotiated by the Ducati official who lets the enthusiasm of the Honda factory rider shine through to go straight to the finish as a winner. Yes, but…
Yes but this time, between the gap which separated the duelists of the time with a Rossi third, we find two motorcycles. Cal Crutchlow first then Alex Rins. And finally Rossi. Starting from fourteenth place! In the meantime, some experienced technical setbacks while others couldn't take it anymore physically from the start.
So don't despair, this season will indeed be open. The level has indeed tightened. Even if, in the end, we have the same result. Before going to an Argentina which has crowned Crutchlow last year and Marquez love it, we have a Dovizioso who begins the campaign as leader. It should be noted that, despite his search for a team race, DesmoDovi is still alone. Miller tried to play cover at the start before surprisingly getting rid of his saddle. As for Petrucci, his teammate, his long expression in his box at the finish said a lot about the idea he had of his sixth position...
It is therefore on Suzuki's side that we will have to wait for arbitration, while waiting for Yamaha to be in a little better shape. See you at the end of this month to do it again...
MotoGP, Championship: ranking after Qatar
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | ITA | 25 |
| 2 | Marc MÁRQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 20 |
| 3 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | GBR | 16 |
| 4 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | SPA | 13 |
| 5 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | ITA | 11 |
| 6 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | ITA | 10 |
| 7 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | SPA | 9 |
| 8 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | SPA | 8 |
| 9 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | JPN | 7 |
| 10 | Aleix ESPARGARÓ | Aprilia | SPA | 6 |
| 11 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Yamaha | ITA | 5 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARÓ | KTM | SPA | 4 |
| 13 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | SPA | 3 |
| 14 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | ITA | 2 |
| 15 | johann zarco | KTM | From | 1 |
| 16 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Yamaha | From | |
| 17 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | POR | |
| 18 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | CZE | |
| 19 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | SPA | |
| 20 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM | MAL | |
| 21 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | ||
| 22 | Jack Miller | AUS | ||
| 23 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA |
