Did you miss the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix? Or do you simply want to watch it again? You've come to the right place! Here's a video recap of what you absolutely shouldn't have missed this Sunday at the Losail circuit.
As a reminder, the first three rows of the Grand Prix starting grid were composed of Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), Marc Márquez (Ducati) and Fabio DiGiannantonio (Ducati). Behind, followed Raul Fernandez (Aprilia), Ai Ogura (Aprilia) and Johann Zarco (Honda). Then, Peter Acosta (KTM), Fermín Aldeguer (Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (KTM) made up the third line. Jorge Martín (Aprilia) was 10th.
Notably absent are a large number of riders, starting with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who suffered a very violent crash yesterday during the sprint race. Luca Marini (Honda) withdrew after the warm-up, while his teammate Joan Mir (Honda) is still experiencing health problems. He will be replaced by Jake Dixon.
The two Yamaha teams were not present this weekend. Therefore, they were also absent. Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins, Jack Miller et Toprak RazgatliogluHe was already out due to a shoulder injury. He too had recently undergone clavicle surgery. Alex Marquez (Ducati) is replaced by Iker Lecuona.
When the lights went out, Marco Bezzecchi got the best start and led into the first corner, ahead of Marc Márquez . Behind them, Raúl Fernández made a slightly aggressive pass on Ai Ogura , who was forced to move aside, which pushed Fabio Di Giannantonio wide. The Italian lost five places in the process.
Fernandez continued his momentum and overtook Marquez. Johann Zarco was fifth and Jorge Martín eighth.
At the start of the second lap, the Frenchman overtook Ogura but was himself passed by Pedro Acosta , who overtook them both in one fell swoop. A few corners later, Enea Bastianini performed the same maneuver! Ogura managed to catch Zarco , then Di Giannantonio and Martín overtook him in turn. Number 5 then found himself in ninth place.
Up front, Acosta overtook Márquez . Three laps later, the KTM rider let him through, a victim of a tire pressure problem. The first of many!
On lap 11, Martín overtook Di Giannantonio for seventh place. Meanwhile, Ogura and Bastianini battled for fifth. On lap 16, Diogo Moreira retired, followed moments later by Brad Binder.
On the next lap, Acosta let Ogura through , then a little later Bastianini , again because of his tire pressure problem.
Up front, Márquez rapidly closed the gap on Fernández and overtook him with three laps to go. The positions remained unchanged thereafter.
Marco Bezzecchi secured another victory ahead Marc Márquezwho failed to secure his tenth world title this Sunday. He will have another opportunity in Portugal in two weeks. Raul Fernandez completed the podium, and Ai Ogura et Enea Bastianini the top 5. Jorge Martín finished seventh and Johann Zarco ninth.
Relive the highlights of the Grand Prix in 10 minutes with the video shared by Canal+ (click on "Watch on Youtube" to view it) :
Results of the Qatar Grand Prix :
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