2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Qatar
Flag:Qatar
Year:2011
Date:20 March
Race No:1
Season No:18
Official Name:Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar[1]
Location:Losail International Circuit
Course Mi:3.343
Course Km:5.380
Pole Rider Motogp:Casey Stoner
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:54.137
Fast Rider Motogp:Casey Stoner
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Fast Time Motogp:1:55.366
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
First Rider Motogp:Casey Stoner
First Rider Motogp Country:Australia
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Jorge Lorenzo
Second Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Third Rider Motogp:Dani Pedrosa
Third Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider Moto2:Stefan Bradl
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:Germany
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:2:00.168
Fast Rider Moto2:Alex de Angelis
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:San Marino
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Motobi
Fast Time Moto2:2:01.003
First Rider Moto2:Stefan Bradl
First Rider Moto2 Country:Germany
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Andrea Iannone
Second Rider Moto2 Country:Italy
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Suter
Third Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
Third Rider Moto2 Country:Switzerland
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Suter
Pole Rider 125:Nicolás Terol
Pole Rider 125 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 125:2:06.605
Fast Rider 125:Nicolás Terol
Fast Rider 125 Country:Spain
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 125:2:06.463
First Rider 125:Nicolás Terol
First Rider 125 Country:Spain
First Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 125:Sandro Cortese
Second Rider 125 Country:Germany
Second Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Third Rider 125:Sergio Gadea
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain
Third Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia

The 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 17–20 March 2011 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar.In the MotoGP race Casey Stoner won finishing 3.44 seconds ahead of 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo with Dani Pedrosa in third place.[2]

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Casey StonerRepsol Honda TeamHonda2242:38.569125
21 Jorge LorenzoYamaha Factory RacingYamaha22+3.440320
326 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+5.051216
44 Andrea DoviziosoRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+5.942713
558 Marco SimoncelliSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda22+7.358411
611 Ben SpiesYamaha Factory RacingYamaha22+10.468510
746 Valentino RossiDucati TeamDucati22+16.43199
85 Colin EdwardsMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+26.293108
969 Nicky HaydenDucati TeamDucati22+27.416137
107 Hiroshi AoyamaSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda22+28.920126
1135 Cal CrutchlowMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+34.53985
128 Héctor BarberáMapfre Aspar Team MotoGPDucati22+34.82964
1317 Karel AbrahamCardion AB MotoracingDucati22+37.957153
Ret24 Toni ElíasLCR Honda MotoGPHonda18Accident16
Ret65 Loris CapirossiPramac Racing TeamDucati1Retirement14
Ret14 Randy de PunietPramac Racing TeamDucati0Accident11
DNS19 Álvaro BautistaRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzukiInjured
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

Moto2 classification

Pos.No.RiderBikeLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
165 Stefan BradlKalex2040:38.549125
229 Andrea IannoneSuter20+4.3301620
312 Thomas LüthiSuter20+5.137316
415 Alex de AngelisMotobi20+5.925813
572 Yuki TakahashiMoriwaki20+6.621411
63 Simone CorsiFTR20+14.2171110
716 Jules CluzelSuter20+14.25759
851 Michele PirroMoriwaki20+14.50198
938 Bradley SmithTech 320+18.91077
1060 Julián SimónSuter20+19.17466
1140 Aleix EspargaróPons Kalex20+19.442145
1268 Yonny HernándezFTR20+20.830204
1377 Dominique AegerterSuter20+20.837153
1434 Esteve RabatFTR20+20.855172
1576 Max NeukirchnerMZ-RE Honda20+26.803121
1680 Axel PonsPons Kalex20+27.29523
1788 Ricard CardúsMoriwaki20+28.08022
1854 Kenan SofuoğluSuter20+28.21228
1963 Mike Di MeglioTech 320+34.93919
2036 Mika KallioSuter20+34.96225
2171 Claudio CortiSuter20+37.98218
2244 Pol EspargaróFTR20+43.49124
2353 Valentin DebiseFTR20+43.65926
249 Kenny NoyesFTR20+47.47634
2519 Xavier SiméonTech 320+47.75535
2621 Javier ForésSuter20+50.35521
274 Randy KrummenacherKalex20+50.54429
2825 Alex BaldoliniSuter20+1:04.87931
2939 Robertino PietriSuter20+1:09.67230
3035 Raffaele De RosaMoriwaki20+1:09.78136
3145 Scott ReddingSuter20+1:23.74310
3296 Nasser Al MalkiMoriwaki20+1:39.10539
Ret14 Ratthapark WilairotFTR10Accident27
Ret49 Kev CoghlanFTR6Accident33
Ret93 Marc MárquezSuter4Accident2
Ret64 Santiago HernándezFTR4Accident32
Ret13 Anthony WestMZ-RE Honda4Accident37
Ret75 Mattia PasiniFTR3Accident13
Ret95 Mashel Al NaimiMoriwaki0Accident38
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderBikeLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
118 Nicolás TerolAprilia1838:28.687125
211 Sandro CorteseAprilia18+7.710220
333 Sergio GadeaAprilia18+9.147416
47 Efrén VázquezDerbi18+9.514313
594 Jonas FolgerAprilia18+9.698611
65 Johann ZarcoDerbi18+15.260710
723 Alberto MoncayoAprilia18+15.35289
839 Luis SalomAprilia18+15.696108
925 Maverick ViñalesAprilia18+15.91097
1044 Miguel OliveiraAprilia18+27.396126
1155 Héctor FaubelAprilia18+42.56355
1253 Jasper IwemaAprilia18+43.772214
1352 Danny KentAprilia18+44.001133
1415 Simone GrotzkyjAprilia18+44.272142
1596 Louis RossiAprilia18+50.030111
1699 Danny WebbMahindra18+50.42423
1731 Niklas AjoAprilia18+1:01.54516
1817 Taylor MackenzieAprilia18+1:02.93120
1963 Zulfahmi KhairuddinDerbi18+1:05.19217
203 Luigi MorcianoAprilia18+1:05.27319
2177 Marcel SchrötterMahindra18+1:05.39622
2219 Alessandro TonucciAprilia18+1:12.45824
2384 Jakub KornfeilAprilia18+1:30.62926
2412 Daniel KartheiningerKTM18+1:30.79229
2521 Harry StaffordAprilia18+1:30.79828
2630 Giulian PedoneAprilia18+1:54.38727
2743 Francesco MaurielloAprilia18+1:54.54830
2826 Adrián MartínAprilia14+4 laps15
Ret36 Joan PerellóAprilia9Retirement25
Ret76 Hiroki OnoKTM7Retirement18
DNQ69 Sarath KumarApriliaDid not qualify
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.[6]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Casey Stoner25
2 Jorge Lorenzo20
3 Dani Pedrosa16
4 Andrea Dovizioso13
5 Marco Simoncelli11
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda25
2 Yamaha20
3 Ducati9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Qatar MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 22 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Casey Stoner wins opening MotoGP of the season in Qatar. 2011-03-20. BBC Sport. 2011-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110401071552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/9430945.stm. 1 April 2011 . live.
  3. Web site: 2011 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · COMMERCIALBANK GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2011. www.motogp.com.
  5. Web site: Classification . 2011 . resources.motogp.com . PDF.
  6. Web site: Standings . 2011. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-25.

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