# 2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar) was the first round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail on 28 March 2021.

## Background
### MotoGP Entrants

Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the start of the season, as Márquez prolonged his recovery from his 2020 season-ending injury.

## Free practice
### MotoGP

In the first session, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.

## Qualifying
### MotoGP

* Fastest session lap
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Final grid | Row |
| 1 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:52.772 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.038 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.088 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.114 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.215 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.286 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.313 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.315 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.490 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:53.728 | 1:53.682 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:53.577 | 1:53.721 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:53.930 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:53.733 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | 1:53.840 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1:53.915 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:53.958 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 1:53.995 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:54.122 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:54.240 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:54.443 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| 21 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:54.627 | N/A | 21 | 7 |
| 22 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:55.183 | N/A | 22 | 8 |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | 42:28.663 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +1.092 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +1.129 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 22 | +1.222 | 10 | 13 |
| 5 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 22 | +3.030 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 22 | +3.357 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | +5.934 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +5.990 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | +7.058 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 22 | +9.288 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +10.299 | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 22 | +10.742 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +11.457 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +14.100 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 22 | +16.422 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Esponsorama | Ducati | 22 | +20.916 | 18 | |
| 17 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | +21.026 | 21 | |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 22 | +23.892 | 7 | |
| 19 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | +46.346 | 22 | |
| Ret | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 13 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 6 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) – 1:54.624 (lap 4) |||||||||
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### Moto2

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 20 | 40:03.123 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 20 | +2.260 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 20 | +5.228 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 20 | +5.241 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 20 | +6.145 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 20 | +6.786 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 20 | +8.721 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 20 | +10.911 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 20 | +12.493 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 20 | +16.800 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 20 | +17.147 | 22 | 5 |
| 12 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 20 | +17.289 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 20 | +17.527 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 20 | +17.540 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 20 | +17.816 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 20 | +18.211 | 18 | |
| 17 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 20 | +19.143 | 19 | |
| 18 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 20 | +19.220 | 14 | |
| 19 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 20 | +25.806 | 24 | |
| 20 | 5 | Yari Montella | Boscoscuro | 20 | +30.664 | 27 | |
| 21 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 20 | +30.708 | 23 | |
| 22 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 20 | +32.764 | 11 | |
| Ret | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 19 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 9 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 9 | Engine | 28 | |
| Ret | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 6 | Accident | 26 | |
| Ret | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 0 | Rider In Pain | 20 | |
| DNS | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | | Did not start | | |
| DNS | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Simone Corsi suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.
* Barry Baltus suffered a fractured wrist in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

### Moto3

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Jaume Masiá | KTM | 18 | 38:29.620 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 18 | +0.042 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 18 | +0.094 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 18 | +0.435 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 18 | +0.880 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 18 | +0.899 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 18 | +0.965 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 18 | +2.214 | 28 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 18 | +1.950 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | 50 | Jason Dupasquier | KTM | 18 | +2.219 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 18 | +2.316 | 18 | 5 |
| 12 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 18 | +2.298 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | 12 | Filip Salač | Honda | 18 | +2.345 | 23 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 18 | +2.434 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 18 | +14.768 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 18 | +14.834 | 20 | |
| 17 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 18 | +22.187 | 22 | |
| 18 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 18 | +22.277 | 25 | |
| 19 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 18 | +28.282 | 27 | |
| 20 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 18 | +41.283 | 19 | |
| 21 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 18 | +44.976 | 26 | |
| Ret | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 17 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 7 | Collision Damage | 24 | |
| Ret | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 2 | Collision | 3 | |
| Ret | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 2 | Collision Damage | 17 | |
| Ret | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 2 | Collision Damage | 4 | |
| Ret | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT ||||||||

## Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

### MotoGP

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | 25 |
| 2 | Johann Zarco | 20 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | 16 |
| 4 | Joan Mir | 13 |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | 11 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Yamaha | 25 |
| 2 | Ducati | 20 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 13 |
| 4 | Aprilia | 9 |
| 5 | Honda | 8 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 36 |
| 2 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 23 |
| 3 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 23 |
| 4 | Pramac Racing | 21 |
| 5 | Repsol Honda Team | 13 |

### Moto2

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sam Lowes | 25 |
| 2 | Remy Gardner | 20 |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | 16 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | 13 |
| 5 | Raúl Fernández | 11 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 25 |
| 2 | Boscoscuro | 6 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 31 |
| 2 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 27 |
| 3 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 17 |
| 4 | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 16 |
| 5 | Italtrans Racing Team | 10 |

### Moto3

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Jaume Masiá | 25 |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | 20 |
| 3 | Darryn Binder | 16 |
| 4 | Sergio García | 13 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rodrigo | 11 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | KTM | 25 |
| 2 | Honda | 16 |
| 3 | Gas Gas | 13 |
| 3 | Husqvarna | 5 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 45 |
| 2 | GasGas Gaviota Aspar | 22 |
| 3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 16 |
| 4 | Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 | 14 |
| 5 | Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 | 11 |