MotoGP Qatar - Race Results

Race results from the 2015 Qatar MotoGP, round 1 of 18.
MotoGP Qatar - Race Results

Valentino Rossi has won a thrilling season-opening Qatar MotoGP from eighth on the grid, after catching and eventually passing Andrea Dovizioso, Andrea Iannone and Jorge Lorenzo.

World champion Marc Marquez ran wide at turn one, rejoining at the back of the field before recovering to fifth...

1.Valentino RossiITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)42m 35.717s2.Andrea DoviziosoITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)42m 35.891s3.Andrea IannoneITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)42m 37.967s4.Jorge LorenzoESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)42m 38.424s5.Marc MarquezESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)42m 42.753s6.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)42m 46.472s7.Cal CrutchlowGBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V)42m 48.101s8.Bradley SmithGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)42m 48.631s9.Pol EspargaroESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)42m 48.748s10.Yonny HernandezCOL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)42m 53.152s11.Aleix EspargaroESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)42m 55.618s12.Danilo PetrucciITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1)43m 0.149s13.Scott ReddingGBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)43m 7.749s14.Maverick Vi?alesESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*43m 9.180s15.Hector BarberaESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)43m 9.342s16.Stefan BradlGER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)43m 9.661s17.Nicky HaydenUSA Aspar (RC213V-RS)43m 14.687s18.Eugene LavertyIRL Aspar (RC213V-RS)*43m 22.287s19.Mike Di MeglioFRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)43m 34.928s20.Alex De AngelisRSM Octo IodaRacing (ART)43m 50.698s21.Marco MelandriITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)44m 23.860s22.Loris BazFRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)*+3 laps
Karel AbrahamCZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS)DNF
Jack MillerAUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)*DNF
Alvaro BautistaESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)DNF

Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).
Same 24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category.Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie

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