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2007 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixQatar
flagQatar
Official_NameCommercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
ImageLosail.svg
Course_mi3.343
Course_km5.380
Race_No1
Season_No18
Date10 March
Year2007
Pole_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:55.002
Fast_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:56.528
First_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Second_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_250Jorge Lorenzo
Pole_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_2501:59.432
Fast_Rider_250Alex de Angelis
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySan Marino
Fast_Time_2502:00.121
First_Rider_250Jorge Lorenzo
First_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_250Alex de Angelis
Second_Rider_250_CountrySan Marino
Third_Rider_250Héctor Barberá
Third_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_125Gábor Talmácsi
Pole_Rider_125_CountryHungary
Pole_Time_1252:06.011
Fast_Rider_125Gábor Talmácsi
Fast_Rider_125_CountryHungary
Fast_Time_1252:06.267
First_Rider_125Héctor Faubel
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Gábor Talmácsi
Second_Rider_125_CountryHungary
Third_Rider_125Lukáš Pešek
Third_Rider_125_CountryCzech Republic

The 2007 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 March 2007 at the 5.38 km Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

The MotoGP race was the first for the 800cc (48.8 cu in) engines and the Honda RC212V. These were brought in as replacements for the 990cc (60.4 cu in) engines and the Honda RC211V which were used since the beginning of the four-stroke era back in 2002.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetDNSSources:
27AUS **Casey Stoner****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**2243:02.7882**25**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**22+2.8381**20**
26ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**22+8.5305**16**
21USA **John Hopkins****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**22+9.0716**13**
33ITA **Marco Melandri****Honda Gresini****Honda**22+17.43310**11**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**22+18.6473**10**
71AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**22+22.91613**9**
1USA **Nicky Hayden****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**22+23.0579**8**
4BRA **Alex Barros****Pramac d'Antin****Ducati**22+25.96115**7**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Konica Minolta Honda****Honda**22+28.45611**6**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Pramac d'Antin****Ducati**22+35.02917**5**
19FRA **Olivier Jacque****Kawasaki Racing Team****Kawasaki**22+42.94814**4**
10USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Team Roberts****KR212V**22+42.97718**3**
24ESP **Toni Elías****Honda Gresini****Honda**22+42.9894**2**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**22+51.63916**1**
6JPN Makoto TamadaDunlop Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+57.85319
88AUS Andrew PittIlmor GPIlmor GP15Retirement21
7ESP Carlos ChecaHonda LCRHonda8Accident12
14FRA Randy de PunietKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki7Accident8
65ITA Loris CapirossiDucati Marlboro TeamDucati6Accident7
99GBR Jeremy McWilliamsIlmor GPIlmor GP0Did not start20

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRet[OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2007/250cc/QAT/RAC/classification.pdf)
1ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Aprilia**2040:23.7531**25**
3SMR **Alex de Angelis****Aprilia**20+1.2243**20**
80ESP **Héctor Barberá****Aprilia**20+2.9112**16**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Aprilia**20+3.2345**13**
34ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Honda**20+12.6987**11**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Gilera**20+21.56811**10**
55JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Honda**20+31.5409**9**
60ESP **Julián Simón****Honda**20+40.46710**8**
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****Gilera**20+46.19212**7**
73JPN **Shuhei Aoyama****Honda**20+58.67813**6**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Aprilia**20+1:02.76216**5**
32ITA **Fabrizio Lai****Aprilia**20+1:07.71514**4**
14AUS **Anthony West****Aprilia**20+1:10.62217**3**
8THA **Ratthapark Wilairot****Honda**20+1:11.59422**2**
28DEU **Dirk Heidolf****Aprilia**20+1:12.49918**1**
16FRA Jules CluzelAprilia20+1:23.75123
25ITA Alex BaldoliniAprilia20+1:33.14320
50IRL Eugene LavertyHonda20+1:38.45824
10HUN Imre TóthAprilia20+1:38.54819
36FIN Mika KallioKTM18Retirement8
9ESP Arturo TizónAprilia14Retirement15
44JPN Taro SekiguchiAprilia10Retirement25
17CZE Karel AbrahamAprilia7Accident21
19ESP Álvaro BautistaAprilia2Accident4
4JPN Hiroshi AoyamaKTM2Accident6

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324RetRetRetRetRetRetRet[OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2007/125cc/QAT/RAC/classification.pdf)
55ESP **Héctor Faubel****Aprilia**1838:12.0292**25**
14HUN **Gábor Talmácsi****Aprilia**18+0.0731**20**
52CZE **Lukáš Pešek****Derbi**18+17.4994**16**
35ITA **Raffaele De Rosa****Aprilia**18+17.7545**13**
24ITA **Simone Corsi****Aprilia**18+25.64210**11**
71JPN **Tomoyoshi Koyama****KTM**18+25.8777**10**
44ESP **Pol Espargaró****Aprilia**18+28.43712**9**
12ESP **Esteve Rabat****Honda**18+28.5278**8**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Aprilia**18+28.70811**7**
7FRA **Alexis Masbou****Honda**18+33.66915**6**
6ESP **Joan Olivé****Aprilia**18+40.66520**5**
38GBR **Bradley Smith****Honda**18+40.6799**4**
60AUT **Michael Ranseder****Derbi**18+40.91513**3**
63FRA **Mike Di Meglio****Honda**18+41.67118**2**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Aprilia**18+41.76414**1**
18ESP Nicolás TerolDerbi18+48.64319
11DEU Sandro CorteseAprilia18+48.65621
8ITA Lorenzo ZanettiAprilia18+48.85828
34CHE Randy KrummenacherKTM18+1:03.16017
77CHE Dominique AegerterAprilia18+1:23.07427
37NLD Joey LitjensHonda18+1:23.14725
51USA Stevie BonseyKTM18+1:31.52129
20ITA Roberto TamburiniAprilia18+1:59.15230
56NLD Hugo van den BergAprilia18+2:00.04031
99GBR Danny WebbHonda16Retirement26
75ITA Mattia PasiniAprilia15Retirement3
27ITA Stefano BiancoAprilia14Retirement16
33ESP Sergio GadeaAprilia12Retirement6
53ITA Simone GrotzkyjAprilia7Retirement23
15ITA Federico SandiAprilia4Retirement22
95ROU Robert MureșanDerbi3Retirement24

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1AUS Casey Stoner25
2ITA Valentino Rossi20
3ESP Dani Pedrosa16
4USA John Hopkins13
5ITA Marco Melandri11

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1ITA Ducati25
2JPN Yamaha20
3JPN Honda16
4JPN Suzuki13
5JPN Kawasaki4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2007 Qatar MotoGP".
  2. (13 June 2017). "2007 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  3. "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT".
  4. "Commercialbank GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2007".
  5. (2007). "Standings".
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