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Under heavy rain 

Motul
14 September

The World MotoGP championship experienced a laborious start in Qatar. Bad weather conditions led to outright cancellation of the qualifyings. The start of the Grand Prix had to be delayed half an hour, its distance even being slightly shortened. But once off, the race gave a superb show, with all three teams partnered technically by Motul illuminating the Qatari night.

 

For want of 'qualifyings', the overall of the free trial sessions was chosen to select the starting grid. This way, the rookies of Monster Yamaha Tech3, Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger, found themselves in P4 and P8! The Frenchie dominated at the beginning of the race before being caught by surprise. 'I decided to relax and fell,' stated the defending World Moto2 champion. 'This mistake is part of my learning of the top category.' Folger lost time at the beginning but consoled Hervé Poncharal's troops by pushing forward to 10th place.

 

Despite Maverick Viñales' departure, the Suzuki factory team is continuing to surf the top of the wave. Its new leader, Andrea Ianonne, was fighting for one of the podium steps when he fell while trying to pass a contender. Alex Rins celebrated his beginnings in MotoGP with the points of 9th place.

 

Last, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini got off to a good start to the season with the splendid 6th place clinched by Aleix Espargaro.

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