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The 2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Tissot Grand Prix of Doha) was the second round of the
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. It was added to the calendar as a response to the
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. It was held at the
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in
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on 4 April 2021.


Background


Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 22 January 2021 Dorna announced a significant update of the provisional calendar following the postponement of the
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and American Grands Prix, originally scheduled as the second and third rounds of the championship (on 11 and 18 April respectively) due to the COVID-19 situation in both countries, with potential rescheduling for the last quarter of 2021. The organizers of the
Qatar Grand Prix The Qatar Grand Prix () is a Formula One motor racing event which is held in Qatar. It was held for the first time on 21 November as part of the championship at the Lusail International Circuit, and after not taking place during the season due ...
have signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the sport's commercial rights, to host a double stage at the
Losail International Circuit The Lusail International Circuit (, sometimes rendered Losail International Circuit) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar. The track is in length, with a main straight of . It is surrounded b ...
, becoming the sixth circuit in the history to host two consecutive World Championship races, and is the first time to be held in Qatar. The race is named after the city of
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, where the circuit is located just outside the city of
Lusail Lusail (, , ) is the second-largest city in Qatar after Doha, and the economic capital of Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail lies about north of the Doha city centre, just north of the West ...
, north of Doha.


MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After winning the
Qatar Grand Prix The Qatar Grand Prix () is a Formula One motor racing event which is held in Qatar. It was held for the first time on 21 November as part of the championship at the Lusail International Circuit, and after not taking place during the season due ...
,
Maverick Viñales Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP f ...
leads the riders' ranking with 25 points, followed by
Johann Zarco Johann Sylvain Pierre Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP rac ...
(20),
Francesco Bagnaia Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia ( ; born 14 January 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP World Championship, MotoGP for the Ducati Corse, Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the and List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions, ...
(16),
Joan Mir Joan Mir Mayrata (, born 1 September 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer riding for the Honda HRC Castrol team in the MotoGP World Championship. Mir is best known for winning the 2020 MotoGP World Champions ...
(13) and
Fabio Quartararo Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...
(11). In the constructors' classification, Yamaha is first at 25 points, followed by
Ducati Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A () is an Italian motorcycle manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy. History Barely a month after the official liberation of Italy in 1944, SIATA announced its intention to sell this engine, called ...
at 20 points.
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is third at 13 points, with
Aprilia Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle and Scooter (motorcycle), scooter manufacturer in Noale, Italy, founded by Alberto Beggio. History Early days Aprilia, named after the Pre-war automobile, pre-war Lancia Aprilia, was founded after the Seco ...
and
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following with 9 and 8 points respectively. KTM closes with 3 points. In the team championship standings, Monster Energy Yamaha leads with 36 points, 13 more than Ducati Lenovo Team and Team Suzuki Ecstar and 15 more than
Pramac Racing Pramac Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship based in Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy. History d'Antin MotoGP The d'Antin MotoGP Team was created in 1999 by Spanish former motorcycle racer Luis d'Antin an ...
. Repsol Honda Team is fifth at 13 points.


Moto2 Championship riders' standings before the race

After the first race of the season, Sam Lowes leads the intermediate class with 25 points, 5 more than
Remy Gardner Remy Christopher Gardner (born 24 February 1998) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner. Career M ...
, 9 more than
Fabio Di Giannantonio Fabio Di Giannantonio (born 10 October 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2025. Career Early career Born in Rome, in 2015, Di ...
, 12 more than
Marco Bezzecchi Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Aprilia Racing in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. Career Junior career Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his ...
and 14 more than Raúl Fernández.


Moto3 Championship riders' standings before the race

In the lightest class the top five places are occupied by
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, with 25 points, Pedro Acosta (20),
Darryn Binder Darryn Binder (born 21 January 1998) is a South African professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Italjet Gresini Moto2. Career Binder was born in Potchefstroom, South Africa. His older brother, ...
(16),
Sergio García Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He turned professional in 1999 and played on the European Tour and PGA Tour prior to joining LIV Golf in 2022. García has won 36 international tournaments as ...
(13) and
Gabriel Rodrigo Gabriel Rodrigo Castillo (born 12 October 1996) is a Spanish-born Argentine former motorcycle racer The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either o ...
(11).


MotoGP participants

Stefan Bradl Stefan Bradl (born 29 November 1989) is a German professional motorcycle racer, best known for winning the Moto2 World Championship in . He then moved to MotoGP in 2012 with LCR Honda. While in MotoGP, Bradl is best known for his performance at ...
replaced
Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He previously raced for the Ducati satellite team Gresini in 2024 and Honda's factory team from his MotoGP deb ...
in the second leg of the season as well, as Márquez extended his recovery from the end-of-season 2020 injury.


Moto2 participants

Tommaso Marcon replaced Simone Corsi for this round because of an injury.


Moto3 participants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in riders for the race.


Free practice


MotoGP

In the first session,
Aleix Espargaró Aleix Espargaró Villà (; born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was the Spanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and has competed since 2017 in the MotoGP class using Aprilia Rac ...
finished at the top of the standings ahead of
Álex Rins Álex Rins Navarro (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team in the MotoGP class. He was the 2011 CEV Buckler 125 Junior GP Champion, and made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing de ...
and
Maverick Viñales Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP f ...
. In the second session three Ducatis were the fastest, with Jack Miller the fastest, followed by
Francesco Bagnaia Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia ( ; born 14 January 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP World Championship, MotoGP for the Ducati Corse, Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the and List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions, ...
and
Johann Zarco Johann Sylvain Pierre Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP rac ...
. In the third session,
Fabio Quartararo Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...
was the best ahead of Rins and
Joan Mir Joan Mir Mayrata (, born 1 September 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer riding for the Honda HRC Castrol team in the MotoGP World Championship. Mir is best known for winning the 2020 MotoGP World Champions ...
's Suzuki


Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top ten bikers (written in bold) qualified in Q2. The fastest personal time of the bikers are written in bold type.


Free Practice 4

Zarco was the fastest of the session, ahead of Viñales and Mir.


Moto2

In the first session,
Fabio Di Giannantonio Fabio Di Giannantonio (born 10 October 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2025. Career Early career Born in Rome, in 2015, Di ...
was the fastest, followed by
Marco Bezzecchi Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Aprilia Racing in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. Career Junior career Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his ...
and Joe Roberts. In the second session, Raúl Fernández preceded Di Giannantonio and Roberts. In the third session Sam Lowes finished at the top of the standings, ahead of Bezzecchi and
Remy Gardner Remy Christopher Gardner (born 24 February 1998) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner. Career M ...
.


Combined Free Practice

The top fourteen bikers (written in bold) qualified in Q2. The fastest personal time of the bikers are written in bold type.


Moto3

In the first session,
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was the fastest, followed by Dennis Foggia and Filip Salač. In the second session,
Darryn Binder Darryn Binder (born 21 January 1998) is a South African professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Italjet Gresini Moto2. Career Binder was born in Potchefstroom, South Africa. His older brother, ...
finished at the top, with
Sergio García Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He turned professional in 1999 and played on the European Tour and PGA Tour prior to joining LIV Golf in 2022. García has won 36 international tournaments as ...
and
Gabriel Rodrigo Gabriel Rodrigo Castillo (born 12 October 1996) is a Spanish-born Argentine former motorcycle racer The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either o ...
second and third respectively. Jason Dupasquier was fastest in the third session, ahead of Foggia and
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.


Combined Free Practice

The top fourteen bikers (written in bold) qualified in Q2. The fastest personal time of the bikers are written in bold type.


Qualifying


MotoGP


Moto2


Moto3

;Notes * –
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, Pedro Acosta, Romano Fenati, Stefano Nepa, Dennis Foggia, Riccardo Rossi and Deniz Öncü received a pit lane start penalty for irresponsible driving in the FP2.


Warm up


MotoGP

Johann Zarco Johann Sylvain Pierre Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP rac ...
was the fastest, followed by
Fabio Quartararo Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...
and
Maverick Viñales Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP f ...
.


Moto2

Marco Bezzecchi Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Aprilia Racing in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. Career Junior career Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his ...
finished the warm up in the lead ahead of Marcel Schrotter and
Remy Gardner Remy Christopher Gardner (born 24 February 1998) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner. Career M ...
.


Moto3

Jaume Masiá Jaume () is a Catalan male given name. It is the equivalent of James. Notable people Notable people with this given name include: * Jaume Aragall (born 1939), Spanish tenor * Jaume Balagueró (born 1968), Spanish filmmaker * Jaume Balmes (birth n ...
preceded Andrea Migno and
Gabriel Rodrigo Gabriel Rodrigo Castillo (born 12 October 1996) is a Spanish-born Argentine former motorcycle racer The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either o ...
.


Race


MotoGP


Moto2


Moto3


Championship standings after the race

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


MotoGP

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings


Moto2

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings


Moto3

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings


Notes


References


External links

* * * {{MotoGP 2020–29
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