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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 StonerDucati Marlboro TeamDucati2243:02.788225
46ITA Valentino RossiFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha22+2.838120
26ESP Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+8.530516
21USA John HopkinsRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki22+9.071613
33ITA Marco MelandriHonda GresiniHonda22+17.4331011
5USA Colin EdwardsFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha22+18.647310
71AUS Chris VermeulenRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki22+22.916139
1USA Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+23.05798
4BRA Alex BarrosPramac d'AntinDucati22+25.961157
56JPN Shinya NakanoKonica Minolta HondaHonda22+28.456116
66DEU Alex HofmannPramac d'AntinDucati22+35.029175
19FRA Olivier JacqueKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki22+42.948144
10USA Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsKR212V22+42.977183
24ESP Toni ElíasHonda GresiniHonda22+42.98942
50FRA Sylvain GuintoliDunlop Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+51.639161
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/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetOFFICIAL 250cc REPORT
1ESP Jorge LorenzoAprilia2040:23.753125
3SMR Alex de AngelisAprilia20+1.224320
80ESP Héctor BarberáAprilia20+2.911216
12CHE Thomas LüthiAprilia20+3.234513
34ITA Andrea DoviziosoHonda20+12.698711
15ITA Roberto LocatelliGilera20+21.5681110
55JPN Yuki TakahashiHonda20+31.54099
60ESP Julián SimónHonda20+40.467108
58ITA Marco SimoncelliGilera20+46.192127
73JPN Shuhei AoyamaHonda20+58.678136
41ESP Aleix EspargaróAprilia20+1:02.762165
32ITA Fabrizio LaiAprilia20+1:07.715144
14AUS Anthony WestAprilia20+1:10.622173
8THA Ratthapark WilairotHonda20+1:11.594222
28DEU Dirk HeidolfAprilia20+1:12.499181
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/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324RetRetRetRetRetRetRetOFFICIAL 125cc REPORT
55ESP Héctor FaubelAprilia1838:12.029225
14HUN Gábor TalmácsiAprilia18+0.073120
52CZE Lukáš PešekDerbi18+17.499416
35ITA Raffaele De RosaAprilia18+17.754513
24ITA Simone CorsiAprilia18+25.6421011
71JPN Tomoyoshi KoyamaKTM18+25.877710
44ESP Pol EspargaróAprilia18+28.437129
12ESP Esteve RabatHonda18+28.52788
22ESP Pablo NietoAprilia18+28.708117
7FRA Alexis MasbouHonda18+33.669156
6ESP Joan OlivéAprilia18+40.665205
38GBR Bradley SmithHonda18+40.67994
60AUT Michael RansederDerbi18+40.915133
63FRA Mike Di MeglioHonda18+41.671182
29ITA Andrea IannoneAprilia18+41.764141
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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