Start MotoGP 2013 tampaknya benar-benar sudah sangat dinantikan. Ini terbukti dengan langsung melonjaknya jumlah pemirsa siaran langsung MotoGP Qatar di penjuru dunia.
Lewat performa mengesankan, akhir pekan lalu Jorge Lorenzo menjadi pemenang balapan pembuka musim ini di Losail. Di saat yang sama, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, dan Dani Pedrosa juga menyihir penonton dengan aksi-aksinya berebut posisi dua.
COMMERCIAL BANK GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
Doha, Sunday, April 07, 2013
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 166.4 | 42'39.802 |
| 2 | 20 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 166.0 | +5.990 |
| 3 | 16 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 166.0 | +6.201 |
| 4 | 13 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 165.8 | +9.473 |
| 5 | 11 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 165.2 | +18.764 |
| 6 | 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 165.0 | +22.148 |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 164.8 | +24.355 |
| 8 | 8 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 164.8 | +24.920 |
| 9 | 7 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | Ducati | 164.0 | +37.124 |
| 10 | 6 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Ignite Pramac Racing | Ducati | 163.5 | +44.908 |
| 11 | 5 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 163.2 | +49.809 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 162.8 | +56.495 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Blusens | FTR | 162.0 | +1'09.599 |
| 14 | 2 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 161.9 | +1'10.742 |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | Avintia Blusens | FTR | 161.8 | +1'13.600 |
| 16 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki | 160.8 | +1'29.444 | |
| 17 | 70 | Michael LAVERTY | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 160.5 | +1'34.341 | |
| 18 | 52 | Lukas PESEK | CZE | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 160.5 | +1'34.683 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki | 161.9 | 7 Laps | ||
| 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 160.5 | 10 Laps | ||
| 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 164.8 | 14 Laps | ||
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 162.4 | 18 Laps | ||
| 67 | Bryan STARING | AUS | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | FTR Honda | 149.2 | 21 Laps | ||
| 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | ART | 0 Lap | |||
Weather Conditions:
| Track Condition: Dry| Air: 21º| Humidity: 66%| Ground: 23ºRecords:
| Pole Lap: | Jorge LORENZO | 1'54.714 | 168.8 Km/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest Lap: | Lap: 3 | Marc MARQUEZ | 1'55.445 | 167.7 Km/h |
| Circuit Record Lap: | 2008 | Casey STONER | 1'55.153 | 168.1 Km/h |
| Best Lap: | 2008 | Jorge LORENZO | 1'53.927 | 170.0 Km/h |
