MotoGP Qatar

The Repsol Honda Team Manager analyses the opening Grand Prix of the season, which saw Marc Márquez place second and Jorge Lorenzo debut for the team.

Just 23 thousandths of a second separated the current MotoGP World Champion from the victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, with Jorge Lorenzo in thirteenth position.

The reigning World Champion will begin the Qatar Grand Prix from third, whilst Jorge Lorenzo will debut with the Repsol Honda Team from the fifth row, in fifteenth position.

The Repsol Honda Team rider goes fastest in the first practice session of the year, with Jorge Lorenzo in eleventh position.

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Losail is home to the only night Grand Prix of the year, but it has many other curiosities: It was built in a record time (less than a year) and when racing by day the track temperature surpassed on average 45ºC -twice as high as at night.

The Repsol Honda Team riders are counting down to the beginning of a new MotoGP season in Qatar.

The reigning MotoGP World Champion finishes in second place at the Qatar GP, just 27 thousandths of a second behind the race winner after a battle until the last corner. Dani Pedrosa was seventh, less than five seconds behind the winner.

Reigning World Champion pushes for pole position right until the end of qualifying, and will begin the season opener from the front row of the grid. Teammate Dani Pedrosa will start from seventh at Losail.

Repsol Honda team riders put in first kilometres of the 2018 season.

With 450 million lumens of light, the brightest Qatari nights are quite possibly those of the GP race on the Losail circuit. Sparing no shade, the circuit lights up an area the size of 70 football stadiums.

The Repsol Honda team riders arrive in Qatar, where the 2018 MotoGP season kicks off this weekend.

Repsol Honda riders finish just off the podium in the first race of the season, which was delayed by 45 minutes and reduced by two laps because of rain.

Due to rain cancelling all scheduled sessions for Saturday night, the MotoGP grid has been decided by the combined times of the three Free Practice sessions. Marc Márquez will start from third position and Pedrosa from seventh.

Repsol Honda team riders go straight through to Q2 tomorrow. Both continued working on the setup of their bikes on Friday night.

Repsol Honda Team riders finish second and third in first Free Practice session of season opener.

Repsol Honda team riders kick off MotoGP World Championship season this weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa analyze the Qatar GP, first round of the World Championship.

First qualifying session of the season sees Marc Marquez place second, just 0.091s off pole. Dani Pedrosa claims seventh, leading the third row.

Repsol Honda Team riders improve feeling and times in two Free Practice sessions on Friday. Marquez places third and Pedrosa sixth.