The 2015 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the

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, Qatar on 29 March 2015. In the MotoGP class,

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's Andrea Dovizioso took the first pole position of the season. It was an eventful race in which the lead was contested between the Movistar Yamaha and Ducati teams. For the first time since the

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, the podium was swept by Italian riders, as Yamaha's

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– in his 20th Grand Prix season – took his first season-opening victory since

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, ahead of Dovizioso, and his teammate

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, who achieved his first MotoGP podium in third place. Reigning world champion

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had a good start position, third on the grid, but went off track and almost hit

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and Bradley Smith. After he fell to the rear of the field due to the first-lap incident, Márquez overtook several riders and was able to finish fifth, behind Lorenzo.

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started second on the grid, but dropped to sixth place due to issues with arm-pump.

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was forced to retire after his bike was hit by Márquez, breaking his left brake lever and front sensor. Rookie

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– graduating from Moto3 – crashed with

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with one lap remaining. The weekend also saw the début of the new

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, which was used by

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after the team switched from Honda at the end of

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. This was Aprilia's first race in MotoGP as a factory team since the 2004 Valencian Grand Prix.

Classification

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

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 ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top four positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

{{MotoGP 2010–19 2015 MotoGP race reports 2015 in Qatari sport

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Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix ( ar, جائزة قطر الكبرى للدراجات النارية) is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The Losail race track in Qatar represents the debut rac ...