2014 Qatar MotoGP Review

Review of the first round of the 2014 MotoGP season at Losail, Doha in Qatar for MotoGP's only night race of the season. And for this season, all MotoGP classes are reviewed (MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3).

Quick note: ITV have got highlights of the MotoGP races this season on ITV4. After last season it was announced that BT will take over on exclusive live races this season from both Eurosport and BBC who had the live races from last season.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. Second was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was only under 25 hundredths of a second behind Márquez at the end. While, third was the other Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was over 3 seconds behind Márquez at the end of the race.

In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software. 24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes for the season. No engine development freeze, a softer rear tyre allocation and more testing opportunities relative to the Factory option), the NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró won Open class and finished 4th overall on his FTR-Yamaha YZR-M1, he was under 12 seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider of Esteve Rabat on the Kalex.

Second was Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was only 4 hundredths of a second behind Rabat at the end. However, Takaaki Nakagami was later disqualified for using an illegal air filter in his Kalex Moto2 machine.

So therefore, other Marc VDS Racing Team rider of Mika Kallio on the Kalex finished in second place to make a Marc VDS Racing Team one-two finish, he was a second behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Interwetten Paddock Moto2 rider of Thomas Lüthi on the Suter, he was under 4 seconds behind Rabat at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was only 24 hundredths of a second behind Miller at the end of the race. While, third was axoPrint–RTG rider Efrén Vázquez on the Honda, he was only 28 hundredths of a second behind Miller at the end of the race.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.