2017 Qatar MotoGP Review

Review of the first round of the 2017 MotoGP season at Losail, Doha in Qatar for MotoGP's only night race of the season. And for the season ahead, all MotoGP classes are reviewed (MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3).

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1. Second was Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP16, he was half a second behind Viñales at the end. While, third was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two seconds behind Viñales at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Franco Morbidelli on the Kalex. Second was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was two and half seconds behind Morbidelli at the end of the race. While, third was Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was three seconds behind Morbidelli at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Joan Mir on the Honda. Second was British Talent Team rider John McPhee on the Honda, he was a tenth of a second behind Mir at the end of the race. While, third was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda, he was only two tenths of a second behind Mir at the end of the race.