No-one knows how to go fast at the Losail International Circuit better than hat-trick Qatar winner Casey Stoner and he took motogp.com on an in-depth tour of the desert circuit. More...
With the objective of winning the 250 title this year and having started on pole in Qatar, Álvaro Bautista’s race did not work out quite as he would have hoped. More...
Last weekend’s four lap 125cc race was the shortest in the history of the World Championship and it left Bradley Smith wishing he had been given longer to show his class in Qatar. More...
Pramac Racing’s talented young MotoGP rookie Niccolò Canepa is already enthusiastically looking forward to Japan after his tough debut in Qatar. More...
At a track where Suzuki do not have a great record Chris Vermeulen equaled his best ever Qatar result of seventh at round one, but the Australian was hoping to be in the top five. More...
On his return to the San Carlo Honda Gresini team Toni Elías finished ninth at Losail on Monday, but the Spanish rider is looking for better results. More...
In his first race for more than two and a half years Sete Gibernau battled against the pain in Qatar to bring his Ducati satellite machine home in 13th place despite his shoulder injury. More...
At the start of his second season with the LCR Honda team Randy de Puniet was disappointed to finish in tenth place in Qatar having qualified seventh. More...
After crashing out at Qatar Loris Capirossi felt sorry for his team as Suzuki’s hard work over the winter was undone in the Arabian desert. His team-mate Chris Vermeulen lifted spirits somewhat with a seventh place finish. More...
Italian youngster Andrea Iannone was pleased to be awarded the win in Qatar on Sunday but had hoped to fight for longer with Julián Simón at the front. More...
After his horror crash in qualifying on Saturday at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar Nicky Hayden did well to come home twelfth on his Ducati race debut. More...
San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Alex de Angelis did not see his collision with Dani Pedrosa as a big deal and felt his sixth place in Qatar was well-earned. More...
Having finished fifth at the Losail International Circuit last year Valentino Rossi was pleased to have started the 2009 season - and his MotoGP title defence - with an improved second place in Qatar. More...
In Colin Edwards’ first race on Bridgestone tyres he dropped from sixth on the grid to ninth on lap one, before some brilliant overtaking eventually saw him finish fourth. More...
After fracturing three vertebrae last season in Japan Héctor Barberá’s career was in doubt, but on Sunday in Qatar he made an amazing comeback to win the first 250cc race of 2009. More...
Following the disruptive rainstorm on Sunday night at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar normal service was resumed by Casey Stoner in the warm-up for Monday’s re-arranged MotoGP race. More...