MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / APRIL 2-4, 2021
LOSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / DOHA, QATAR
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BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
F
abio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) tasted victory in the 2021
Doha MotoGP as we witnessed the closest top 15 in the history of
the premier class, a mere 8.928 seconds covering first to 15th.
Quartararo led home French countryman Johann Zarco (Pramac
Ducati) and Zarco's teammate Jorge Martin, who took his first podium
in MotoGP in only his second career start after sensationally taking pole
position with a flying lap right at the end of Q2.
Along with the closest top 15 in history, it was also the first time two
French riders have stood on the premier-class podium since 1954.
Martin's third place came after a near-perfect ride in which the rookie
started from pole and led the first three-quarters of the race, eventually
having to give way to the charging Quartararo with five laps to go.
NAIL BITER
IN THE
DESERT
The second race for the 2021 MotoGP season
was a thriller under the Qatari floodlights, as
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo came good on his
promise of redemption from round one
