2007 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2007 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 March 2007 at the 5.38 km Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

  2007 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the
2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date10 March 2007
Official nameCommercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 1:55.002
Fastest lap
Rider Casey Stoner
Time 1:56.528
Podium
First Casey Stoner
Second Valentino Rossi
Third Dani Pedrosa
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Jorge Lorenzo
Time 1:59.432
Fastest lap
Rider Alex de Angelis
Time 2:00.121
Podium
First Jorge Lorenzo
Second Alex de Angelis
Third Héctor Barberá
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Gábor Talmácsi
Time 2:06.011
Fastest lap
Rider Gábor Talmácsi
Time 2:06.267
Podium
First Héctor Faubel
Second Gábor Talmácsi
Third Lukáš Pešek

The MotoGP race was the first for the 800cc (48.8 cu in) engines and the Honda RC212V. These were brought in as replacements for the 990cc (60.4 cu in) engines and the Honda RC211V which were used since the beginning of the four-stroke era back in 2002.

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