2010 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

2010 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the; 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	11 April 2010
Official name	Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar
Location	Losail International Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility; 5.380 km (3.343 mi);
MotoGP
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Casey Stoner
Time	1:55.007
Fastest lap
Rider	Casey Stoner
Time	1:55.537
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Jorge Lorenzo
Third	Andrea Dovizioso
Moto2
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Toni Elías
Time	2:01.904
Fastest lap
Rider	Thomas Lüthi
Time	2:02.537
Podium
First	Shoya Tomizawa
Second	Alex Debón
Third	Jules Cluzel
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Marc Márquez
Time	2:06.651
Fastest lap
Rider	Nicolás Terol
Time	2:06.674
Podium
First	Nicolás Terol
Second	Efrén Vázquez
Third	Marc Márquez

The 2010 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, was the opening round of the 2010 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 April 2010 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar. Spectator attendance was 7302. Defending world champion Valentino Rossi won the opening MotoGP race after Casey Stoner crashed while in the lead, ending his undefeated streak from 2007. This was also the first race for the newly formed Moto2 class, which was introduced as a replacement for the 250cc two-stroke class. All bikes in this class were powered with 600cc four-stroke engines based on the Honda CBR600RR. This event was also known for Shoya Tomizawa's first and only Grand Prix win before he was killed in an accident at the 2010 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix .

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