DOHA: Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) delivered a Grand Prix of Qatar master class to claim a victory under the lights.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) produced a terrific ride to seal P2, the South African finished just 0.3s away from the win, with Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) completing the podium on the opening night of the season as other Ducatis were forced to retire due to technical issues or crashes.
Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez finished fifth and reigning champion Fabio Quartararo was ninth.
Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin, who stormed to pole position in qualifying on Saturday, had a poor start and later crashed when Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia slipped and took both bikes out.
Top 10:
1. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™)
2. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.346
3. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 1.351
4. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 2.242
5. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 4.099
6. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 4.843
7. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 8.810
8. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 10.536
9. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 10.543
10. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) + 14.967
