Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo kick started the 2016 MotoGP season tonight with a masterful victory at the Industrial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar. Teammate Valentino Rossi also place on an impressive overall performance during the opening round at the Losail International Circuit, finishing in fourth location.
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo had been strong at the Losail International Circuit the complete weekend and the race day was no exception. He rode a faultless race from begin to finish, and brought property the 1st win of the season. Teammate Valentino Rossi also put in a powerful result at the opening round of the 2016 MotoGP season, missing out on a location on the podium by just a tenth of a second.
Lorenzo’s race went according to plan at the start off of the opening race when he had a ideal launch off the line from pole position. He led for the very first lap, but was chased by Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso on the over 1 kilometre long straight at the Qatar track. The Spaniard was forced to let them pass, but he didn’t give up. As his rivals battled each and every other he lay in wait and after Iannone crashed out the Yamaha rider took his likelihood to make a charge for the lead for the second time. With 14 laps to go, he smoothly passed Dovizioso and continued to enhance his pace.
With clear a track in front of him, the Majorcan was in his element. In an effort to shake off Dovizioso completely, he employed the nimble YZR-M1 to the fullest, setting a new quickest race lap record of 1’54.927s. He slowly inched away and crossed the line for the final time with a +two.019s lead over the man in second spot.
Starting from fifth on the grid, teammate Rossi had a very good begin and created confident he placed himself close to the front, in fourth place, to stay in contention. He shadowed his teammate as the prime 5 formed the leading group, but couldn’t locate a way through. With rival Marc Marquez pushing him down one particular location with 20 laps to go, the Medical professional utilized his knowledge and bided his time, hoping he could benefit from his harder selection rear tyre towards the finish of the race.
His technique paid off when the rivals in front of him got involved in a scrap, causing Iannone to crash out. Now in fourth, he put stress on Marquez by setting multiple personal ideal laps of the race, as he didn’t want to let Dovizioso and Lorenzo pull away. As the top 3 upped their pace towards the finish of the race, the Medical professional kept pushing to the maximum and set the fastest lap of the race hence far, trying to hang on to the back of Marquez. The battle for second among Dovizioso and Marquez lasted until the final corner, providing Rossi a likelihood of reaching the podium, but he came just brief and took the flag in fourth place, +two.387s from his teammate.
Lorenzo’s masterful win earns him 1st location in the championship standings with 25 points. Rossi now holds fourth place in the championship with 13 points.
Thanks to today’s final results Movistar Yamaha MotoGP take the lead in the teams’ championship with 38 points. The subsequent round will be held at the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit, Argentina, in two weeks’ time.
Massimo Meregalli – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Group Director
“It has been a superb begin to the season. Jorge rode a best race from begin to finish and was in control the complete time. This win was definitely deserved and a great reward to his and the team’s challenging operate. Vale also rode a excellent race these days. It was a shame that he came a bit short in terms of pace, possibly due to the fact of the choice to use the harder rear tyre, else I consider we could have had both riders on the podium. When we began the weekend we set the target for ourselves to take property victory and that is precisely what we did. This outcome gave us a great confidence enhance to face the subsequent round in Argentina. I want to say a large thank you to the team for their excellent work.”
Jorge Lorenzo
1st / 42’28.452 / 22 laps. Championship: 1st / 25 points
“We are there, in first position, without struggling and suffering and riding in the best way. For me, more than all laps, this race has been a single of the best of my entire career and that was why I was able to win and could make this small difference in the last three laps that gave me the victory. It was a small down and up with the tyres. We created the selection to put on the soft rear tyre, since with the challenging one particular we couldn’t be so rapidly. The harder compound must grow to be much better and much better, but I consider what happened was the opposite. The softer tyre should get worse and worse, but it was more rapidly and more rapidly so this little difference was the distinction in between me and Dovizioso and Marquez. I was surprised how quick my pace was towards the end of the race. I was sliding so much, but at the same time I was very smooth and concentrated and produced no blunders and that is why even with the stress from Dovizioso, when I was at a margin of .four, .03, .5, I didn’t get nervous and kept riding far better and better. I really feel quite proud of my riding and my race and also the function of the group, due to the fact we put together the electronics and the setting of the bike in a extremely excellent way.”
Valentino Rossi
4th / +2.387 / 22 laps. Championship: 4th / 13 points
“At the end it was a fantastic race, the pace was really quickly from the starting to the finish, but unfortunately I stayed behind and I didn’t have adequate speed to attempt and attack. I was there but I was by no means in the actual fight, I was constantly a small bit behind. We need to have a faster pace and perhaps the tyre option can make some difference, but we don’t know. Maybe with the soft tyre I could go more quickly or I could go slower. We arrived behind and unfortunately didn’t get on the podium, but it was a good race anyway, with a very good start. We are there, we have to perform, but for positive we are competitive. Final year in Argentina was a excellent race, one particular of the best with a excellent pace and I was coming from behind, but this year it will be a various story, specially with the tyres. We want to comprehend our potential this year.”
Powerful opening overall performance by Tech3 pair beneath the floodlights in Qatar
Monster Yamaha Tech3 Group rider Pol Espargaro kicked off the 2016 MotoGP season with a positive finish of 7th after a difficult race. The young Spaniard shot off the beginning grid from 9th position and right after a frantic 1st lap, he crossed the line two places back. From here, the resolute 25 year old stuck into his formidable race pace as he looked to climb by way of the competitive field. By lap six he had closed down and passed his teammate whilst he continued riding constant times prior to overtaking Hector Barbera for 7th at the halfway point. Espargaro pushed onwards, yet in the final seven laps he suffered with visor concerns and had difficulty seeing, but he persevered and diced with his teammate proper up to the chequered flag. At some point, he crossed the line in front, clinching the leading independent position.
On the other side of the pit box, Bradley Smith delivered a notable functionality today after completing the race just a blink of an eye behind his teammate by only .023 of a second. The young British rider began the sprint from 11th, but moved up a single spot by the finish of the 1st lap. Then, he rapidly locked into his race pace and homed in on the positions in front. By the mid point, Smith was in 9th and remained with Espargaro as the race distance progressed. On the final lap, the pair exchanged passes, with the British star finishing appropriate behind his teammate by a hair’s breadth. His effort these days strongly outlines his want to win the major satellite honours which he will fight for once more at the next Grand Prix in Argentina.
Pol Espargaro
7th / +18.629 / 22 laps. Championship: 7th / 9 points
“I am satisfied with the result these days primarily simply because, searching back on how we completed the season in 2015, I was not entirely comfortable with riding last year’s M1. This year we have started differently and my feelings are better on this bike, plus I am convinced that I can do much more than ahead of. Nowadays the race was not straightforward, due to the fact I made some errors, specially at the commence which didn’t go to strategy. I was stuck behind some riders at the starting and then I lost Maverick and Dani, which is a pity due to the fact at the end they had a very related rhythm to me. It was a lengthy GP but I am pleased with the outcome specifically after the battle at the finish with my teammate. I was in front of Brad for nearly the entire race, with a gap of about 1 second. I controlled this amount of time and I was feeling comfortable but seven laps just before the end, I encountered an situation exactly where the sweat from my forehead dripped onto my visor and with the lights in Qatar, it dazzled me. Bradley caught .6 of a second in one lap and then proper at the finish he overtook. I fought back and retook him again then, but luckily I was first at the finish of the race. For positive, Argentina will be a larger challenge compared to here because we have had a lot of testing time in Qatar. In addition, I struggled at Rio Hondo final year so it will be difficult anyway, specifically if the conditions are hot, however we will give practically nothing but 100% just like we have completed right here.”
Bradley Smith
8th / +18.652 / 22 laps. Championship: 8th / 8 points
“I am pleased with the race result today, but the start was a total disaster, so from there onwards, I knew that things could only get greater! I attempted to make a handful of passes in the opening laps and discovered myself in the position with the other satellite riders. Then I tried to get into my rhythm and aimed to not make any errors. In addition, I wanted to comprehend as a lot as I could with the new setup for the race and how the bike behaved in the 22 laps. As time ticked down, I got into a excellent fight with my teammate, plus he was truly robust on the brakes into the 1st corner. Prior to that, I passed Barbera when he produced a mistake and following obtaining finally an open track in front of me, I got some self-confidence, place my head down and went for it. It was enjoyable chasing Pol with three laps to go and it is been a even though because we’ve had a truly tough battle like that. On the final lap, I produced the pass into the final corner, but the truth that he is 4 kilos lighter than me made the distinction on the way to the line! It is been a extremely hard weekend and we began on a challenging note on Thursday and Friday, but the team did a great job and kept on operating hard. We stayed focused and in the finish we came away with 8th position, which is currently 1 spot much better than final year. In addition, we are only one particular point away from our target which is to be the prime satellite bike and so we will try to rectify that in Argentina.”
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