Doha, Sunday, March 23, 2014
Marc Marquez won a thrilling, 13-lap battle with Valentino Rossi to take the first race of the 2014 MotoGP Season at the Losail Circuit in Qatar. Rossi, who started 10th on the grid, took second after a charge through the field and several late-race lead swaps with the eventual winner.
Dani Pedrosa took third after a multi-lap fight with Alvaro Bautista.
Bautista was one of several solo crashers including former world champion Jorge Lorenzo who low-sided at turn 15 while leading the first lap. Bradley Smith crashed out while in a comfortable in fifth late in the race. Stefan Bradl dumped his Honda on turn six while leading eight laps into the race with Marquez and Rossi on his tail.
Dani Pedrosa took third after a multi-lap fight with Alvaro Bautista.
Bautista was one of several solo crashers including former world champion Jorge Lorenzo who low-sided at turn 15 while leading the first lap. Bradley Smith crashed out while in a comfortable in fifth late in the race. Stefan Bradl dumped his Honda on turn six while leading eight laps into the race with Marquez and Rossi on his tail.
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 166.4 | 42'40.561 |
| 2 | 20 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 166.3 | +0.259 |
| 3 | 16 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 166.1 | +3.370 |
| 4 | 13 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 165.6 | +11.623 |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 165.6 | +12.159 |
| 6 | 10 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Ducati Team | Ducati | 164.5 | +28.526 |
| 7 | 9 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 164.3 | +32.593 |
| 8 | 8 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 164.3 | +32.628 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 163.8 | +39.547 |
| 10 | 6 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 163.6 | +43.360 |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 163.4 | +46.595 |
| 12 | 4 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | Ducati | 163.4 | +46.688 |
| 13 | 3 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Honda | 163.1 | +50.581 |
| 14 | 2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | IodaRacing Project | ART | 162.4 | +1'03.127 |
| 15 | 1 | 23 | Broc PARKES | AUS | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 161.7 | +1'14.386 |
| 16 | 70 | Michael LAVERTY | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 160.5 | +1'32.593 | |
| 17 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Avintia Racing | Avintia | 160.3 | +1'36.085 | |
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| 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 166.2 | 2 Laps | ||
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 166.1 | 4 Laps | ||
| 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 165.0 | 5 Laps | ||
| 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 165.6 | 14 Laps | ||
| 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Avintia | 160.7 | 18 Laps | ||
| 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0 Lap | |||
