Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Qatar Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Losail International Circuit
First race	2004
Most wins (rider)	Casey Stoner (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Aprilia (12)

Riders of the 2010 Gran Prix at Losail.

The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The Losail race track in Qatar represents the debut race of each MotoGP season. In 2008, the track held the first night event in MotoGP history. Races are generally held during the day for safety-related reasons. The 2008 night event, aside from drawing boosted viewing, was initiated with the intent of increasing equipment performance: the day-time heat in Qatar has been hazardous to the conditions of tires and expensive, customized parts on the multi-million-dollar motorcycles. Rider safety notwithstanding, the extreme heat could be a critical variable contributing to defeat.

Winners of the Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
5	Casey Stoner	MotoGP	2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
		250 cc	2005
4	Jorge Lorenzo	MotoGP	2012
		250 cc	2006, 2007
		125 cc	2004
3	Valentino Rossi	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2010
2	Nicolás Terol	125 cc	2010, 2011

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
12	Aprilia	250 cc	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
		125 cc	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
4	Yamaha	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2010, 2012
3	Ducati	MotoGP	2007, 2008, 2009
2	Honda	MotoGP	2004, 2011
	Suter	Moto2	2010, 2012

By year

Year	Track	125 cc		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2012	Losail	Maverick Viñales	FTR Honda	Marc Márquez	Suter	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Report
2011	Losail	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	Stefan Bradl	Kalex	Casey Stoner	Honda	Report
2010	Losail	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	Shoya Tomizawa	Suter	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	125 cc		250 cc		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2009	Losail	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	Héctor Barberá	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2008	Losail	Sergio Gadea	Aprilia	Mattia Pasini	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2007	Losail	Héctor Faubel	Aprilia	Jorge Lorenzo	Aprilia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2006	Losail	Álvaro Bautista	Aprilia	Jorge Lorenzo	Aprilia	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2005	Losail	Gábor Talmácsi	KTM	Casey Stoner	Aprilia	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2004	Losail	Jorge Lorenzo	Derbi	Sebastián Porto	Aprilia	Sete Gibernau	Honda	Report