RiderTua.com, Doha, Jorge Martin dominates the 2024 Qatar MotoGP Sprint race. Brad Binder is close behind him, while Aleix Espargaro is patiently waiting for the last chance to get his first podium this season. While Pecco Bagnaia failed to set foot on the Qatar podium, Marc Marquez still seems to be hiding his true speed. Bastianini? If his performance continues like this he will usually be replaced by Jorge Martin next year…
The following is a recap of the 2024 Qatar MotoGP Sprint Race: Prima Pramac rider, Jorge Martin, emerged as the winner of the Qatar Sprint, Saturday (09/3/2024)… In this race, ‘Martinator’ was +0.548 seconds ahead when crossing the finish line . Meanwhile, Brad Binder (Red Bull Racing) successfully achieved the second podium. The rider from South Africa performed well by sticking closely to Martin. Meanwhile, the 3rd podium was finally occupied by Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) with a gap of +0.729 seconds…
Rider who was born in Turin, Italy and is now 27 years old, Francesco Bagnaia from the Lenovo Team with Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing) managed to occupy 4th and 5th place with +1,625 seconds and +1,872 seconds respectively… 6th place is occupied by rider from Italia, Enea Bastianini (Lenovo Team) with a gap of +2,322 seconds from the winner. In seventh, eighth and ninth positions respectively are Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) with a gap of +3.154 seconds while Pedro Acosta (GasGas Tech3) with a gap of +4.431 seconds and next is Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) with a gap of +6.738 seconds… The ‘TOP TEN’ position this time and was rewarded with 6 points was Jack Miller, a 29 year old rider from Australia from the Red Bull Racing team who finished with a distance of +12.670 seconds…
Following are the complete results of the Qatar Sprint:
2024 Qatar MotoGP Sprint Race Results
| Pos | Nat | Rider | Team | Last Lap | Time/Gap |
| 1 | ESP | Jorge Martin | Prima Pramac | 1:53.137 | 20:41.287 |
| 2 | ZAF | Brad Binder | Red Bull Racing | 1:53.226 | +0.548 |
| 3 | ESP | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 1:52.762 | +0.729 |
| 4 | ITA | Francesco Bagnaia | Lenovo Team | 1:53.547 | +1.625 |
| 5 | ESP | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 1:53.141 | +1.872 |
| 6 | ITA | Enea Bastianini | Lenovo Team | 1:53.283 | +2.322 |
| 7 | ESP | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 1:53.300 | +3.154 |
| 8 | ESP | Pedro Acosta | GasGas Tech3 | 1:53.279 | +4.431 |
| 9 | ESP | Maverick Vinales | Aprilia Racing | 1:53.181 | +6.738 |
| 10 | AUS | Jack Miller | Red Bull Racing | 1:54.319 | +12.670 |
| 11 | ITA | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina VR46 | 1:54.067 | +12.835 |
| 12 | FRA | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy | 1:54.259 | +12.863 |
| 13 | PRT | Miguel Oliveira | TrackHouse Racing | 1:53.578 | +13.095 |
| 14 | ESP | Raul Fernandez | TrackHouse Racing | 1:54.078 | +13.795 |
| 15 | ESP | Joan Mir | Repsol Team | 1:54.214 | +14.096 |
| 16 | FRA | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 1:55.079 | +14.840 |
| 17 | ESP | Alex Rins | Monster Energy | 1:55.565 | +15.629 |
| 18 | ESP | Augusto Fernandez | GasGas Tech3 | 1:54.031 | +17.711 |
| 19 | JPN | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR IDEMITSU | 1:56.926 | +22.733 |
| 20 | ITA | Franco Morbidelli | Prima Pramac | 1:54.233 | +23.267 |
| 21 | ITA | Luca Marini | Repsol Team | 1:55.089 | +25.553 |
| NC | ITA | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina VR46 | 0 | DNF |
