Casey Stoner tinteste spre a patra victorie consecutiva in Marele Premiu al Qatarului, dupa ce a obtinut, sambata seara, primul pole posiiton al sezonului. Australianul s-a duelat de-a lungul intregii sesiuni de calificari cu Valentino Rossi, insa italianul nu a reusit sa depaseasca timpul lui Stoner, de 1 minut si 55.007 secunde. In ciuda problemelor sale la mana, Jorge Lorenzo a obtinut al treilea timp si va pleca in cursa de pe circuitul de la Losail din linia a doua, alaturi de surpriza Randy de Puniet.
Valentino Rossi a fost excelent pe primul sector in ultimul tur al sesiunii de calificari, dar nu a reusit sa il intreaca pe Stoner, australianul avand o evolutie perfecta pe ultimul sector. Lorenzo a ignorat problemele sale la mana si a reusit sa obtina al treilea timp de calificare, la 0.513 secunde de lider. Surprizele din aceasta sesiune le-au oferit Randy de Puniet si Loris Capirossi, piloti ce vor pleca in cursa de pe locurile 4, respectiv 5.
Calificari MotoGP:
1. Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'55.007
2. Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'55.362
3. Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'55.520
4. Randy DE PUNIET (LCR Honda MotoGP) 1'55.831
5. Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'55.899
6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Repsol Honda Team) 1'55.963
7. Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) 1'55.990
8. Colin EDWARDS (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1'56.005
9. Nicky HAYDEN (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'56.163
10. Hiroshi AOYAMA (Interwetten Honda MotoGP) 1'56.227
11. Ben SPIES (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1'56.271
12. Mika KALLIO (Pramac Racing Team) 1'56.283
13. Alvaro BAUTISTA (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'56.450
14. Aleix ESPARGARO (Pramac Racing Team) 1'56.652
15. Marco SIMONCELLI (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'56.957
16. Hector BARBERA (Paginas Amarillas Aspar) 1'57.130
17. Marco MELANDRI (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'57.325
Calificari Moto2:
Desi incert pentru prima cursa din acest sezon, dupa accidentul suferit in urma cu o saptamana in timpul unor antrenamente, Toni Elias a obtinut primul pole position al clasei debutante, Moto2. Spaniolul va imparti prima linie de start cu Julian Simon, campionul en-titre al clasei 125cc.
1. Toni ELIAS (Gresini Racing Moto2) 2'01.904
2. Julian SIMON (Mapfre Aspar Team) 2'02.032
3. Stefan BRADL (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) 2'02.038
4. Alex DE ANGELIS (RSM Team Scot) 2'02.101
5. Yuki TAKAHASHI (Tech 3 Racing) 2'02.295
6. Jules CLUZEL (Forward Racing Suter) 2'02.366
7. Raffaele DE ROSA (Tech 3 Racing) 2'02.560
8. Alex DEBON (Aeroport de Castello - Ajo) 2'02.759
9. Shoya TOMIZAWA (Technomag-CIP) 2'02.771
10. Alex BALDOLINI (Caretta Technology Race Dept) 2'02.866
11. Sergio GADEA (Tenerife 40 Pons) 2'02.881
12. Roberto ROLFO (Italtrans S.T.R.) 2'02.883
13. Mike DI MEGLIO (Mapfre Aspar Team) 2'02.896
14. Gabor TALMACSI (Fimmco Speed Up) 2'02.916
15. Niccolo CANEPA (RSM Team Scot) 2'03.002
16. Thomas LUTHI (Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2) 2'03.041
17. Scott REDDING (Marc VDS Racing Team Suter) 2'03.129
18. Mattia PASINI (JIR Moto2) 2'03.155
19. Ratthapark WILAIROT (Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG) 2'03.192
20. Dominique AEGERTER (Technomag-CIP) 2'03.232
21. Andrea IANNONE (Fimmco Speed Up) 2'03.258
22. Arne TODE (Racing Team Germany) 2'03.341
23. Karel ABRAHAM (Cardion AB Motoracing) 2'03.346
24. Fonsi NIETO (Holiday Gym G22) 2'03.390
25. Lukas PESEK (Matteoni CP Racing) 2'03.531
26. Simone CORSI (JIR Moto2) 2'03.588
27. Yonny HERNANDEZ (Blusens-STX) 2'03.635
28. Claudio CORTI (Forward Racing) 2'03.725
29. Valentin DEBISE (WTR San Marino Team) 2'03.752
30. Kenny NOYES (Jack & Jones by A.Banderas) 2'03.792
31. Axel PONS (Tenerife 40 Pons) 2'04.301
32. Hector FAUBEL (Marc VDS Racing Team) 2'04.417
33. Vladimir IVANOV (Gresini Racing Moto2) 2'04.470
34. Joan OLIVE (Jack & Jones by A.Banderas) 2'04.476
35. Vladimir LEONOV (Vector Kiefer Racing) 2'04.579
36. Robertino PIETRI (Italtrans S.T.R.) 2'04.629
37. Mashel AL NAIMI (Blusens-STX) 2'04.871
38. Anthony DELHALLE (Qatar Endurance Racing Team) 2'04.912
39. Anthony WEST(MZ Racing Team) 2'05.362
40. Yannick GUERRA (Holiday Gym G22) 2'05.460
41. Bernat MARTINEZ (Maquinza-SAG Team) 2'06.310
Calificari 125cc:
Sesiunea de calificari de la clasa 125cc a fost dominata de spanioli. Marc Marquez a obtinut pole position-ul, cu 2 minute si 06.651 secunde, si va fi urmat pe grila de start de Pol Espargaro, Nicolas Terol si Efren Vasquez.
1. Marc MARQUEZ (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) 2'06.651
2. Pol ESPARGARO (Tuenti Racing) 2'07.110
3. Nicolas TEROL (Bancaja Aspar Team) 2'07.136
4. Efren VAZQUEZ (Tuenti Racing) 2'07.143
5. Randy KRUMMENACHER (Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP) 2'07.770
6. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA (Racing Team Germany) 2'07.943
7. Sandro CORTESE (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo) 2'08.211
8. Alexis MASBOU (Ongetta Team) 2'08.735
9. Bradley SMITH (Bancaja Aspar Team) 2'08.835
10. Esteve RABAT (Blusens-STX) 2'08.850
11. Johann ZARCO (WTR San Marino Team) 2'09.382
12. Jasper IWEMA (CBC Corse) 2'09.388
13. Danny WEBB (Andalucia Cajasol) 2'09.647
14. Alberto MONCAYO (Andalucia Cajasol) 2'09.649
15. Marcel SCHROTTER (Interwetten Honda 125) 2'09.739
16. Sturla FAGERHAUG (AirAsia - Sepang Int. Circuit) 2'10.010
17. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL (AirAsia - Sepang Int. Circuit) 2'10.253
18. Jonas FOLGER (Ongetta Team) 2'10.405
19. Louis ROSSI (CBC Corse) 2'10.680
20. Adrian MARTIN (Aeroport de Castello - Ajo) 2'10.859
21. Jakub KORNFEIL (Racing Team Germany) 2'10.864
22. Lorenzo SAVADORI (Matteoni CP Racing) 2'11.034
23. Luis SALOM (Lambretta Reparto Corse) 2'11.038
24. Luca MARCONI (Ongetta Team) 2'11.307
25. Quentin JACQUET (Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP) 2'13.874
26. Marco RAVAIOLI (Lambretta Reparto Corse) 2'14.311
