Another exciting race under the Lusail floodlights as the Repsol Honda Team earned a double point scoring finish with Marc Marquez and Joan Mir battling until the very end. Almost every lap of the 22-lap Qatar Grand Prix saw a flurry of hard passes up and down View this email in your browser   Race Report Sunday, Nov 19th 2023   Grand Prix of Qatar MotoGP 2023   Round 19 Marquez fights for top ten, Mir builds confidence with points Another exciting race under the Lusail floodlights as the Repsol Honda Team earned a double point scoring finish with Marc Marquez and Joan Mir battling until the very end. Almost every lap of the 22-lap Qatar Grand Prix saw a flurry of hard passes up and down the grid, the Repsol Honda Team pairing of Marc Marquez and Joan Mir featuring throughout. Rocketing off the line as in the Sprint, Marc Marquez immediately put himself into the mix as he exited Turn One in fifth place. Defending as hard as ever, the eight-time World Champion held his own in the opening laps of the race. As the competition heated up, the #93 found himself under increasing pressure from those behind as the likes of Binder and Viñales hounded him. Initially dropping back, Marquez rallied in the closing stages of the race to fight with championship contender Jorge Martin for tenth position. Martin's teammate Zarco joined their battle, Marquez fortunate to avoid crashing after a big impact from the French rider in the final lap. 0.1s shy of Martin at the line, Marquez gave his all until the chequered flag and took 11th place. On the other side of the Repsol Honda Team garage, Joan Mir was able to put together a solid recovery from 20th on the grid. Getting a solid launch as the lights went out, Mir was immediately able to gain a handful of positions and began closing in on the points. Matching the pace of the top five on track, the 2020 MotoGP World Champion continued his progress and made his way deeper into the point scoring positions. Passing the likes of Morbidelli and Augusto Fernandez, Mir pushed until the final lap to close the distance on Bezzecchi before crossing the line in 14th spot and some four seconds behind his teammate. Returning to the points, it was a confidence building result for the #36. Now just one more stop remains on the 2023 MotoGP World Championship calendar, the Valencia GP, November 24 – 26. The weekend will not only see the World Championship decided but will also see Marc Marquez's current sting in the Repsol Honda Team come to a close. Everyone involved remains unwaveringly committed until the end. Marc Marquez  93 11th  "I'm happy about our weekend, it was a solid one and we were able to have a few high points when we thought we would struggle more. We spent most of the race behind Martin, I don't think either of us were feeling entirely comfortable to be honest. But we got some more points and now we prepare to head to Valencia for what is going to be a very busy and of course emotional weekend. Like always, our focus is at 100% to keep working and fighting until the very last lap." Joan Mir  36 14th  "Today was a positive day because we had the best sensations of the weekend and finally, we were able to put together a bit of a race. My pace at various points during the GP was the same as those fighting in the top five and we were able to make up some positions, so this is good to help rebuild my confidence after a tough Saturday. I had a stronger pace than I had during all of practice and even in the last laps I was close. The overtakes during the opening laps hurt us a little bit in those last two laps but it was a fun one." Qatar Grand Prix Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 25 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 41'43.654 2 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 20 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2.734 3 Marini Luca 10 ITA 16 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 4.408 4 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 13 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 4.488 5 Binder Brad 33 RSA 11 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 7.246 6 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 10 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 7.620 7 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 9 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 7.828 8 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 8 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 8.239 9 Miller Jack 43 AUS 7 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11.509 10 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 6 Pramac Racing Ducati 14.819 11 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 5 Repsol Honda Team Honda 14.964 12 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 4 Pramac Racing Ducati 17.431 13 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 3 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 17.807 14 Mir Joan 36 SPA 2 Repsol Honda Team Honda 18.673 15 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA 1 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 21.455 16 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21.474 17 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 22.142 18 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 0 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 27.194 19 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 0 LCR Honda Honda 27.740 20 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA DNF Aprilia Racing Aprilia DNF 21 Lecuona Iker 27 SPA DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF Rider Standings Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor 1 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 437 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 416 Pramac Racing Ducati 3 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 326 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 4 Binder Brad 33 RSA 268 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 5 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 204 Pramac Racing Ducati 6 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 198 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 7 Marini Luca 10 ITA 194 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 8 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 192 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 9 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 167 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 165 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 11 Miller Jack 43 AUS 163 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 134 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 93 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 14 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 89 Repsol Honda Team Honda 15 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 84 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 16 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 76 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 17 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA 71 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 18 Rins Alex 42 SPA 54 LCR Honda Honda 19 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 52 LCR Honda Honda 20 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 40 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 21 Pedrosa Dani 26 SPA 32 KTM Test Team KTM 22 Mir Joan 36 SPA 26 Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 13 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 24 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 9 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 25 Folger Jonas 94 GER 9 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 26 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 8 Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 5 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 28 Pirro Michele 51 ITA 5 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 29 Crutchlow Cal 35 GBR 3 Yamaha Test Team Yamaha Copyright Free Images For editorial use only, click here to download images. Location Information The fabulous Lusail International Circuit lies on the outskirts of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Built in little over a year, the track cost $58 million USD and required round-the-clock dedication from almost 1,000 workers in order to get it ready for the inaugural event – the Marlboro Grand… read more. Length 5.380 kilometres / 3.343 miles Width 12 metres Left corners 6 Right corners 10 Longest straight 1.068 kilometres / 0.664 miles Constructed 2004 Circuit Records Pole Position 1m 51.762s (173.2km/h) Luca Marini (Ducati, 2023) Race Lap 1m 52.978s (171.4 km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2023) 2023 Sprint Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati) 2023 Race Winner Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) Losail International Circuit, Al Daayen, Qatar –  View in Google Maps www.circuitlosail.com You are receiving this email because you have registered your interest with Honda Racing CorporationIf you no longer want to receive emails from Repsol Honda Team - MotoGP, please click here to unsubscribe .