UPDATE: Takaaki Nakagami later disqualified "for the use of a non-regulation air filter."

Tito Rabat 𝔍claimed a photo-finish victory on his Maꦚrc VDS debut in the season-opening Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix.

The Spaniard held off Takaaki Nakagami by just 0.040s, with team-mate Mika Kallio on⛎e-second from victory under the 𓃲Losail floodlights.

Pre-season favourite Rabat recovered after being beaten up on the opening ♛lap to take his third win, winning every race he has started from the top position on the grid.

A swift recovery saw the Spaniard ultimately fend off new Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider N💙akagami, who was forced to settle for his fifth runner-up finish in grand prix.

Kallio, with a Petronas team donated Kalex chassis on his Marc VDS machine after his crash into Cortese's bike i🌼n qualifying, completed the all-Kalex po♐dium.

Tom Luthi fell back dꦫuring the race after a positive start but recovered to finish fourth for Interwetten and top Suter rider.

Fifth went to Maverick Vinales, the 2013 Moto3 champion, making the Pons rider the top rookie. He also posted a new fastest lap on his Pons HP 40 bike, taking the record from Marc Mꦉarquez.

Simone Corsi was sixth for NGM Forward KLX racing after being caught and passed by Vinales late in the r꧒ace.

Briton Sam Lowes enjoyed a st🍌rong grand prix debut, the Moto🍬2 rookie and reigning World Supersport champion finishing seventh for Speed Up, their top finisher.

Aspar's Jordi Torres, hurting from his qualifying crash with Sandro Cortese had to deal withꦓ the German rider again in the race.

The Dynavolt Intact GP racer on p🐼ainkillers after his the crash left him with an swollen, damaged ankle won out in eighth, with Torres settling for ninth.

Ant West secured a top ten finish for the Qatar🎶 based QMMF Racꦫing Team.

The remaining points went to Louis Rossi at SAG Team in eleventh with Jonas Folger for AGR Team taking twelft🔜h.

Ricky Cardus, replacing injured Alex Marinelarena, impressed in 13th finishing ahead of IodaRacing Pro🦩ject rider Randy Krummenacher in 14th with the final point going🀅 to Luis Salom after making up places on the final lap on his Moto2 debut for Pons HP 40.

Dominique Aegerter failed to match the record for most consecutive finishes after his Te꧋chnomag bike had an engine failure, resulting in his smoking bike beinꦯg black-flagged.

Aspar also sa🐲w Nico Terol retiring when his bike f൩ailed.

The middle of the pack imploded on lap one in a huge crash, taking out Caterham's Josh Herrin an J🐼ohann Zarco, Tasca Racing rider Alex De Angelis and Gresini rider Xavier Simeon.

Al Naimi and Gino Rea also retired, the Londoner pulling into the pits with an oil leak with 17 laps to go. Tech3 ride🍃r Marcel Schrotter crashed out with 8 laps remaining.

Also not classﷺified were Axel Pons and Lorenzo Baldassarri w🔯ho crashed in the closing stages.