Lorenzo awarded win after 125 tie.
The opening race of the day and the first ever Grand Prix in Qatar saw the closest ever finish in the histo🥂ry of the sport, with Jorge Lorenzo taking 125cc victory by less than a thousandth of a second over Andrea Dovizioso.
Lorenzo started from pole position but got involved in a four rider battle for victory w💯hich was reduced to ꦑthree when Casey Stoner retired on the ninth lap.
The opening race of the day and the first ever Grand Prix in Qatar saw the closest ever finish in the history of the sport, with Jorge Lorenzo taking 125cc victory by ꦬless than a thousandth of a second over Andrea Dovizioso.
Lorenzo started from pole position but got in𝓰volved in a four rider battle for victory which was ﷽reduced to three when Casey Stoner retired on the ninth lap.
Alvaro Bautista then lꦏed the way but himself suffered from a technical problem near the end of the race and had to settle for third, leaving an historic head-to-head between Lorenzo and Dovizioso.
With Hector Barber? struggling to twelfth place and Roberto Lℱocatelli back in twentieth, Dovizioso can now secure the title with third placeꦅ in Malaysia next week.
125cc Qatar Grand Prix - top ten:
1. Lorenzo (Derbi)
2. Dovizioso (Honda) +0.000secs
3. Bautista (Aprilia) +4.018secs
4. Kallio (KTM) +18.753secs
5. Lai (Gilera) +35.458secs
6. Nieto (Aprilia) +37.89secs
7. Simon (Honda) +39.023secs
8. Borsoi (Aprilia) +39.409secs
9. Pasini (Aprilia) +42.901secs
10. Giansanti (Aprilia) +42.918secs
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go.♏ He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
