MotoGP 2012 Feed
MotoGP Sepang: Pedrosa wins again 21/10/2012
Dani Pedrosa takes a five-point chunk out of Jorge Lorenzo's world championship lead at Sepang…
MotoGP: Inside Line at Motegi 17/10/2012
Our man in the paddock Toby Moody reports back from the Grand Prix of Japan where it seems he was very well catered for…
Danny Kent scored a sensational first Grand Prix Victory at Motegi in Moto3 and fellow Red Bull athlete Marc Marquez extended his Moto2 world championship lead to 53 with another brilliant win over...
MotoGP Motegi: Pedrosa wins again 14/10/2012
Dani Pedrosa brilliantly claimed his 2nd win in a row, seizing victory in the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi and closing Jorge Lorenzo's world championship lead to just 28 points with 3 races...
- Doha, Qatar
- 8/04/2012 at 6:00 PM
- 8/04/2012 at 11:30 PM
Just outside the Qatari capital Doha, is the fabulous Losail International Circuit. While it took 14 months to complete Sepang in Malaysia, Losail was finished in just over a year thanks to the efforts of almost 1,000 builders working around the clock. $58 million later, the track was ready to hold its first event – the 2004 MotoGP of Qatar.
In 2007, Losail added permanent outdoor lighting to stage the first night race from the top table of motor sports – the 2008 MotoGP of Qatar, won by Casey Stoner. With four victories on the Persian Gulf to his name, the Australian has the best record of any rider around Qatar, eclipsing Valentino Rossi with three.
The track is a flowing 5.4km, featuring a long straight of just over 1km and surrounded by artificial grass designed to keep the desert sand from blowing onto the circuit.
Apart from sand, and sometimes even rain, one of the biggest challenges posed by Losail is the heat where riders have to race a hot bike in full leathers and helmets at temperatures rising to 41 degrees Celsius and above.