2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

  2008 Qatar Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	9 March 2008
Official name	Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar
Location	Losail Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position Rider Jorge Lorenzo Time 1:53.927 Fastest lap Rider Casey Stoner Time 1:55.153 Podium First Casey Stoner Second Jorge Lorenzo Third Dani Pedrosa
250 cc
Pole position Rider Alex Debón Time 1:59.470 Fastest lap Rider Alex Debón Time 1:59.379 Podium First Mattia Pasini Second Héctor Barberá Third Mika Kallio
125 cc
Pole position Rider Bradley Smith Time 2:05.242 Fastest lap Rider Scott Redding Time 2:05.695 Podium First Sergio Gadea Second Joan Olivé Third Stefan Bradl

Pole position
Rider	Jorge Lorenzo
Time	1:53.927
Fastest lap
Rider	Casey Stoner
Time	1:55.153
Podium
First	Casey Stoner
Second	Jorge Lorenzo
Third	Dani Pedrosa

Pole position
Rider	Alex Debón
Time	1:59.470
Fastest lap
Rider	Alex Debón
Time	1:59.379
Podium
First	Mattia Pasini
Second	Héctor Barberá
Third	Mika Kallio

Pole position
Rider	Bradley Smith
Time	2:05.242
Fastest lap
Rider	Scott Redding
Time	2:05.695
Podium
First	Sergio Gadea
Second	Joan Olivé
Third	Stefan Bradl

The 2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 March 2008 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar. The race was historic in that it was the first one to be run at night, with the MotoGP race getting underway at 23:00 local time. Rookies Lorenzo and Toseland started their season strong with Lorenzo getting pole position and Toseland in 2nd during qualifying.

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