Qatar GP - 250cc - Results

Well - I have to admit to being fairly gutted after Bati's excellent grid position was ultimately squandered due to a bad call on tyre compounds.
Alvaro ran with a softer front (as did Barbera, who also suffered though not to such a great extent) and his initial move up to P1 was soon undone, and he slipped back to 6th - losing all pace and impetus.
Very disappointing; not the kind of start to the season I think we had expected or deserved.
Let's hope Jerez sees something very different.


Here's the results in full...
Pos - Rider - Make - Time
1. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 40:16.202
2. Hector Barbera Aprilia + 0.557
3. Mika Kallio KTM + 1.029
4. Alex Debon Aprilia + 1.418
5. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 12.944
6. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 14.480
7. Karel Abraham Aprilia + 16.721
8. R.Locatelli Gilera + 18.987
9. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia + 32.232
10. Hector Faubel Aprilia + 41.102
11. Julian Simon KTM + 41.457
12. Fabrizio Lai Gilera + 41.694
13. R.Wilairot Honda + 43.192
14. Manuel Poggiali Gilera + 44.228
15. Thomas Luthi Aprilia + 48.760
16. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM +1:11.031
17. D.T.Pradita Yamaha +2:05.461

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Not Classified:

Rider - Make - On lap
Alex Baldolini Aprilia 14
Lukas Pesek Aprilia 12
Marco Simoncelli Gilera 7
Imre Toth Aprilia 4
Eugene Laverty Aprilia 0
Manuel Hernandez Aprilia 0

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Fastest lap:
Debon, 1:59.379 on lap 20