The 2009 MotoGP World Championship begins, Qatar night race
The 2009 MotoGP World Championship begins, Qatar night race

Video: The 2009 MotoGP World Championship begins, Qatar night race

Video: The 2009 MotoGP World Championship begins, Qatar night race
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The most anticipated weekend of the year for racing fans of the MotoGP World Championship. At the moment the first sessions of free practice are being developed, since due to the change in regulations, now on Fridays there is only one session of training for all categories. Everyone trusts that the weather will not interfere with the track conditions, since since the teams arrived in Qatar they have suffered a sandstorm (common in the desert) and several showers (this is not usual) that could even force cancellation of races. The only thing missing was for the riders to have to run with the track wet and the spotlights, totally impossible with so many reflections and uncertainty.

It is also the first test of the new stage of mono-brand tires in the premier class, so there are many unknowns to clear for the former Michelin drivers. We'll see how he does it Dani Pedrosa, who comes by the hair and without having recovered 100% from the last injury. It doesn't look very good for Sete Gibernau, also recovering from old injuries. Marco Simoncelli, the current 250cc world champion, also arrives at the first test injured. While Simone corsi, the 125 champion, is presented with the official Aprilia of the Jack & Jones team.

In the small categories the changes of drivers and brands make it almost impossible to relate all the variants compared to last year.

The circuit of 5380 m It has 16 curves, 10 to the right and 6 to the left, the longest straight is 1068 m, and it hosted its first Grand Prix in 2004. The pole in MotoGP 2008 went to Casey Stoner with 1: 55.153 Jorge Lorenzo with 1: 53.927; the 2008 250cc pole went to our Alex Debon with 1: 59.379 1: 59.470 and the 2008 125cc pole went to S. Redding with 2: 05.695 Bradley Smith with 2: 05.242. The riders with the most victories on the circuit are Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner with two in MotoGP; Jorge Lorenzo also has two victories but in 250 cc, Lorenzo also has one more victory in Losail in the 125 category, where he shares palm groves with Talmacsi, Bautista, Gadea and Faubel.

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