Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo led from start to finish in the first race of the new MotoGP season in Qatar on Sunday evening. All eyes, however, were soon on Valentino Rossi who, having started fifth and at one stage was seventh after making a mistake, charged through the field to finish second.
Lap after lap he was the fastest man on the circuit and if he can get a good start in future races, it looks like The Doctor could be winning races again.
Third was the highly rated rookie rider Marc Marquez with Dani Pedrosa in fourth.
1 Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha
2 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha
3 Marc Marquez (Spa) Honda
4 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda
5 Cal Crutchlow (GB) Yamaha
6 Alvaro Bautista (Spa) Honda
7 Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Ducati
8 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati
9 Andrea Iannone (Ita) Ducati
10 Ben Spies (USA) Ducati