MotoGP Standings After Qatar: Marc Stays on Top, Big Jumps for Vinales and Zarco

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A fiercely contested race at the Lusail International Circuit, but Marquez’s victory puts distance between him and the rest — here are the points for all the riders.

Qatar shakes up the fight for the world title: the Marquez brothers remain at the top of the standings, but several riders made big gains and recovered valuable points in the championship battle.

Excellent race from Maverick Viñales, who brings KTM back to the podium and came close to making MotoGP history. Solid performances also from Morbidelli (4th), Zarco (5th), and Aldeguer (6th), while Martin crashes out in his Aprilia debut and remains at zero points, along with Chantra.

Update: Viñales Penalty

Rider #12 Maverick Viñales was found to have tire pressure below the allowed minimum for more than 40% of the race. According to FIM regulations, the minimum permitted pressure is 1.80 bar at the front and 1.68 at the rear, and these levels must be maintained for at least three-fifths of the race.
As a result, Viñales has been handed a 16-second time penalty, which will be added to his final race time. This completely shatters the KTM rider’s performance, causing him to drop from second place all the way down to fourteenth.

Updated MotoGP Standings

1. Marc MARQUEZ (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 123
2. Alex MARQUEZ (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) – 106
3. Pecco BAGNAIA (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 97
4. Franco MORBIDELLI (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – 78
5. Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – 48
6. Johann ZARCO (LCR Honda) – 38
7. Marco BEZZECCHI (Aprilia Racing) – 32
8. Fabio QUARTARARO (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) – 30
9. Ai OGURA (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) – 29
10. Luca MARINI (Honda HRC Castrol) – 26
11. Pedro ACOSTA (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 24
12. Brad BINDER (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 22
13. Enea BASTIANINI (Red Bull KTM Tech3) – 21
14. Fermin ALDEGUER (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) – 20
15. Jack MILLER (Prima Pramac Yamaha) – 19
16. Alex RINS (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) – 14
17. Luca MARINI (Honda HRC Castrol) – 9
18. Maverick VINALES (Red Bull KTM Tech3) – 8
19. Raul FERNANDEZ (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) – 5
20. Augusto FERNANDEZ (Prima Pramac Yamaha) – 3
21. Miguel OLIVEIRA (Prima Pramac Yamaha) – 2
22. Lorenzo SAVADORI (Aprilia Racing) – 1
23. Somkiat CHANTRA (LCR Honda) – 0
24. Jorge MARTIN (Aprilia Racing) – 0

Photo: Marc Marquez, Maverick Vinales