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2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Qatar

| flag = Qatar

| Official Name = Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2004-qatar-motogp|title=2004 Qatar MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=17 May 2018}}

| Location = Losail International Circuit

| Course_mi = 3.343

| Course_km = 5.380

| Race_No = 13

| Season_No = 16

| Date = 2 October

| Year = 2004

| Image = Losail.svg

| Pole_Rider_MotoGP = Carlos Checa

| Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Spain

| Pole_Time_MotoGP = 1:58.988

| Fast_Rider_MotoGP = Colin Edwards

| Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country = USA

| Fast_Time_MotoGP = 1:59.293 on lap 11

| First_Rider_MotoGP = Sete Gibernau

| First_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Spain

| Second_Rider_MotoGP = Colin Edwards

| Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country = USA

| Third_Rider_MotoGP = Rubén Xaus

| Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Spain

| Pole_Rider_250 = Sebastián Porto

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = Argentina

| Pole_Time_250 = 2:02.710

| Fast_Rider_250 = Alex de Angelis

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = San Marino

| Fast_Time_250 = 2:03.015 on lap 4

| First_Rider_250 = Sebastián Porto

| First_Rider_250_Country = Argentina

| Second_Rider_250 = Daniel Pedrosa

| Second_Rider_250_Country = Spain

| Third_Rider_250 = Hiroshi Aoyama

| Third_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Pole_Rider_125 = Jorge Lorenzo

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = Spain

| Pole_Time_125 = 2:09.644

| Fast_Rider_125 = Jorge Lorenzo

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Spain

| Fast_Time_125 = 2:09.569 on lap 8

| First_Rider_125 = Jorge Lorenzo

| First_Rider_125_Country = Spain

| Second_Rider_125 = Andrea Dovizioso

| Second_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_125 = Álvaro Bautista

| Third_Rider_125_Country = Spain

}}

The 2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 30 September-2 October 2004 at the Losail International Circuit. It was the first running of the event.

This would be Sete Gibernau 9th and his final race win.

MotoGP classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 15

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sete Gibernau

| Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP

| Honda

| 22

| 44:01.741

| 3

| 25

2

| 45

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colin Edwards

| Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP

| Honda

| 22

| +1.315

| 10

| 20

3

| 11

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rubén Xaus

| D'Antin MotoGP

| Ducati

| 22

| +23.844

| 7

| 16

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Barros

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 22

| +25.458

| 2

| 13

5

| 69

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicky Hayden

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 22

| +31.417

| 4

| 11

6

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

| Camel Honda

| Honda

| 22

| +39.209

| 24{{refn|A 6-second penalty was applied to his qualifying time due to a team member washing and brushing his grid slot;{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/MotoGP/QAT/QP2/official+practice+times.pdf|title=Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar – MotoGP – Official Combined Practice Time|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=1 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018}} his original starting position (12th) remained unassigned.{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/MotoGP/QAT/RAC/grid.pdf|title=Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar – MotoGP – Official Starting Grid|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=2 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018}}|group="N"}}

| 10

7

| 17

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norifumi Abe

| Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 22

| +53.373

| 17

| 9

8

| 21

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Hopkins

| Team Suzuki MotoGP

| Suzuki

| 22

| +58.006

| 11

| 8

9

| 66

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alex Hofmann

| Kawasaki Racing Team

| Kawasaki

| 22

| +1:04.320

| 18

| 7

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Tamada

| Camel Honda

| Honda

| 22

| +1:18.518

| 13

| 6

11

| 71

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukio Kagayama

| Team Suzuki MotoGP

| Suzuki

| 22

| +1:49.438

| 19

| 5

12

| 36

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Haydon

| Proton Team KR

| Proton KR

| 22

| +1:52.158

| 21

| 4

13

| 77

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ellison

| WCM

| Harris WCM

| 22

| +1:53.900

| 22

| 3

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Checa

| Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha

| Yamaha

| 19

| Retirement

| 1

|

Ret

| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

| Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 13

| Retirement

| 16

|

Ret

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

| Ducati Marlboro Team

| Ducati

| 13

| Retirement

| 6

|

Ret

| 99

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams

| MS Aprilia Racing

| Aprilia

| 12

| Retirement

| 14

|

Ret

| 50

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Neil Hodgson

| D'Antin MotoGP

| Ducati

| 10

| Retirement

| 15

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuatsu Aoki

| Proton Team KR

| Proton KR

| 6

| Accident

| 20

|

Ret

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha

| Yamaha

| 5

| Accident

| 23{{refn|A 6-second penalty was applied to his qualifying time due to a team member laying down tyre rubber on his grid slot; his original starting position (8th) remained unassigned.|group="N"}}

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Bayliss

| Ducati Marlboro Team

| Ducati

| 5

| Retirement

| 9

|

Ret

| 56

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Nakano

| Kawasaki Racing Team

| Kawasaki

| 3

| Retirement

| 5

|

DNQ

| 41

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Ui

| WCM

| Harris WCM

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

colspan=9| Sources: {{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2004-qatar-motogp|title=2004 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=26 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/MotoGP/QAT/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar – MotoGP – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=2 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2004/QAT/MotoGP/RAC|title=motogp.com · GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2004|website=Motogp.com|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150252/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2004/QAT/MotoGP/RAC|url-status=dead}}

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 19

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Porto

| Aprilia

| 20

| 41:17.343

| 1

| 25

2

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Pedrosa

| Honda

| 20

| +1.614

| 2

| 20

3

| 73

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Aoyama

| Honda

| 20

| +43.312

| 6

| 16

4

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Battaini

| Aprilia

| 20

| +45.127

| 7

| 13

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fonsi Nieto

| Aprilia

| 20

| +47.182

| 8

| 11

6

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Elías

| Honda

| 20

| +59.471

| 5

| 10

7

| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rolfo

| Honda

| 20

| +1:11.413

| 16

| 9

8

| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Debón

| Honda

| 20

| +1:22.120

| 11

| 8

9

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Marchand

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:22.162

| 23

| 7

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Olivé

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:29.038

| 14

| 6

11

| 50

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:40.121

| 9

| 5

12

| 36

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Erwan Nigon

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:43.016

| 18

| 4

13

| 44

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Taro Sekiguchi

| Yamaha

| 20

| +1:43.056

| 21

| 3

14

| 16

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Stigefelt

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:50.884

| 22

| 2

15

| 52

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José David de Gea

| Honda

| 20

| +1:53.027

| 24

| 1

16

| 57

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chaz Davies

| Aprilia

| 20

| +1:53.335

| 13

|

17

| 96

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Smrž

| Honda

| 20

| +1:54.871

| 17

|

18

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Baldolini

| Aprilia

| 20

| +2:25.588

| 15

|

19

| 17

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Nöhles

| Honda

| 19

| +1 lap

| 26

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony West

| Aprilia

| 19

| Retirement

| 10

|

Ret

| 51

| {{flagicon|SMR}} Alex de Angelis

| Aprilia

| 18

| Retirement

| 3

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Matsudo

| Yamaha

| 15

| Retirement

| 20

|

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Heidolf

| Aprilia

| 8

| Retirement

| 19

|

Ret

| 43

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Radomil Rous

| Yamaha

| 5

| Retirement

| 27

|

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Randy de Puniet

| Aprilia

| 4

| Accident

| 4

|

Ret

| 33

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Faubel

| Aprilia

| 2

| Retirement

| 12

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Leblanc

| Aprilia

| 0

| Accident

| 25

|

DNQ

| 88

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Talmácsi

| Yamaha

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/250cc/QAT/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=2 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018}}

125 cc classification

The race produced a dead heat for first place between Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. After a photo finish could not separate the riders, Lorenzo was awarded first place on the basis that he set a faster laptime during the race.{{cite news|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/motori/2004/pp_1.0.531266583.shtml|title=Lorenzo vince, Dovizioso anche|work=gazzetta.it|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=2 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018|language=it}}

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! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 48

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo

| Derbi

| 18

| 39:11.620

| 1

| 25

2

| 34

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

| Honda

| 18

| +0.000

| 2

| 20

3

| 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Bautista

| Aprilia

| 18

| +4.018

| 12

| 16

4

| 36

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Kallio

| KTM

| 18

| +18.753

| 10

| 13

5

| 32

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Lai

| Gilera

| 18

| +35.458

| 16

| 11

6

| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Nieto

| Aprilia

| 18

| +37.890

| 6

| 10

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Julián Simón

| Honda

| 18

| +39.023

| 8

| 9

8

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Borsoi

| Aprilia

| 18

| +39.409

| 22

| 8

9

| 54

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini

| Aprilia

| 18

| +42.901

| 15

| 7

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Giansanti

| Aprilia

| 18

| +42.918

| 9

| 6

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Steve Jenkner

| Aprilia

| 18

| +47.425

| 3

| 5

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Barberá

| Aprilia

| 18

| +48.015

| 14

| 4

13

| 12

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Thomas Lüthi

| Honda

| 18

| +52.652

| 13

| 3

14

| 50

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Ballerini

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:03.092

| 21

| 2

15

| 42

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gioele Pellino

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:06.804

| 27

| 1

16

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Perugini

| Gilera

| 18

| +1:07.043

| 18

|

17

| 52

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Pešek

| Honda

| 18

| +1:20.718

| 30

|

18

| 33

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Gadea

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:23.808

| 19

|

19

| 26

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dario Giuseppetti

| Honda

| 18

| +1:26.869

| 24

|

20

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Locatelli

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:28.482

| 5

|

21

| 45

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Zanetti

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:29.779

| 25

|

22

| 28

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Carchano

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:37.395

| 26

|

23

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Manna

| Malaguti

| 18

| +1:37.540

| 31

|

24

| 16

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Raymond Schouten

| Honda

| 18

| +1:38.401

| 29

|

25

| 25

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Imre Tóth

| Aprilia

| 18

| +1:54.617

| 28

|

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corsi

| Honda

| 15

| Retirement

| 11

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Talmácsi

| Malaguti

| 9

| Retirement

| 17

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Casey Stoner

| KTM

| 8

| Retirement

| 4

|

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Sabbatani

| Honda

| 2

| Retirement

| 32

|

Ret

| 47

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Rodríguez

| Derbi

| 0

| Accident

| 23

|

Ret

| 66

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Vesa Kallio

| Aprilia

| 0

| Accident

| 20

|

DNS

| 58

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Simoncelli

| Aprilia

| 0

| Did not start

| 7

|

DNQ

| 9

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Markéta Janáková

| Honda

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

DNQ

| 63

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Di Meglio

| Aprilia

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/125cc/QAT/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=2 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2018}}

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2004/MotoGP/QAT/world+standing.pdf?v1_96143780|title=Standings |date=2004|website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-22}}

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Riders' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

|align=right| 229

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Sete Gibernau

|align=right| 215

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

|align=right| 168

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colin Edwards

|align=right| 131

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Barros

|align=right| 128

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Constructor

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

|align=right| 295

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yamaha

|align=right| 253

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ducati

|align=right| 127

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kawasaki

|align=right| 74

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki

|align=right| 66

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

{{Reflist|group="N"}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2004

| Previous_race_in_season = 2004 Japanese Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = None

| Next_year's_race = 2005 Qatar Grand Prix

}}

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