MotoGP 2018 1 2018-03-18 2018-03-18 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/ve69wy1528903515.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/mxi2v61528903474.jpg The Grand Prix of Qatar is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular events on the MotoGP™ calendar. The action here takes place at night under the floodlights of the brilliant Losail International Circuit, which sits around 30km outside Doha - the exciting and evolving capital city of Qatar. Located in the Qatari desert, the Losail circuit held its first event at the venue with the October 2004 Grand Prix of Qatar, won by Sete Gibernau. In 2008 Qatar celebrated the first floodlit Grand Prix in the history of the MotoGP™ World Championship and since 2007 Qatar has also hosted the season opening race on the GP calendar. Dynamite Dovizioso takes first honours of 2018 in #QatarGP, 0.027s splits the top two as Dovizioso takes the first victory of the season from eighth position on the first lap Opening the season with a sensational final lap performance, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) beat Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to the line at the Losail International Circuit by just 0.027s, with Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) completing the podium. 570109