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2021 MotoGP Season
Doha Grand Prix
Round 2
Losail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Sunday, 4 April 2021
Joan Mir will be looking to clinch his first win of the season at the
Doha Grand Prix on April 4.
The Spanish star is the defending MotoGP world champion having won last year's Riders' championship despite having won just one race.
Mir won the 2017 Moto3 World Championship with Leopard Racing and the 2020 MotoGP World Championship with Suzuki.
The 23-year-old finished fourth in the opening race of the 2021 season which was the Qatar Grand Prix on March 28.
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The Qatar Grand Prix was clinched by Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales in a race that took place at the Losail International Circuit.
Johann Zarco of Ducati secured a second spot finish, while his teammate Francesco Bagnaia finished third.
As a result, Vinales, Zarco and Bagnaia are occupying the top three positions on the 2021 riders' standings.
Mir is sitting fourth on the riders' standings and he will be determined to climb to the top of the standings by winning the Doha Grand Prix.
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The Palma-born rider felt that the Qatar Grand Prix was a positive race for him and he added that he will get another chance this weekend.
"A positive race for me. I get the feelings back a bit late, but finally, we got it, so it’s the most important thing of this race," Mir said.
“I tried to make the race from less and at the end to push hard because I know here the tyre drop is quite big and I tried to manage as much as I could. It was positive overall, I’m happy and now we have another chance."
Yamaha are placed at the top of Manufacturers' Championship standings and they are followed by Ducati and Suzuki respectively.
2021 Qatar Grand Prix results
Winner: Maverick Vinales - Yamaha
Runner-Up: Johann Zarco - Ducati
Third-Place: Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati
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