Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini) won the Qatar GP, the penultimate round of the MotoGP World Championship, with Francesco Bagnaia second at the finish line and ahead of his rival for the title, Jorge Martin, tenth.
The Ducati rider's lead over the Spaniard is now 21 points and a total of 37 will be up for grabs in Valencia.
Third in the standings was Luca Marini, for an all-Italian podium and all aboard a Ducati.
(Unioneonline/L)