Following their strongest weekend of the season — with Miller breaking into the top five for the first time this year and Fernandez finishing 13th — Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team arrives under the lights of Qatar ready for another promising weekend. With Miguel Oliveira still sidelined due to a left shoulder injury sustained in Argentina, his replacement once again is Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider, Augusto Fernandez.
For Miller, this will be his 13th appearance at Lusail, the only night race on the MotoGP calendar, illuminated by 1,000 lamp posts and 3,600 floodlights. His best result here is a win in the 2014 Moto3 race — a season where he finished runner-up overall before making the leap to MotoGP the following year. Fernandez, who will be racing at Lusail for the seventh time, claimed his best result here in 2022 with a fourth-place finish in Moto2, the year he won the world title in that category.
After solid performances in the U.S., where Miller was the top Yamaha rider for the second time in three races, expectations are high for another strong showing on a track that plays to the Yamaha YZR-M1’s strengths. Lusail's layout, which lacks many heavy braking zones (it's considered a medium-demanding track by Brembo with a difficult rating of 3 on a scale 1 to 6), could suit the bike's technical characteristics well.
In the current standings after three rounds, Miller sits 10th overall with 19 points, while Fernandez is 20th with 3 points. Yamaha is 5th in the constructor standings with 28 points, and Prima Pramac Yamaha is 10th in the team standings with 24 points.
MotoGP Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Schedule Friday: Free Practice 1 at 15:45 (14:45 CET), Practice at 20:00 (19:00 CET) Saturday: Free Practice 2 at 15:00 (14:00 CET), Qualifying at 15:40 (14:40 CET), Sprint Race at 20:00 (19:00 CET), 11 laps (59.18 km / 36.77 miles) Sunday: Race at 20:00 (19:00 CET), 22 laps (118.36 km / 73.55 miles)
Following their strongest weekend of the season — with Miller breaking into the top five for the first time this year and Fernandez finishing 13th — Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team arrives under the lights of Qatar ready for another promising weekend. With Miguel Oliveira still sidelined due to a left shoulder injury sustained in Argentina, his replacement once again is Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider, Augusto Fernandez.
For Miller, this will be his 13th appearance at Lusail, the only night race on the MotoGP calendar, illuminated by 1,000 lamp posts and 3,600 floodlights. His best result here is a win in the 2014 Moto3 race — a season where he finished runner-up overall before making the leap to MotoGP the following year. Fernandez, who will be racing at Lusail for the seventh time, claimed his best result here in 2022 with a fourth-place finish in Moto2, the year he won the world title in that category.
After solid performances in the U.S., where Miller was the top Yamaha rider for the second time in three races, expectations are high for another strong showing on a track that plays to the Yamaha YZR-M1’s strengths. Lusail's layout, which lacks many heavy braking zones (it's considered a medium-demanding track by Brembo with a difficult rating of 3 on a scale 1 to 6), could suit the bike's technical characteristics well.
In the current standings after three rounds, Miller sits 10th overall with 19 points, while Fernandez is 20th with 3 points. Yamaha is 5th in the constructor standings with 28 points, and Prima Pramac Yamaha is 10th in the team standings with 24 points.
MotoGP Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Schedule
Friday: Free Practice 1 at 15:45 (14:45 CET), Practice at 20:00 (19:00 CET)
Saturday: Free Practice 2 at 15:00 (14:00 CET), Qualifying at 15:40 (14:40 CET), Sprint Race at 20:00 (19:00 CET), 11 laps (59.18 km / 36.77 miles)
Sunday: Race at 20:00 (19:00 CET), 22 laps (118.36 km / 73.55 miles)