Headline results entered the spotlight under the lights. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) was spectacular on Sunday, defeating Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), who will have to wait until Portugal for his next chance at match point. Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) made the front page too, digging deep to also remain in mathematical contention. With all of that (and more), delve into everything from the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar!

"It was not the time to take that extra risk"

What a weekend for Marc Marquez. Scoring a total of 32 points this weekend, more than anyone else on the grid and extending his margin to 60 points in the process. Positives all around, the #93 acknowledged how crucial this weekend was, with another chance to clinch the title awaiting in Portugal. But what was Marc Marquez’s assessment from Round 20?

Marc Marquez: "I’m super happy with the overall weekend. 32 points is a lot, and it was an important weekend not to give our competitors an extra boost. Today I had a clear and clever strategy, trying to manage the first few laps with my front tyre and then from that point my target was the podium.

"It was difficult, but at the same time it was not difficult. Because when you look at the race pace during Practice, Marco was half a second faster than me. There’s nothing you can do; you can follow him for two laps but not 22 laps. It was not the time to take that extra risk. We did it in previous races; we did it yesterday and today in the last part of the race. I took that extra risk because you never know if you will need those extra four points."

"I just want to be 100%"

Securing a Sprint podium and solid points, all just two weeks after breaking his wrist – remarkable doesn’t come close. It was an unbelievable display from Jorge Martin this weekend, earning a bronze medal on Saturday before backing up his pace with P7 on Sunday. The #89 sits 60 points behind Marc Marquez, setting up a decisive weekend in Portugal.

Martin: "After 12/13 laps, I started to feel that I was going to give up in terms of pace and start to relax. But I saw I was even catching Bastianini and Acosta, so I said, ‘You cannot give up now; push for the last 20 minutes and then you will rest for one week’, so I did my best, and then with four or five laps to go I had nothing else.

"Staying some days at home will give me the energy I need to recover and to attack because at the moment I don’t really care about the Championship. I just want to be 100% and enjoy these last two races with Aprilia and try to take wins."

"I need a miracle"

Marco Bezzecchi impressed on Sunday, grabbing his sixth GP victory of the season after a dominant display – bouncing back after a tough Saturday. The Italian remained calm on the bike, setting his sights on the final two races of the year. Now 74 points adrift of the #93, Bezzecchi remains in mathematical contention but is looking for a miracle to keep his title hopes rolling.

Bezzecchi: "I was confident on the bike and felt good throughout the race. I didn’t have a moment of panic; I tried to stay calm and make the gap one-tenth more, one tenth more, and to manage everything. It’s a track where the tyres suffer, especially the front, so I tried to manage in the best way possible.

"I need a miracle, but it looks like this season there have been no miracles for me. It’s good to have an opportunity to fight with them; Jorge and Marc are really good riders, and just being able to fight with them is good. I want to improve; I want to try and be better for the future, so I will try and take the positives from this season and hopefully from these last two races."

"Marc scored more points than anybody else"

Two races. Two teams. The MotoGP World Championship is entering the final stages, with all eyes on the Ducati Lenovo Team and Aprilia Racing. It’s been a remarkable year for both factories, with Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi and Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola sharing their thoughts ahead of the final two rounds.

Tardozzi: "We came to Qatar knowing that our opponents could be very strong here, but in the end, Marc scored more points than anybody else. That makes us really proud of our rider and our bike.

"It is true that we need to score two points more than Martin. But until the mathematics says the Championship can no longer be contested, we are still competing."

Rivola: "We are ready to fight and take it to the very end. Hopefully, we can bring home the Teams' Championship very soon. Then we want to fight for the Manufacturers' Championship, because the constructors' title is something we care about a lot, and I think we also deserve it."

"We improved a lot"

Another solid Sunday for KTM, with Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) securing P5 for the second consecutive weekend, finishing just 6.948s adrift from victory. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) followed, with the #37 believing a P4 was possible, despite both riders having their fair share of challenges during the race.

Bastianini: "It has been a really good race for us, but I think our limit was the left-hand corners for the whole race. We had some chatter on the bike, a bit less compared to yesterday, when it was a big problem. Today, we solved the problem on the rear a bit, but unluckily we didn’t solve it on the front. We were the first KTM on track, and we did a good job."

Acosta: "Today we had the pace for P4, close to the podium, maybe not a fight with Marc, who knows with Fernandez. We had some issues with the tyres; we didn’t do anything wrong because we used the same strategy as other KTMs, which was fine for the whole race, but we had other issues with the tyres that we don’t understand. Now it’s time to check the data and see what happened because, as I said, we improved a lot during the weekend."