High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2012 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit near Doha in Qatar on 8 April 2012. Contested over twenty-two laps, the race was the first appearance of the 1000cc MotoGP-class motorcycles introduced for 2012, and the debut of the 125cc replacement class, Moto3.