Rain blights Qatar night race

But the skies open just as the top-dog MotoGP riders rev up [AFP]

Britain's James Toseland marches for shelter under his trusty brolly [AFP]

Fans at Losail International Circuit attempt to take shelter under blow-up goats [AFP]

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo chills out trackside [AFP]

A soggy Casey Stoner waits with wife Adriana in the pits [AFP]

Italian Andrea Iannone benefits as the rain cuts short the 125cc race with him in the lead [AFP]

Jules Cluzel of France takes advantage of a dry spell to finish second in the 250cc [AFP]