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2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

The 2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the fifteenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on October 3, 2021.

United States  2021 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 15 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateOctober 3, 2021
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 2:02.781
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:04.368 on lap 7
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Third Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 2:08.979
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 2:09.794 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Second Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex
Third Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Jaume Masià KTM
Time 2:15.986
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda
Time 2:16.172 on lap 7
Podium
First Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas
Second Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
Third United Kingdom John McPhee Honda

Background edit

The event returned after a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally scheduled for 18 April, but was postponed on 22 January along with the Argentine Grand Prix due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by the Portuguese Grand Prix.[1] On 23 June, the event was rescheduled for 3 October following the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix.[2]

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[3] Q2[4]
1 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.781 1 1
2 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 2:03.129 2
3 93   Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.209 3
4 89   Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.278 4 2
5 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.292 5
6 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.379 6
7 42   Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 2:03.453 7 3
8 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 2:03.540 2:03.528 8
9 10   Luca Marini Ducati 2:03.410 2:03.546 9
10 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.720 10 4
11 33   Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 2:03.781 11
12 44   Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.875 12
13 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:03.872 N/A 13 5
14 4   Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2:04.044 N/A 14
15 73   Álex Márquez Honda 2:04.100 N/A 15
16 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 2:04.118 N/A 16 6
17 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 2:04.324 N/A 17
18 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:04.392 N/A 18
19 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 2:04.419 N/A 19 7
20 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:04.699 N/A 20
21 9   Danilo Petrucci KTM 2:04.829 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 41:41.435 3 25
2 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +4.679 2 20
3 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +8.547 1 16
4 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +11.098 7 13
5 89   Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +11.752 4 11
6 23   Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 20 +13.269 16 10
7 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +14.722 10 9
8[a] 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +13.406 8 8
9 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +15.832 11 7
10 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +20.265 12 6
11 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +23.055 18 5
12 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 20 +24.743 15 4
13 04   Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 20 +25.307 14 3
14 10   Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 20 +26.853 9 2
15 46   Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 20 +28.055 20 1
16 27   Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +30.989 17
17 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 20 +35.251 5
18 9   Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +42.239 21
19 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +49.854 13
Ret 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 8 Accident 19
Ret 5   Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 5 Accident Damage 6
Fastest lap:   Marc Márquez (Honda) – 2:04.368 (lap 7)
Sources:[5][6][7]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Raúl Fernández Kalex 18 39:10.521 1 25
2 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 18 +1.734 3 20
3 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 18 +3.100 4 16
4 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 18 +4.061 6 13
5 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 18 +5.381 5 11
6 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 18 +7.577 7 10
7 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 18 +11.087 8 9
8 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 18 +14.949 12 8
9 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 18 +16.051 11 7
10 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 18 +18.278 13 6
11 44   Arón Canet Boscoscuro 18 +20.679 14 5
12 9   Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 18 +22.738 17 4
13 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 18 +22.913 18 3
14 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 18 +23.247 15 2
15[b] 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 18 +23.108 23 1
16 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 18 +27.006 21
17 70   Barry Baltus NTS 18 +28.086 24
18 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 18 +32.719 26
19 62   Stefano Manzi Kalex 18 +37.542 22
20 55   Hafizh Syahrin NTS 18 +39.658 27
21 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 18 +40.685 25
22 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 18 +47.168 29
Ret 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 14 Accident 10
Ret 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13 Electronics 19
Ret 75   Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 11 Accident 9
Ret 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 10 Handling 20
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 9 Misfire 16
Ret 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 5 Accident 2
Ret 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 2 Accident 28
DNS 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Nicolò Bulega was declared unfit to compete due to a leg bruise suffered in crash during free practice.

Moto3 edit

The race, scheduled to be run for 17 laps, was red-flagged after 7 full laps due to an accident involving Filip Salač. The race was later restarted over 5 laps but red-flagged again due to an accident involving multiple riders. The race was not restarted, final results were determined by the first part and full points were awarded.[8]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 7 15:57.747 4 25
2 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 7 +0.385 2 20
3 17   John McPhee Honda 7 +0.499 10 16
4 5   Jaume Masià KTM 7 +0.706 1 13
5 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 7 +1.266 9 11
6 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 7 +1.271 3 10
7 40   Darryn Binder Honda 7 +1.391 17 9
8 37   Pedro Acosta KTM 7 +1.543 15 8
9 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 +1.820 6 7
10 16   Andrea Migno Honda 7 +2.480 8 6
11 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 7 +2.683 12 5
12 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 7 +3.257 11 4
13 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 7 +3.492 14 3
14 43   Xavier Artigas Honda 7 +3.652 5 2
15 23   Niccolò Antonelli KTM 7 +6.086 13 1
16 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 7 +8.944 16
17 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 7 +9.529 21
18 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 7 +9.977 19
19 67   Alberto Surra Honda 7 +10.130 18
20 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 7 +10.536 20
21 31   Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 7 +14.107 22
22 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 7 +14.228 23
23 27   Kaito Toba KTM 7 +14.637 26
24 19   Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 7 +14.794 25
25 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 7 +14.968 24
Ret 12   Filip Salač KTM 6 Accident 7
DNS 11   Sergio García Gas Gas Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Sergio García suffered from kidney hematoma following a crash during free practice and withdrew from the event.

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[9][10][11]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ 1-position penalty for irresponsible riding.
  2. ^ 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 MotoGP provisional calendar updated". MotoGP.com. Dorna. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 MotoGP provisional calendar updated". MotoGP.com. Dorna. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "2021 Americas MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  6. ^ Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas
  7. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  8. ^ "Austin Moto3: Guevara declared winner as huge crash ends race early". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

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