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2021 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the fifth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the second round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 16 May 2021.

France  2021 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 May 2021
Official nameShark Grand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Le Mans, France
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:32.600
Fastest lap
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:33.048 on lap 2
Podium
First Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Second France Johann Zarco Ducati
Third France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 1:50.135
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:36.893 on lap 18
Podium
First Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Second Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Third Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Andrea Migno Honda
Time 1:47.407
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM
Time 1:50.822 on lap 22
Podium
First Spain Sergio García Gas Gas
Second Czech Republic Filip Salač Honda
Third Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM
MotoE
Pole position
Rider Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Time 2:00.315
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Energica
Time 1:43.951 on lap 7
Podium
First Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Second Italy Mattia Casadei Energica
Third Italy Alessandro Zaccone Energica

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[1] Q2[2]
1 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:32.600 1 1
2 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:32.681 2
3 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:32.704 3
4 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:32.766 4 2
5 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:32.877 5
6 93   Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:33.037 6
7 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:33.120 7 3
8 44   Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 1:33.150 8
9 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:33.391 9
10 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:33.867 10 4
11 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:42.550 1:34.258 11
12 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:43.352 1:34.265 12
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:43.418 N/A 13 5
14 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:43.422 N/A 14
15 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:43.523 N/A 15
16 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:43.530 N/A 16 6
17 9   Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:43.857 N/A 17
18 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 1:44.324 N/A 18
19 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:45.146 N/A 19 7
20 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:45.590 N/A 20
21 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:45.911 N/A 21
22 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:46.123 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 47:25.473 3 25
2 5   Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +3.970 5 20
3 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +14.468 1 16
4 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 +16.172 16 13
5 9   Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +21.430 17 11
6 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 27 +23.509 19 10
7 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 27 +30.164 7 9
8 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +35.221 8 8
9 27   Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +40.432 18 7
10 12   Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +40.577 2 6
11 46   Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +42.198 9 5
12 10   Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 27 +52.408 12 4
13 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +59.377 21 3
14 23   Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 27 +1:02.224 22 2
15 53   Tito Rabat Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +1:09.651 20 1
16 21   Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 23 +4 laps 4
Ret 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 17 Accident 6
Ret 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 15 Engine 13
Ret 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 Accident 10
Ret 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 12 Accident 15
Ret 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 11 Engine 11
Ret 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 4 Accident 14
Fastest lap:   Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:33.048 (lap 2)
Sources:[3][4][5]

Moto2 edit

Yari Montella was replaced by Alonso López after the Friday practice sessions due to injury.[6]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Raúl Fernández Kalex 25 40:46.101 1 25
2 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 25 +1.490 7 20
3 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 +4.599 2 16
4 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 25 +7.503 19 13
5 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 25 +11.887 6 11
6 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25 +27.829 14 10
7 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 25 +27.975 16 9
8 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 25 +28.112 15 8
9 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 25 +28.204 17 7
10 9   Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 25 +28.432 18 6
11 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 25 +29.316 11 5
12[a] 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 +28.749 26[b] 4
13 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 25 +31.605 21 3
14 75   Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 25 +32.080 24 2
15 55   Hafizh Syahrin NTS 25 +32.571 27 1
16 70   Barry Baltus NTS 25 +33.309 29
17 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 25 +39.036 13
18 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 25 +41.069 25
19 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 25 +45.599 28
20 10   Tommaso Marcon MV Agusta 25 +1:19.160 30
Ret 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 20 Accident 23
Ret 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 14 Accident 22
Ret 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 6 Accident 8
Ret 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 4 Accident 3
Ret 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 3 Collision 12
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 3 Collision 10
Ret 62   Stefano Manzi Kalex 2 Accident 9
Ret 2   Alonso López Boscoscuro 2 Accident 31
Ret 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 1 Accident 5
Ret 44   Arón Canet Boscoscuro 0 Accident 4
DSQ 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25 (+28.989)[c] 20
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 22 42:21.172 8 25
2 12   Filip Salač Honda 22 +2.349 7 20
3 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 22 +5.589 2 16
4 17   John McPhee Honda 22 +7.158 4 13
5 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 22 +14.882 15 11
6 31   Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 22 +27.279 26 10
7 43   Xavier Artigas Honda 22 +27.408 27 9
8 37   Pedro Acosta KTM 22 +29.880 21 8
9 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 22 +35.098 13 7
10 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 22 +36.616 10 6
11 16   Andrea Migno Honda 22 +42.347 1 5
12 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 22 +42.739 12 4
13 50   Jason Dupasquier KTM 22 +42.756 14 3
14 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 22 +50.891 24 2
15 19   Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 22 +52.753 28[b] 1
16 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 22 +53.054 22
17 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 22 +53.568 11
18 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 22 +1:18.995 18
19 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 22 +1:19.103 25
20 40   Darryn Binder Honda 22 +1:54.124 16
21 27   Kaito Toba KTM 21 +1 lap 19
22 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 18 +4 laps 17
Ret 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 14 Steering Damper 20
Ret 32   Takuma Matsuyama Honda 3 Accident 23
Ret 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 2 Accident 5
Ret 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 1 Accident 3
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 1 Accident 9
Ret 23   Niccolò Antonelli KTM 1 Accident Damage 6
DNS 92   Yuki Kunii Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Yuki Kunii suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.

MotoE edit

Pos. No. Rider Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 51   Eric Granado 7 12:23.012 1 25
2 27   Mattia Casadei 7 +0.306 15 20
3[a] 61   Alessandro Zaccone 7 +0.253 5 16
4 77   Dominique Aegerter 7 +0.532 6 13
5 40   Jordi Torres 7 +0.640 11 11
6 68   Yonny Hernández 7 +0.900 9 10
7 3   Lukas Tulovic 7 +1.045 12 9
8 11   Matteo Ferrari 7 +1.751 3 8
9 19   Corentin Perolari 7 +4.727 16[d] 7
10 6   María Herrera 7 +4.999 18 6
11 21   Kevin Zannoni 7 +15.509 17 5
12 14   André Pires 7 +29.350 14 4
13 18   Xavi Cardelús 7 +29.485 4 3
14 80   Jasper Iwema 7 +37.419 13 2
15 54   Fermín Aldeguer 7 +1:06.915 8 1
Ret 78   Hikari Okubo 2 Collision 10
DNS 71   Miquel Pons 0 Did not start 2
DNS 9   Andrea Mantovani 0 Did not start 7
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8][9][10][11]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

MotoE edit

Pos. Rider Points
  1   Alessandro Zaccone 41
  2 2   Mattia Casadei 33
  1 3   Dominique Aegerter 33
  9 4   Eric Granado 28
  2 5   Jordi Torres 27

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. ^ a b 6-place grid penalty.
  3. ^ Disqualified for a technical infringement.[7]
  4. ^ 3-place grid penalty.

References edit

  1. ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "2021 French MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  4. ^ "2021 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  6. ^ "Moto2 France: perfect timing brings Fernandez first pole". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ GPone (16 May 2021). "Moto2, LAST HOUR – Dalla Porta disqualified for being one kilo underweight". GPone.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16.
  8. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

External links edit


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