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2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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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

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.

The race weekend was notable for its Moto3 race, with the race being red-flagged twice due to two separate accidents, involving Filip Salač, Deniz Öncü, Andrea Migno, Jeremy Alcoba and Pedro Acosta. The final results have been taken into account after seven completed laps. Unlike Salač, the other riders were classified despite of the red flag.

As a consequence, Öncü was banned from the next two rounds as he was deemed guilty from race direction for causing the second red flag. However, Izan Guevara took his first victory on Grand Prix motorcycling level.

Background

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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

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MotoGP

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

Race

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MotoGP

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

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex 18 39:10.521 1 25
2 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 18 +1.734 3 20
3 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 18 +3.100 4 16
4 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 18 +4.061 6 13
5 6 United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex 18 +5.381 5 11
6 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 18 +7.577 7 10
7 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 18 +11.087 8 9
8 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 18 +14.949 12 8
9 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 18 +16.051 11 7
10 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 18 +18.278 13 6
11 44 Spain Arón Canet Boscoscuro 18 +20.679 14 5
12 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 18 +22.738 17 4
13 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 18 +22.913 18 3
14 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 18 +23.247 15 2
15[b] 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 18 +23.108 23 1
16 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 18 +27.006 21
17 70 Belgium Barry Baltus NTS 18 +28.086 24
18 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 18 +32.719 26
19 62 Italy Stefano Manzi Kalex 18 +37.542 22
20 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin NTS 18 +39.658 27
21 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 18 +40.685 25
22 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 18 +47.168 29
Ret 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 14 Accident 10
Ret 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13 Electronics 19
Ret 75 Spain Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 11 Accident 9
Ret 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 10 Handling 20
Ret 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 9 Misfire 16
Ret 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 5 Accident 2
Ret 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 2 Accident 28
DNS 11 Italy 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

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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 Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas 7 15:57.747 4 25
2 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 7 +0.385 2 20
3 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 7 +0.499 10 16
4 5 Spain Jaume Masià KTM 7 +0.706 1 13
5 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 7 +1.266 9 11
6 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 7 +1.271 3 10
7 40 South Africa Darryn Binder Honda 7 +1.391 17 9
8 37 Spain Pedro Acosta KTM 7 +1.543 15 8
9 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 +1.820 6 7
10 16 Italy Andrea Migno Honda 7 +2.480 8 6
11 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 7 +2.683 12 5
12 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 7 +3.257 11 4
13 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 7 +3.492 14 3
14 43 Spain Xavier Artigas Honda 7 +3.652 5 2
15 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli KTM 7 +6.086 13 1
16 20 France Lorenzo Fellon Honda 7 +8.944 16
17 73 Austria Maximilian Kofler KTM 7 +9.529 21
18 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 7 +9.977 19
19 67 Italy Alberto Surra Honda 7 +10.130 18
20 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 7 +10.536 20
21 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 7 +14.107 22
22 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 7 +14.228 23
23 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 7 +14.637 26
24 19 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 7 +14.794 25
25 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 7 +14.968 24
Ret 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač KTM 6 Accident 7
DNS 11 Spain 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

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

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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

References

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  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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