The 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship season was the 7th season of the supersport class of motorcycle racing within the MotoAmerica series. Richie Escalante entered the season as the defending champion, picking up his first MotoAmerica supersport title in 2020. [1] However, the 9-round season concluded with Sean Dylan Kelly picking up his first MotoAmerica supersport title. [2] This was enough to secure Kelly a move to Moto2 for 2022. [3]
Round | Circuit | Date | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner |
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1 | Road Atlanta | April 30-May 2 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Sean Dylan Kelly |
2 | Virginia | May 21-23 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Richie Escalante |
3 | Road America | June 11-13 | Stefano Mesa | Richie Escalante |
4 | The Ridge | June 25-27 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Sean Dylan Kelly |
5 | Monterey | July 9-11 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Sean Dylan Kelly |
6 | Brainerd | July 30-August 1 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Sean Dylan Kelly |
7 | Pittsburgh | August 13-15 | Richie Escalante | Sean Dylan Kelly |
8 | New Jersey | September 10-12 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Samuel Lochoff |
9 | Alabama | September 17-19 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Gabriel Da Silva |
2021 Entry List | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
HONOS Racing Team | Kawasaki | 1 | Richie Escalante [5] | All |
Campbell Racing | Kawasaki | 10 | Steven Campbell | 4 |
Blackall Racing LLC | Yamaha | 11 | Tony Blackall | 1–6, 8–9 |
Team Velocity Racing | Yamaha | 13 | Chuck Ivey | 1–2, 9 |
Team Posse | MV Agusta | 15 | Jeremiah Walker | 5 |
Altus Motorsports [6] | Suzuki | 16 | Kevin Olmedo | 3–9 |
33 | Cooper McDonald [7] | 1–2 | ||
59 | Jaret Nassaney | All | ||
McKnight Racing | Yamaha | 17 | Tony McKnight | 9 |
West Side Performance Racing | Yamaha | 18 | Christian Miranda | 1 |
Alvar Racing | Kawasaki | 19 | Ryan Alvar | 6 |
North East Cycle Outlet Racing [8] | Yamaha | 20 | CJ LaRoche | All |
88 | Benjamin Smith | All | ||
Mi Scusi Racing | Yamaha | 22 | Thomas McQuigg | 2 |
MESA37 Racing [9] | Yamaha | 24 | Xavier Zayat | 1–2, 9 |
Kawasaki | 37 | Stefano Mesa | 1–3, 5–9 | |
BARTCON Racing | Kawasaki | 25 | Dominic Doyle [10] | 1, 3–9 |
62 | Anthony Mazziotto [11] | 2 | ||
PH26 Racing | Yamaha | 26 | Phil Horwitz | 3 |
EZ Racing | Yamaha | 27 | Edgar Zaragoza | All |
CV28 Racing | Kawasaki | 28 | Cory Ventura | 5 |
Innovative Motor Sports | Suzuki | 34 | Scott Briody | 2 |
Team Schwags | Yamaha | 38 | Jonathan Schweiger | 3, 9 |
Fisk Brothers Racing | Yamaha | 39 | Brian Hebeisen | 6 |
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki [12] | Suzuki | 40 | Sean Dylan Kelly | All |
44 | Samuel Lochoff | All | ||
Justin Jones Racing | Kawasaki | 43 | Justin Jones | 8 |
Tango Racing | Yamaha | 45 | Matias Petratti | 1–5, 7 |
All Hustle Racing | Yamaha | 46 | Nick Patenaude | 7, 9 |
Duo Rotae Racing | Yamaha | 47 | Harm Jansen | 5 |
K and J Racing Solutions | Yamaha | 48 | Kevin Nolde | 1 |
Catalyst Reaction Racing | Yamaha | 50 | Patryk Buchcik | 5 |
Cycle Gear Racing | Yamaha | 52 | Nolan Lamkin | 1–5, 8 |
August Racing | Yamaha | 53 | August Nord | 3, 9 |
GT Law Racing | Yamaha | 55 | Kyle Fox | 1 |
Lane Racing | Yamaha | 57 | Jeff Lane | 4 |
XS Racing | Kawasaki | 58 | Daniel Riser | 5 |
Disrupt Racing | Yamaha | 60 | Carl Soltisz [13] | All |
Pure Attitude Racing | Kawasaki | 61 | Austin Miller | All |
Yamaha | 99 | Nate Minster | 1–7, 9 | |
Art Performance | Suzuki | 63 | Fernando Silva | 9 |
65 | Bruno Silva | 9 | ||
PDR Motorsports | Yamaha | 64 | Max Angles | 1–4 |
Nielsen Racing | Yamaha | 67 | Jes Schwartz | 3 |
Surtimoto Team - Help Work Mexico | Yamaha | 68 | Daniel Cano Flores | 1 |
SBKUNDG | Kawasaki | 69 | Chris Sarbora | 4 |
S&R Racing | Kawasaki | 70 | Sean Cresap | 4 |
SpeedDealer Racing | Yamaha | 73 | Philip Melnyk | 4 |
Thermiotis Racing | Yamaha | 78 | Alejandro Thermiotis | All |
Topbox Road Racing | Suzuki | 79 | Mark Faulkner | 1, 9 |
Sam Gluss Racing | Kawasaki | 81 | Samuel Gluss | 5 |
Franklin Armory/Disrupt Racing | Kawasaki | 85 | Jessica Capizzi | 3 |
3R Team Racing | Kawasaki | 87 | Rigo Salazar | 7–9 |
Grant Motors Racing | Kawasaki | 90 | Liam Grant [14] | All |
GP Racing | Yamaha | 93 | Gabriel Da Silva | 2, 4–5, 9 |
Mosites Motorsports | Kawasaki | 95 | Gary Yancoskie | 7 |
Landers Racing/Tyrant CNC | Yamaha | 97 | Rocco Landers [15] | 1–8 |
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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