2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg   2021 Valencian Community Grand Prix
Race details
Race 18 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Valencia (Ricardo Tormo) track map.svg
Date14 November 2021
Official nameGran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Ducati
Time 1:29.936
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:31.042 on lap 16
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Second Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Ducati
Third Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi MV Agusta
Time 1:34.956
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 1:35.356 on lap 16
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Kalex
Second Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex
Third Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Acosta KTM
Time 1:38.668
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Artigas Honda
Time 1:39.287 on lap 2
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Artigas Honda
Second Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Gas Gas
Third Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masià KTM

The 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the eighteenth and final round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 14 November 2021. It was also the final Grand Prix for Valentino Rossi who retired after the season.

Contents

In the MotoGP class, Ducati Lenovo Team secured the Teams' Championship, its first since 2007 by making possible the first podium lock-up for Ducati in the MotoGP history with Francesco Bagnaia winning the race ahead of fellow Ducati riders Jorge Martín, who later became Rookie of the Year, and Jack Miller. [1]

In the Moto2 class, Remy Gardner won the Riders' Championship. [2] Remy and his father Wayne became the second father-son World Champions after Kenny Roberts and Kenny Roberts Jr. [3]

In the Moto3 class, KTM secured its fifth Constructors' Championship and its first since 2016. [4]

Qualifying

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos.No.BikerConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Row
Q1 [5] Q2 [6]
189 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q21:29.93611
263 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q21:30.0002
343 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q21:30.3253
436 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q21:30.39542
55 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q21:30.4185
642 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suzuki 1:30.6731:30.4756
733 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 1:30.7881:30.50973
820 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q21:30.6208
930 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q21:30.6449
1046 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q21:30.746104
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q21:30.78111
1241 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q21:31.02412
134 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 1:30.859N/A135
1412 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:30.991N/A14
1527 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 1:30.994N/A15
169 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:31.045N/A166
1710 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Ducati 1:31.073N/A17
1823 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:31.185N/A18
1973 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Honda 1:31.251N/A197
2088 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:31.319N/A20
DNP44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Honda N/AN/AN/AN/A
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
163 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2741:15.481225
289 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 27+0.489120
343 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27+0.823316
436 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27+5.214413
520 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27+5.439811
65 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 27+6.993510
733 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27+8.43779
823 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 27+10.933188
941 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27+12.651127
1046 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27+13.468106
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27+14.085115
124 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27+16.534134
1373 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 27+17.059193
1488 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27+18.221202
1527 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27+19.233151
1612 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27+19.81514
1710 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 27+28.86017
189 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27+32.16916
Ret42 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10Accident6
Ret30 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 4Accident9
DNS44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda Did not start
Fastest lap: Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:31.042 (lap 16)
Sources: [7] [8] [9]

Moto2

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged due to a first-lap accident involving multiple riders and the resulting oil spill. The race was later restarted over 16 laps with the original starting grid. [10]

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
125 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Kalex 1625:38.612525
221 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 16+0.517420
337 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex 16+0.786316
413 Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti Kalex 16+2.393213
544 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Boscoscuro 16+4.978711
697 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Kalex 16+5.0911210
722 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 16+5.415109
89 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 16+5.80898
923 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 16+7.941137
1087 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex 16+9.11286
1145 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 16+9.420155
1212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 16+10.35564
1362 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi Kalex 16+11.898193
1442 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Kalex 16+12.088162
1555 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin NTS 16+12.361141
1696 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dixon Kalex 16+13.98222
1754 Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 16+14.02220
1870 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Barry Baltus NTS 16+14.14529
1935 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Kalex 16+17.11124
2072 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 16+19.27311
216 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Beaubier Kalex 16+19.42617
2275 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 16+19.60825
2314 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Kalex 16+19.98626
2411 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega Kalex 16+23.80523
2564 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 16+31.55921
Ret40 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Garzó Kalex 11Accident18
Ret20 Flag of Indonesia.svg Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex 2Accident28
DNS24 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi MV Agusta 0Did not restart1
DNS7 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 0Did not restart27
DNS16 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
143 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Artigas Honda 2338:30.3021725
211 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Gas Gas 23+0.0431020
35 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masià KTM 23+0.2322316
412 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salač KTM 23+0.443513
553 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü KTM 23+0.5401311
682 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Nepa KTM 23+1.1561410
728 Flag of Spain.svg Izan Guevara Gas Gas 23+1.20939
899 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Tatay KTM 23+2.109118
923 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli KTM 23+2.18597
1071 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23+2.322266
1117 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 23+2.791155
12 [lower-alpha 1] 55 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23+2.46184
137 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia Honda 23+3.819 [lower-alpha 2] 73
1431 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 23+13.298192
1552 Flag of Spain.svg Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23+13.348121
1654 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Rossi KTM 23+13.36927
1727 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba KTM 23+17.24924
1816 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno Honda 23+45.5814
196 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18+5 laps22
Ret37 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Acosta KTM 22Accident1
Ret67 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Surra Honda 20Accident25
Ret24 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 17Accident2
Ret92 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii Honda 12Accident Damage20
Ret66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Kelso KTM 4Accident18
Ret95 Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Rueda Honda 4Accident21
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Lorenzo Fellon Honda 0Accident6
Ret40 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Honda 0Accident16
DNS19 Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [11] [12] [13]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

  1. 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. 3-second penalty for irresponsible riding.

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