2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

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

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[edit]

MotoGP[edit]

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[5] Q2[6]
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.936 1 1
2 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:30.000 2
3 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:30.325 3
4 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:30.395 4 2
5 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:30.418 5
6 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki 1:30.673 1:30.475 6
7 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:30.788 1:30.509 7 3
8 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:30.620 8
9 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:30.644 9
10 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:30.746 10 4
11 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:30.781 11
12 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:31.024 12
13 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 1:30.859 N/A 13 5
14 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:30.991 N/A 14
15 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1:30.994 N/A 15
16 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:31.045 N/A 16 6
17 10 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 1:31.073 N/A 17
18 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:31.185 N/A 18
19 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda 1:31.251 N/A 19 7
20 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:31.319 N/A 20
DNP 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Honda N/A N/A N/A N/A
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
  • Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

Race[edit]

MotoGP[edit]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 41:15.481 2 25
2 89 Spain Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +0.489 1 20
3 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 +0.823 3 16
4 36 Spain Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 +5.214 4 13
5 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +5.439 8 11
6 5 France Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +6.993 5 10
7 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +8.437 7 9
8 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 27 +10.933 18 8
9 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27 +12.651 12 7
10 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +13.468 10 6
11 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +14.085 11 5
12 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +16.534 13 4
13 73 Spain Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 27 +17.059 19 3
14 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +18.221 20 2
15 27 Spain Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +19.233 15 1
16 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27 +19.815 14
17 10 Italy Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 27 +28.860 17
18 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +32.169 16
Ret 42 Spain Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10 Accident 6
Ret 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 4 Accident 9
DNS 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda Did not start
Fastest lap: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:31.042 (lap 16)
Sources:[7][8][9]
  • Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

Moto2[edit]

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. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex 16 25:38.612 5 25
2 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 16 +0.517 4 20
3 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 16 +0.786 3 16
4 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 16 +2.393 2 13
5 44 Spain Arón Canet Boscoscuro 16 +4.978 7 11
6 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 16 +5.091 12 10
7 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 16 +5.415 10 9
8 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 16 +5.808 9 8
9 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 16 +7.941 13 7
10 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 16 +9.112 8 6
11 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 16 +9.420 15 5
12 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 16 +10.355 6 4
13 62 Italy Stefano Manzi Kalex 16 +11.898 19 3
14 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 16 +12.088 16 2
15 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin NTS 16 +12.361 14 1
16 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 16 +13.982 22
17 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 16 +14.022 20
18 70 Belgium Barry Baltus NTS 16 +14.145 29
19 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 16 +17.111 24
20 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 16 +19.273 11
21 6 United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex 16 +19.426 17
22 75 Spain Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 16 +19.608 25
23 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 16 +19.986 26
24 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 16 +23.805 23
25 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 16 +31.559 21
Ret 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 11 Accident 18
Ret 20 Indonesia Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex 2 Accident 28
DNS 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 0 Did not restart 1
DNS 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 0 Did not restart 27
DNS 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Simone Corsi entered the pits at the end of the warm-up lap due to a mechanical problem.

Moto3[edit]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 43 Spain Xavier Artigas Honda 23 38:30.302 17 25
2 11 Spain Sergio García Gas Gas 23 +0.043 10 20
3 5 Spain Jaume Masià KTM 23 +0.232 23 16
4 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač KTM 23 +0.443 5 13
5 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +0.540 13 11
6 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +1.156 14 10
7 28 Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas 23 +1.209 3 9
8 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +2.109 11 8
9 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli KTM 23 +2.185 9 7
10 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +2.322 26 6
11 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 23 +2.791 15 5
12[a] 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +2.461 8 4
13 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +3.819[b] 7 3
14 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 23 +13.298 19 2
15 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +13.348 12 1
16 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +13.369 27
17 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 23 +17.249 24
18 16 Italy Andrea Migno Honda 23 +45.581 4
19 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18 +5 laps 22
Ret 37 Spain Pedro Acosta KTM 22 Accident 1
Ret 67 Italy Alberto Surra Honda 20 Accident 25
Ret 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 17 Accident 2
Ret 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 12 Accident Damage 20
Ret 66 Australia Joel Kelso KTM 4 Accident 18
Ret 95 Spain José Antonio Rueda Honda 4 Accident 21
Ret 20 France Lorenzo Fellon Honda 0 Accident 6
Ret 40 South Africa Darryn Binder Honda 0 Accident 16
DNS 19 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Andi Farid Izdihar was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

Championship standings after the race[edit]

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

MotoGP[edit]

Moto2[edit]

Moto3[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bagnaia victorious in Valencia, Rossi bids farewell in 10th". MotoGP.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Raul Fernandez wins in Valencia, Gardner crowned Champion". MotoGP.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Remy Gardner: a Moto2 World Champion's profile". MotoGP.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Valencia Moto3: Last lap drama sees Artigas pick up maiden win". Crash. November 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "2021 Valencia MotoGP". Motorsport Database.
  8. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana". MotoGP. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  10. ^ "2021 Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, Ricardo Tormo - Race Results". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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