2021 Algarve motorcycle Grand Prix

Portugal  2021 Algarve Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 November 2021
Official nameGrande Prémio Brembo do Algarve
LocationAlgarve International Circuit
Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.592 km (2.853 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:38.725
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:39.467 on lap 5
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Second Spain Joan Mir Suzuki
Third Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 1:42.101
Fastest lap
Rider United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex
Time 1:42.671 on lap 12
Podium
First Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Second Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Third United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Sergio García Gas Gas
Time 1:47.274
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jaume Masià KTM
Time 1:47.666 on lap 8
Podium
First Spain Pedro Acosta KTM
Second Italy Andrea Migno Honda
Third Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda

The 2021 Algarve motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve) was the seventeenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] and was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 7 November 2021.

In the MotoGP class, Ducati secured its second consecutive Constructors' Championship.[2]

In the Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta won the Riders' Championship after main title rival Dennis Foggia crashed on the last lap after being hit by Darryn Binder.[3] Acosta became the first rookie rider to win a World Championship since Loris Capirossi who won the 125cc championship in 1990. Acosta is also the second youngest rider ever to win a world championship, just one day older than Capirossi.[4]

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[5] Q2[6]
1 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:38.725 1 1
2 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:38.829 2
3 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:38.893 3
4 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:38.916 4 2
5 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1:39.130 1:38.918 5
6 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 1:39.058 6
7 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.131 7 3
8 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:39.191 8
9 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.321 9
10 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1:39.171 1:39.387 10 4
11 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:39.649 11
12 10 Italy Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.828 12
13 21 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:39.283 N/A 13 5
14 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:39.389 N/A 14
15 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:39.595 N/A 15
16 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:39.604 N/A 16 6
17 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:39.624 N/A 17
18 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:39.738 N/A 18
19 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:39.859 N/A 19 7
20 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:39.907 N/A 20
21 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 1:39.918 N/A 21
22 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:40.009 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race

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MotoGP

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The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 23 full laps due to an accident involving Iker Lecuona and Miguel Oliveira.[7]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 23 38:17.720 1 25
2 36 Spain Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 23 +2.478 3 20
3 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 23 +6.402 2 16
4 73 Spain Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 23 +6.453 8 13
5 5 France Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 23 +7.882 5 11
6 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +9.573 6 10
7 89 Spain Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 23 +10.144 4 9
8 42 Spain Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 23 +10.742 11 8
9 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 23 +13.840 13 7
10 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 23 +14.487 19 6
11 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 23 +20.912 22 5
12 10 Italy Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 23 +22.450 12 4
13 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 23 +22.752 16 3
14 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 23 +26.207 21 2
15 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +26.284 20 1
16 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 23 +26.828 18
17 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 23 +27.863 9
Ret 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 Accident 17
Ret 27 Spain Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 Accident 10
Ret 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 Accident 7
Ret 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 7 Accident 14
Ret 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Accident 15
Fastest lap: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:39.467 (lap 5)
Sources:[8][9]

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 23 39:36.275 2 25
2 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex 23 +3.014 1 20
3 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 23 +3.899 8 16
4 44 Spain Arón Canet Boscoscuro 23 +7.616 4 13
5 6 United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex 23 +7.621 6 11
6 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 23 +10.021 14 10
7 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 23 +10.908 10 9
8 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 23 +11.586 7 8
9 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 23 +13.121 5 7
10 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 +13.286 15 6
11 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 23 +14.614 3 5
12 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 23 +25.538 12 4
13 62 Italy Stefano Manzi Kalex 23 +26.511 17 3
14 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 23 +27.225 13 2
15 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 23 +28.345 29 1
16 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 23 +28.412 28
17 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 23 +32.282 21
18 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin NTS 23 +35.387 16
19 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 +39.184 24
20 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 23 +43.803 23
21[a] 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 23 +43.432 25
22[a] 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 23 +43.491 27
23 70 Belgium Barry Baltus NTS 23 +45.847[b] 26
24 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 23 +54.350 22
25 74 Poland Piotr Biesiekirski Kalex 23 +1:08.619 31
Ret 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 14 Tyre Vibration 30
Ret 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 10 Accident 11
Ret 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 9 Accident 20
Ret 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 2 Accident 9
Ret 75 Spain Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 1 Accident 18
DSQ 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 0 Black flag 19
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 Spain Pedro Acosta KTM 21 38:04.339 14 25
2 16 Italy Andrea Migno Honda 21 +0.354 16 20
3 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli KTM 21 +0.880 8 16
4 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +1.768 11 13
5 28 Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas 21 +1.839 12 11
6 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +1.874 10 10
7 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +1.972 13 9
8 43 Spain Xavier Artigas Honda 21 +2.333 6 8
9 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 21 +3.423 18 7
10 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač KTM 21 +6.591 9 6
11 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 21 +6.940 3 5
12 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 21 +9.392 26 4
13 96 Spain Daniel Holgado KTM 21 +9.930 21 3
14 66 Australia Joel Kelso KTM 21 +9.996 19 2
15 67 Italy Alberto Surra Honda 21 +10.416 15 1
16 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +11.650 22
17 20 France Lorenzo Fellon Honda 21 +11.695 23
18 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +11.736 20
19 5 Spain Jaume Masià KTM 21 +13.616 5
20 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +30.001 17
21 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 21 +30.183 24
22 19 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 21 +30.249 25
NC 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 13 +8 laps[c] 27
Ret 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 20 Accident 4
Ret 11 Spain Sergio García Gas Gas 20 Accident 1
Ret 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 4 Accident 2
DSQ 40 South Africa Darryn Binder Honda 21 +1.086[d] 7
DNS 2 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Gabriel Rodrigo withdrew from the event after Friday practice due to persistent shoulder pain.

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[10][11][12]

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. ^ 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits.
  3. ^ Not classified due to not completing enough laps.
  4. ^ Disqualified due to irresponsible riding.

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Grand Prix cancelled, Algarve Grand Prix added". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Bagnaia hands Ducati Constructors crown in red-flagged race". www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "Moto3 Algarve: Acosta crowned champion as Binder wipes out Foggia". www.motorsport.com.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Pedro Acosta: Moto3 Champion's season in numbers". www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO BREMBO DO ALGARVE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO BREMBO DO ALGARVE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "2021 Algarve MotoGP, Portimao Circuit - Race Results". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Algarve MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  9. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  10. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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