2021 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Red Bull de España) was the fourth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto in Jerez de la Frontera on 2 May 2021.

Spain  2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 May 2021
Official nameGran Premio Red Bull de España[1][2]
LocationCircuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.423 km (2.748 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:36.755
Fastest lap
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:37.770 on lap 8
Podium
First Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Second Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Third Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:40.667
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:41.313 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex
Second Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Third United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda
Time 1:45.807
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas
Time 1:46.158 on lap 3
Podium
First Spain Pedro Acosta KTM
Second Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna
Third Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda
MotoE
Pole position
Rider Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Time 1:47.778
Fastest lap
Rider Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Time 1:47.473 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Alessandro Zaccone Energica
Second Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Energica
Third Spain Jordi Torres Energica

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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After winning the Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo leads the rider standings with 61 points, 15 more than Francesco Bagnaia. Maverick Viñales is third with 41 points, followed by Johann Zarco and Joan Mir, respectively on 40 and 38 points.

In the constructors' standings, Yamaha has full points with 75 points, followed by Ducati with 60 points and Suzuki with 42 points. Aprilia, KTM and Honda are enclosed in 5 points (25, 22 and 20).

In the team championship standings, Monster Energy Yamaha is first with 102 points, followed by Team Suzuki Ecstar, Ducati Lenovo Team and Pramac Racing respectively 41, 42 and 45 points behind. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini is fifth with 27 points.

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 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:36.755 1 1
2 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:36.916 1:36.812 2
3 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:36.860 3
4 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:36.960 4 2
5 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:37.008 5
6 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:37.054 6
7 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:37.070 7 3
8 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:37.085 8
9 42   Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:37.124 9
10 36   Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:37.154 10 4
11 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:37.350 1:37.467 11
12 6   Stefan Bradl Honda Qualified in Q2 1:37.502 12
13 44   Pol Espargaró Honda 1:37.407 N/A 13 5
14 93   Marc Márquez Honda 1:37.489 N/A 14
15 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:37.675 N/A 15
16 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:37.746 N/A 16 6
17 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:37.915 N/A 17
18 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:37.925 N/A 18
19 9   Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:38.065 N/A 19 7
20 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:38.069 N/A 20
21 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 1:38.139 N/A 21
22 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:38.325 N/A 22 8
23 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:38.641 N/A 23
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 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 25 41:05.602 3 25
2 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 25 1.912 4 20
3 21   Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 25 2.516 2 16
4 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 25 3.206 5 13
5 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 4.256 10 11
6 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 5.164 8 10
7 12   Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 5.651 7 9
8 5   Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 25 7.161 6 8
9 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 10.494 14 7
10 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 11.776 13 6
11 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 14.766 16 5
12 6   Stefan Bradl Honda HRC Honda 25 17.243 12 4
13 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 18.907 1 3
14 9   Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 20.095 19 2
15 10   Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 25 20.922 18 1
16 46   Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 25 22.731 17
17 27   Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 23.277[a] 21
18 53   Tito Rabat Pramac Racing Ducati 25 30.314 23
19 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 37.912 22
20 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 38.234 9
Ret 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 Accident 11
Ret 23   Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 11 Accident Damage 15
Ret 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 0 Accident 20
Fastest lap:   Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:37.770 (lap 8)
Sources:[5][6][7]

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 23 39:07.396 2 25
2 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 23 1.722 3 20
3 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 23 2.229 5 16
4 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 23 3.019 1 13
5 25   Raúl Fernández Kalex 23 8.571 4 11
6 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 23 12.181 6 10
7 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 23 12.313 9 9
8 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 23 12.523 8 8
9 44   Arón Canet Boscoscuro 23 14.407 10 7
10 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 17.152 17 6
11 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 23 18.071 13 5
12 9   Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 23 18.720 11 4
13 62   Stefano Manzi Kalex 23 25.775 18 3
14 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 23 27.326 14 2
15[b] 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 23 25.896 20 1
16 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 23 31.359 22
17 55   Hafizh Syahrin NTS 23 35.845 27
18 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 23 36.433 28
19 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 38.197 25
20 5   Yari Montella Boscoscuro 23 39.789 26
21 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 23 40.083 23
22 32   Taiga Hada NTS 23 1:02.980 29
23 10   Tommaso Marcon MV Agusta 23 1:20.544 30
Ret 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 22 Accident 15
Ret 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 13 Accident 24
Ret 75   Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 11 Accident 16
Ret 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 5 Accident 19
Ret 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 3 Accident 21
Ret 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 2 Accident 7
Ret 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 2 Accident 12
DNS 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Jake Dixon suffered a concussion in a crash during warm-up session and was declared unfit to start the race.

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37   Pedro Acosta KTM 22 39:22.266 13 25
2 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 22 0.417 5 20
3 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 22 0.527 2 16
4 16   Andrea Migno Honda 22 0.548 3 13
5 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 22 0.971 8 11
6 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 22 0.997 16 10
7 50   Jason Dupasquier KTM 22 1.043 14 9
8 23   Niccolò Antonelli KTM 22 1.144 9 8
9 43   Xavier Artigas Honda 22 1.383 17 7
10 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 22 1.596 19 6
11 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 22 3.986 11 5
12 12   Filip Salač Honda 22 4.389 12 4
13 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 22 5.191 21 3
14 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 22 7.204[a] 18 2
15 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 22 8.194 25 1
16 27   Kaito Toba KTM 22 12.822 26
17 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 22 12.869 24
18 19   Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 22 12.990 20
19 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 22 17.318 27
20 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 22 18.162 10
21 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 22 19.439 15
22 40   Darryn Binder Honda 22 25.337 7
23 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 22 32.323 28
24 31   Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 22 46.228 22
Ret 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 19 Accident 23
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 12 Accident Damage 1
Ret 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 4 Accident 4
Ret 17   John McPhee Honda 0 Accident 6
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE

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Pos. No. Rider Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 61   Alessandro Zaccone 8 14:33.776 5 25
2 77   Dominique Aegerter 8 0.419 4 20
3 40   Jordi Torres 8 0.614 6 16
4 27   Mattia Casadei 8 4.273 7 13
5 71   Miquel Pons 8 6.105 10 11
6 11   Matteo Ferrari 8 6.704 18 10
7 78   Hikari Okubo 8 8.574 11 9
8 9   Andrea Mantovani 8 10.734 12 8
9 6   María Herrera 8 11.322 9 7
10 68   Yonny Hernández 8 11.438 14 6
11 80   Jasper Iwema 8 27.858 15 5
12 14   André Pires 8 28.027 17 4
13 51   Eric Granado 8 55.429 1 3
14 21   Kevin Zannoni 7 1 lap 16 2
Ret 18   Xavi Cardelús 3 Accident 8
Ret 3   Lukas Tulovic 1 Accident 2
Ret 54   Fermín Aldeguer 1 Accident 3
Ret 19   Corentin Perolari 0 Accident 13
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8][9][10][11]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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MotoE

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Pos. Rider Points
1   Alessandro Zaccone 25
2   Dominique Aegerter 20
3   Jordi Torres 16
4   Mattia Casadei 13
5   Miquel Pons 11

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 3-second penalty.
  2. ^ 1-position penalty.

References

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  1. ^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. ^ "Jerez Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "2021 Spanish MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  6. ^ "GP RESULTS - 2021 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  7. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  8. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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