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Bagnaia prevails in an Aragon epic vs Marc Marquez

Ducati vs Honda, Italy vs Spain: Pecco claims maiden victory in a spectacular battle vs the eight-time World Champion at MotorLand

After a trio of second place finishes in 2021, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) is finally a MotoGP™ winner after emerging victorious from an enthralling Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon battle with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). The duo were in a league of their own on Sunday afternoon as the 25-point haul fight goes down to the wire; reigning World Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claims the final podium spot in P3.

Pecco vs Marc Marquez – a battle for the ages

As the lights went out for the main event in Aragon, polesitter Bagnaia got away well and held P1 into Turn 1, with Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) going in a bit deep up the inside. This allowed Marc Marquez to grab P2 from fourth on the grid, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) was up to P4 with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) 5th. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) was down at Turn 5 on the opening lap, the 2020 podium finisher gingerly walked away, as the rest of the riders completed Lap 1.

In the early stages, Quartararo was struggling. Mir and Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) passed the Frenchman as Quartararo slipped into the clutches of eighth place Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Up front, Bagnaia and Marc Marquez had opened up a 0.5s advantage over Miller at the beginning of Lap 4.

Every rider was running the soft Michelin rear tyre, and tyre management was key. Nobody in the early stages was showing their cards, with 2.2s covering the top six. Quartararo was seventh and had the rapid starting Iker Lecuona (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) climbing all over him, and at the end of Lap 6, Lecuona was through. A couple of laps later, another KTM was ahead – Binder following Lecuona through, Quartararo was down to P9.

With eight laps gone, Bagnaia and Marc Marquez were now 1.2s clear of Miller. That advantage was soon up to 1.9s with 13 laps to go, as Miller then took the car park route around Turn 16. The Aussie was wide which allowed Aleix Espargaro and Mir to cut through, the reigning World Champion then soon got the better of Espargaro for P3. The gap to Pecco and Marquez was now 3.3s, the top two showing superior pace as the race approached half distance.

Bagnaia and Marquez were exchanging 1:48s lap after lap, with the rest languishing in the 1:49s and below. The duo had a 4.3s lead over Mir and Aleix Espargaro with nine laps to go, but this was now the territory of the race where tyre life was crucial. Who had conserved their soft rear tyre best? With six to go, no change. Still both riders were in the 1:48s, and they were again with five to go.

With four laps left, Marquez was closer than he was on previous laps. Then, with three laps to go, the first move was made by Marquez. The HRC star lunged into Turn 5, but he was in a little hot and slightly wide. Pecco was back into the lead. Marquez then shoved his RC213V up the inside at Turn 15, but again, Pecco got the cutback and held P1.

Two laps left in Aragon. It was an exact copy and paste at Turn 5, Marquez again lunging late, but there was no way through. The exact same thing happened on the same lap at Turn 15, but again, Bagnaia carved back past. Then it was time for an epic final lap. Marquez tried his luck at Turn 1 this time, but it didn’t stick. Turn 5 then reared its head and for the third lap in a row, Marquez was up the inside, before Pecco fought back.

That was six overtakes that hadn’t stuck for the eight-time Champion, a seventh attempt then came at Turn 12. Marquez got a great run out of the Marc Marquez Corner and was up the inside at the downhill left-hander. Struggling to get it hooked up to the apex, Marquez was wide and onto the green turf, which allowed Pecco to hold P1. With Marquez as wide as he was, it was battle won for Pecco. Ducati’s star made no mistake and crossed the line to complete a perfect weekend: pole position to maiden MotoGP™ victory, the eighth winner of 2021. 

0.6s split the top two in the end, Marquez threw everything in his locker to try and win for the seventh time in Aragon, but the number 93 was happy with P2. Mir returns to the rostrum for the first time since the Styrian GP, that’s his fifth rostrum of 2021.

Quartararo struggles in Aragon

Aleix Espargaro couldn’t hold onto the reigns of Mir in the closing stages, but a P4 is another excellent ride from the Spaniard. Miller couldn’t recover from his mistake and finished a lonely fifth, as reigning Moto2™ World Champion Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) claims sixth for his best premier class result. The impressive rookie beat Binder by 0.3s, and 2.5s behind the South African was Quartararo. A tricky day at the office for the World Championship leader, his second worst result of the season, but his lead is still a healthy 53 points with five races to go.

Martin took P9 less than a tenth behind Quartararo, with Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) taking 10th in the same pack. Lecuona made a mistake with a handful of laps to go saw the Spaniard slip outside the top 10, it was nevertheless a great ride from the 21-year-old, as Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) pocketed P12 from P20 on the grid.

Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) had a quiet day and finished P13 ahead of Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and 15th place Danilo Petrucci (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing). Cal Crutchlow (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) were P16 and P17 respectively, with Maverick Viñales taking P18 on his Aprilia Racing Team Gresini debut. Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Avintia) were the final finishers, with Jake Dixon (Petronas Yamaha SRT) crashing out on Lap 2.

A magnificent MotorLand battle sees Bagnaia finally claim that illustrious first MotoGP™ win. Next up: his home race at Misano.

Top 10:
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.673
3. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 3.911
4. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 9.269
5. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 11.928
6. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) + 13.757
7. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 14.064
8. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) + 16.575
9. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 16.615
10. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) + 16.904

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Surgery to victory: Raul Fernandez takes Aragon by storm

The rookie sensation takes a heroic win just seven days after metacarpal surgery and closes teammate Gardner down in the title race

We’re running out of superlatives to describe Raul Fernandez’ (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 2021 campaign. Just seven days after undergoing surgery on a fractured metacarpal, the rookie sensation blitzed his way to Moto2™ victory at the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon to beat second place Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 5.4s, as Red Bull KTM Ajo claim the 2021 Team title. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) produced a fantastic comeback ride to pick up the final podium spot.

Astonishing Raul Fernandez strikes again

The top three on the grid all got away well and polesitter Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) was the last of the late brakers to grab the holeshot, as the British rider led from Gardner and Raul Fernandez. Lowes opened up a 0.6s advantage on the opening lap as Raul Fernandez passed title rival Gardner for second at Turn 12, as Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) grabbed P4 from Hector Garzo (FlexBox HP 40). The fastest lap of the race on Lap 2 for Raul Fernandez saw him cut Lowes’ lead to just 0.2s, with Gardner sitting 0.4s down on his teammate in third.

The battered and bruised Fernandez then decided to take the lead at the beginning of Lap 4, with Gardner exchanging P3 with Ogura just behind. Gardner was having a scrapping opening handful of laps in Aragon, the Aussie was wide at Turn 12 and once again conceded P3 to Ogura. Soon after, Garzo was also ahead of Gardner. It was a fascinating scrap that Gardner found himself in, but in getting caught up with the likes of Ogura and Garza – who crashed at Turn 8 on Lap 5 – the gap to Lowes and Fernandez was up to 1.9s.

With 10 laps down, Raul Fernandez was holding Lowes at bay by just over a second. Gardner was over three seconds down on Lowes and had Jorge Navarro (+EGO Speed Up) and Aron Canet (Kipin Energy Aspar Team) in hot pursuit. On Lap 12, Marco Bezzecchi’s (SKY Racing Team VR46) quiet weekend came to a premature end at Turn 8, the Italian slid out of contention unhurt – his title aspirations now hanging by a thread.

After seeing Raul Fernandez stretch his lead to nearly one and a half seconds, a gift was then handed to both Red Bull KTM Ajo riders. Lowes was in the gravel – uninjured – at Turn 7 with nine laps to go, the British rider’s race was over, as Raul Fernandez now held a 6.3s lead over second place Gardner.

In the end, Raul Fernandez was unstoppable. Fighting the pain, the gap to Gardner in the Championship is down to 39 points, as Fernandez becomes the first Moto2™ rookie to take at least five wins since Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). Red Bull KTM Ajo are confirmed as the Team Championship winners in 2021, a fully deserved accolade and just to top it off, Fernandez’ win was Ajo’s 100th in Grand Prix racing. Future Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Augusto Fernandez was as low as 15th at one point, but the Spaniard dug deep to claim a fourth podium in five races.

The remaining point scorers

Navarro narrowly missed out on a second consecutive podium, with Canet finished three seconds down the rostrum fight in P5. P6 went the way of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2), as newly crowned Moto2™ European Champion Fermin Aldeguer (+EGO Speed Up) claimed a stunning P7 – watch out for his name in years to come. Ogura slipped back and took P8, with fellow rookie Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP) finishing P9.

The experienced Simone Corsi (MV Agusta Forward Racing) rounded out the top 10, the Italian beat Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) and Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) in the remaining point scoring positions.

Who’d have thought it? Raul Fernandez, riding with a fractured hand, storms to victory. Gardner said his second feels like a victory, and the Aussie holds a 39-point lead heading to Misano.

Top 10:
1. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 5.408
3. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 6.824
4. Jorge Navarro (+EGO Speed Up) + 7.051
5. Aron Canet (Kipin Energy Aspar Team) + 10.695
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 15.160
7. Fermin Aldeguer (+EGO Speed Up) + 16.730
8. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 17.085
9. Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 17.704
10. Simone Corsi (MV Agusta Forward Racing) + 20.121

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Foggia capitalises as Acosta and Garcia both crash

A third win of the season came the Italian’s way in Aragon as we witness Championship drama aplenty; Öncü and Sasaki pick up podiums

Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia claimed a third victory of the season in a hugely dramatic Moto3™ encounter at the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon. The Italian overtook second place finisher Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) on the final lap to emerge victorious, as Ayumu Sasaki joined teammate Öncü on the rostrum. The top two in the World Championship, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team), both crashed and scored zero points on home turf.

Championship drama aplenty

Polesitter Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) launched away from the line well and grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1, with Garcia making a fast start from P4 to make his way up to second by the time the riders had raced through Sector 1. Garcia then looked to take the lead down into Turn 12, however, the Spaniard got it a bit wrong and ran wide, dropping to P4. Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) took the lead heading down the back straight for the first time and led over the line, with all riders safely negotiating Lap 1.

Acosta was battling away inside the top 10, as he and Rodrigo made contact on Lap 3 at Turn 9. Filip Salač (CarXpert PrüstelGP) crashed out of the top 10 at Turn 12, rider ok, as we witnessed a very frantic opening few laps. Acosta and Garcia were both scrapping inside the top five, but they had plenty of hungry riders for company. Öncü looked comfortable holding the P1 baton, but further back in the lead group, Rodrigo suffered a highside at the final corner. The Argentine was out of the race, thankfully up on his feet, as British GP winner Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) had to take to the gravel to avoid contact.

At half race distance, Xavier Artigas (Leopard Racing) took his turn leading, Öncü soon returned to the lead though as we saw an 11-rider lead group form. Garcia vs Acosta was in full flow, the two title rivals were squabbling in P4 and P5, with both Leopard Racing Hondas a constant threat. Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team), Sasaki, Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Binder were locked together, with Öncü still leading with four laps to go.

Then, with four laps to go, huge drama. At Turn 5, Acosta and Artigas were down and out of the race. Acosta dived up the inside of the Leopard rider and tucked the front, causing the Championship leader to hit Artigas’ rear wheel. Now, all eyes were on Garcia. How much damage could the GASGAS star inflict on his rival’s title lead? Garcia was P3 with two laps to go as Foggia passed Öncü at Turn 1, before Garcia climbed to P2 at Turn 8. However, Öncü was straight back up the inside at Turn 12.

Incredible Moto3™ title drama as top two crash out in Aragon

Final lap time, Foggia led Öncü, Garcia and Guevara. Contact at Turn 2 between teammates Garcia and Guevara occurred as the Spaniards connected three times halfway through the lap, as Öncü carved up the inside at Turn 5 to take the lead. Yet more Championship drama was about to unfold though. In an incredibly fierce final lap, Garcia was third but was late on the brakes into Turn 12. It turned out to be too late, as the Spaniard crashed unhurt. This left Öncü leading Foggia for the race win, but on the back straight, Foggia unleashed his Honda power and drafted past the Turkish rider, held it around the final two corners to claim victory. Öncü missed out on a maiden victory by just 0.041s, as Sasaki made it two Tech3 riders on the rostrum with a brilliant P3.

The remaining point scorers

After showing great pace all weekend, Guevara picked up a second consecutive P4 finish as his podium wait continues – but it’s not far away. Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia VR46 Academy) picked up P5 ahead of compatriot Migno and seventh place Binder, as Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride) earns P8. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was a tenth behind Nepa in P9, Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) had a quiet race and eventually claimed P10 on home soil.

Ryusei Yamanaka (CarXpert PrüstelGP) crossed the line in a relatively lonely P11, Adrian Fernandez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) picked up P12, John McPhee’s Petronas Sprinta Racing replacement Syaifuddin Azman earned P13 on his World Championship debut, with Fenati salvaging P14 after getting unfortunately caught up in Rodrigo’s crash, Riccardo Rossi (BOE Owlride) was the final point scorer.

As the dust settles on a scintillating Moto3™ race, Acosta’s lead in the Championship remains unchanged. 46 points are his advantage over Garcia, with Foggia now just 12 adrift of second place with his victory. Next up: Misano. What will we witness at Round 14?

Top 10:
1. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing)
2. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.041
3. Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.644
4. Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.708
5. Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia VR46 Academy) + 0.878
6. Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 1.180
7. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 2.133
8. Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride) + 2.685
9. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 2.786
10. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 4.714

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Polesitter Bagnaia quickest in delayed Warm Up

Foggy Sunday morning conditions at the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon caused all the Warm Up sessions to be delayed, but at the end of the 20-minute MotoGP™ stint, polesitter Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) finished top of the pile. The Italian’s 1:48.054 was enough to edge out Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) by 0.030s as the Japanese rider gets set for his 200th GP start, reigning World Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claimed P3.

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Augusto Fernandez a tenth clear in 10-minute session

In a reduced 10-minute Moto2™ session due to fog causing all the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon Warm Up sessions to be delayed, Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) claimed top spot ahead of teammate and polesitter Sam Lowes. The Spaniard’s 1:52.880 was good enough to beat World Championship leader and third place finisher Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 0.218s.

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Guevara fastest from Öncü in delayed session

Looming fog at MotorLand Aragon has caused the Warm Up sessions to be delayed, but the Moto3™ riders will still go racing at the usual 11:00 local time (GMT+2) slot. Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Asapr Team) will be hoping to reel in Pedro Acosta’s (Red Bull KTM Ajo) World Championship advantage, as the two title protagonists go from P4 and P9 respectively – don’t miss it!

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2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship final calendar confirmed

FIM Grand Prix World Championship
2021 calendar Update September 11

The final calendar for the 2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship can now be confirmed. The 2021 season will comprise a total of 18 Grands Prix, with no more events to be added.

The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports therefore regret to confirm the cancellation of the Gran Premio de la República Argentina due to force majeure. The event was previously postponed, but the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, logistical restrictions and prior infrastructure damage have obliged the cancellation. MotoGP looks forward to returning to Termas de Rio Hondo in April 2022 to greet the incredible fans who flock to the venue from across South America, with all parties working towards extending the collaboration for further years.

The name of the second Grand Prix at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, set to take place from the 22nd to the 24th of October 2021, can also be announced. The event will be the Emilia Romagna and Made in Italy Grand Prix, with helmet manufacturer and long-term partner of MotoGP, Nolan, taking top billing. The official name of the event is therefore the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia Romagna.

In addition, the dates of the first pre-season test for 2022 are now confirmed. The Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto will host a two-day Official Test for the MotoGP class on the 18th and 19th of November 2021. Official track action will then resume with the Sepang Shakedown Test from the 31st of January 2022, as previously announced.

2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar

Round Date Location
Round 1 Mar-28 Qatar, Losail (night race)
Round 2 Apr-04 Doha, Losail (night race)
Round 3 Apr-18 Portugal, Portimao
Round 4 May-02 Spain, Jerez
Round 5 May-16 France, Le Mans
Round 6 May-30 Italy- Mugello
Round 7 Jun-06 Catalunya, Barcelona
Round 8 Jun-20 Germany, Sachsenring
Round 9 Jun-27 Netherlands, Assen
Round 10 Aug-8 Styria, Red Bull Ring
Round 11 Aug-15 Austria, Red Bull Ring
Round 12 Aug-29 Great Britain, Silverstone
Round 13 Sep-12 Aragon, Motorland Aragon
Round 14 Sep-19 San Marino, Misano
Round 15 Oct-03 Americas, Circuit of the Americas
Round 16 Oct-24 Italy e dell’Emilia Romagna, Misano
Round 17 Nov-7 Portugal, Algarve
Round 18 Nov-14 Valencia, Circuit Ricardo Tormo

Source: MCNews.com.au

Ducati 1-2 on the grid at Aragon and five Ducati in top ten

2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship
Round 13 – Aragon


Qualifying Report

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in an absolute stunner at the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon to set pole position, the Italian taking Ducati to the milestone of 50 premier class poles and beating a lap record that’s been sitting unthreatened since 2015. He also was the only one to do so, with three-and-a-half tenths in hand over team-mate Jack Miller. The Australian has closer company from Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as the Championship leader took third, denied P2 by only hundredths.

2021 Aragon MotoGP front row
1 Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati Lenovo Team – Ducati – 1:46.322
2 Jack Miller – Ducati Lenovo Team – Ducati – +0.366
3 Fabio Quartararo – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha – +0.397

Q1

Q1 saw a few surprises. First, the rider with the best record across the two events at MotorLand last season, Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), didn’t manage to make an impression and ended the session in tenth – which corresponds to P20 on the grid. He’ll have a big mountain to climb on Sunday from his equal worst MotoGP qualifying.

At the opposite end of the Q1 timesheets, Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) moved through on top. The Frenchman said he’s struggling a little with arm pump but his 1:47.293 was the best of the session, beating Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) by just 0.051. The South African had a more comfortable 0.164 in hand over fellow KTM rider Iker Lecuona (Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing) as the number 27 was the first to miss out.

Vinales will start from P19 on his Aprilia debut

In the first three splits Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) had been on the money, with two red sectors and then a yellow, still within hundredths, but the final sector saw him lose out and the number 12 will start from P19.

Q2

Bagnaia laid down a big benchmark initially, before Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) hit the top as he just edged out the Italian. Then came Quartararo, and this time the margin was a little bigger as he pulled out 0.151.

Fabio Quartararo has qualified third and starts from the front row for the 34th time (on what is his 46th race in MotoGP,
nearly 73.9%). Over his 33 previous front-row starts, he went on to finish on the podium 17 times (including seven of his eight premier class wins so far).

On the final runs though, the red sectors were flying in and again, it was Bagnaia first – and again by a sizeable chunk of time. He was a whopping 0.405 ahead as he crossed the line with two minutes left on the clock, laying down the gauntlet.

Francesco Bagnaia has qualified on pole position (setting a new all-time lap record at MotorLand) for the second time in MotoGP along with Qatar this year. He will be aiming to take his maiden win in the class.

The only red sectors then were coming from Quartararo, but ultimately no one could come close. And in the end, Miller snuck into second too – edging El Diablo out by just 0.031 as the Frenchman lost time later in the lap and Miller gained it.

Reigning Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) ended his final flyer with a frustrated gesture as he headed off into the Turn 1 runoff after crossing the line, taking P7 in the end, with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) following close behind him and making good gains to move onto the provisional front row. But that was scuppered by Miller’s late lunge, with the number 93 shuffled down to fourth.


Combined Times

A Ducati 1-2 sees Bagnaia and Miller spearhead the MotorLand grid, with Quartararo on the outside of the front row. Marc Marquez lines up at the head of Row 2, with top Independent Team rider Martin alongside him – just 0.005 ahead of Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) as the Silverstone podium finisher completes the second row.

The pole position for Francesco Bagnaia is the 50th pole position for Ducati in the premier class. In addition, this is the third pole position for Ducati at MotorLand Aragon along with Casey Stoner in 2010, when he took Ducati’s only win at the track, and Jorge Lorenzo in 2018.

Despite Mir’s remonstrations, the Suzuki rider took seventh and put in a solid qualifying, staying ahead of Silverstone polesitter Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) by 0.032. They have Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) for company as the reigning Moto2 World Champion impressed at MotorLand on both Friday and Saturday, taking his best premier class grid position yet after going straight through to Q2 for the first time.

Zarco was forced to settle for tenth in Q2 and wants a lot more on Sunday, with Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and Binder for company on the fourth row.

The likes of Rins and Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol), podium finisher last year at MotorLand, will be looking to charge through early, and Mir will be keen to get the hammer down. The holeshot heroes of Borgo Panigale most definitely aim to stand in their way. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, made some statements with his FP4 pace and fourth on the grid is one better than where he qualified in Germany… where Sunday went pretty ok, as an understatement, for the eight-time World Champion.


Rider Quotes

Francesco Bagnaia – P1

“I’m thrilled because, for the first time, I was able to be fast here at the MotorLand Aragón. I felt comfortable riding my Desmosedici GP from the first sessions, and we didn’t have to make any setup changes. We just kept on lapping, improving steadily and, in FP4 this afternoon, we were also really competitive. In qualifying, I set an incredible lap time and knowing that I have beaten a record that has remained intact since 2015 gives me a lot of energy. Hopefully, we can continue this positive trend also in the race tomorrow.”

This is the first qualifying 1-2 for the two official Ducati riders since the 2018 Aragon GP with Jorge Lorenzo on pole ahead of Andrea Dovizioso.
Jack Miller – P2

“It’s a fantastic day for Ducati, and I’m delighted, both for Pecco and for me! We have made great steps forward, considering that last year we both couldn’t make it past Q1 and tomorrow, we’ll start first and second on the grid! I feel comfortable on the bike, and I’m happy with my pace, so I am ready for tomorrow’s race. I expect a very close race with many riders ready to fight for the victory, so we’ll have to try to adopt a smart strategy and manage well the tyres”.

Jack Miller has qualified second, equalling his best qualifying result of the season so far from Catalunya when he finished the race in third place, his most recent podium. He has finished on the podium in MotoGP at MotorLand once, in 2019 in third place.
Fabio Quartararo – P3

“Third position is fine. Our goal is always to be on the front row, so I‘m happy. And even if I wasn‘t happy about it, I would still be starting from this position. The small run-off on my penultimate lap didn‘t cost me anything. I can‘t make Sector 4 any faster, I‘m already pushing so much there. It‘s not just the bike, I‘ve always been struggling a little bit in the last corner. I was feeling good on the bike today, but it was so difficult to reach pole position. Let‘s see what we can achieve tomorrow. Our pace is great, maybe not the best, but I will do my best. I think it‘s important for us to keep working in a really good way, so we can achieve the best result possible. Anyway, it‘s great to see the fans on the grandstands again! I have been getting some great support from them. That‘s really good.”

Fabio Quartararo has qualified third and starts from the front row for the 34th time (on what is his 46th race in MotoGP,
nearly 73.9%). Over his 33 previous front-row starts, he went on to finish on the podium 17 times (including seven of his eight premier class wins so far).
Marc Marquez – P4

“Today we finished fourth, this was our main target so that’s good. In Free Practice 4 I felt really good on used tyres so that’s a positive and I was able to ride in a good way. Tomorrow let’s see what my condition is and then see if we can fight in the front group for the whole race. Our pace is there and we’re able to make the lap time but 23 laps around Aragon will be long. Let’s see what happens and we will try to take the most from whatever our situation is.”

Marc Marquez, who has won five times in MotoGP™️ at MotorLand, has qualified fourth for his best qualifying result since he was third at the 2020 Spanish GP (and he broke his right arm during the race).
Jorge Martín – P5

“I am happy with today. I was expecting to do something more from Q2, but to start from the second row is a great result regardless. The feeling is great, and I feel I am in great form.”

Jorge Martin has qualified fifth which is the fifth time over his nine MotoGP races he starts from the front two rows of the grid. He will be aiming to stand on the podium for the fourth time this season.
Aleix Espargaro – P6

“We did a good job again today. In qualifying we had the potential to do a bit better, but the second row is still a good position to start well and stay in the group. In the race, I expect to be able to stay with the fastest riders – that’s what the analysis of my pace says – although I don’t think that it will be the fastest rider who will win, but rather the one who uses the tyres the best in the final laps. From this point of view, I am comforted by the way the RS-GP performed during FP4.”

Joan Mir – P7

“I’m not too disappointed, in fact I’m quite happy, because in the end seventh position as a starting spot isn’t that bad. I did struggle a bit with the feeling during qualifying, especially with the very high temperatures, but overall my day was much better than yesterday and we made a huge step. Of course, there are still areas that we need to improve on, braking is one of those areas. But in general everything felt much better with the bike and I feel pretty good about the race, even though I’m sure it will be a big battle with many fast riders.”

Pol Espargaro – P8

“I wanted a bit more today and I think we had potential to be on the second row. I made two big, big mistakes during our time attack – at the last corner I went super wide and when it’s this tight you can’t make mistakes. In Silverstone my lap was perfect, here I made mistakes and I paid for them. The good point is that even with mistakes we are in eighth, we left time on track and that is disappointing but in the past this situation would have ended with a crash or in 12th and we are able to take eighth place now. It’s not where I want to be, but it puts us in a place to where we can show our potential better in the race.”

Pol Espargaro has qualified in eighth, equalling his second-best result of the season so far from France and Germany, and after Silverstone when he was on pole position.
Enea Bastianini – P9

“I’m happy because it was my first Q2 of the season and I felt pretty good all day. It was a pity I couldn’t close the second fastest lap, plus I struggled a bit with the front tyre and didn’t get the time I wanted. Anyway, it’s good to start from the third row, and we showed a good pace in free practices as well, so I think we can have a good race tomorrow.”

Johann Zarco – P10

“I am a bit disappointed; I made the same mistake that I had made at Silverstone, and I haven’t been able to make the most out of the new tyre: consequently losing time. Tomorrow I will start from the fourth row, I will give it my all to have a good race.”

Takaaki Nakagami – P11

“So, first of all, I’m so happy to reach the 200th GP of my career in the MotoGP Championship, it’s an amazing number and I’m really proud. I would like to thank my team, Idemitsu and all my sponsors because without their support I would not have reached this amazing number. Tomorrow is going to be a really important race for me, starting from P11 I will try my best, and push to fight for the top positions. This track suits me well, so hopefully we can celebrate after the race with all my team. Qualifying was really tight today. Unfortunately, I made a mistake and I was not able to make two laps on my second tyre as I missed the chequered flag by one or two seconds.”

Brad Binder – P12

“I’m happy we made it through to Q2 but unfortunately we didn’t have the tires to make the most of it. I tried my best to make a lap-time from a used one from Q1 but just didn’t have the grip. I struggled to do anything In Q2. Overall, we can be happy with the step we have made today. Now we’ll give our all tomorrow.”

After passing through Q1, Brad Binder has qualified in 12th (for the second successive time) as the highest-placed KTM rider. The best KTM result across the line at MotorLand is Pol Espargaro’s fourth last year at the Teruel GP.
 Danilo Petrucci – P13

“We had a decent Qualifying. I have a really good feeling on the bike, although it’s not perfect yet. The race tomorrow will be very tough, especially with regards to the choice of the rear tyre. I still struggle in acceleration, but we will try our best. I’m quite satisfied about today and we will try to further improve our feeling tomorrow morning.”

Álex Márquez – P14

“Day two here in Aragon and unfortunately in the morning we had a small crash just when we were going faster and better. I made a small mistake and crashed, so we were not able to go directly into Q2. Before that we suffered more than we expected, I was not very happy with the bike’s performance and didn’t feel very good, so tomorrow we need to think about it and change some things. We have some quite clear ideas and directions to follow to try and improve. In qualy I made another mistake as I didn’t put the hard front on and I think that cost us the chance to get into Q2. We were close but not enough, so I’m sorry to the team, but tomorrow we will try again and try harder!”

Cal Crutchlow – P15

“Obviously, yesterday was a good day. This morning was also good, but I missed out on the top 10 to go into Q2. That would have probably been a lot easier situation to be in. But overall we‘re happy. At the end of the day, I believe we have done a good job this weekend. Our pace has been fast, and for a test rider I think it has been respectable and not too bad at all. I didn‘t qualify well because I made a mistake in the last sector in the last corner. I was last in this sector actually, which is probably my best sector at this circuit normally. So, I‘m a little disappointed with that. But the whole Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team have been working great, and we look forward to seeing what we can do tomorrow.”

Iker Lecuona – P16

“I’m quite satisfied with today. We improved a lot. In the morning we worked very hard and have been pretty close to the top guys. Everybody was so close together, so it was difficult to make it directly to Q2. I have a very consistent pace for the race and I feel very strong. Plus, I did one of my best Qualifyings this season and overall in the MotoGP class. Finally, I have a good base in order to fight for the top tomorrow.”

Luca Marini – P17

“Compared to yesterday, we made a good step forward in the bike set-up. In FP4 I rode better and I was able to get closer to the group, although I would need one more day of work to be completely comfortable with the bike and to close the gap. In any case, we will continue to analyse the data to set up the electronics better and to be able to be consistent in long runs. I don’t think we will make any big changes in the warm up because it’s at a time when the track temperature is completely different to the race. We are still deciding which tyre to use tomorrow, most of the riders seem to be orientated with the hard front and the medium rear.”

 Miguel Oliveira – P18

“It was a strange qualifying after the good feeling we had in FP4 the new tyres didn’t make much difference. We had vibration and no grip so we need to understand and analyse the reason why. The race will be long tomorrow and we still have a very good chance to get some decent points.”

Maverick Vinales – P19

“I continued to improve and learn new things today about how the RS-GP works. Evidently, I need to change my style to take better advantage of this bike’s strong points, especially in braking and in acceleration, but overall I must say that the potential is excellent. I’m convinced that we’ll be able to take another step forward in the race tomorrow as well in terms of feeling. I still haven’t tested the Aprilia over race distance, so that will be helpful in gathering important information that we can use in Misano.”

Alex Rins – P20

“Starting from 20th position, especially at this track where I’m normally fast and where I’m very motivated, is quite a difficult thing. I just couldn’t get comfortable – I was making a lot of mistakes throughout the lap and I struggled with getting the bike stopped. Everything combined and it meant it was hard to set a clean fast lap. I’m sure tomorrow’s race will be very exciting with many fast riders, so it will be a fun one and I want to get into the group.”

Valentino Rossi – P21

“It is incredible how close all the riders are here at Aragon. Today I was better than yesterday with the bike and I improved my pace, which was not too bad. The time attack this morning was quite good because I was 0.6seconds off pole position, but I was in 15th place. My pace was also quite good in FP4, but in Q1 I was not able to make the best lap. I was not able to use my full potential because I was always in the wrong place, I had a lot of traffic and I know that we could have been better. The position on the grid is bad but we need to understand which tyres to use, because the choice is very open at the moment, and what pace we could have in the race tomorrow.”

Jake Dixon – P22

“Everything is coming a lot easier this weekend and the gap is a lot smaller, we were only 0.8 seconds off the top. Overall it’s really good, I’m happy and I’m massively enjoying the big bike. It’s a huge learning experience every time I go out. I didn’t do a time attack yesterday, as I did all of them today, and maybe it would have been nice to have done one so I had a reference today, but still really enjoyed Qualifying. It’s been a positive weekend so far and we’ll see what we can do tomorrow. I’m hoping to feel good with the bike, have a good race and try to get into a battle for as long as I can.”


MotoGP Combined Qualifying Times

Pos Rider Bike Q Time/Gap
1 Francesco BAGNAIA DUCATI Q2 1m46.322
2 Jack MILLER DUCATI Q2 +0.366
3 Fabio QUARTARARO YAMAHA Q2 +0.397
4 Marc MARQUEZ HONDA Q2 +0.414
5 Jorge MARTIN DUCATI Q2 +0.556
6 Aleix ESPARGARO APRILIA Q2 +0.561
7 Joan MIR SUZUKI Q2 +0.840
8 Pol ESPARGARO HONDA Q2 +0.872
9 Enea BASTIANINI DUCATI Q2 +0.956
10 Johann ZARCO DUCATI Q2 +0.966
11 Takaaki NAKAGAMI HONDA Q2 +1.044
12 Brad BINDER KTM Q2 +1.610
13 Iker LECUONA KTM Q1 (*) 0.215
14 Alex MARQUEZ HONDA Q1 (*) 0.249
15 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA Q1 (*) 0.320
16 Danilo PETRUCCI KTM Q1 (*) 0.415
17 Luca MARINI DUCATI Q1 (*) 0.448
18 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM Q1 (*) 0.457
19 Maverick VIÑALES APRILIA Q1 (*) 0.471
20 Alex RINS SUZUKI Q1 (*) 0.497
21 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA Q1 (*) 0.570
22 Jake DIXON YAMAHA Q1 (*) 0.853

2021 MotoGP Standings

Pos Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha FRA 206
2 Joan MIR Suzuki SPA 141
3 Johann ZARCO Ducati FRA 137
4 Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati ITA 136
5 Jack MILLER Ducati AUS 118
6 Brad BINDER KTM RSA 108
7 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA 95
8 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 85
9 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA 83
10 Jorge MARTIN Ducati SPA 64
11 Alex RINS Suzuki SPA 64
12 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 59
13 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda JPN 58
14 Pol ESPARGARO Honda SPA 52
15 Alex MARQUEZ Honda SPA 49
16 Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha ITA 40
17 Danilo PETRUCCI KTM ITA 36
18 Enea BASTIANINI Ducati ITA 35
19 Iker LECUONA KTM SPA 33
20 Luca MARINI Ducati ITA 28
21 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 28
22 Stefan BRADL Honda GER 11
23 Dani PEDROSA KTM SPA 6
24 Lorenzo SAVADORI Aprilia ITA 4
25 Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA 3
26 Tito RABAT Ducati SPA 1
27 Cal CRUTCHLOW Yamaha GBR 0
28 Garrett GERLOFF Yamaha USA 0
29 Jake DIXON Yamaha GBR 0

Moto2

Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) has quite a record at MotorLand, and the Brit added a little more to it in the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon. Taking pole position by 0.279 makes it the fourth time he’s taken the honour at the track, the most anyone in Moto2 has managed at a single venue, and last year when he did it twice, he won twice. He’s also equalled 2014 Moto2 Champion Tito Rabat as they now share the most poles in the class: 16.

But there’s another record-breaker on the front row in the form of Championship leader Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who starts second, with his key rival and rookie sensation team-mate Raul Fernandez set to line up P3.

2021 Aragon Moto2 front row:
1 Sam Lowes – Elf Marc VDS Racing Team – Kalex – 1:51.778
2 Remy Gardner – Red Bull KTM Ajo – Kalex – +0.279
3 Raul Fernandez – Red Bull KTM Ajo – Kalex – +0.306

Moto2 Combined Qualifying Times

Pos Rider Bike Q Time/Gap
1 Sam LOWES KALEX Q2 1m51.778
2 Remy GARDNER KALEX Q2 +0.279
3 Raul FERNANDEZ KALEX Q2 +0.306
4 Hector GARZO KALEX Q2 +0.329
5 Ai OGURA KALEX Q2 +0.370
6 Albert ARENAS BOSCOSCURO Q2 +0.392
7 Jorge NAVARRO BOSCOSCURO Q2 +0.419
8 Fabio DI GIANNANTONI   ITA KALEX Q2 +0.609
9 Marco BEZZECCHI KALEX Q2 +0.613
10 Marcos RAMIREZ KALEX Q2 +0.622
11 Aron CANET BOSCOSCURO Q2 +0.700
12 Augusto FERNANDEZ KALEX Q2 +0.716
13 Xavi VIERGE KALEX Q2 +0.750
14 Nicolò BULEGA KALEX Q2 +0.848
15 Marcel SCHROTTER KALEX Q2 +1.078
16 Thomas LUTHI KALEX Q2 +1.101
17 Fermín ALDEGUER BOSCOSCURO Q2 +1.169
18 Joe ROBERTS KALEX Q2 +1.532
19 Cameron BEAUBIER KALEX Q1 (*) 0.535
20 Simone CORSI MV AGUSTA Q1 (*) 0.581
21 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA KALEX Q1 (*) 0.597
22 Barry BALTUS NTS Q1 (*) 0.680
23 Tony ARBOLINO KALEX Q1 (*) 0.743
24 Stefano MANZI KALEX Q1 (*) 0.756
25 Hafizh SYAHRIN NTS Q1 (*) 0.865
26 Celestino VIETTI KALEX Q1 (*) 1.010
27 Somkiat CHANTRA KALEX Q1 (*) 1.015
28 Bo BENDSNEYDER KALEX Q1 (*) 1.167
29 John MCPHEE KALEX Q1 (*) 1.226
30 Manuel GONZALEZ MV AGUSTA Q1 (*) 1.340
31 Xavi CARDELUS KALEX Q1 (*) 2.228
32 Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI KALEX Q1 (*) 2.253

Moto2 Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Remy GARDNER Kalex AUS 231
2 Raul FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 187
3 Marco BEZZECCHI Kalex ITA 179
4 Sam LOWES Kalex GBR 127
5 Aron CANET Boscoscuro SPA 92
6 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 92
7 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Kalex ITA 91
8 Ai OGURA Kalex JPN 87
9 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex GER 75
10 Xavi VIERGE Kalex SPA 67
11 Jorge NAVARRO Boscoscuro SPA 58
12 Joe ROBERTS Kalex USA 56
13 Celestino VIETTI Kalex ITA 46
14 Bo BENDSNEYDER Kalex NED 40
15 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex THA 35
16 Tony ARBOLINO Kalex ITA 33
17 Cameron BEAUBIER Kalex USA 26
18 Albert ARENAS Boscoscuro SPA 23
19 Jake DIXON Kalex GBR 21
20 Stefano MANZI Kalex ITA 20
21 Marcos RAMIREZ Kalex SPA 16
22 Thomas LUTHI Kalex SWI 16
23 Hector GARZO Kalex SPA 12
24 Nicolò BULEGA Kalex ITA 12
25 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Kalex ITA 10
26 Hafizh SYAHRIN NTS MAL 8
27 Simone CORSI MV Agusta ITA 7
28 Fermín ALDEGUER Boscoscuro SPA 4
29 Alonso LOPEZ Boscoscuro SPA 4
30 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI MV Agusta ITA 3
31 Barry BALTUS NTS BEL 2
32 Yari MONTELLA Boscoscuro ITA 0
33 Tommaso MARCON MV Agusta ITA 0
34 Miquel PONS MV Agusta SPA 0
35 Fraser ROGERS NTS GBR 0
36 Taiga HADA / JPN 0
36 Taiga HADA Kalex JPN 0
37 Manuel GONZALEZ MV Agusta SPA 0
38 Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI Kalex POL 0
40 Keminth KUBO Kalex THA 0
40 Keminth KUBO Kalex THA 0

Moto3

Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) showed more good MotorLand form on Saturday at the Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon, the South African pulling out two tenths to head the field and the grid. Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) slots into second, to be exact 0.181 back, with Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) completing an all-Honda front row.

2021 Aragon Moto3 Front Row
1 Darryn Binder – Petronas Sprinta Racing – Honda – 1:57.724
2 Gabriel Rodrigo – Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 – Honda – +0.181
3 Tatsuki Suzuki – SIC58 Squadra Corse – Honda – +0.252

Moto3 Combined Qualifying Times

Pos Rider Motorcycle Q Time/Gap
1 Darryn BINDER HONDA Q2 1m57.724
2 Gabriel RODRIGO HONDA Q2 +0.181
3 Tatsuki SUZUKI HONDA Q2 +0.252
4 Sergio GARCIA GASGAS Q2 +0.345
5 Andrea MIGNO HONDA Q2 +0.379
6 Deniz ÖNCÜ KTM Q2 +0.590
7 Jeremy ALCOBA HONDA Q2 +0.638
8 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM Q2 +0.657
9 Pedro ACOSTA KTM Q2 +0.710
10 Lorenzo FELLON HONDA Q2 +0.739
11 Filip SALAC KTM Q2 +0.751
12 Xavier ARTIGAS HONDA Q2 +0.766
13 Izan GUEVARA GASGAS Q2 +0.889
14 Dennis FOGGIA HONDA Q2 +0.922
15 Jaume MASIA KTM Q2 +1.106
16 Ayumu SASAKI KTM Q2 +1.169
17 Romano FENATI HUSQVARNA Q2 +1.229
18 Kaito TOBA KTM Q2 +1.315
19 Stefano NEPA KTM Q1 (*) 1.066
20 Carlos TATAY KTM Q1 (*) 1.110
21 Syarifuddin AZMAN HONDA Q1 (*) 1.380
22 Adrian FERNANDEZ HUSQVARNA Q1 (*) 1.396
23 Riccardo ROSSI KTM Q1 (*) 1.415
24 Maximilian KOFLER KTM Q1 (*) 1.586
25 Yuki KUNII HONDA Q1 (*) 1.592
26 Andi Farid IZDIHAR HONDA Q1 (*) 1.864
27 Ryusei YAMANAKA KTM Q1 (*) 2.177
28 Alberto SURRA HONDA Q1 (*) 2.416

Moto3 Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Pedro ACOSTA KTM SPA 201
2 Sergio GARCIA GASGAS SPA 155
3 Romano FENATI Husqvarna ITA 132
4 Dennis FOGGIA Honda ITA 118
5 Jaume MASIA KTM SPA 105
6 Darryn BINDER Honda RSA 95
7 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM ITA 87
8 Ayumu SASAKI KTM JPN 71
9 Kaito TOBA KTM JPN 62
10 Jeremy ALCOBA Honda SPA 60
11 Gabriel RODRIGO Honda ARG 60
12 Izan GUEVARA GASGAS SPA 59
13 Andrea MIGNO Honda ITA 58
14 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda JPN 54
15 Deniz ÖNCÜ KTM TUR 53
16 John MCPHEE Honda GBR 53
17 Filip SALAC KTM CZE 46
18 Ryusei YAMANAKA KTM JPN 37
19 Xavier ARTIGAS Honda SPA 30
20 Jason DUPASQUIER KTM SWI 27
21 Riccardo ROSSI KTM ITA 23
22 Stefano NEPA KTM ITA 22
23 Carlos TATAY KTM SPA 20
24 Adrian FERNANDEZ Husqvarna SPA 16
25 Yuki KUNII Honda JPN 15
26 Maximilian KOFLER KTM AUT 10
27 Elia BARTOLINI KTM ITA 7
28 Andi Farid IZDIHAR Honda INA 3
29 Daniel HOLGADO KTM SPA 1
30 Lorenzo FELLON Honda FRA 0
31 Joel KELSO KTM AUS 0
32 Takuma MATSUYAMA Honda JPN 0
33 Alberto SURRA Honda ITA 0
34 David SALVADOR Honda SPA 0

2021  – Aragon Schedule  (AEDT)

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Walker wins a dramatic Race 1 at Silverstone

In the aftermath of that, Walker and Mounsey swept through to finish 1-2, both putting in their best races yet and hitting some impressive milestones – having been right there in the battle throughout. Brown crossed the line in third after that final drama of the race, seemingly having made some big gains, but the final final drama of the day was still to come for the number 74. For the incident with Garness, he was given the equivalent of a Long Lap penalty, a three-second time penalty, and drops to fifth – losing the chance to gain a much bigger chunk of points.

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Holgado wins Race 1, Alonso crowned 2021 Champion

The Colombian 15-year-old had fought for the race win all the way in what distilled into a 5 KTM lead battle but Poleman Holgado, the 16-year-old Spaniard, had the edge on the final lap. Going into the penultimate race only Muñoz could challenge Alonso for the Cup and he put everything into it but Alonso only really needed a handful of points to take the title.

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