Remy Gardner makes history in Germany

2021 MotoGP Round Eight Sachsenring


Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) waited a little while to take to the top step in 2021, but the Australian has now done it three times in a row and is the first from his nation to do so. Another imperious performance saw him enjoy what looked almost like a track day at the Sachsenring, with team-mate Raul Fernandez initially on his tail before sliding out. Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) returned to the intermediate class podium in second, with Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) locking out the rostrum in third.

2021 Sachsenring Moto2 Podium
1 Remy Gardner- Red Bull KTM Ajo – Kalex – 39:39.191
2 Aron Canet – Aspar Team Moto2 – Boscoscuro – +6.158
3 Marco Bezzecchi – Sky Racing Team VR46 – Kalex – +7.030

It was a big day for the fathers/sons of a few Aussie motorcycling legends over the weekend. Remy Gardner, son of 500cc World Champion Wayne; Oli Bayliss, son of three-time World Superbike Champion Troy took his first ASBK Superbike victory; and Jack Doohan, son of five-time 500cc World Champion Mick, took victory in the FIA Formula Three Championship.

Remy Gardner

2021 Sachsenring Moto2 Race Report

As the lights went out it was Fernandez and Gardner who got the jump down into Turn 1, whilst Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) got a terrible getaway and was left mired down in fifth. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) was up to third ahead of Bezzecchi, who held position from his starting place. It was also a good start from Jorge Navarro (+EGO Speed Up), likewise holding his position from the start of the race.

Moto2 Sachsenring 2021

It became clear from the early stages that the race would be between the two Red Bull KTM Ajos, with Fernandez leading until Gardner got ahead of him at Turn 12 on Lap 2. Whilst both were racing away at the front at a rate of around a second a lap, it would be a mistake that would see the title pendulum swing in favour of Gardner: suddenly, Fernandez tucked the front at Turn 3. The rookie faltered for the first time in 2021 and the Australian was left to race against concentration, and himself. Crossing the line for his third win in a row with some real breathing space, he got the job done and now leads by 36 points over Fernandez in the standings…

Fernandez and Gardner broke away

Canet was left in second and the Aspar rider pushed to stay there, with a big gap slowly but surely diminishing as the race went on. Bezzecchi was the man on the chase but just came up a second short, nevertheless taking the podium after repelling the attentions of Di Giannantonio, who was forced to settle for fourth.

Remy Gardner

Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) pinched fifth place in the closing stages to deny Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP), although the home hero had fought valiantly from 17th on the grid. Jorge Navarro, Albert Arenas (Aspar Team Moto2), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) and Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) completed the top ten, that for Arenas a first Moto2 top ten and Beaubier giving America a third top ten of 2021.

Remy Gardner

The final lap also saw numerous positions squandered, as Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) crashed out of sixth place at Turn 1. Then, further down the order, Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) crashed from 11th, also at Turn 1. Then, at Turn 8, it was Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) who crashed out from fifth, promoting Lowes vs Schrötter.

Remy Gardner

There was also drama for Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) earlier in the race as the two collided at Turn 12, resulting in Dixon running off and Fernandez going down.

The winner of the 200th Moto2 race is Remy Gardner!

Before the race my brother messaged me, ‘yo go win it today! You’ll be the first Australian to win three consecutively in the intermediate class!’ I guess I’m making history so that’s cool! Honestly I expected a hard battle today, Raul’s been really strong all weekend, I thought Diggia would be there, I don’t know what happened. Especially in Warm Up Raul had better pace than me so I was expecting a good long fight. I knew Raul would struggle a bit with the front tyre but I saw I had a bit more pace in the first laps so I passed him and just tried to go, but being smooth. Then a few laps later I saw plus 4 and a half, or something like that, and I was just trying then to not lose concentration. It was a really long race, a lot of laps around here. Happy to get those 25 points, it was an extremely important day for us.

Remy Gardner

2021 Sachsenring Moto2 Race Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Remy GARDNER Kalex 39m39.191
2 Aron CANET Boscoscuro +6.158
3 Marco BEZZECCHI Kalex +7.03
4 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Kalex +8.145
5 Sam LOWES Kalex +9.888
6 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex +10
7 Jorge NAVARRO Boscoscuro +16.039
8 Albert ARENAS Boscoscuro +19.394
9 Marcos RAMIREZ Kalex +21.718
10 Cameron BEAUBIER Kalex +26.393
11 Nicolò BULEGA Kalex +26.732
12 Alonso LOPEZ Kalex +26.835
13 Bo BENDSNEYDER Kalex +28.034
14 Barry BALTUS NTS +28.984
15 Celestino VIETTI Kalex +31.414
16 Tony ARBOLINO Kalex +33.176
17 Hafizh SYAHRIN NTS +33.425
18 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex +39.638
19 Thomas LUTHI Kalex +39.682
20 Stefano MANZI Kalex +44.613
21 Jake DIXON Kalex +47.416
Not Classified
DNF Ai OGURA Kalex 1 Lap
DNF Xavi VIERGE Kalex 1 Lap
DNF Joe ROBERTS Kalex 1 Lap
DNF Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Kalex 14 Laps
DNF Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex 22 Laps
DNF Lorenzo BALDASSARRI MV Agusta 22 Laps
DNF Raul FERNANDEZ Kalex 24 Laps
DNF Fermín ALDEGUER Boscoscuro 25 Laps

Moto2 Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Bike Points
1 Remy GARDNER Kalex 164
2 Raul FERNANDEZ Kalex 128
3 Marco BEZZECCHI Kalex 117
4 Sam LOWES Kalex 86
5 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Kalex 73
6 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex 59
7 Aron CANET Boscoscuro 55
8 Joe ROBERTS Kalex 50
9 Xavi VIERGE Kalex 42
10 Ai OGURA Kalex 39
11 Bo BENDSNEYDER Kalex 38
12 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex 34
13 Jorge NAVARRO Boscoscuro 33
14 Tony ARBOLINO Kalex 30
15 Cameron BEAUBIER Kalex 26
16 Albert ARENAS Boscoscuro 18
17 Stefano MANZI Kalex 17
18 Celestino VIETTI Kalex 16
19 Marcos RAMIREZ Kalex 16
20 Jake DIXON Kalex 11
21 Hector GARZO Kalex 11
22 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex 11
23 Nicolò BULEGA Kalex 10
24 Hafizh SYAHRIN NTS 8
25 Simone CORSI MV Agusta 7
26 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Kalex 6
27 Alonso LOPEZ Kalex 4
28 Fermín ALDEGUER Boscoscuro 4
29 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI MV Agusta 3
30 Barry BALTUS NTS 2
31 Thomas LUTHI Kalex 2
32 Yari MONTELLA Boscoscuro 0
33 Tommaso MARCON MV Agusta 0
34 Miquel PONS MV Agusta 0
35 Fraser ROGERS NTS 0
36 Taiga HADA NTS 0
37 Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI Kalex 0
38 Keminth KUBO Kalex 0

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 Jul-11 Finland, KymiRing (subject to homologation)
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 Sam Marino, Misano
Round 15 Oct-03 Japan, Motegi
Round 16 Oct-10 Thailand, Chang International Circuit
Round 17 Oct-24 Australia, Phillip Island
Round 18 Oct-31 Malaysia, Sepang
Round 19 Nov-14 Valencia, Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Round 20 TBA Argentina, Termas de Rio Hondo
Round 21 TBA Americas, COTA

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Joel Kelso just misses points in Moto3 debut

2021 Sachsenring Moto3

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took back the Moto3 momentum at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, the rookie sensation slicing through to fight at the front and then holding off Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) on the final lap. Toba took his first podium since his 2019 win in Qatar after an impressive Sunday’s work, with Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) completing the podium after leading much of the race and then seeing Jeremy Alcoba (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) get a one position penalty for exceeding track limits and then failing to give the place back.

Aussie youngster Joel Kelso made his Moto3 debut from the eighth row of the grid. Taking advantage of the mistakes of his rivals, the young Australian crossed the finish line in 17th place.

Joel Kelso – P17

I’m happy with the work we did this weekend. We made progress and closed the gap to the leaders in every session. I’m still getting used to the bike and we need to keep working like that. We suffered a lot during the race but we are taking the positives from it. We learned from the team and the bike. Every time we go faster. This is the right way to work. We will be closer in Assen and we can enjoy our weekend even more.”

Joel Kelso
Alain Bronec (CIP Green Power Team Owner)

As for Kelso, for his first Grand Prix, he improved in every session. The race was difficult, because the pace was high. He had a bit more difficulty because these races are different from the ones he has done so far. Yesterday we were one-second off, this morning we were nine-tenths off. Everything is going well and we will continue to work in Assen.”

Moto3 Race Report

By the exit of Turn 2 it was Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) into the lead, the number 24 fighting off Toba through Turn 1 as the two made an initial break, but soon the number 27 fought back and headed through to lead the train at the front. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) soon bolted into pitlane for his ride through as Foggia hit the front, before Yuki Kunii (Honda Team Asia) crashed from the lead group after he found himself on the outside of Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Masia got a Long Lap penalty for the incident not long after.

Meanwhile at the front, it was Foggia vs Acosta but the Italian held strong, leading a few laps with no one able to get past. When they did though, it was once again Toba and Acosta on the attack, the two making their presence felt in the early stages.

With 15 to go, a multi-rider shuffle at Turn 1 saw Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) make contact with Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and the Turk crash, as well as Lorenzo Fellon (SIC58 Squadra Corse) as he got caught up in it. Öncü was able to rejoin down the order, before even more drama hit not long after. Masia overcooked it at Turn 1 and slid out, and Yamanaka crashed tagging Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride). That also caused Fenati to run off in avoiding action. The Italian got back on track in P13 but ten seconds off 12th, and then received a Long Lap penalty for his earlier contact with Öncü.

After the carnage and run offs, there were 10 riders in the front group, followed by the duo of John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Elia Bartolini (Avintia Esponsorama) a few seconds. The Scot had earlier been shuffled down the order avoiding the Öncü incident. Fenati was another eight seconds behind them, with Andi Izdihar (Honda Team Asia) in P14 and then Binder, with the South African on for a point after a drama-free ride past the crashes and run offs that had been ahead of him.

Back at the front, Foggia raced on. And by six to go the Italian was creating a little daylight behind him, with Acosta the man on the chase – directly followed by his closest challenger in the points, Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team). It didn’t last long though, with the gap chopped down and Acosta back at the head of the train. Alcoba was on a charge through the order, but the Spaniard exceeded track limits on the way and was told to drop a position…

Onto the final lap, it remained the Championship leader in the race lead and the number 37 kept the hammer down. He held his nerve against Foggia, who tried a move for the lead at Turn 7 but ran wide. Alcoba also then pushed his way through before Toba followed suit, the Japanese rider then challenging Alcoba for second. He got him at Turn 12, before setting his sights on Acosta going into the final corner for the final time…

Pedro Acosta did it again

Acosta, however, couldn’t be stopped and increases his advantage to 55 points, as well as giving KTM their first Moto3 win at the Sachsenring since 2014. Second went to Toba, his first podium since the Teruel Grand Prix in 2020, and Alcoba crossed the line in third – but hadn’t complied with the penalty. He was therefore demoted, with Foggia onto the podium.

Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) took fifth behind Alcoba, with Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia Esponsorama) classified sixth as Sergio Garcia and Tatsuki Suzuki were demoted a place each into seventh and eighth, respectively. Rookie Xavier Artigas (Leopard Racing) took ninth, in the end the last man in the front group, with Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) completing the top ten a little further back.

McPhee was next up, just getting the better of an impressive ride from rookie and injury replacement Elia Bartolini (Avintia Esponsorama), with Fenati, Binder and Izdihar the final scorers.

Pedro Acosta – P1

It was a hard race, so long. it was difficult to manage the tyres, but I think the team gave me the best bike they could give me. I think I can only say thanks to the team, the guys that help me everyday to improve, and I can’t say more.”

2021 Sachsenring Moto3 Podium
1 Pedro Acosta – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM – 39:38.791
2 Kaito Toba – CIP Green Power – KTM – +0.130
3 Dennis Foggia – Leopard Racing – Honda – +0.259
Kaito Toba – P2

It was a tough race. Up until qualifying we had done a good job. I made a mistake in Q2 and crashed. I was a bit sore, but I managed to push during the race. With six laps to go I felt more pain, but I stayed focused and pushed until the end. I finished on the podium and I am very happy. I would like to thank the team and all my mechanics. They did a great job and we will keep working like this.

2021  Sachsenring Moto3 Race Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Pedro ACOSTA KTM 39m38.791
2 Kaito TOBA KTM +0.13
3 Dennis FOGGIA Honda +0.259
4 Jeremy ALCOBA Honda +0.206
5 Andrea MIGNO Honda +0.459
6 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM +0.728
7 Sergio GARCIA GASGAS +0.537
8 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda +0.647
9 Xavier ARTIGAS Honda +0.864
10 Izan GUEVARA GASGAS +6.557
11 John MCPHEE Honda +7.512
12 Elia BARTOLINI KTM +7.576
13 Romano FENATI Husqvarna +20.902
14 Darryn BINDER Honda +37.855
15 Andi Farid IZDIHAR Honda +38.297
16 Deniz ÖNCÜ KTM +54.714
17 Joel KELSO KTM +58.423
18 Ryusei YAMANAKA KTM +1m27.070
Not Classified
DNF Stefano NEPA KTM 12 Laps
DNF Jaume MASIA KTM 13 Laps
DNF Riccardo ROSSI KTM 13 Laps
DNF Lorenzo FELLON Honda 15 Laps
DNF Filip SALAC Honda 15 Laps
DNF Gabriel RODRIGO Honda 17 Laps
DNF Adrian FERNANDEZ Husqvarna 20 Laps
DNF Yuki KUNII Honda 24 Laps

Moto3 Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Bike Points
1 Pedro ACOSTA KTM 145
2 Sergio GARCIA GASGAS 90
3 Jaume MASIA KTM 72
4 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM 65
5 Romano FENATI Husqvarna 64
6 Dennis FOGGIA Honda 61
7 Darryn BINDER Honda 60
8 Andrea MIGNO Honda 58
9 Ayumu SASAKI KTM 57
10 Jeremy ALCOBA Honda 52
11 Gabriel RODRIGO Honda 51
12 Kaito TOBA KTM 49
13 Filip SALAC Honda 35
14 Izan GUEVARA GASGAS 32
15 Ryusei YAMANAKA KTM 28
16 John MCPHEE Honda 27
17 Jason DUPASQUIER KTM 27
18 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda 26
19 Deniz ÖNCÜ KTM 24
20 Xavier ARTIGAS Honda 23
21 Riccardo ROSSI KTM 16
22 Carlos TATAY KTM 14
23 Stefano NEPA KTM 14
24 Adrian FERNANDEZ Husqvarna 10
25 Elia BARTOLINI KTM 7
26 Yuki KUNII Honda 7
27 Maximilian KOFLER KTM 3
28 Andi Farid IZDIHAR Honda 2
29 Daniel HOLGADO KTM 1
30 Lorenzo FELLON Honda 0
31 Joel KELSO KTM 0
32 Takuma MATSUYAMA Honda 0

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 Jul-11 Finland, KymiRing (subject to homologation)
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 Sam Marino, Misano
Round 15 Oct-03 Japan, Motegi
Round 16 Oct-10 Thailand, Chang International Circuit
Round 17 Oct-24 Australia, Phillip Island
Round 18 Oct-31 Malaysia, Sepang
Round 19 Nov-14 Valencia, Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Round 20 TBA Argentina, Termas de Rio Hondo
Round 21 TBA Americas, COTA

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Voight races to Red Bull Rookies PB eighth in Germany

2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Round 4 – Sachsenring, Germany


Matteo Bertelle has continued his impressive performance at Sachsenring over the weekend, with the 17-year-old Italian taking pole after being fast all day, while consistently fast Rookies Cup rider Dani Holgado grabbed second on the grid ahead of Indonesian 17-year-old Mario Aji.

Matteo Bertelle

Just a second covered the top 13 KTM RC250 Rs with Mugello’s debut victor Taiyo Furusato heading up the second row. Alongside the 15-year-old Japanese sat 16-year-old Marcos Uriarte and fellow Spaniard and Cup points leader 15-year-old David Muñoz.

The grid positions were up in the air ahead of the start of Race 1 though as some ‘tactical riding’ drew the attention of Race Direction.

Taiyo Furusato

Matteo Bertelle

“Finally a pole position, it’s incredible for me because the last time we were here in the Sachsenring it wasn’t good at all. But this year I have a good pace and a good mentality. Today I have a good feeling with the bike especially when using a new tyre and I’m ready for tomorrow. I hope to make a perfect start and then let’s enjoy the race.”

Harrison Vought lined up on the grid in 22nd, while New Zealand’s Cormac Buchanan was 24th, both on the eighth row.


Race 1

Sachsenring provided magnificent action as always with 14 KTMs battling for the lead for most of the race. At the flag it was Colombian David Alonso who held the slightest advantage over Marcos Uriarte and David Muñoz.

David Alonso

David Alonso

“It was a very difficult race because 19 laps on this circuit is very tiring, also because of the very hot weather. I was in 7th position on the grid, in the first laps I was calm. Then I tried to push, make my own pace and get away from the group, but it wasn’t possible. So I let them pass, waited to the last laps and I knew that going onto the last lap it was clear, I needed to be first. I was riding well and I then just needed to defend my position and that’s what I did. It’s very positive because after a race long battle I could take another win and that’s very good for my confidence. The tyres did drop off but for me it was good because I could also be fast on old tyres and it was not a problem. At the end they passed me on the brakes but ran wide and I could make a good last corner and win.”

Alonso’s third win of the season puts the 15-year-old back on top of the points table but only by six-points from David Muñoz, the 15-year-old Spaniard, who did a fantastic job of recovering from a long lap penalty.

The Race 1 podium saw Alonso win from Uriarte and Munox

Marcos Uriarte

“Today was very good, the race was very hard because the tyres dropped off a lot. It was difficult to manage the race but I pushed every lap to my limit and I am very happy to have finished second. Tomorrow I hope to win.”

David Muñoz

“It was very hot and hard today at the Sachsenring but it was a good race. It was difficult for me because of the long lap penalty but I managed to fight back to the front. I did go for the lead on the last lap on the bakes at the bottom of the hill but then was wide and lost the advantage. Now I must focus on tomorrow and I am looking for more.”

David Alonso leads Race 1

Third on the Cup table is Dani Holgado who was in the lead battle as always but was just out of podium contention on the final lap thanks to a three rider fall in turn one that split the eight-rider lead group. He crossed the line fourth, just ahead of another 16-year-old Spaniard Iván Ortolá.

Dani Holgado

“It was a difficult race for me today because in the lead group on the last lap there was a crash with Bertelle, Muñoz (Daniel) and Furusato so I lost distance to the first three. But it was still enough for 4th position, good points for the championship. Tomorrow we have another opportunity, 4th is not bad but I prefer first position.”

Dani Holgado

Australian Harrison Voight finished the opening race 12th after seven weeks away from racing, just behind Sho Nishimura. Cormac Buchanan meanwhile finished 17th.


Race 2

In Race 2 Matteo Bertelle won his first Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race in dramatic fashion. The 17-year-old Italian was in the lead battle all the way and managed to avoid a five rider fall at the start of the final laps that took out the rest of the lead group.

Daniel Holgado seemed set for another win, before last lap drama took out most of the leading group

After his solitary last lap he crossed the line over two-seconds ahead of Daniel Muñoz with Tatchakorn Buasri granted third after Diogo Moreira was penalised a place for a last lap track limits infraction.

It had been another incredible battle and with the laps counting down Saturday’s winner David Alonso looked most comfortable in the lead. As the pack went onto the last lap he was under great pressure from Daniel Holgado, David Muñoz, Marcos Uriarte, Iván Ortolá and Bertelle.

Dani Holgado

The six all funnelled into Turn 1 and simply didn’t fit, Bertelle managed to back out of it but the other five ended in the gravel, fortunately without serious injury.

Matteo Bertelle

“It has been a fantastic weekend. Yesterday was an unlucky day but today was a lucky day. I am so sorry for the other guys who crashed but this is the race. I had a very good feeling with the bike and I say thanks to my mechanic Frederico and everyone who supports me so much and I will see you in Austria.”

Matteo Bertelle claimed top honours in Race 2, ahead of Daniel Muñoz and Tatchakorn Buasri

Daniel Muñoz

“It was a very difficult race because I have pain in my arm all week. But I am happy for the podium. I still want more because I couldn’t run with the first group in the last laps. For this I am not happy but I am training and working for the next races. I still need to improve a lot of things and I want to battle at the front at the Red Bull Ring and have the rhythm to be fighting at the front right to the last laps.”

Tatchakorn Buasri

“Today I am very happy because I improved a lot, I was fighting in the front group. In the last few laps I lost the leaders as I had a big highside as I opened the throttle and then there was a big gap to the lead group. Then the front group had a big crash and I was then fighting for 2nd place. It was a great last lap battle and finally I could get the podium. I am very excited and happy with the result. I think we made big improvements and I can’t wait to go racing again.”

David Alonso

“Today I made a good start but in the first corner I touched with some rider and then I was at the back of the group more or less, waiting until the last laps. I felt good and also the riders were pushing hard so I stayed there. Then with 5 laps to go I got into the lead and I pushed hard. I was happy that I could do good laps alone. It was fast but I could not get away. In the last lap I was second but going to be first then one rider hit us all and that finished the race.”

Mario Aji finished Race 2 in seventh, just ahead of Voight

Aussie Harrison Voight had a better second race taking a personal best eighth-place finish from a 21st start, tagging onto the lead group and battling as high as third on the final lap.

Harrison Voight

“My goal for Race 1 was to finish, and gain some confidence back after not racing in seven weeks. To finish being inside the points was something I didn’t expect. I had a great start, was aggressive on the first five laps and just went for any gap that I seen available, definitely made some passes in places that I didn’t think it was possible to stay on… I kept pushing to my limit and tagged onto the back of the group. On the final lap I was in the battle for third place! Beyond happy with the progress I made this weekend and I was the sixth fastest rider in the race, less then two tenths having the fastest lap of the race including only being three-seconds off the race winner! Thanks to those that made it possible, feels good to be back racing.”

Harrison Voight took a PB of eighth in Race 2 at Sachsenring over the weekend, in the Red Bull Rookies Cup
Harrison Voight took a PB of eighth in Race 2 at Sachsenring over the weekend, in the Red Bull Rookies Cup – Image by Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

Cormac Buchanan came home in 16th in Race 2, beating Bartholome Perrin.


Red Bull Rookies Sachsenring Results

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NTC: Moor makes a late lunge to defeat Gurecky in Race 2

We have a new first time winner! After some incredible pace in preseason prefaced a rollercoaster first two rounds for Rossi Moor (FAIRIUM Next Generation Riders Team), the Hungarian took his first podium in Race 1 of Round 3… and on Sunday he went one better. The rookie duelled it out against Jakub Gurecky (JRT Brno Circuit) on the final lap, making a move stick at the final corner to become the first to defeat the Czech rider in the last five races. Gurecky, nevertheless, increases his points lead as Jacopo Hosciuc (Hos Racing Team) completed the podium.

From the off the stage was set for another similar battle, but on Sunday the podium finishers had a few more names to contend with. Lorenz Luciano (Junior Black Knights Team), Kas Beekmans (Team KNMV), Kevin Farkas (FAIRIUM Next Generation Riders) and Niklas Kitzbichler (Racing-Team-Kitzbichler) were all in the fight at the front, with a small freight train swapping and changing positions around the Sachsenring. With Farkas and Kitzbichler making a big step forward, the points were even more crucial for those near the top of the standings.

This time around, Moor wasn’t content to let Gurecky lead onto the final lap after the Czech rider outfoxed the field on Saturday, and instead the Hungarian blasted round Turn 1 for the final time in the lead. And he hung on until Gurecky hit back down the Waterfall, but Moor would have one final shot – and he took it to perfection. Keeping it pinned down the inside of the final corner, the number 92 crossed the line just half a tenth ahead to take his first ever NTC win.

Gurecky may have lost the victory and the chance at five in a row, but the Czech rider increased his advantage to 42 points at the top of the table, impressing once again and, once again, in the dry. Hosciuc won the squabble for third just ahead of the rest, the Romanian moving forward after a fifth on Saturday and back on the rostrum.

Fourth went to Farkas as he picked his way through to his best result yet after an impressive fight, with Luciano the man to lose out in the latter stages and the standings as he completed the top five. Beekmans took sixth after another impressive and solid performance once again from the consistent Dutchman.

Kitzbichler took seventh place at the flag, which equals his Race 1 result, but the Austrian only lost out on the podium late on after getting much nearer the front – and pulling some choice moves to boot.

Stepan Zuda (Motoracing23 Klub V ACR) charged from 24th to eighth in an impressive display, ultimately ending up in a lonely ride after doing so much work early on but being unable to catch the front group. Jonas Kocourek (JRT Brno Circuit) and Tibor Varga (Forty Racing) once again completed the top ten, also in some clear air each.

That’s a wrap on Round 3 of the NTC, but it’s not long to wait for the next one as the Cup heads to the TT Circuit Assen for Round 4, alongside the MotoGP™ paddock once again.

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Matteo Bertelle wins from pole Sachsenring Rookies Race 2

It had been another incredible KTM battle and with the laps counting down Saturday’s winner David Alonso looked most comfortable in the lead. As the pack went onto the last lap he was under great pressure from Daniel Holgado, David Muñoz, Marcos Uriarte, Iván Ortolá and Bertelle.”

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Marc Marquez emulates sporting greats with MotoGP™ comeback

Tennis has also seen its fair share of major injury comebacks. The three most successful male players of all time – Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic – have all been hit by injury during their illustrious careers. However, the story of Monica Seles is one to tell. In 1993 at just 19-years-old, she amazed the world by winning her eighth Grand Slam title, three years on from becoming the youngest-ever French Open winner at 16. However, in 1993, she was a victim of an on-court attack after a man stabbed her in the back. Understandably, it was something that saw Seles unable to return to the court for two years, but she did come back to win her fourth Australian Open in 1996 – her ninth Grand Slam. In addition, she claimed bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and helped the US Team to win the Federation Cup three times.

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King of the Ring: Marquez strikes back with Sachsenring win

Meanwhile, in the battle for the lead, it had briefly come under one second but in the final three laps, Marquez broke Oliveira’s will and pushed the gap back to over one and a half seconds, and now, he was in full flow, riding like he’d never been away as he went to end a 581 day wait for victory at a circuit he had been undefeated at since his graduation to MotoGP™ in 2013, and even before that, winning everything he’d competed at in Germany in 2010. Further behind, it was now a battle over fifth between the factory Ducati teammates of Miller and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), with the Italian storming through the field in the latter third of the race. At Turn 9, Bagnaia made his move on the final lap, demoting Miller to sixth. 

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Gardner dazzles for German GP victory, Fernandez falters

The final lap would see numerous positions squandered, as Xavi Vierge crashed out of sixth place at Turn 1, tossing away a safe top six after a podium at the last round in Barcelona. Then, further down the order, Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) crashed from 11th, also at Turn 1. Then, at Turn 8, it was Ai Ogura who crashed out, which therefore promoted Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) who took fifth. 

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