2021 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
Date | 18 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Algarve, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal) was the third round of the
Background
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 22 January 2021
MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After the Doha Grand Prix, Johann Zarco is the new leader of the rider standings at 40 points, followed by the Monster Energy Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales, winners of the first two races of the season, four points behind; followed by Francesco Bagnaia and Álex Rins, respectively fourteen and seventeen points behind Zarco.
In the constructors' classification, Yamaha leads with 50 points, 10 more than Ducati. Suzuki is third at 26 points, with Aprilia fourth at 15 points; KTM and Honda close at 11 points.
In the team championship standings,
Moto2 Championship riders' standings before the race
Sam Lowes leads the intermediate class with 50 points, followed by Remy Gardner at 40 points. Raúl Fernández is third with 26 points, one more than Marco Bezzecchi and five more than Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Moto3 Championship riders' standings before the race
After his victory in the Doha Grand Prix,
MotoGP participants
Marc Márquez returns as Honda's starter rider after the incident in the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, which is valid as the first race of the 2020 championship.
Moto2 participants
- Miquel Pons replace Simone Corsi because of an injury.
- Fraser Rogers replace Barry Baltus because of fractured left wrist injury.
Moto3 participants
The riders and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in riders for the race.
Free practice
MotoGP
Maverick Viñales was fastest in the first session, followed by Álex Rins and Marc Márquez. In the second session, Francesco Bagnaia preceded Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir. In the third session, Quartararo finished at the top of the standings ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Bagnaia.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap |
The fastest personal time of the riders are written in bold type.
Pos. | No. | Rider | Constructor | Free practice times | ||||
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FP1[1] | FP2[2] | FP3[3] | ||||||
1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:42.528 | 1:40.206 | 1:39.044 | ||
2 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:43.243 | 1:41.216 | 1:39.095 | ||
3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:42.464 | 1:39.866 | 1'39.117 | ||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT |
Qualifying
MotoGP
Fastest session lap |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
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Q1[4] | Q2[5] | |||||||
1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:38.862 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:38.951 | 2 | ||
3 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:38.991 | 3 | ||
4 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.061 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.103 | 5 | ||
6 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1:39.253 | 1:39.121 | 6 | ||
7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.169 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.386 | 8 | ||
9 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:39.302 | 1:39.398 | 9 | ||
10 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.445 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.482 | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.807 | 12 | ||
13 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:39.530 | N/A | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | 1:39.710 | N/A | 14 | ||
15 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:39.776 | N/A | 15 | ||
16 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:39.855 | N/A | 16 | 6 | |
17 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1:39.943 | N/A | 17 | ||
18 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:40.202 | N/A | 18 | ||
19 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:40.408 | N/A | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:40.444 | N/A | 20 | ||
21 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | N/A | N/A | 21 | ||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
Race
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 25 | 41:46.412 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 25 | +4.809 | 11 | 20 |
3 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 25 | +4.948 | 9 | 16 |
4 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 25 | +5.127 | 5 | 13 |
5 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25 | +6.668 | 15 | 11 |
6 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 25 | +8.885 | 7 | 10 |
7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +13.208 | 6 | 9 |
8 | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 25 | +17.992 | 13 | 8 |
9 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 25 | +22.369 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 25 | +23.676 | 21 | 6 |
11 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 25 | +23.761 | 12 | 5 |
12 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 25 | +29.660 | 8 | 4 |
13 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25 | +29.836 | 18 | 3 |
14 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 25 | +38.941 | 20 | 2 |
15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25 | +50.642 | 19 | 1 |
16 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24 | +1 lap | 10 | |
Ret | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 19 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 18 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 14 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 5 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 4 | Rear Brakes | 14 | |
DNS | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | Did not start | |||
Fastest lap: Álex Rins (Suzuki) – 1:39.450 (lap 18) | ||||||||
Sources:[6][7][8] |
- Jorge Martín suffered hand & foot fractures in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
Moto2
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 23 | 39:47.377 | 10 | 25 |
2 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 23 | +1.600 | 9 | 20 |
3 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 23 | +1.968 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 23 | +2.397 | 8 | 13 |
5 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 23 | +5.622 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 23 | +6.344 | 5 | 10 |
7 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 23 | +7.360 | 3 | 9 |
8 | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 23 | +12.540 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 23 | +14.989 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 23 | +15.240 | 19 | 6 |
11 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 23 | +15.521 | 16 | 5 |
12 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 23 | +15.667 | 21 | 4 |
13 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 23 | +19.513 | 7 | 3 |
14 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 23 | +23.147 | 24 | 2 |
15 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 23 | +23.494 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 23 | +23.639 | 25 | |
17 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 23 | +27.470 | 22 | |
18 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 23 | +56.999 | 27 | |
19 | 77 | Miquel Pons | MV Agusta | 23 | +1:00.417 | 28 | |
20 | 89 | Fraser Rogers | NTS | 23 | +1:21.966 | 29 | |
21 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 23 | +1:25.160 | 11 | |
22 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 20 | +3 laps | 30 | |
Ret | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 14 | |
Ret | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 11 | Collision | 23 | |
Ret | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 11 | Collision | 15 | |
Ret | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 7 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 4 | Collision | 4 | |
Ret | 5 | Yari Montella | Boscoscuro | 3 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 3 | Collision | 20 | |
Ret | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 21 | 38:01.773 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 21 | +0.051 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 21 | +0.584 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 21 | +0.615 | 6 | 13 |
5 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 21 | +0.675 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 21 | +0.729 | 13 | 10 |
7 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 21 | +0.773 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 21 | +1.245 | 3 | 8 |
9 | 5 | Jaume Masiá
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KTM | 21 | +12.487 | 7 | 7 |
10 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 21 | +12.508 | 18 | 6 |
11 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 21 | +12.541 | 21 | 5 |
12 | 50 | Jason Dupasquier | KTM | 21 | +12.593 | 23 | 4 |
13 | 12 | Filip Salač | Honda | 21 | +12.833 | 14 | 3 |
14 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 21 | +13.743 | 26[a] | 2 |
15 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 21 | +13.788 | 27[a] | 1 |
16 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 21 | +15.234 | 16 | |
17 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 21 | +18.032 | 20 | |
18 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 21 | +20.284 | 15 | |
19 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 21 | +20.343 | 22 | |
20 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 21 | +33.374 | 25[a] | |
21 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 21 | +33.410 | 19 | |
22 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 21 | +36.502[b] | 24 | |
23 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 21 | +37.540 | 28[a] | |
24 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 21 | +1:08.552 | 11 | |
NC | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 15 | +6 laps[c] | 17 | |
Ret | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 16 | Collision Damage | 12 | |
Ret | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 15 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 4 | Collision Damage | 5 | |
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[9][10][11]
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Notes
References
- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "2021 Portuguese MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
- ^ S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2021 GRANDE PRÉMIO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Algarve International Circuit". Retrieved 22 April 2021.