2021 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich) was the eleventh round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 15 August 2021.

Austria  2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date15 August 2021
Official nameBitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
LocationRed Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.318 km (2.683 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Time 1:22.643
Fastest lap
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:24.451 on lap 12
Podium
First South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Second Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Third Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:28.659
Fastest lap
Rider Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex
Time 1:29.193 on lap 5
Podium
First Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex
Second Japan Ai Ogura Kalex
Third Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna
Time 1:35.850
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas
Time 1:36.058 on lap 19
Podium
First Spain Sergio García Gas Gas
Second Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM
Third Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
MotoE
Pole position
Rider Spain Fermín Aldeguer Energica
Time 1:35.306
Fastest lap
Rider Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Time 1:35.161 on lap 4
Podium
First Germany Lukas Tulovic Energica
Second Brazil Eric Granado Energica
Third Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Energica

Background

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Yamaha suspended and withdrew Maverick Viñales from the entry list of the Grand Prix prior to the weekend for an “unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle” after Round 10 in Styria.[1]

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[2] Q2[3]
1 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 1:23.197 1:22.643 1 1
2 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:22.677 2
3 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:23.063 3
4 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:23.120 4 2
5 93   Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:23.227 5
6 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:23.320 6
7 36   Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:23.378 7 3
8 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:23.423 8
9 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:23.365 1:23.499 9
10 33   Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:23.568 10 4
11 44   Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 1:23.738 11
12 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:23.990 12
13 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:23.470 N/A 13 5
14 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:23.535 N/A 14
15 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:23.790 N/A 15
16 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 1:23.825 N/A 16 6
17 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:23.834 N/A 17
18 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:23.939 N/A 18
19 9   Danilo Petrucci KTM 1:24.405 N/A 19 7
20 35   Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1:24.509 N/A 20
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 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 28 40:43.928[a] 10 25
2 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 28 +12.991 3 20
3 89   Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 28 +14.570 1 16
4 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 28 +15.623 7 13
5 10   Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 28 +17.831 17 11
6 27   Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 28 +17.952 16 10
7 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 28 +19.650 2 9
8 46   Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 28 +20.150 18 8
9 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 28 +20.692 14 7
10 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 28 +21.270 8 6
11 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 28 +28.144 6 5
12 9   Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 28 +28.193 19 4
13 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 28 +28.603 12 3
14 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 28 +33.642 13 2
15 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 +38.459 5 1
16 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 +43.384 11
17 35   Cal Crutchlow Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 28 +55.950 20
Ret 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 Accident 9
Ret 5   Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 18 Accident Damage 4
Ret 23   Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 6 Lost Fairing 15
Fastest lap:   Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:24.451 (lap 12)
Sources:[4][5][6]

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Raúl Fernández Kalex 25 37:19.890 2 25
2 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 25 +0.845 3 20
3 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 25 +2.747 4 16
4 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 25 +4.412 1 13
5 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 +8.850 7 11
6[b] 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 25 +8.782 8 10
7 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 25 +13.657 5 9
8 44   Arón Canet Boscoscuro 25 +16.499 6 8
9 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 25 +17.108 10 7
10 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 +19.588 16 6
11 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 25 +21.283 13 5
12 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 25 +21.703 15 4
13 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 25 +21.866 23 3
14 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 25 +27.146 20 2
15 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 25 +29.128 22 1
16 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 25 +33.058 21
17 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 25 +38.235 26
18 55   Hafizh Syahrin NTS 25 +38.357 24
19 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 25 +38.643 27
20 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 25 +44.344 25
21 29   Taiga Hada Kalex 25 +46.490 30
22 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 25 +47.560[c] 18
23 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25 +1:05.584 11
24 62   Stefano Manzi Kalex 25 +1:09.436 17
Ret 5   Yari Montella Boscoscuro 15 Accident 28
Ret 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 13 Accident 12
Ret 70   Barry Baltus NTS 10 Accident 29
Ret 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 5 Accident 9
Ret 75   Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 1 Master Cylinder 19
Ret 9   Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 0 Collision 14
DNS 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Lorenzo Baldassarri was declared unfit to compete due to effects of a hand injury suffered at the German GP.

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 23 37:10.345 13 25
2 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +0.027 5 20
3 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +0.346 8 16
4 37   Pedro Acosta KTM 23 +0.394 7 13
5 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +0.462 1 11
6 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 23 +0.794 4 10
7 17   John McPhee Honda 23 +1.331 14 9
8 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 23 +1.440 10 8
9 40   Darryn Binder Honda 23 +2.399 17 7
10 27   Kaito Toba KTM 23 +6.135 12 6
11 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 23 +6.602 2 5
12 12   Filip Salač KTM 23 +14.716 16 4
13 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +14.920 9 3
14 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +21.668 3 2
15 19   Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 23 +21.976 24 1
16 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +22.147 15
17 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 23 +22.161 22
18 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 23 +22.198 19
19 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +22.363 11
20 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23 +24.454 26[d]
21 38   David Salvador Honda 23 +24.706 18
22 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 23 +25.129[e] 23
23 22   Elia Bartolini KTM 23 +34.520 25
Ret 31   Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 11 Engine 21
Ret 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 5 Collision 6
Ret 16   Andrea Migno Honda 0 Accident 20
DNS 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Ryusei Yamanaka suffered a broken humerus in a collision with Gabriel Rodrigo during practice and withdrew from the event.

MotoE

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Pos. No. Rider Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Lukas Tulovic 5 8:06.619 2 25
2 51   Eric Granado 5 +0.839 13 20
3 77   Dominique Aegerter 5 +1.145 8 16
4 54   Fermín Aldeguer 5 +1.163 1 13
5 78   Hikari Okubo 5 +1.892 4 11
6 61   Alessandro Zaccone 5 +2.371 5 10
7 40   Jordi Torres 5 +2.424 7 9
8 11   Matteo Ferrari 5 +4.805 3 8
9 21   Kevin Zannoni 5 +5.199 11 7
10 68   Yonny Hernández 5 +5.510 9 6
11 9   Andrea Mantovani 5 +7.068 15 5
12 71   Miquel Pons 5 +8.296[e] 10 4
13 19   Corentin Perolari 5 +11.430 12 3
14 80   Jasper Iwema 5 +12.233 16 2
15 43   Stefano Valtulini 5 +14.950 17 1
16 14   André Pires 5 +15.561 18
17 6   María Herrera 5 +20.214 14
18 18   Xavi Cardelús 5 +1:24.945 6
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.[7][8][9][10]

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 80
  1 2   Eric Granado 73
  1 3   Jordi Torres 72
  4   Dominique Aegerter 69
  4 5   Lukas Tulovic 53

Notes

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  1. ^ Initially given a 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits, but was subsequently reversed.
  2. ^ 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  3. ^ 6-second penalty for not completing a double long lap penalty.
  4. ^ Pit lane start penalty.
  5. ^ a b 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

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  1. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Yamaha suspends and withdraws Viñales from Austrian GP". www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ "BITCI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "BITCI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "2021 Austrian MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  5. ^ "Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich". MotoGP. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  7. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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2021 Styrian Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
2021 season
Next race:
2021 British Grand Prix
Previous race:
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
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2022 Austrian Grand Prix