2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya) was the seventh round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 6 June 2021.
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| Race 7 of 18 races in the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 6 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying
MotoGP
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
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| Q1[1] | Q2[2] | |||||||
| 1 | 20 | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:38.853 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 43 | Ducati | 1:39.153 | 1:38.890 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.049 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 88 | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.099 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 21 | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.109 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 12 | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.157 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 41 | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.218 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 33 | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.343 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 63 | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.359 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.431 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 46 | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.605 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 44 | Honda | 1:39.170 | 1:41.791 | 12 | |||
| 13 | 93 | Honda | 1:39.181 | N/A | 13 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 30 | Honda | 1:39.347 | N/A | 14 | |||
| 15 | 89 | Ducati | 1:39.532 | N/A | 15 | |||
| 16 | 27 | KTM | 1:39.567 | N/A | 16 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Ducati | 1:39.590 | N/A | 17 | |||
| 18 | 9 | KTM | 1:39.744 | N/A | 18 | |||
| 19 | 10 | Ducati | 1:39.942 | N/A | 19 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 73 | Honda | 1:40.009 | N/A | 20 | |||
| 21 | 32 | Aprilia | 1:40.158 | N/A | 21 | |||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS | ||||||||
Race
MotoGP
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 88 | KTM | 24 | 40:21.749 | 4 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ducati | 24 | +0.175 | 3 | 20 | |
| 3 | 43 | Ducati | 24 | +1.990 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | 36 | Suzuki | 24 | +5.325 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 | Yamaha | 24 | +6.281 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | 20 | Yamaha | 24 | +7.815[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 63 | Ducati | 24 | +8.175 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8 | 33 | KTM | 24 | +8.378 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 21 | Yamaha | 24 | +15.652 | 5 | 7 | |
| 10 | 23 | Ducati | 24 | +19.297 | 17 | 6 | |
| 11 | 73 | Honda | 24 | +21.650 | 20 | 5 | |
| 12 | 10 | Ducati | 24 | +22.533 | 19 | 4 | |
| 13 | 30 | Honda | 24 | +27.833 | 14 | 3 | |
| 14 | 89 | Ducati | 24 | +29.075 | 15 | 2 | |
| 15 | 32 | Aprilia | 24 | +40.291 | 21 | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | KTM | 16 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 46 | Yamaha | 15 | Accident | 11 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Aprilia | 10 | Accident | 7 | ||
| Ret | 93 | Honda | 7 | Accident | 13 | ||
| Ret | 9 | KTM | 5 | Accident | 18 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Honda | 4 | Accident | 12 | ||
| Fastest lap: | |||||||
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT | |||||||
Moto2
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 87 | Kalex | 22 | 38:22.284 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 25 | Kalex | 22 | +1.872 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 97 | Kalex | 22 | +2.866 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4 | 72 | Kalex | 22 | +3.207 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | 37 | Kalex | 22 | +3.899 | 4 | 11 | |
| 6 | 64 | Kalex | 22 | +4.541 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | 22 | Kalex | 22 | +4.875 | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | 23 | Kalex | 22 | +15.973 | 13 | 8 | |
| 9 | 35 | Kalex | 22 | +17.515 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 16 | Kalex | 22 | +19.838 | 17 | 6 | |
| 11 | 9 | Boscoscuro | 22 | +20.571 | 12 | 5 | |
| 12 | 75 | Boscoscuro | 22 | +22.512 | 21 | 4 | |
| 13 | 14 | Kalex | 22 | +22.558 | 14 | 3 | |
| 14 | 13 | Kalex | 22 | +23.238 | 25 | 2 | |
| 15 | 12 | Kalex | 22 | +23.958 | 23 | 1 | |
| 16 | 24 | MV Agusta | 22 | +25.099 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Kalex | 22 | +31.344 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 96 | Kalex | 22 | +37.129 | 32 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Kalex | 22 | +37.895 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 55 | NTS | 22 | +38.438 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Boscoscuro | 22 | +40.247 | 29 | ||
| 22 | 70 | NTS | 22 | +40.674 | 26 | ||
| 23 | 7 | MV Agusta | 22 | +40.784 | 24 | ||
| 24 | 62 | Kalex | 22 | +48.588 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 74 | Kalex | 22 | +49.640 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 81 | Kalex | 22 | +49.694 | 30 | ||
| Ret | 40 | Kalex | 20 | Accident | 19 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Kalex | 20 | Accident | 5 | ||
| Ret | 79 | Kalex | 19 | Accident | 7 | ||
| Ret | 19 | Kalex | 18 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 42 | Kalex | 7 | Accident | 18 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Boscoscuro | 6 | Accident | 11 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT | |||||||
Moto3
The race was red-flagged due to an accident involving Xavier Artigas, Dennis Foggia and Ayumu Sasaki after the first eleven riders had already taken the chequered flag;[4] the riders who were actively competing were classified according to their last full lap—the last one for the leading group and the penultimate one for the remaining seven riders.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 11 | Gas Gas | 21 | 38:33.760 | 19 | 25 | |
| 2 | 52 | Honda | 21 | +0.015 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 53 | KTM | 21 | +0.118 | 12 | 16 | |
| 4[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | KTM | 21 | +0.079 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | 40 | Honda | 21 | +0.204 | 7 | 11 | |
| 6 | 2 | Honda | 21 | +0.317 | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 37 | KTM | 21 | +0.380 | 25 | 9 | |
| 8 | 23 | KTM | 21 | +0.798 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 27 | KTM | 21 | +0.933 | 13 | 7 | |
| 10 | 82 | KTM | 21 | +0.983 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 55 | Husqvarna | 21 | +3.334 | 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 92 | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 20 | 4 | |
| 13 | 22 | KTM | 20 | +1 lap | 28 | 3 | |
| 14 | 6 | KTM | 20 | +1 lap | 22 | 2 | |
| 15 | 96 | KTM | 20 | +1 lap | 23 | 1 | |
| 16 | 20 | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 24 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 26 | ||
| 18 | 32 | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 27 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Gas Gas | 20 | Accident | 5 | ||
| Ret | 71 | KTM | 20 | Accident | 14 | ||
| Ret | 7 | Honda | 20 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 43 | Honda | 20 | Accident | 18 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Honda | 15 | Clutch | 17 | ||
| Ret | 31 | Husqvarna | 11 | Handling | 15 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Honda | 9 | Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Honda | 9 | Accident | 21 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Honda | 9 | Accident | 8 | ||
| DNS | 54 | KTM | 0 | Did not start | 10 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT | |||||||
- Riccardo Rossi crashed on the warm-up lap and failed to start the race.
MotoE
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 71 | 6 | 11:15.075 | 4 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | 6 | +0.531 | 3 | 20 | |
| 3 | 40 | 6 | +0.577 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | 61 | 6 | +1.121 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | 68 | 6 | +1.151 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | 54 | 6 | +1.790 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7[lower-alpha 2] | 11 | 6 | +1.764 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | +2.352 | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | 78 | 6 | +3.214 | 11 | 7 | |
| 10 | 19 | 6 | +5.160 | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | +5.394 | 15 | 5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 6 | +12.150 | 17 | 4 | |
| 13 | 14 | 6 | +24.162 | 18 | 3 | |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | +1:39.276 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ret | 51 | 5 | Accident | 1 | ||
| Ret | 27 | 4 | Accident | 8 | ||
| Ret | 80 | 1 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 18 | 0 | Accident | 10 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE REPORT | ||||||
- All bikes manufactured by Energica.
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[5][6][7][8]
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| 1 | 54 | ||
| 2 | 53 | ||
| 3 | 43 | ||
| 4 | 36 | ||
| 5 | 33 |
Notes
- 3-second penalty for gaining an advantage shortcutting the track at turns 1–2; 3-second penalty for riding with an open leather suit and without chest protector.[3]
- 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
References
- "GRAN PREMI MONSTER ENERGY DE CATALUNYA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- "GRAN PREMI MONSTER ENERGY DE CATALUNYA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- "Catalunya MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo penalised for leathers, chest protector". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Garcia beats Alcoba to seal second victory of 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
