2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

The 2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the fifteenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on October 3, 2021.

  2021 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 15 of 18 races in the
2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateOctober 3, 2021
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 2:02.781
Fastest lap
Rider Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:04.368 on lap 7
Podium
First Marc Márquez Honda
Second Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Third Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 2:08.979
Fastest lap
Rider Raúl Fernández Kalex
Time 2:09.794 on lap 2
Podium
First Raúl Fernández Kalex
Second Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex
Third Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Jaume Masià KTM
Time 2:15.986
Fastest lap
Rider Tatsuki Suzuki Honda
Time 2:16.172 on lap 7
Podium
First Izan Guevara Gas Gas
Second Dennis Foggia Honda
Third John McPhee Honda

Qualifying

MotoGP
Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1[1] Q2[2]
1 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.781 1 1
2 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 2:03.129 2
3 93 Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.209 3
4 89 Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.278 4 2
5 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.292 5
6 5 Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.379 6
7 42 Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 2:03.453 7 3
8 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 2:03.540 2:03.528 8
9 10 Luca Marini Ducati 2:03.410 2:03.546 9
10 43 Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.720 10 4
11 33 Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 2:03.781 11
12 44 Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.875 12
13 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:03.872 N/A 13 5
14 4 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2:04.044 N/A 14
15 73 Álex Márquez Honda 2:04.100 N/A 15
16 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 2:04.118 N/A 16 6
17 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 2:04.324 N/A 17
18 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:04.392 N/A 18
19 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 2:04.419 N/A 19 7
20 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:04.699 N/A 20
21 9 Danilo Petrucci KTM 2:04.829 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race

MotoGP
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93 Marc Márquez Honda 20 41:41.435 3 25
2 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 20 +4.679 2 20
3 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 20 +8.547 1 16
4 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 20 +11.098 7 13
5 89 Jorge Martín Ducati 20 +11.752 4 11
6 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 20 +13.269 16 10
7 43 Jack Miller Ducati 20 +14.722 10 9
8[lower-alpha 1] 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 20 +13.406 8 8
9 33 Brad Binder KTM 20 +15.832 11 7
10 44 Pol Espargaró Honda 20 +20.265 12 6
11 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 20 +23.055 18 5
12 73 Álex Márquez Honda 20 +24.743 15 4
13 04 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 20 +25.307 14 3
14 10 Luca Marini Ducati 20 +26.853 9 2
15 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 20 +28.055 20 1
16 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 20 +30.989 17
17 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 20 +35.251 5
18 9 Danilo Petrucci KTM 20 +42.239 21
19 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 20 +49.854 13
Ret 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 8 Accident 19
Ret 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 5 Accident Damage 6
Fastest lap: Marc Márquez (Honda) – 2:04.368 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 18 39:10.521 1 25
2 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 18 +1.734 3 20
3 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 18 +3.100 4 16
4 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 18 +4.061 6 13
5 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 18 +5.381 5 11
6 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 18 +7.577 7 10
7 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 18 +11.087 8 9
8 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 18 +14.949 12 8
9 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 18 +16.051 11 7
10 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 18 +18.278 13 6
11 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 18 +20.679 14 5
12 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 18 +22.738 17 4
13 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 18 +22.913 18 3
14 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 18 +23.247 15 2
15[lower-alpha 2] 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 18 +23.108 23 1
16 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 18 +27.006 21
17 70 Barry Baltus NTS 18 +28.086 24
18 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 18 +32.719 26
19 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 18 +37.542 22
20 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 18 +39.658 27
21 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 18 +40.685 25
22 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 18 +47.168 29
Ret 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 14 Accident 10
Ret 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13 Electronics 19
Ret 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 11 Accident 9
Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 10 Handling 20
Ret 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 9 Misfire 16
Ret 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 5 Accident 2
Ret 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 2 Accident 28
DNS 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Nicolò Bulega was declared unfit to compete due to a leg bruise suffered in crash during free practice.

Moto3

The race, scheduled to be run for 17 laps, was red-flagged after 7 full laps due to an accident involving Filip Salač. The race was later restarted over 5 laps but red-flagged again due to an accident involving multiple riders. The race was not restarted, final results were determined by the first part and full points were awarded.[3]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 7 15:57.747 4 25
2 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 7 +0.385 2 20
3 17 John McPhee Honda 7 +0.499 10 16
4 5 Jaume Masià KTM 7 +0.706 1 13
5 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 7 +1.266 9 11
6 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 7 +1.271 3 10
7 40 Darryn Binder Honda 7 +1.391 17 9
8 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 7 +1.543 15 8
9 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 +1.820 6 7
10 16 Andrea Migno Honda 7 +2.480 8 6
11 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 7 +2.683 12 5
12 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 7 +3.257 11 4
13 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 7 +3.492 14 3
14 43 Xavier Artigas Honda 7 +3.652 5 2
15 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 7 +6.086 13 1
16 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 7 +8.944 16
17 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 7 +9.529 21
18 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 7 +9.977 19
19 67 Alberto Surra Honda 7 +10.130 18
20 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 7 +10.536 20
21 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 7 +14.107 22
22 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 7 +14.228 23
23 27 Kaito Toba KTM 7 +14.637 26
24 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 7 +14.794 25
25 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 7 +14.968 24
Ret 12 Filip Salač KTM 6 Accident 7
DNS 11 Sergio García Gas Gas Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Sergio García suffered from kidney hematoma following a crash during free practice and withdrew from the event.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[4][5][6]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes
  1. 1-position penalty for irresponsible riding.
  2. 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References
  1. "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  2. "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. "Austin Moto3: Guevara declared winner as huge crash ends race early". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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