2021 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Fifth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
- Permanent racing facility
- 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | |
Time | 1:32.600 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | |
Time | 1:33.048 on lap 2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Jack Miller | Ducati | |
Second | Johann Zarco | Ducati | |
Third | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | |
Time | 1:50.135 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Remy Gardner | Kalex | |
Time | 1:36.893 on lap 18 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | |
Second | Remy Gardner | Kalex | |
Third | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Andrea Migno | Honda | |
Time | 1:47.407 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | |
Time | 1:50.822 on lap 22 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Sergio García | Gas Gas | |
Second | Filip Salač | Honda | |
Third | Riccardo Rossi | KTM |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Eric Granado | Energica | |
Time | 2:00.315 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Matteo Ferrari | Energica | |
Time | 1:43.951 on lap 7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Eric Granado | Energica | |
Second | Mattia Casadei | Energica | |
Third | Alessandro Zaccone | Energica |
The 2021 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the fifth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the second round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 16 May 2021.
Qualifying
MotoGP
Fastest session lap |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | ||
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Q1[1] | Q2[2] | |||||||
1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:32.600 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:32.681 | 2 | ||
3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:32.704 | 3 | ||
4 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:32.766 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:32.877 | 5 | ||
6 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.037 | 6 | ||
7 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.120 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.150 | 8 | ||
9 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.391 | 9 | ||
10 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.867 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:42.550 | 1:34.258 | 11 | ||
12 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:43.352 | 1:34.265 | 12 | ||
13 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1:43.418 | N/A | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:43.422 | N/A | 14 | ||
15 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1:43.523 | N/A | 15 | ||
16 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:43.530 | N/A | 16 | 6 | |
17 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:43.857 | N/A | 17 | ||
18 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:44.324 | N/A | 18 | ||
19 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:45.146 | N/A | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 1:45.590 | N/A | 20 | ||
21 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:45.911 | N/A | 21 | ||
22 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:46.123 | N/A | 22 | 8 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
Race
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | 47:25.473 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +3.970 | 5 | 20 |
3 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +14.468 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | +16.172 | 16 | 13 |
5 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +21.430 | 17 | 11 |
6 | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 27 | +23.509 | 19 | 10 |
7 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 27 | +30.164 | 7 | 9 |
8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | +35.221 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +40.432 | 18 | 7 |
10 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +40.577 | 2 | 6 |
11 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | +42.198 | 9 | 5 |
12 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 27 | +52.408 | 12 | 4 |
13 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +59.377 | 21 | 3 |
14 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 27 | +1:02.224 | 22 | 2 |
15 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +1:09.651 | 20 | 1 |
16 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 23 | +4 laps | 4 | |
Ret | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 17 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 15 | Engine | 13 | |
Ret | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 12 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 12 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 11 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 4 | Accident | 14 | |
Fastest lap: Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:33.048 (lap 2) | ||||||||
Sources:[3][4][5] |
Moto2
Yari Montella was replaced by Alonso López after the Friday practice sessions due to injury.[6]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 25 | 40:46.101 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 25 | +1.490 | 7 | 20 |
3 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 25 | +4.599 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 25 | +7.503 | 19 | 13 |
5 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 25 | +11.887 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 25 | +27.829 | 14 | 10 |
7 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 25 | +27.975 | 16 | 9 |
8 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 25 | +28.112 | 15 | 8 |
9 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 25 | +28.204 | 17 | 7 |
10 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 25 | +28.432 | 18 | 6 |
11 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 25 | +29.316 | 11 | 5 |
12[a] | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 25 | +28.749 | 26[b] | 4 |
13 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 25 | +31.605 | 21 | 3 |
14 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 25 | +32.080 | 24 | 2 |
15 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 25 | +32.571 | 27 | 1 |
16 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 25 | +33.309 | 29 | |
17 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 25 | +39.036 | 13 | |
18 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 25 | +41.069 | 25 | |
19 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 25 | +45.599 | 28 | |
20 | 10 | Tommaso Marcon | MV Agusta | 25 | +1:19.160 | 30 | |
Ret | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 20 | Accident | 23 | |
Ret | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 22 | |
Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 6 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 4 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 3 | Collision | 12 | |
Ret | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 3 | Collision | 10 | |
Ret | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 2 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 2 | Alonso López | Boscoscuro | 2 | Accident | 31 | |
Ret | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 1 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 0 | Accident | 4 | |
DSQ | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 25 | (+28.989)[c] | 20 | |
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 22 | 42:21.172 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 12 | Filip Salač | Honda | 22 | +2.349 | 7 | 20 |
3 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 22 | +5.589 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 22 | +7.158 | 4 | 13 |
5 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 22 | +14.882 | 15 | 11 |
6 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 22 | +27.279 | 26 | 10 |
7 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 22 | +27.408 | 27 | 9 |
8 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 22 | +29.880 | 21 | 8 |
9 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 22 | +35.098 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 22 | +36.616 | 10 | 6 |
11 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 22 | +42.347 | 1 | 5 |
12 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 22 | +42.739 | 12 | 4 |
13 | 50 | Jason Dupasquier | KTM | 22 | +42.756 | 14 | 3 |
14 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 22 | +50.891 | 24 | 2 |
15 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 22 | +52.753 | 28[b] | 1 |
16 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 22 | +53.054 | 22 | |
17 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 22 | +53.568 | 11 | |
18 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 22 | +1:18.995 | 18 | |
19 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 22 | +1:19.103 | 25 | |
20 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 22 | +1:54.124 | 16 | |
21 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 21 | +1 lap | 19 | |
22 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 18 | +4 laps | 17 | |
Ret | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 14 | Steering Damper | 20 | |
Ret | 32 | Takuma Matsuyama | Honda | 3 | Accident | 23 | |
Ret | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 2 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 5 | Jaume Masiá | KTM | 1 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 1 | Accident Damage | 6 | |
DNS | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
- Yuki Kunii suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.
MotoE
Pos. | No. | Rider | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 51 | Eric Granado | 7 | 12:23.012 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 27 | Mattia Casadei | 7 | +0.306 | 15 | 20 |
3[a] | 61 | Alessandro Zaccone | 7 | +0.253 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | 7 | +0.532 | 6 | 13 |
5 | 40 | Jordi Torres | 7 | +0.640 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 68 | Yonny Hernández | 7 | +0.900 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 3 | Lukas Tulovic | 7 | +1.045 | 12 | 9 |
8 | 11 | Matteo Ferrari | 7 | +1.751 | 3 | 8 |
9 | 19 | Corentin Perolari | 7 | +4.727 | 16[d] | 7 |
10 | 6 | María Herrera | 7 | +4.999 | 18 | 6 |
11 | 21 | Kevin Zannoni | 7 | +15.509 | 17 | 5 |
12 | 14 | André Pires | 7 | +29.350 | 14 | 4 |
13 | 18 | Xavi Cardelús | 7 | +29.485 | 4 | 3 |
14 | 80 | Jasper Iwema | 7 | +37.419 | 13 | 2 |
15 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | 7 | +1:06.915 | 8 | 1 |
Ret | 78 | Hikari Okubo | 2 | Collision | 10 | |
DNS | 71 | Miquel Pons | 0 | Did not start | 2 | |
DNS | 9 | Andrea Mantovani | 0 | Did not start | 7 | |
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.[8][9][10][11]
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MotoE
Pos. | Rider | Points | |
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1 | Alessandro Zaccone | 41 | |
2 | 2 | Mattia Casadei | 33 |
1 | 3 | Dominique Aegerter | 33 |
9 | 4 | Eric Granado | 28 |
2 | 5 | Jordi Torres | 27 |
Notes
References
- ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "2021 French MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "2021 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
- ^ "Moto2 France: perfect timing brings Fernandez first pole". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ GPone (16 May 2021). "Moto2, LAST HOUR – Dalla Porta disqualified for being one kilo underweight". GPone.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16.
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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