Moto2™ – Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claims historic win as Gardner crashes out.

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A stat to be incredibly proud of: Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) became the first rookie to win seven Moto2™ races since Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) after claiming a third win in a row. The Spanish rookie wonder was unstoppable at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas as the intermediate class title race took a huge twist, with Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – the World Championship leader – suffered a first DNF of the season. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) earned podiums in P2 and P3 respectively.

To the delight of the home crowd, Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) led into Turn 1 from the middle of the second row, but the Moto2™ rookie was in hot which allowed Gardner to swoop through into the lead. Raul Fernandez was soon P1 though, as Gardner then dropped to P4 after getting a miserable run out of the final corner heading onto Lap 2. Beaubier and Di Giannantonio were up to P2 and P3, but Gardner fought back by Lap 4.

Raul Fernandez was 1.5s up the road from Gardner, as drama unfolded for the latter. On Lap 6 at Turn 15, Gardner made his first major mistake of 2021. The Australian tucked the front and was unable to restart his Triumph Kalex, meaning the title race leader would score a DNF for the first time this season.

With 10 laps to go, Raul Fernandez held a 1.7s lead over Di Giannantonio, who had escaped the clutches of the battle for P3 between Bezzecchi, Beaubier and Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP). Beaubier and Arbolino then lost touch with Bezzecchi, with Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) getting the better of the pair.

Despite threatening to reel in Raul Fernandez on a few occasions, Diggia couldn’t do anything to stop the rookie sensation from taking a monumental victory at COTA. The number 25 has been outstanding all weekend in Austin, and his latest win – coupled with Gardner’s DNF – means the Moto2™ title race is raging with three to go. Di Giannantonio picked up a comfortable second ahead of Bezzecchi in third, with Augusto Fernandez clawing his way back up to P4, finishing just 0.9s off Bezzecchi. Beaubier caps off a phenomenal home Grand Prix with his best Moto2™ result in P5, a cracking effort from the American in Texas. Arbolino took P6 ahead of fellow rookie Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) and Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) completed the top 10.

Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team), Jorge Navarro (MB Conveyors Speed Up), Simone Corsi (MV Agusta Forward Racing), Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) were the final points scorers, with the likes of Albert Arenas (Inde Aspar Team) – who was taken to the medical centre for a check-up – and Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) crashed out of points positions.

Nine points now separate the Red Bull KTM Ajo duo. Three races to go, the momentum is with Raul Fernandez, as the second Misano instalment awaits.

Top 10:
1. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 1.734
3. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 3.100
4. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 4.061
5. Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) + 5.381
6. Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 7.577
7. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 11.087
8. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 14.949
9. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) + 16.051
10. Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 18.278.

RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS

Moto2 Race Classification 2021

Austin, Sunday, October 03, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	151.9	39’10.521
2	20	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	151.8	+1.734
3	16	72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	151.7	+3.100
4	13	37	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	151.7	+4.061
5	11	6	Cameron BEAUBIER	USA	American Racing	Kalex	151.6	+5.381
6	10	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	151.4	+7.577
7	9	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	151.2	+11.087
8	8	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	151.0	+14.949
9	7	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	American Racing	Kalex	150.9	+16.051
10	6	96	Jake DIXON	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	150.8	+18.278
11	5	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Inde Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	150.6	+20.679
12	4	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	Boscoscuro	150.5	+22.738
13	3	24	Simone CORSI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	150.5	+22.913
14	2	35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	150.4	+23.247
15	1	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	150.5	+23.108
16		45	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	JPN	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	150.2	+27.006
17		70	Barry BALTUS	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	150.1	+28.086
18		16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	149.8	+32.719
19		62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	149.5	+37.542
20		55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	149.4	+39.658
21		54	Fermín ALDEGUER	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	Boscoscuro	149.3	+40.685
22		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	148.9	+47.168
Not Classified
		13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	150.7	4 Laps
		23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	149.0	5 Laps
		75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Inde Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	150.7	7 Laps
		40	Hector GARZO	SPA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	145.2	8 Laps
		22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	147.6	9 Laps
		87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	152.0	13 Laps
		12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	147.5	16 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	271
2	Raul FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	262
3	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	ITA	206
4	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	140
5	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	131
6	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Kalex	ITA	128
7	Aron CANET	Boscoscuro	SPA	124
8	Ai OGURA	Kalex	JPN	113
9	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	84
10	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	83
11	Jorge NAVARRO	Boscoscuro	SPA	78
12	Joe ROBERTS	Kalex	USA	59
13	Celestino VIETTI	Kalex	ITA	53
14	Tony ARBOLINO	Kalex	ITA	51
15	Bo BENDSNEYDER	Kalex	NED	41
16	Cameron BEAUBIER	Kalex	USA	39
17	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	THA	37
18	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	SPA	29
19	Jake DIXON	Kalex	GBR	27
20	Albert ARENAS	Boscoscuro	SPA	23
21	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	21
22	Stefano MANZI	Kalex	ITA	20
23	Simone CORSI	MV Agusta	ITA	16
24	Fermín ALDEGUER	Boscoscuro	SPA	13
25	Hector GARZO	Kalex	SPA	12
26	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	ITA	12
27	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Kalex	ITA	10
28	Hafizh SYAHRIN	NTS	MAL	8
29	Alonso LOPEZ	Boscoscuro	SPA	4
30	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	MV Agusta	ITA	3
31	Barry BALTUS	NTS	BEL	2
32	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	JPN
33	Manuel GONZALEZ	MV Agusta	SPA
34	Yari MONTELLA	Boscoscuro	ITA
35	Tommaso MARCON	MV Agusta	ITA
36	Miquel PONS	MV Agusta	SPA
37	John MCPHEE	Kalex	GBR
38	Fraser ROGERS	NTS	GBR
39	Taiga HADA		JPN
39	Taiga HADA	Kalex	JPN
40	Xavi CARDELUS	Kalex	AND
41	Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI	Kalex	POL
42	Keminth KUBO	Kalex	THA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto2™ – Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claims historic win as Gardner crashes out.

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RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS

Moto2 World Standing 2021

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