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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 2021PDF

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

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