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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20214 / Moto2™ – Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) wins in Valencia, Gardner c...

Moto2™ – Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) wins in Valencia, Gardner crowned Champion.

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In a tense, red-flagged race at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was crowned the 2021 Moto2™ World Champion after finishing P10 on Sunday afternoon. Teammate and title rival Raul Fernandez won for an incredible eighth time to finish just four points down in the overall standings, as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) claim podiums.

The Moto2™ title-decider got underway but a crash that involved Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46), Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Lorenzo Baldassarri (MV Agusta Forward Racing) brought out the red flags, with an oil spillage occurring between Turns 2 and 3. All riders were ok, a brief pause in proceedings happened with a clean up operation underway, before the race got back underway.

However, after claiming his first pole since 2012 on Saturday, Simone Corsi (MV Agusta Forward Racing) pulled into pitlane after the warm up lap – and the experienced Italian was out of the race with some sort of issue. On track, Augusto Fernandez led Raul Fernandez into Turn 1, with the latter taking the lead at Turn 6 on Lap 2. Gardner, meanwhile, made a steady start and was ninth.

Raul Fernandez wasn’t having it all his own way though. Di Giannantonio came through on the Spaniard to lead on Lap 4, with Gardner slipping backwards. Jorge Navarro (Termozeta Speed Up), Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Tom Lüthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) all passed Gardner and suddenly, the Australian was P11 – and had former teammate Tetsuta Nagashima (Italtrans Racing Team) swarming all over the back of him. Still, though, as things stood – Raul Fernandez P2, Gardner P11 – the title was heading to Gardner.

With six laps to go, Gardner found a way past Lüthi at Turn 4 into P10. The top three – Diggia, Raul Fernandez and Augusto Fernandez – were split by nothing, with Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) 1.2s back on the podium scrap in P4. Then, with four to go, Raul Fernandez pounced on Diggia at Turn 2. A classic block pass from the Spaniard saw him take the lead, but with Gardner 10th, it still wasn’t enough. Gardner, in turn, was two seconds behind Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) in ninth, and 0.6s ahead of Nagashima in 11th.

Two laps to go. Raul Fernandez P1, Gardner P10. Diggia and Augusto Fernandez were still in touch with the race leader, while Gardner was keeping Nagashima at bay.

Last lap. 0.3s was the advantage Raul Fernandez held over Diggia and Augusto Fernandez, Gardner was still 10th – good enough. The biggest lap of Gardner’s life was coming up, Raul Fernandez was holding up his end of the bargain, so was Gardner. Raul Fernandez crossed the line to take a wonderful, mesmorising eighth victory of the season, but taking the chequered flag in P10 was the 2021 Moto2™ World Champion – Remy Gardner!

Diggia and Augusto Fernandez rode superbly to finish just behind Raul Fernandez in P2 and P3, rookie Vietti ends his campaign with an equal-best result in P4. Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team) rounded out the top five, with Vierge finishing P6 despite being involved in the red-flagged crash, a great result for the Spaniard who heads off to WorldSBK in 2022.

Lowes, Navarro and Schrötter crossed the line in 7th, 8th and 9th receptively, before Gardner claimed 10th. It was a nervy race, but 10th was more than good enough. Nagashima claimed P11, Lüthi – in his final Grand Prix – notched up P12 as we bid a fond farewell to the fourth highest Grand Prix appearance maker. Stefano Manzi (Flexbox HP40), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) and WorldSBK-bound Hafizh Syahrin (NTS RW Racing GP) claimed the final points.

A simply outstanding title race between Gardner and Raul Fernandez ends with the Australian coming out on top. A truly staggering season by both, as we get ready to watch them both move to MotoGP™ with Tech3 KTM Factory Racing in 2022.

Top 10:
1. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) +0.517
3. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.786
4. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) +2.393
5. Aron Canet (Liqui Moly Intact GP) +4.978
6. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) +5.091
7. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +5.415
8. Jorge Navarro (Termozeta Speed Up) +5.808
9. Marcel Schrotter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) +7.941
10. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +9.112.

GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA

Moto2 Race Classification 2021 

Cheste, Sunday, November 14, 2021

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 149.9 25’38.612
2 20 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 149.8 +0.517
3 16 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 149.8 +0.786
4 13 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 149.6 +2.393
5 11 44 Aron CANET SPA Inde Aspar Team Boscoscuro 149.4 +4.978
6 10 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 149.4 +5.091
7 9 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 149.4 +5.415
8 8 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Termozeta Speed Up Boscoscuro 149.3 +5.808
9 7 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 149.1 +7.941
10 6 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 149.0 +9.112
11 5 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 149.0 +9.420
12 4 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 148.9 +10.355
13 3 62 Stefano MANZI ITA Flexbox HP40 Kalex 148.7 +11.898
14 2 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA American Racing Kalex 148.7 +12.088
15 1 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL NTS RW Racing GP NTS 148.7 +12.361
16 96 Jake DIXON GBR Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 148.5 +13.982
17 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Termozeta Speed Up Boscoscuro 148.5 +14.022
18 70 Barry BALTUS BEL NTS RW Racing GP NTS 148.5 +14.145
19 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 148.2 +17.111
20 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 148.0 +19.273
21 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing Kalex 148.0 +19.426
22 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Inde Aspar Team Boscoscuro 148.0 +19.608
23 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 148.0 +19.986
24 11 Nicolò BULEGA ITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 147.6 +23.805
25 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 146.9 +31.559
Not Classified
40 Hector GARZO SPA Flexbox HP40 Kalex 148.4 5 Laps
20 Dimas EKKY PRATAMA INA Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 139.8 14 Laps
Not Starting
24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV Agusta 0 Lap
7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV Agusta 0 Lap

Moto2 World Standing 2021PDF

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Remy GARDNER Kalex AUS 311
2 Raul FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 307
3 Marco BEZZECCHI Kalex ITA 214
4 Sam LOWES Kalex GBR 190
5 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 174
6 Aron CANET Boscoscuro SPA 164
7 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Kalex ITA 161
8 Ai OGURA Kalex JPN 120
9 Jorge NAVARRO Boscoscuro SPA 106
10 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex GER 98
11 Xavi VIERGE Kalex SPA 93
12 Celestino VIETTI Kalex ITA 89
13 Joe ROBERTS Kalex USA 59
14 Tony ARBOLINO Kalex ITA 51
15 Cameron BEAUBIER Kalex USA 50
16 Bo BENDSNEYDER Kalex NED 46
17 Marcos RAMIREZ Kalex SPA 39
18 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex THA 37
19 Stefano MANZI Kalex ITA 36
20 Jake DIXON Kalex GBR 30
21 Albert ARENAS Boscoscuro SPA 28
22 Thomas LUTHI Kalex SWI 27
23 Hector GARZO Kalex SPA 16
24 Simone CORSI MV Agusta ITA 16
25 Fermín ALDEGUER Boscoscuro SPA 13
26 Nicolò BULEGA Kalex ITA 12
27 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Kalex ITA 10
28 Hafizh SYAHRIN NTS MAL 9
29 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA Kalex JPN 5
30 Alonso LOPEZ Boscoscuro SPA 4
31 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI MV Agusta ITA 3
32 Barry BALTUS NTS BEL 2
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
43 Dimas EKKY PRATAMA INA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

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