Moto2™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fends off Bezzecchi to extend title lead.

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Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fended off title challenger Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) to emerge victorious from a fantastic Moto2™ Monster Energy British Grand Prix, as second in the title race Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) crashed out unhurt. Gardner took the win by just 0.4s, as Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed Up) claimed a first podium of the season in third.

Bezzecchi was able to get a solid launch from pole position and held the lead into Turn 1, but it was Lowes who was soon in the lead as the British rider made a rapid start on the outside of the front row. Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed Up) was sitting ahead of Gardner and Raul Fernandez on the opening lap as Gardner carved past teammate Fernandez at Turn 1 on Lap 2. Soon, Gardner was up to P3 past Navarro as Bezzecchi passed Lowes for P1 on Lap 3.

Gardner then found a way past Lowes for P2, with the top five – Bezzecchi, Gardner, Lowes, Navarro and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) – split by less than a second. Raul Fernandez was a second back of the group in P6 for now, as teammate Gardner hit the front. Not for long though. Bezzecchi pounced back half a lap later but on the exit of Turn 14, Bezzecchi was out of the seat and it caused Gardner to sit up. This handed Gardner the race lead baton, with the top five still locked together.

Just after Gardner had set the fastest lap of the race, Bezzecchi scooped up some slipstream and made a pass for the lead stick at Stowe with 10 laps remaining. Bezzecchi, Gardner and Lowes had a 0.8s lead over fourth place Navarro with nine laps to go, the podium fight was pulsating at Silverstone. Gardner, again at Turn 13, dived up the inside of Bezzecchi, and the Aussie was back in the lead.

With four laps to go, huge drama in the Championship chase unfolded. Raul Fernandez suffered a huge crash at Turn 12 and was out of the race, thankfully the Spaniard was back up on his feet. But with Gardner leading and Bezzecchi a close second, Raul Fernandez’ title hopes took a big dent.

At the front, Gardner and Bezzecchi were locked together with two laps to go, with Navarro getting the better of Lowes for P3. Navarro was 1.1s off second place Bezzecchi, Gardner’s lead was just 0.2s. Bezzecchi set his fastest lap of the race on the penultimate lap, with Navarro setting the fastest lap of the race. Stowe and Vale – two big passing places – passed by for Bezzecchi, and pushing hard, Bezzecchi was slightly wide at Turn 13.

In the end, Gardner produced a fantastic last lap and a fantastic race in general to take a crucial 25 points, with Bezzecchi 0.4s away from the win after pushing Gardner all the way. Navarro claimed a first podium since the 2019 Valencia GP, the Spaniard beat Lowes by 0.3s to deny the latter a home GP podium.

Di Giannantonio got the better of Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) for P5 and P6, Aron Canet (Kipin Energy Aspar Team) finished a lonely P7 as Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) completed the top 10 runners at the British GP.

After a disappointing couple of races at the Red Bull Ring, the Championship momentum swings back in favour of Gardner. Next up for the Moto2™ riders: MotorLand Aragon in a couple of weekends time.

Top 10:
1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 0.481
3. Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed Up) + 1.930
4. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) 2.284
5. Fabi Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 6.952
6. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 7.059
7. Aron Canet (Kipin Energy Aspar Team) + 10.706
8. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 12.842
9. Ai Ogura (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 12.877
10. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) + 14.344.

MONSTER ENERGY BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Moto2 Race Classification 2021

Silverstone, Sunday, August 29, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	169.7	37’31.642
2	20	72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	169.7	+0.481
3	16	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	Lightech Speed Up	Boscoscuro	169.6	+1.930
4	13	22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	169.6	+2.284
5	11	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	169.2	+6.952
6	10	37	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	169.2	+7.059
7	9	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Kipin Energy Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	168.9	+10.706
8	8	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	168.8	+12.842
9	7	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	168.8	+12.877
10	6	16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	168.7	+14.344
11	5	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	168.2	+20.112
12	4	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	168.1	+22.371
13	3	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	168.1	+22.525
14	2	11	Nicolò BULEGA	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	168.0	+23.672
15	1	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	167.9	+24.116
16		54	Fermín ALDEGUER	SPA	Lightech Speed Up	Boscoscuro	167.7	+26.847
17		35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	167.7	+26.996
18		14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	167.7	+27.206
19		75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Kipin Energy Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	167.7	+27.414
20		42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	American Racing	Kalex	167.3	+32.368
21		55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	166.9	+38.614
22		24	Simone CORSI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	166.8	+39.074
23		70	Barry BALTUS	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	166.8	+39.117
Not Classified
		25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	168.9	4 Laps
		6	Cameron BEAUBIER	USA	American Racing	Kalex	167.9	5 Laps
		77	Adam NORRODIN	MAL	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	164.5	6 Laps
		62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	167.8	9 Laps
		40	Hector GARZO	SPA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	167.0	13 Laps
		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	159.2	15 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	231
2	Raul FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	187
3	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	ITA	179
4	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	127
5	Aron CANET	Boscoscuro	SPA	92
6	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	92
7	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Kalex	ITA	91
8	Ai OGURA	Kalex	JPN	87
9	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	75
10	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	67
11	Jorge NAVARRO	Boscoscuro	SPA	58
12	Joe ROBERTS	Kalex	USA	56
13	Celestino VIETTI	Kalex	ITA	46
14	Bo BENDSNEYDER	Kalex	NED	40
15	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	THA	35
16	Tony ARBOLINO	Kalex	ITA	33
17	Cameron BEAUBIER	Kalex	USA	26
18	Albert ARENAS	Boscoscuro	SPA	23
19	Jake DIXON	Kalex	GBR	21
20	Stefano MANZI	Kalex	ITA	20
21	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	SPA	16
22	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	16
23	Hector GARZO	Kalex	SPA	12
24	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	ITA	12
25	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Kalex	ITA	10
26	Hafizh SYAHRIN	NTS	MAL	8
27	Simone CORSI	MV Agusta	ITA	7
28	Fermín ALDEGUER	Boscoscuro	SPA	4
29	Alonso LOPEZ	Boscoscuro	SPA	4
30	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	MV Agusta	ITA	3
31	Barry BALTUS	NTS	BEL	2
32	Yari MONTELLA	Boscoscuro	ITA
33	Tommaso MARCON	MV Agusta	ITA
34	Miquel PONS	MV Agusta	SPA
35	Fraser ROGERS	NTS	GBR
36	Taiga HADA		JPN
36	Taiga HADA	Kalex	JPN
37	Manuel GONZALEZ	MV Agusta	SPA
38	Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI	Kalex	POL
39	Adam NORRODIN		MAL
40	Keminth KUBO	Kalex	THA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto2™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fends off Bezzecchi to extend title lead.

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MONSTER ENERGY BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Moto2 World Standing 2021

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