Moto2™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) goes back-to-back with Barcelona victory.

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For the first time since Casey Stoner in 2005, an Australian has won two intermediate class races on the spin after Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) expertly won the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Moto2™ race. Gardner defeated teammate Raul Fernandez by 1.8s in another 1-2 finish for the Red Bull KTM Ajo’s riders, as Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) earns a first podium since Phillip Island 2018.

Gardner was able to get the start he would have wanted from pole position, the Australian earning the holeshot as teammate Fernandez held P2 also. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) likewise got a great launch and troubled Raul Fernandez at Turn 5, the Dutchman making a clean move stick before Raul Fernandez was able to strike back at Turn 7.

Gardner was into a rhythm at the front but Raul Fernandez, with a bit of clear track in front, was able to slowly creep his way up to the rear of his teammate’s machine. Bendsneyder and Vierge were able to stay within touching distance of the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders, with fifth place Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) 2.3s back from the race lead on Lap 10 of 22.

The lead then changed with 11 laps remaining. Raul Fernandez drafted Gardner down the straight, pulled alongside on the brakes and made a clean and concise move stick. Bendsneyder was still a close third, with Vierge and Bezzecchi less than a second down, as Gardner clung onto the coattails of Fernandez.

At the beginning of Lap 20, Gardner pounced. A late lunge at Turn 1 saw Gardner cut past his teammate and a 1:44.399 saw him edge out a 0.6s lead on Raul Fernandez, and heading onto the last lap, Gardner’s lead was up to 1.1s. A sensational final trio of laps saw Gardner claim a second victory in a row, extending his lead in the title race over second place Fernandez to 11 points. Phenomenal yet again from both Red Bull KTM Ajo riders, as Vierge fended off Bezzecchi to hand Petronas Sprinta Racing their maiden Moto2™ rostrum.

Bezzecchi threatened to steal a podium away from Vierge in the closing stages, P4 for the Italian, with Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) equalling his best result of the season in P5 – an important result for the Spaniard. Bendsneyder faded in the latter stages but picks up a great P6, the Dutch rider 0.3s ahead of seventh place Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team). Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP), Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) completed the top 10 in Barcelona.

Jorge Navarro (MB Conveyors Speed Up) missed out on a top 10 by less than a second in P11, with reigning Moto3™ World Champion Albert Arenas (Inde Aspar Team) having a good ride to end the day P12 on home soil. Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP), Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Tom Lüthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) were the remaining points scorers.

Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team) crashed out in the early stages from a comfortable top 10 position, as Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team), Marcos Ramirez (Italtrans Racing Team), and Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – from P7 – crashed, riders ok. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Hector Garzo (Flexbox HP 40) went down together at Turn 1, thankfully both were ok.

So Gardner makes it two in two to stretch his overall standings advantage over rookie sensation Raul Fernandez, can anyone stop the Red Bull KTM Ajo pair in Germany?

Top 10:
1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 1.872
3. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 2.866
4. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 3.207
5. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 3.899
6. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) + 4.541
7. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 4.875
8. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 15.973
9. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 17.515
10. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) + 19.838.

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Moto2 Race Classification 2021

Barcelona, Sunday, June 06, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	160.2	38’22.284
2	20	25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	160.0	+1.872
3	16	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	160.0	+2.866
4	13	72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	159.9	+3.207
5	11	37	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	159.9	+3.899
6	10	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	159.8	+4.541
7	9	22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	159.8	+4.875
8	8	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	159.0	+15.973
9	7	35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	158.9	+17.515
10	6	16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	158.8	+19.838
11	5	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	Boscoscuro	158.7	+20.571
12	4	75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Inde Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	158.6	+22.512
13	3	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	158.6	+22.558
14	2	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	158.6	+23.238
15	1	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	158.5	+23.958
16		24	Simone CORSI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	158.4	+25.099
17		11	Nicolò BULEGA	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	158.0	+31.344
18		96	Jake DIXON	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	157.6	+37.129
19		6	Cameron BEAUBIER	USA	American Racing	Kalex	157.6	+37.895
20		55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	157.5	+38.438
21		2	Alonso LOPEZ	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	Boscoscuro	157.4	+40.247
22		70	Barry BALTUS	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	157.4	+40.674
23		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	157.4	+40.784
24		62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	156.8	+48.588
25		74	Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI	POL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic	Kalex	156.8	+49.640
26		81	Keminth KUBO	THA	VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	156.8	+49.694
Not Classified
		40	Hector GARZO	SPA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	159.1	2 Laps
		21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	159.1	2 Laps
		79	Ai OGURA	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	159.8	3 Laps
		19	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	158.8	4 Laps
		42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	American Racing	Kalex	157.3	15 Laps
		44	Aron CANET	SPA	Inde Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	159.1	16 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	139
2	Raul FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	128
3	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	ITA	101
4	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	75
5	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Kalex	ITA	60
6	Joe ROBERTS	Kalex	USA	50
7	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	49
8	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	42
9	Ai OGURA	Kalex	JPN	39
10	Aron CANET	Boscoscuro	SPA	35
11	Bo BENDSNEYDER	Kalex	NED	35
12	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	34
13	Tony ARBOLINO	Kalex	ITA	30
14	Jorge NAVARRO	Boscoscuro	SPA	24
15	Cameron BEAUBIER	Kalex	USA	20
16	Stefano MANZI	Kalex	ITA	17
17	Celestino VIETTI	Kalex	ITA	15
18	Jake DIXON	Kalex	GBR	11
19	Hector GARZO	Kalex	SPA	11
20	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	THA	11
21	Albert ARENAS	Boscoscuro	SPA	10
22	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	SPA	9
23	Hafizh SYAHRIN	NTS	MAL	8
24	Simone CORSI	MV Agusta	ITA	7
25	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Kalex	ITA	6
26	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	ITA	5
27	Fermín ALDEGUER	Boscoscuro	SPA	4
28	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	MV Agusta	ITA	3
29	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	2
30	Barry BALTUS	NTS	BEL
31	Yari MONTELLA	Boscoscuro	ITA
32	Tommaso MARCON	MV Agusta	ITA
33	Miquel PONS	MV Agusta	SPA
34	Fraser ROGERS	NTS	GBR
35	Alonso LOPEZ	Boscoscuro	SPA
36	Taiga HADA	NTS	JPN
37	Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI	Kalex	POL
38	Keminth KUBO	Kalex	THA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto2™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) goes back-to-back with Barcelona victory.

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Moto2 World Standing 2021

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