Moto2™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) victorious but title race goes to Valencia.

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Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) secured the most important victory of his career at the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve and will take a 23-point title lead into the final round in Valencia. The Australian got the better of rival and teammate Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), as the Spaniard has to settle for P2. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the podium less than a second away from Fernandez.

As the lights went out, Raul Fernandez and Gardner both made good starts and they launched into Turn 1 as they lined up on the grid – P1 and P2. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) made a lightning start from 7th to push his way up into P3 in the opening exchanges, and the Italian was soon ahead of Gardner. The top three – Raul Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Gardner – were split by 1.1s, with Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) P4, two seconds down the on the podium fight.

After shadowing Bezzecchi for a few laps, Gardner was back up into P2 on Lap 9, with Raul Fernandez’ lead standing at 1.1s. As things stood, the gap between the Red Bull KTM Ajo pair was 13 points heading to Valencia, but Gardner was starting to reel in Raul Fernandez – the latter on the soft rear tyre.

Turn 1, Lap 13. Gardner, visibly riding with more grip, passed Raul Fernandez down the hill. Bezzecchi was three seconds behind Raul Fernandez, so was his second place safe? Well, Gardner wasn’t pulling away. Fernandez was latched onto the back of his teammate and title rival, knowing how much was on the line. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi had slipped into the clutches of fourth place Lowes, the British rider was into P3 with seven to go.

Heading into the final five laps, Raul Fernandez was still hanging in there but couldn’t get close enough to make a move on Gardner. But with three to go, Raul Fernandez fell to a second behind his teammate, and baring any mistakes, Gardner was going to claim a monumental 25 points.

Last lap time, and it’s a good job Raul Fernandez’ gap over a hard charging Lowes was as big as it was. The Brit was lapping nearly a second a lap quicker than the Spaniard, and if the number 22 overtook the number 25, that would hand the title to Gardner. As it happens, Fernandez held onto P2 that takes the title to the final race of the season, but Gardner’s victory sees him take a healthy 23-point lead into next Sunday’s race.

Lowes’ podium was his second on the bounce, another lap and it could have been some unbelievable title drama. Lowes can’t catch third place Bezzecchi in the Championship, but looks set to claim P4 in the overall standings.

Aron Canet (QuieroCorredor Aspar Team) pipped Beaubier to P4 as the duo cross the line 0.005s apart, the American equalling his best Moto2™ result. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) claimed P6 as the Italian once again impresses, the rookie beat Jorge Navarro (Termozeta Speed Up) by eight tenths, with Bezzecchi slipping from P2 to P8 at the chequered flag. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) rounded out the top 10.

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) couldn’t covert a front row start into a podium attack, the Italian finished P11, with Hector Garzo (Flexbox HP40), Stefano Manzi (Flexbox HP40), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) and Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) picked up the final points.

Get ready for a Moto2™ title decider in Valencia

Gardner’s victory sees him have one hand and four fingers on the 2021 Moto2™ World title, but it’s not over until it’s over. A phenomenal season finale is coming up in Valencia between Gardner and Raul Fernandez, who comes out on top after a thrilling season?

Top 10:
1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 3.014
3. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 3.899
4. Aron Canet (QuieroCorredor Aspar Team) + 7.616
5. Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) + 7.621
6. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 10.021
7. Jorge Navarro (Termozeta Speed Up) + 10.908
8. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 11.586
9. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 13.121
10. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 13.286.

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Moto2 Race Classification 2021

Portimao, Sunday, November 07, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	160.0	39’36.275
2	20	25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	159.8	+3.014
3	16	22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	159.7	+3.899
4	13	44	Aron CANET	SPA	QuieroCorredor Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	159.4	+7.616
5	11	6	Cameron BEAUBIER	USA	American Racing	Kalex	159.4	+7.621
6	10	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	159.3	+10.021
7	9	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	Termozeta Speed Up	Boscoscuro	159.2	+10.908
8	8	72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	159.2	+11.586
9	7	37	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	159.1	+13.121
10	6	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	159.1	+13.286
11	5	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	159.0	+14.614
12	4	40	Hector GARZO	SPA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	158.3	+25.538
13	3	62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	158.2	+26.511
14	2	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	American Racing	Kalex	158.1	+27.225
15	1	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	158.1	+28.345
16		54	Fermín ALDEGUER	SPA	Termozeta Speed Up	Boscoscuro	158.1	+28.412
17		24	Simone CORSI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	157.8	+32.282
18		55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	157.6	+35.387
19		12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	157.4	+39.184
20		14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	157.1	+43.803
21		45	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	JPN	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	157.1	+43.432
22		11	Nicolò BULEGA	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	157.1	+43.491
23		70	Barry BALTUS	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	157.1	+45.847
24		16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	156.4	+54.350
25		74	Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI	POL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic	Kalex	155.5	+1’08.619
Not Classified
		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	152.5	9 Laps
		97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	158.9	13 Laps
		96	Jake DIXON	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	158.4	14 Laps
		79	Ai OGURA	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	156.3	21 Laps
		75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	QuieroCorredor Aspar Team	Boscoscuro	150.8	22 Laps
Excluded
		35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex		0 Lap

Moto2 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	305
2	Raul FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	282
3	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	ITA	214
4	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	181
5	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	158
6	Aron CANET	Boscoscuro	SPA	153
7	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Kalex	ITA	141
8	Ai OGURA	Kalex	JPN	120
9	Jorge NAVARRO	Boscoscuro	SPA	98
10	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	91
11	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	83
12	Celestino VIETTI	Kalex	ITA	76
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	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	THA	37
18	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	SPA	37
19	Stefano MANZI	Kalex	ITA	33
20	Jake DIXON	Kalex	GBR	30
21	Albert ARENAS	Boscoscuro	SPA	28
22	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	23
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	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™ – Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) victorious but title race goes to Valencia.

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Get ready for a Moto2™ title decider in Valencia

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Moto2 World Standing 2021

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