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Moto2™ – Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) victorious, Raul Fernandez crashes.

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For the first time since the Doha GP, Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) is a Moto2™ race winner after an immensely dramatic Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna unfolded. Augusto Fernandez made it an Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 1-2 at Misano, Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) claimed third but the story was with the title race: Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) crashed out from the lead, as a seventh place finish for Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – after a Long Lap Penalty – hands the Australian an 18-point advantage heading to Portimao.

Polesitter Lowes grabbed the holeshot with Canet making a good start to earn P2 ahead of Augusto Fernandez, with Raul Fernandez and Gardner P7 and P12 respectively at the end of the first lap. On Lap 3, Raul Fernandez had made his way up to P4, with Gardner scrapping away in the lower ends of the top 10.

A late lunge from Canet on race leader Jorge Navarro (+EGO Speed Up) at the tight Turn 14 right-hander allowed Lowes to retake the lead, while also gifting Raul Fernandez P3. The latter was then up to P2 on Lap 6, and with Gardner P8, as things stood Raul Fernandez would take the World Championship lead – a long way to go though, of course.

Gardner, seeing his title rival P2, chose to dive up the inside of Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) at Turn 14. Unfortunately for the Thai rider, contact was made and Chantra crashed unhurt – would there be any action against Gardner for the incident? Meanwhile, Raul Fernandez was swarming Lowes’ rear wheel. And by Lap 11 of 25, Lowes, Raul Fernandez and Canet were 1.3s clear of fourth place Navarro, as Augusto Fernandez passed Gardner – the Australian back down to P8.

That spelt bad news for Gardner who was two seconds behind seventh place Stefano Manzi (Flexbox HP40), and Lap 12 brought more bad news. Raul Fernandez, after a small error from Lowes, was now the race leader – and Race Direction handed the Aussie a Long Lap Penalty.

Then, more unbelievable drama. Heading down into Turn 8, Raul Fernandez lost the front so, so early. The Spaniard was down and out of the race after a rapid crash, thankfully the number 25 was up on his feet. A huge moment in the Moto2™ World Championship chase, as Gardner – after his Long Lap – fell into the clutches of home hero Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46).

It was now Lowes vs Canet for victory. Lowes ran wide at Turn 8 to allow the Spaniard through into the lead, and another rear-end moment for the number 22 allowed Canet to hold a 0.6s advantage with five laps to go. However, with four laps to go, Lowes was back in P1. Augusto Fernandez was up to third after his Long Lap Penalty, the Spaniard passing a brightly coloured Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46). The Italian’s teammate Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 15 with three laps to go, that allowed Gardner to move up to P7.

Up front, no mistake was made in the closing stages by Lowes who took the chequered flag first to win, with Augusto Fernandez producing a stunning comeback ride to pick off Canet on the run to the line – handing MarcVDS their first 1-2 since 2017. Canet was disappointed with P3, but it’s a fourth podium of the season for the Spaniard.

Rookie Vietti rode brilliantly on home soil to bag his best result of the season, fifth place went the way of Navarro. Manzi had a quiet but solid ride to P6 at his home track, the Italian finished nine seconds up the road from Championship leader Gardner. It was a tough afternoon at the office for Gardner, but after Raul Fernandez’ crash, the Aussie extends his lead in the title race to 18 points with just two races to go now.

Sporting a special Gresini livery, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) claimed P8 ahead of rookie Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and 10th place Marcos Ramirez (American Racing). Reigning Moto3™ World Champion Albert Arenas (Aspar Team Moto2) was 0.6s away from a top 10 result in P11, Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) takes home a P12 as Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) rescues some points after his Long Lap Penalty. Tom Lüthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) and Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) picked up P14 and P15 at Misano.

Yet more title drama unfolds in Moto2™, with 18 points now separating Gardner and Raul Fernandez heading to Portimao’s rollercoaster. It’ll be match point Gardner, but Raul Fernandez was a winner in Portugal earlier on in the year – a tense meeting awaits.

Top 10:
1. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)
2. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 1.233
3. Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) + 1.400
4. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 2.554
5. Jorge Navarro (+EGO Speed Up) + 4.243
6. Stefano Manzi (Flexbox HP40) + 5.198
7. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 14.261
8. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 15.868
9. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 18.905
10. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) + 19.069.

GP NOLAN DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL’EMILIA-ROMAGNA

Moto2 Race Classification 2021 

Misano Adriatico, Sunday, October 24, 2021

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 156.8 40’25.180
2 20 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 156.7 +1.233
3 16 44 Aron CANET SPA Aspar Team Moto2 Boscoscuro 156.7 +1.400
4 13 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 156.6 +2.554
5 11 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA +EGO Speed Up Boscoscuro 156.5 +4.243
6 10 62 Stefano MANZI ITA Flexbox HP40 Kalex 156.4 +5.198
7 9 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 155.9 +14.261
8 8 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 155.8 +15.868
9 7 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 155.6 +18.905
10 6 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA American Racing Kalex 155.6 +19.069
11 5 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Aspar Team Moto2 Boscoscuro 155.5 +19.675
12 4 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 155.2 +24.309
13 3 96 Jake DIXON GBR Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 155.1 +26.777
14 2 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 154.6 +34.699
15 1 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 154.5 +36.240
16 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA +EGO Speed Up Boscoscuro 154.4 +37.590
17 70 Barry BALTUS BEL NTS RW Racing GP NTS 154.4 +37.899
18 11 Nicolò BULEGA ITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 154.4 +37.966
19 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV Agusta 153.6 +50.787
20 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV Agusta 152.8 +1’02.974
Not Classified
72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 155.8 3 Laps
97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 155.2 9 Laps
14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 154.5 9 Laps
27 Mattia CASADEI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 150.5 10 Laps
25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 156.3 11 Laps
40 Hector GARZO SPA Flexbox HP40 Kalex 155.2 13 Laps
10 Tommaso MARCON ITA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 146.9 16 Laps
6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing Kalex 154.2 17 Laps
35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 154.4 19 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2021PDF

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Remy GARDNER Kalex AUS 280
2 Raul FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 262
3 Marco BEZZECCHI Kalex ITA 206
4 Sam LOWES Kalex GBR 165
5 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 151
6 Aron CANET Boscoscuro SPA 140
7 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Kalex ITA 136
8 Ai OGURA Kalex JPN 120
9 Jorge NAVARRO Boscoscuro SPA 89
10 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex GER 85
11 Xavi VIERGE Kalex SPA 83
12 Celestino VIETTI Kalex ITA 66
13 Joe ROBERTS Kalex USA 59
14 Tony ARBOLINO Kalex ITA 51
15 Bo BENDSNEYDER Kalex NED 45
16 Cameron BEAUBIER Kalex USA 39
17 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex THA 37
18 Marcos RAMIREZ Kalex SPA 35
19 Stefano MANZI Kalex ITA 30
20 Jake DIXON Kalex GBR 30
21 Albert ARENAS Boscoscuro SPA 28
22 Thomas LUTHI Kalex SWI 23
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 Mattia CASADEI ITA
42 Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI Kalex POL
43 Keminth KUBO Kalex THA

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