MotoGP™ – Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) hands Ducati Constructors crown in red-flagged race.

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Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was unstoppable at the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve and picked up his third victory of the season, with his latest 25-point haul handing Ducati the 2021 Constructors title. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) completed the podium in Portimao as the race ended prematurely, with an Iker Lecuona (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) and Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crash at Turn 13 bringing out the red flags – riders conscious, Oliveira headed to the medical centre for a check-up.

Miller propelled his GP21 off the line very well and grabbed the holeshot diving down the hill into Turn 1, but the Australian was slightly wide, allowing polesitter Bagnaia through and into the lead. Lap 1 saw Mir pass Miller at Turn 8, the Spaniard making his front row start count, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) losing a couple of positions.

Pecco and Mir soon found themselves nearly a second clear of Miller, who had Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing), Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) and Quartararo in hot pursuit. Pecco started to get the hammer down on Lap 7, his lead was up to 0.7s over Mir, who in turn was a second up the road from Miller. Third place soon went to Alex Marquez though, the double World Champion got the job done at Turn 1 at the beginning of Lap 12.

As things stood, with Pecco leading and Quartararo 7th, Ducati would be crowned Constructors Champions. And Pecco’s lead was stretching. With 12 laps to go, the Italian’s lead was up to 1.9s over Mir, who was sat 1.3s ahead of Alex Marquez. 2.4s was Bagnaia’s advantage with nine laps to go, Mir was holding Alex Marquez and Miller at bay by just over a second, with Martin, Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) and Quartararo a second and a half down on the podium fight.

A fantastic fight between Marquez and Miller was unfolding for the final podium spot. Turn 1 witnessed Miller dive up the inside of the Honda rider, but Marquez was able to make the cutback work – so it was as you were with six laps remaining. Quartararo was struggling to dismiss Pramac duo Martin and Zarco, with Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) now joining the scrap for P5.

With five laps to go, at Turn 5, Quartararo slipped out of contention. A first DNF of the season was endured by the World Champion, not the way he imagined his Algarve GP going – rider ok. Focus turned then turned to the Miller vs Alex Marquez fight, the Aussie still leading that ding-dong, before a crash involving Lecuona and home hero Oliveira at Turn 13 brought out the red flags. Both riders were conscious and eventually up on their feet, but with three-quarters of the race completed, the race was declared a result at the beginning of Lap 24.

Pecco’s victory ultimately ensured Ducati retained their Constructor crown, a fantastic way to bounce back after the disappointment felt by the Bologna camp at Misano. Mir returns to the rostrum for the first time since Aragon, Miller too ends a podium drought that stretched back to the Catalan GP.

Alex Marquez’ fantastic weekend ended with the Spaniard unluckily missing out on a chance to attack Miller for the final podium spot, but it was nonetheless a brilliant rider from the LCR Honda Castrol man – a best result of the season for the number 73. Zarco claimed a lonely P6 in the end, a result that confirms the Frenchman as the top Independent Team rider in 2021. Pol Espargaro’s P6 was a job well done for the Spaniard, and talking of jobs well done, Martin’s P7 was fantastic.

Only a few months on from his Turn 7 horror crash, Martin returned to Portimao to pick up an impressive result to help Pramac Racing become Independent Team Champions – with Martin now just three points down on Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) in the Rookie of the Year fight. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) finished 8th ahead of Bastianini in 9th, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) rounded out the top 10.

Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu), Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Avintia), Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT), Andrea Dovizioso (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Marc Marquez’ stand-in Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda Team) completed the points positions, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) were the other finishers in Portimao.

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and Danilo Petrucci (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) suffered DNFs in the Algarve.

Pecco is back on top! The Italian has secured the silver medal in the MotoGP™ World Championship, as well as helping Ducati secure the Constructor crown. Now, Ducati Lenovo Team and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP go head-to-head for the Teams Championship title in Valencia. The season finale is just around the corner – don’t miss out on all the action.

Top 10:
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
2. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 2.478
3. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 6.402
4. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) + 6.453
5. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 7.882
6. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 9.573
7. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 10.144
8. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 10.742
9. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) + 13.840
10. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 14.487.

GRANDE PRÉMIO BREMBO DO ALGARVE

MotoGP Race Classification 2021

Portimao, Sunday, November 07, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	63	Francesco BAGNAIA	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	165.4	38’17.720
2	20	36	Joan MIR	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	165.2	+2.478
3	16	43	Jack MILLER	AUS	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	165.0	+6.402
4	13	73	Alex MARQUEZ	SPA	LCR Honda CASTROL	Honda	165.0	+6.453
5	11	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	164.9	+7.882
6	10	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	164.7	+9.573
7	9	89	Jorge MARTIN	SPA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	164.7	+10.144
8	8	42	Alex RINS	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	164.7	+10.742
9	7	23	Enea BASTIANINI	ITA	Avintia Esponsorama	Ducati	164.4	+13.840
10	6	33	Brad BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	164.4	+14.487
11	5	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	JPN	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	Honda	163.9	+20.912
12	4	10	Luca MARINI	ITA	SKY VR46 Avintia	Ducati	163.8	+22.450
13	3	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	163.8	+22.752
14	2	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	163.6	+26.207
15	1	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	163.6	+26.284
16		12	Maverick VIÑALES	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	163.5	+26.828
17		21	Franco MORBIDELLI	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	163.4	+27.863
Not Classified
		88	Miguel OLIVEIRA	POR	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	164.4	1 Lap
		27	Iker LECUONA	SPA	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM	164.3	1 Lap
		20	Fabio QUARTARARO	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	164.8	3 Laps
		41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	162.9	16 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
		9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM		0 Lap

MotoGP World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Fabio QUARTARARO	Yamaha	FRA	267
2	Francesco BAGNAIA	Ducati	ITA	227
3	Joan MIR	Suzuki	SPA	195
4	Jack MILLER	Ducati	AUS	165
5	Johann ZARCO	Ducati	FRA	163
6	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	142
7	Brad BINDER	KTM	RSA	142
8	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia	SPA	113
9	Maverick VIÑALES	Aprilia	SPA	106
10	Pol ESPARGARO	Honda	SPA	100
11	Alex RINS	Suzuki	SPA	99
12	Enea BASTIANINI	Ducati	ITA	94
13	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	POR	92
14	Jorge MARTIN	Ducati	SPA	91
15	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	JPN	76
16	Alex MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	67
17	Franco MORBIDELLI	Yamaha	ITA	42
18	Luca MARINI	Ducati	ITA	41
19	Iker LECUONA	KTM	SPA	38
20	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	38
21	Danilo PETRUCCI	KTM	ITA	37
22	Stefan BRADL	Honda	GER	14
23	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	12
24	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Yamaha	ITA	8
25	Dani PEDROSA	KTM	SPA	6
26	Lorenzo SAVADORI	Aprilia	ITA	4
27	Tito RABAT	Ducati	SPA	1
28	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Yamaha	GBR
29	Garrett GERLOFF	Yamaha	USA
30	Jake DIXON	Yamaha	GBR

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

MotoGP™ – Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) hands Ducati Constructors crown in red-flagged race.

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MotoGP World Standing 2021

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