The 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the eighteenth and final round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 14 November 2021. It was also the final Grand Prix for Valentino Rossi who retired after the season.
In the MotoGP class, Ducati Lenovo Team secured the Teams' Championship, its first since by making possible the first podium lock-up for Ducati in the MotoGP history with Francesco Bagnaia winning the race ahead of fellow Ducati riders Jorge Martín, who later became Rookie of the Year, and Jack Miller.
In the Moto2 class, Remy Gardner won the Riders' Championship. Remy and his father Wayne became the second father-son World Champions after Kenny Roberts and Kenny Roberts Jr.
In the Moto3 class, KTM secured its fifth Constructors' Championship and its first since .
Qualifying MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q2 1:29.9361 1263 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:30.0002343 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:30.3253436 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:30.3954 255 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:30.4185642 Álex RinsSuzuki 1:30.6731:30.4756733 Brad BinderKTM1:30.7881:30.5097 3820 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:30.6208930 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q21:30.64491046 Valentino RossiYamaha Qualified in Q21:30.74610 41121 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:30.781111241 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:31.02412134 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:30.859N/A13 51412 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:30.991N/A141527 Iker LecuonaKTM1:30.994N/A15169 Danilo PetrucciKTM1:31.045N/A16 61710 Luca MariniDucati1:31.073N/A171823 Enea BastianiniDucati1:31.185N/A181973 Álex MárquezHonda1:31.251N/A19 72088 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:31.319N/A2044 Pol EspargaróHondaN/AN/AN/AN/A OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 41:15.481 2 25 2 89 Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +0.489 1 20 3 43 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 +0.823 3 16 4 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 +5.214 4 13 5 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +5.439 8 11 6 5 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +6.993 5 10 7 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +8.437 7 9 8 23 Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 27 +10.933 18 8 9 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27 +12.651 12 7 10 46 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +13.468 10 6 11 21 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +14.085 11 5 12 4 Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +16.534 13 4 13 73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 27 +17.059 19 3 14 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +18.221 20 2 15 27 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +19.233 15 1 16 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27 +19.815 14 17 10 Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 27 +28.860 17 18 9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +32.169 16 Ret 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10 Accident 6 Ret 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 4 Accident 9 DNS 44 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda Did not startFastest lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:31.042 (lap 16) Sources:OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.
Moto2 The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged due to a first-lap accident involving multiple riders and the resulting oil spill. The race was later restarted over 16 laps with the original starting grid. Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 16 25:38.612 5 25 2 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 16 +0.517 4 20 3 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 16 +0.786 3 16 4 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 16 +2.393 2 13 5 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 16 +4.978 7 11 6 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 16 +5.091 12 10 7 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 16 +5.415 10 9 8 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 16 +5.808 9 8 9 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 16 +7.941 13 7 10 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 16 +9.112 8 6 11 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 16 +9.420 15 5 12 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 16 +10.355 6 4 13 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 16 +11.898 19 3 14 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 16 +12.088 16 2 15 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 16 +12.361 14 1 16 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 16 +13.982 22 17 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 16 +14.022 20 18 70 Barry Baltus NTS 16 +14.145 29 19 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 16 +17.111 24 20 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 16 +19.273 11 21 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 16 +19.426 17 22 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 16 +19.608 25 23 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 16 +19.986 26 24 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 16 +23.805 23 25 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 16 +31.559 21 Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 11 Accident 18 Ret 20 Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex 2 Accident 28 DNS 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 0 Did not restart 1 DNS 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 0 Did not restart 27 DNS 16 Joe Roberts Kalex Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT Simone Corsi entered the pits at the end of the warm-up lap due to a mechanical problem.
Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 43 Xavier Artigas Honda 23 38:30.302 17 25 2 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 23 +0.043 10 20 3 5 Jaume Masià KTM 23 +0.232 23 16 4 12 Filip Salač KTM 23 +0.443 5 13 5 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +0.540 13 11 6 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +1.156 14 10 7 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 23 +1.209 3 9 8 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +2.109 11 8 9 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 23 +2.185 9 7 10 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +2.322 26 6 11 17 John McPhee Honda 23 +2.791 15 5 12 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +2.461 8 4 13 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +3.819 7 3 14 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 23 +13.298 19 2 15 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +13.348 12 1 16 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +13.369 27 17 27 Kaito Toba KTM 23 +17.249 24 18 16 Andrea Migno Honda 23 +45.581 4 19 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18 +5 laps 22 Ret 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 22 Accident 1 Ret 67 Alberto Surra Honda 20 Accident 25 Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 17 Accident 2 Ret 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 12 Accident Damage 20 Ret 66 Joel Kelso KTM 4 Accident 18 Ret 95 José Antonio Rueda Honda 4 Accident 21 Ret 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 0 Accident 6 Ret 40 Darryn Binder Honda 0 Accident 16 DNS 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT Andi Farid Izdihar was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.
Championship standings after the race Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Fabio Quartararo 278 2 Francesco Bagnaia 252 3 Joan Mir 208 4 Jack Miller 181 5 Johann Zarco 173
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 357 2 Yamaha 309 3 Suzuki 240 4 Honda 214 5 KTM 205
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Ducati Lenovo Team 433 2 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 380 3 Team Suzuki Ecstar 307 4 Pramac Racing 288 5 Repsol Honda Team 250
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Remy Gardner 311 2 Raúl Fernández 307 3 Marco Bezzecchi 214 4 Sam Lowes 190 5 Augusto Fernández 174
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 450 2 Boscoscuro 199 3 MV Agusta 19 4 NTS 11
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 618 2 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 364 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 303 4 Inde Aspar Team 192 1 5 Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 173
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Pedro Acosta 259 2 Dennis Foggia 216 3 Sergio García 188 1 4 Jaume Masiá 171 1 5 Romano Fenati 160
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 369 2 Honda 360 3 Gas Gas 266 4 Husqvarna 166
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 430 2 Valresa GasGas Aspar Team 313 3 Leopard Racing 288 1 4 Red Bull KTM Tech3 218 1 5 Petronas Sprinta Racing 216
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