The 2021 Algarve motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve) was the seventeenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 7 November 2021.

In the MotoGP class, Ducati secured its second consecutive Constructors' Championship.

In the Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta won the Riders' Championship after main title rival Dennis Foggia crashed on the last lap after being hit by Darryn Binder. Acosta became the first rookie rider to win a World Championship since Loris Capirossi who won the 125cc championship in . Acosta is also the second youngest rider ever to win a world championship, just one day older than Capirossi.

Qualifying MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 1:38.7251 1243 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:38.8292336 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:38.8933489 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:38.9164 255 Johann ZarcoDucati 1:39.1301:38.9185644 Pol EspargaróHonda Qualified in Q21:39.0586720 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.1317 3873 Álex MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:39.1918921 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.32191027 Iker LecuonaKTM1:39.1711:39.38710 41142 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:39.649111210 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:39.828121321 Enea BastianiniDucati1:39.283N/A13 51441 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:39.389N/A14159 Danilo PetrucciKTM1:39.595N/A151646 Valentino RossiYamaha1:39.604N/A16 61788 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:39.624N/A171812 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:39.738N/A181933 Brad BinderKTM1:39.859N/A19 7206 Stefan BradlHonda1:39.907N/A20214 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:39.918N/A212230 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:40.009N/A22 8 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race MotoGP The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 23 full laps due to an accident involving Iker Lecuona and Miguel Oliveira. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 23 38:17.720 1 25 2 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 23 +2.478 3 20 3 43 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 23 +6.402 2 16 4 73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 23 +6.453 8 13 5 5 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 23 +7.882 5 11 6 44 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +9.573 6 10 7 89 Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 23 +10.144 4 9 8 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 23 +10.742 11 8 9 23 Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 23 +13.840 13 7 10 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 23 +14.487 19 6 11 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 23 +20.912 22 5 12 10 Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 23 +22.450 12 4 13 46 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 23 +22.752 16 3 14 4 Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 23 +26.207 21 2 15 6 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +26.284 20 1 16 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 23 +26.828 18 17 21 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 23 +27.863 9 Ret 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 Accident 17 Ret 27 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 22 Accident 10 Ret 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 Accident 7 Ret 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 7 Accident 14 Ret 9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Accident 15Fastest lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:39.467 (lap 5) Sources:OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 23 39:36.275 2 25 2 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 23 +3.014 1 20 3 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 23 +3.899 8 16 4 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 23 +7.616 4 13 5 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 23 +7.621 6 11 6 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 23 +10.021 14 10 7 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 23 +10.908 10 9 8 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 23 +11.586 7 8 9 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 23 +13.121 5 7 10 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 +13.286 15 6 11 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 23 +14.614 3 5 12 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 23 +25.538 12 4 13 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 23 +26.511 17 3 14 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 23 +27.225 13 2 15 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 23 +28.345 29 1 16 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 23 +28.412 28 17 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 23 +32.282 21 18 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 23 +35.387 16 19 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 +39.184 24 20 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 23 +43.803 23 21 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 23 +43.432 25 22 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 23 +43.491 27 23 70 Barry Baltus NTS 23 +45.847 26 24 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 23 +54.350 22 25 74 Piotr Biesiekirski Kalex 23 +1:08.619 31 Ret 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 14 Tyre Vibration 30 Ret 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 10 Accident 11 Ret 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 9 Accident 20 Ret 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 2 Accident 9 Ret 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 1 Accident 18 DSQ 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 0 Black flag 19 OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 21 38:04.339 14 25 2 16 Andrea Migno Honda 21 +0.354 16 20 3 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 21 +0.880 8 16 4 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +1.768 11 13 5 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 21 +1.839 12 11 6 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +1.874 10 10 7 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +1.972 13 9 8 43 Xavier Artigas Honda 21 +2.333 6 8 9 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 21 +3.423 18 7 10 12 Filip Salač KTM 21 +6.591 9 6 11 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 21 +6.940 3 5 12 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 21 +9.392 26 4 13 96 Daniel Holgado KTM 21 +9.930 21 3 14 66 Joel Kelso KTM 21 +9.996 19 2 15 67 Alberto Surra Honda 21 +10.416 15 1 16 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +11.650 22 17 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 21 +11.695 23 18 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +11.736 20 19 5 Jaume Masià KTM 21 +13.616 5 20 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +30.001 17 21 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 21 +30.183 24 22 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 21 +30.249 25 NC 27 Kaito Toba KTM 13 +8 laps 27 Ret 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 20 Accident 4 Ret 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 20 Accident 1 Ret 17 John McPhee Honda 4 Accident 2 DSQ 40 Darryn Binder Honda 21 +1.086 7 DNS 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT Gabriel Rodrigo withdrew from the event after Friday practice due to persistent shoulder pain.

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 267 2 Francesco Bagnaia 227 3 Joan Mir 195 1 4 Jack Miller 165 1 5 Johann Zarco 163

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 332 2 Yamaha 298 3 Suzuki 227 4 Honda 211 5 KTM 196

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 1 Ducati Lenovo Team 392 1 2 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 364 3 Team Suzuki Ecstar 294 1 4 Pramac Racing 258 1 5 Repsol Honda Team 250

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Remy Gardner 305 2 Raúl Fernández 282 3 Marco Bezzecchi 214 4 Sam Lowes 181 5 Augusto Fernández 158

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 425 2 Boscoscuro 188 3 MV Agusta 19 4 NTS 10

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 587 2 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 339 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 290 4 QuieroCorredor Aspar Team 181 5 Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 157

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Pedro Acosta 259 2 Dennis Foggia 213 3 Sergio García 168 1 4 Romano Fenati 156 1 5 Jaume Masiá 155

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 353 2 Honda 335 3 Gas Gas 246 4 Husqvarna 162

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 414 2 MuchoNeumatico GasGas Aspar Team 284 3 Leopard Racing 260 4 Petronas Sprinta Racing 211 5 Red Bull KTM Tech3 201

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