The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich) was the eleventh round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 15 August 2021.
Background
Yamaha suspended and withdrew Maverick Viñales from the entry list of the Grand Prix prior to the weekend for an “unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle” after Round 10 in Styria.[1]
Qualifying
MotoGP
Fastest session lap |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
Row | ||
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Q1[2] | Q2[3] | |||||||
1 | 89 | ![]() |
Ducati | 1:23.197 | 1:22.643 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:22.677 | 2 | ||
3 | 63 | ![]() |
Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.063 | 3 | ||
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.120 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | 93 | ![]() |
Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.227 | 5 | ||
6 | 43 | ![]() |
Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.320 | 6 | ||
7 | 36 | ![]() |
Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.378 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | 41 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.423 | 8 | ||
9 | 88 | ![]() |
KTM | 1:23.365 | 1:23.499 | 9 | ||
10 | 33 | ![]() |
KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.568 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | 44 | ![]() |
Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.738 | 11 | ||
12 | 30 | ![]() |
Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:23.990 | 12 | ||
13 | 42 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 1:23.470 | N/A | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 73 | ![]() |
Honda | 1:23.535 | N/A | 14 | ||
15 | 23 | ![]() |
Ducati | 1:23.790 | N/A | 15 | ||
16 | 27 | ![]() |
KTM | 1:23.825 | N/A | 16 | 6 | |
17 | 10 | ![]() |
Ducati | 1:23.834 | N/A | 17 | ||
18 | 46 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 1:23.939 | N/A | 18 | ||
19 | 9 | ![]() |
KTM | 1:24.405 | N/A | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 35 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 1:24.509 | N/A | 20 | ||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
Race
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 33 | ![]() |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 28 | 40:43.928[a] | 10 | 25 |
2 | 63 | ![]() |
Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 28 | +12.991 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 89 | ![]() |
Pramac Racing | Ducati | 28 | +14.570 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 36 | ![]() |
Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 28 | +15.623 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 28 | +17.831 | 17 | 11 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 28 | +17.952 | 16 | 10 |
7 | 20 | ![]() |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 28 | +19.650 | 2 | 9 |
8 | 46 | ![]() |
Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 28 | +20.150 | 18 | 8 |
9 | 73 | ![]() |
LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 28 | +20.692 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 41 | ![]() |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 28 | +21.270 | 8 | 6 |
11 | 43 | ![]() |
Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 28 | +28.144 | 6 | 5 |
12 | 9 | ![]() |
Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 28 | +28.193 | 19 | 4 |
13 | 30 | ![]() |
LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 28 | +28.603 | 12 | 3 |
14 | 42 | ![]() |
Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 28 | +33.642 | 13 | 2 |
15 | 93 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +38.459 | 5 | 1 |
16 | 44 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +43.384 | 11 | |
17 | 35 | ![]() |
Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 28 | +55.950 | 20 | |
Ret | 88 | ![]() |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Pramac Racing | Ducati | 18 | Accident Damage | 4 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 6 | Lost Fairing | 15 | |
Fastest lap: ![]() | ||||||||
Sources:[4][5][6] |
Moto2
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 25 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | 37:19.890 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 79 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +0.845 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 37 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +2.747 | 4 | 16 |
4 | 22 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +4.412 | 1 | 13 |
5 | 35 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +8.850 | 7 | 11 |
6[b] | 13 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +8.782 | 8 | 10 |
7 | 87 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +13.657 | 5 | 9 |
8 | 44 | ![]() |
Boscoscuro | 25 | +16.499 | 6 | 8 |
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +17.108 | 10 | 7 |
10 | 72 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +19.588 | 16 | 6 |
11 | 96 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +21.283 | 13 | 5 |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +21.703 | 15 | 4 |
13 | 14 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +21.866 | 23 | 3 |
14 | 97 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +27.146 | 20 | 2 |
15 | 40 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +29.128 | 22 | 1 |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +33.058 | 21 | |
17 | 64 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +38.235 | 26 | |
18 | 55 | ![]() |
NTS | 25 | +38.357 | 24 | |
19 | 24 | ![]() |
MV Agusta | 25 | +38.643 | 27 | |
20 | 6 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +44.344 | 25 | |
21 | 29 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +46.490 | 30 | |
22 | 11 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +47.560[c] | 18 | |
23 | 23 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +1:05.584 | 11 | |
24 | 62 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | +1:09.436 | 17 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Boscoscuro | 15 | Accident | 28 | |
Ret | 42 | ![]() |
Kalex | 13 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 70 | ![]() |
NTS | 10 | Accident | 29 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Kalex | 5 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 75 | ![]() |
Boscoscuro | 1 | Master Cylinder | 19 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Boscoscuro | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
DNS | 7 | ![]() |
MV Agusta | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
- Lorenzo Baldassarri was declared unfit to compete due to effects of a hand injury suffered at the German GP.
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | ![]() |
Gas Gas | 23 | 37:10.345 | 13 | 25 |
2 | 53 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +0.027 | 5 | 20 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +0.346 | 8 | 16 |
4 | 37 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +0.394 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 55 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 23 | +0.462 | 1 | 11 |
6 | 5 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +0.794 | 4 | 10 |
7 | 17 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1.331 | 14 | 9 |
8 | 28 | ![]() |
Gas Gas | 23 | +1.440 | 10 | 8 |
9 | 40 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +2.399 | 17 | 7 |
10 | 27 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +6.135 | 12 | 6 |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +6.602 | 2 | 5 |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +14.716 | 16 | 4 |
13 | 82 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +14.920 | 9 | 3 |
14 | 52 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +21.668 | 3 | 2 |
15 | 19 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +21.976 | 24 | 1 |
16 | 99 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +22.147 | 15 | |
17 | 20 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +22.161 | 22 | |
18 | 92 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +22.198 | 19 | |
19 | 54 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +22.363 | 11 | |
20 | 2 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +24.454 | 26[d] | |
21 | 38 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +24.706 | 18 | |
22 | 73 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +25.129[e] | 23 | |
23 | 22 | ![]() |
KTM | 23 | +34.520 | 25 | |
Ret | 31 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 11 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 71 | ![]() |
KTM | 5 | Collision | 6 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Honda | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
DNS | 6 | ![]() |
KTM | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
- Ryusei Yamanaka suffered a broken humerus in a collision with Gabriel Rodrigo during practice and withdrew from the event.
MotoE
Pos. | No. | Rider | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | ![]() |
5 | 8:06.619 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 51 | ![]() |
5 | +0.839 | 13 | 20 |
3 | 77 | ![]() |
5 | +1.145 | 8 | 16 |
4 | 54 | ![]() |
5 | +1.163 | 1 | 13 |
5 | 78 | ![]() |
5 | +1.892 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 61 | ![]() |
5 | +2.371 | 5 | 10 |
7 | 40 | ![]() |
5 | +2.424 | 7 | 9 |
8 | 11 | ![]() |
5 | +4.805 | 3 | 8 |
9 | 21 | ![]() |
5 | +5.199 | 11 | 7 |
10 | 68 | ![]() |
5 | +5.510 | 9 | 6 |
11 | 9 | ![]() |
5 | +7.068 | 15 | 5 |
12 | 71 | ![]() |
5 | +8.296[e] | 10 | 4 |
13 | 19 | ![]() |
5 | +11.430 | 12 | 3 |
14 | 80 | ![]() |
5 | +12.233 | 16 | 2 |
15 | 43 | ![]() |
5 | +14.950 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 14 | ![]() |
5 | +15.561 | 18 | |
17 | 6 | ![]() |
5 | +20.214 | 14 | |
18 | 18 | ![]() |
5 | +1:24.945 | 6 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE REPORT |
- All bikes manufactured by Energica.
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[7][8][9][10]
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Moto3
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MotoE
Pos. | Rider | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
80 |
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2 | ![]() |
73 |
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3 | ![]() |
72 |
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4 | ![]() |
69 |
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5 | ![]() |
53 |
Notes
- ^ Initially given a 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits, but was subsequently reversed.
- ^ 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
- ^ 6-second penalty for not completing a double long lap penalty.
- ^ Pit lane start penalty.
- ^ a b 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits.
References
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Yamaha suspends and withdraws Viñales from Austrian GP". www.motogp.com.
- ^ "BITCI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "BITCI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2021" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "2021 Austrian MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich". MotoGP. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
- ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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