2021 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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Date15 August 2021
Official nameBitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
LocationRed Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course
- Permanent racing facility
- 4.318 km (2.683 mi)
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| Race 11 of 18 races in the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 15 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | ||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Pos. | Rider | Points | |
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| 1 | 80 | ||
| 2 | 73 | ||
| 3 | 72 | ||
| 4 | 69 | ||
| 5 | 53 |