The South African crashed on the sighting lap, started from pitlane and ended up finishing P11. Two races remain in Portugal and Valencia to enjoy The Doctor doing what he loves best – racing motorcycles.īrad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) had an eventful day. A fitting send-off to the nine-time World Champion in front of his adoring fans. P8 went the way of Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) who claims his best result in Aprilia colours, Marini secured a second top 10 of the season in P9 sporting a special Grazie Vale colour scheme, and speaking of, Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) crossed the line in 10th in his final MotoGP™ race on Italian soil. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) crossed the line in fifth to beat sixth place Rins by 1.2s, with Aleix Espargaro taking P7. Meanwhile, Quartararo was up into P10, scrapping with Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing).Ī historic day as Rossi earns top 10 in final Italian race Now, Pecco had Marc Marquez swarming all over his rear wheel. Miller, at Turn 15, was down and out of the race from P2 on Lap 4, Bagnaia’s wingman was no longer able to help the Italian. The top three of Pecco, Miller and Marc Marquez soon found themselves 1.3s clear of Pol Espargaro, who had also dispatched Oliveira, before drama unfolded for one of the Ducatis.

Quartararo didn’t make a rapid start, but more importantly, he stayed trouble-free. Miller grabbed P2 from Oliveira at Turn 4 though, with Marc Marquez then getting the better of Oliveira down into Turn 8.

Pecco grabbed the holeshot though as Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) carved his way into P2 from the second row. #ELD1ABLO ? IS YOUR 2021 #MotoGP WORLD CHAMPION! ? /NcH0kHpEiEįrom pole position, Bagnaia got a decent getaway but it was teammate Jack Miller who got the best launch from the front row. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) passed Quartararo on the last lap to bag his second podium of the season, but the day – and year – belongs to the Frenchman. After Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crashed out of the race lead in the closing stages of the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna, the title was decided as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) emerges victorious, with Pol Espargaro securing his maiden podium with Honda. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) is the 2021 MotoGP™ World Champion.

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