The 2021 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal) was the third round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 18 April 2021.
Background Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 22 January 2021 Dorna announced a significant update of the provisional calendar following the postponement of the Argentine and American Grands Prix, originally scheduled as the second and third rounds of the championship (on 11 and 18 April respectively) due to the COVID-19 situation in both countries, with potential rescheduling for the last quarter of 2021. The Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve was entered as a reserve Grand Prix, along with the Indonesian Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix (later removed from the list). On the same day Dorna announced an agreement with the organizers of the Portuguese Grand Prix to hold the race on the Algarve circuit as the third stage of the 2021 championship (the first of the season in Europe) on 18 April. Portugal had returned to the championship as a substitute race the previous year, when the last round of the 2020 championship was held.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race After the Doha Grand Prix, Johann Zarco is the new leader of the rider standings at 40 points, followed by the Monster Energy Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales, winners of the first two races of the season, four points behind; followed by Francesco Bagnaia and Álex Rins, respectively fourteen and seventeen points behind Zarco.
In the constructors' classification, Yamaha leads with 50 points, 10 more than Ducati. Suzuki is third at 26 points, with Aprilia fourth at 15 points; KTM and Honda close at 11 points.
In the team championship standings, Monster Energy Yamaha is first with 72 points. Pramac Racing is second at 57 points, with Team Suzuki Ecstar and Ducati Lenovo Team following at 45 and 40 points respectively. Repsol Honda Team is fifth with 18 points.
Moto2 Championship riders' standings before the race Sam Lowes leads the intermediate class with 50 points, followed by Remy Gardner at 40 points. Raúl Fernández is third with 26 points, one more than Marco Bezzecchi and five more than Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Moto3 Championship riders' standings before the race After his victory in the Doha Grand Prix, Pedro Acosta moved up to the top of the standings with 45 points, followed by Darryn Binder on 36 points and Jaume Masiá on 32 points. Fourth and fifth Niccolò Antonelli and Izan Guevara respectively at 26 and 19 points.
MotoGP participants Marc Márquez returns as Honda's starter rider after the incident in the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, which is valid as the first race of the 2020 championship.
Moto2 participants Miquel Pons replace Simone Corsi because of an injury. Fraser Rogers replace Barry Baltus because of fractured left wrist injury.
Moto3 participants The riders and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in riders for the race.
Free practice MotoGP Maverick Viñales was fastest in the first session, followed by Álex Rins and Marc Márquez. In the second session, Francesco Bagnaia preceded Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir. In the third session, Quartararo finished at the top of the standings ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Bagnaia.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap
The fastest personal time of the riders are written in bold type.
RiderConstructorFP1FP2FP3120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:42.5281:40.206 1:39.044221 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:43.2431:41.2161:39.095363 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:42.464 1:39.8661'39.117 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q2 1:38.8621 1242 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:38.951235 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:38.9913443 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:39.0614 2521 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.1035693 Marc MárquezHonda 1:39.2531:39.1216741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:39.1697 3810 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:39.3868936 Joan MirSuzuki1:39.3021:39.39891088 Miguel OliveiraKTM Qualified in Q21:39.44510 41163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:39.482111212 Maverick ViñalesYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.807121373 Álex MárquezHonda1:39.530N/A13 51444 Pol EspargaróHonda1:39.710N/A141533 Brad BinderKTM1:39.776N/A151623 Enea BastianiniDucati1:39.855N/A16 61746 Valentino RossiYamaha1:39.943N/A17189 Danilo PetrucciKTM1:40.202N/A181927 Iker LecuonaKTM1:40.408N/A19 72032 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia1:40.444N/A202130 Takaaki NakagamiHondaN/AN/A21 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 41:46.412 1 25 2 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 25 +4.809 11 20 3 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 +4.948 9 16 4 21 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 25 +5.127 5 13 5 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +6.668 15 11 6 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 +8.885 7 10 7 93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 +13.208 6 9 8 73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 25 +17.992 13 8 9 23 Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 25 +22.369 16 7 10 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 25 +23.676 21 6 11 12 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 +23.761 12 5 12 10 Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 25 +29.660 8 4 13 9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +29.836 18 3 14 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 +38.941 20 2 15 27 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +50.642 19 1 16 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +1 lap 10 Ret 5 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 19 Accident 3 Ret 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 18 Accident 2 Ret 46 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 14 Accident 17 Ret 43 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 5 Accident 4 Ret 44 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 4 Rear Brakes 14 DNS 89 Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati Did not startFastest lap: Álex Rins (Suzuki) – 1:39.450 (lap 18) Sources: Jorge Martín suffered hand & foot fractures in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 23 39:47.377 10 25 2 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 23 +1.600 9 20 3 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 23 +1.968 2 16 4 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 23 +2.397 8 13 5 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 23 +5.622 6 11 6 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 23 +6.344 5 10 7 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 23 +7.360 3 9 8 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 23 +12.540 12 8 9 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 23 +14.989 13 7 10 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 +15.240 19 6 11 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 23 +15.521 16 5 12 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 23 +15.667 21 4 13 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 23 +19.513 7 3 14 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 23 +23.147 24 2 15 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 23 +23.494 17 1 16 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 23 +23.639 25 17 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 +27.470 22 18 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 23 +56.999 27 19 77 Miquel Pons MV Agusta 23 +1:00.417 28 20 89 Fraser Rogers NTS 23 +1:21.966 29 21 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 23 +1:25.160 11 22 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 20 +3 laps 30 Ret 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 14 Accident 14 Ret 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 11 Collision 23 Ret 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 11 Collision 15 Ret 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 7 Accident 26 Ret 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 4 Collision 4 Ret 5 Yari Montella Boscoscuro 3 Accident 18 Ret 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 3 Collision 20 Ret 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 0 Accident 1 OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 21 38:01.773 8 25 2 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 21 +0.051 2 20 3 16 Andrea Migno Honda 21 +0.584 1 16 4 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +0.615 6 13 5 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 21 +0.675 4 11 6 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 21 +0.729 13 10 7 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +0.773 10 9 8 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 21 +1.245 3 8 9 5 Jaume Masiá KTM 21 +12.487 7 7 10 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 21 +12.508 18 6 11 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +12.541 21 5 12 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 21 +12.593 23 4 13 12 Filip Salač Honda 21 +12.833 14 3 14 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +13.743 26 2 15 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 21 +13.788 27 1 16 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +15.234 16 17 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 21 +18.032 20 18 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 21 +20.284 15 19 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +20.343 22 20 40 Darryn Binder Honda 21 +33.374 25 21 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 21 +33.410 19 22 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 21 +36.502 24 23 17 John McPhee Honda 21 +37.540 28 24 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 21 +1:08.552 11 NC 27 Kaito Toba KTM 15 +6 laps 17 Ret 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 16 Collision Damage 12 Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 15 Accident 9 Ret 43 Xavier Artigas Honda 4 Collision Damage 5 OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
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 1 Fabio Quartararo 61 2 2 Francesco Bagnaia 46 3 Maverick Viñales 41 3 4 Johann Zarco 40 1 5 Joan Mir 38
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Yamaha 75 2 Ducati 60 3 Suzuki 42 4 Aprilia 25 5 KTM 22
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 102 1 2 Team Suzuki Ecstar 61 1 3 Ducati Lenovo Team 60 2 4 Pramac Racing 57 1 5 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 27
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 1 Remy Gardner 56 1 2 Raúl Fernández 52 2 3 Sam Lowes 50 4 Marco Bezzecchi 36 5 Fabio Di Giannantonio 27
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 75 2 Boscoscuro 29 3 MV Agusta 2
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 108 2 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 73 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 49 3 4 Italtrans Racing Team 29 8 5 Solunion Aspar Team 27
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Pedro Acosta 70 1 2 Jaume Masiá 39 1 3 Darryn Binder 36 4 Niccolò Antonelli 36 4 5 Andrea Migno 29
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 75 2 Honda 56 3 Gas Gas 31 4 Husqvarna 20
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 109 2 2 Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 40 3 GasGas Valresa Aspar 40 2 4 Petronas Sprinta Racing 36 2 5 Rivacold Snipers Team 35
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