The 2021 Styrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Michelin Grand Prix of Styria) was the tenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 8 August 2021.

Background On 14 May 2021, Dorna announced the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix (originally scheduled as the tenth round of the championship on 11 July) for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. On the same day Dorna announced that a second race at the Red Bull Ring, named the Styrian Grand Prix, which was originally scheduled to be a one-off race in 2020, would replace it on the calendar on 8 August, one week before the Austrian Grand Prix.

Qualifying MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q2 1:22.9941 1263 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:23.0382320 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:23.0753443 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:23.3004 2536 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:23.322565 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:23.3766741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:23.4487 3893 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:23.4898912 Maverick ViñalesYamaha Qualified in Q21:23.50891030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q21:23.53610 41173 Álex MárquezHonda 1:23.5471:23.841111288 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:23.5521:23.944121342 Álex RinsSuzuki1:23.585N/A13 51426 Dani PedrosaKTM1:23.730N/A141544 Pol EspargaróHonda1:23.971N/A151633 Brad BinderKTM1:24.050N/A16 61746 Valentino RossiYamaha1:24.097N/A171810 Luca MariniDucati1:24.115N/A181927 Iker LecuonaKTM1:24.141N/A19 72023 Enea BastianiniDucati1:24.245N/A202132 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia1:24.405N/A21229 Danilo PetrucciKTM1:24.465N/A22 82335 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:24.513N/A23 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race MotoGP The race, scheduled to be run for 28 laps, was red-flagged on lap 3 due to an accident involving Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo Savadori. The race was later restarted over 27 laps with the original starting grid. Savadori wasn't able to join the restart. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 89 Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 27 38:07.879 1 25 2 36 Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 +1.548 5 20 3 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +9.632 3 16 4 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +12.771 16 13 5 30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 27 +12.923 10 11 6 5 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +13.031 6 10 7 42 Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 +14.839 13 9 8 93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +17.953 8 8 9 73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 27 +19.059 11 7 10 26 Dani Pedrosa Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +19.389 14 6 11 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 +21.667 2 5 12 23 Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 27 +25.267 20 4 13 46 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +26.282 17 3 14 10 Luca Marini Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati 27 +27.492 18 2 15 27 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +31.076 19 1 16 44 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +31.150 15 17 35 Cal Crutchlow Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +40.408 23 18 9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +48.114 22 NC 12 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +1:03.149 9 Ret 43 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 18 Accident Damage 4 Ret 88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 14 Tyre 12 Ret 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 4 Mechanical 7 DNS 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia Did not restart 21Fastest lap: Joan Mir (Suzuki) – 1:24.209 (lap 7) Sources:OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Maverick Viñales started from pit lane as he stalled his bike at the start of the formation lap.

Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 37:29.460 3 25 2 44 Arón Canet Boscoscuro 25 +1.171 5 20 3 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 25 +3.260 6 16 4 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 25 +3.856 1 13 5 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 25 +6.922 2 11 6 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 25 +9.390 19 10 7 25 Raúl Fernández Kalex 25 +9.590 4 9 8 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 +12.217 9 8 9 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 25 +12.747 11 7 10 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25 +12.874 10 6 11 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 25 +13.532 21 5 12 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25 +14.071 8 4 13 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex 25 +14.197 12 3 14 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 25 +14.536 7 2 15 75 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro 25 +18.616 15 1 16 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 25 +19.378 13 17 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 25 +19.660 18 18 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 25 +22.467 17 19 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 25 +22.762 16 20 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro 25 +25.267 25 21 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta 25 +30.121 26 22 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 25 +37.544 23 23 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 25 +38.095 22 24 5 Yari Montella Boscoscuro 25 +39.007 30 25 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 23 +2 laps 28 Ret 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 19 Accident 24 Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 17 Accident 14 Ret 55 Hafizh Syahrin NTS 9 Accident 27 Ret 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 9 Accident Damage 20 Ret 70 Barry Baltus NTS 1 Accident 29 OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 37 Pedro Acosta KTM 23 39:45.869 4 25 2 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 23 +14.431 2 20 3 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +15.410 3 16 4 5 Jaume Masiá KTM 23 +15.510 7 13 5 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +18.847 14 11 6 40 Darryn Binder Honda 23 +20.534 8 10 7 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 23 +30.080 19 9 8 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 23 +30.174 20 8 9 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 23 +30.245 22 7 10 31 Adrián Fernández Husqvarna 23 +36.355 25 6 11 12 Filip Salač KTM 23 +36.437 17 5 12 27 Kaito Toba KTM 23 +36.659 23 4 13 17 John McPhee Honda 23 +36.665 11 3 14 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 23 +37.514 5 2 15 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 23 +37.918 13 1 16 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 23 +47.645 21 17 16 Andrea Migno Honda 23 +52.877 15 18 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +53.006 9 19 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +55.944 16 20 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23 +1:06.540 10 21 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +1:12.291 1 22 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +1:22.638 6 23 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +1:31.488 12 Ret 38 David Salvador Honda 14 Accident Damage 24 Ret 19 Andi Farid Izdihar Honda 12 Accident 26 DNS 99 Carlos Tatay KTM Did not start 18 DNS 23 Niccolò Antonelli KTM Did not start DNS 43 Xavier Artigas Honda Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Deniz Öncü started at the back of the grid as his mechanics were still working on his bike at the three minute board. His place of the grid was left vacant. Carlos Tatay was declared unfit to compete after Sunday warm-up session due to effects of the crash at the Italian Grand Prix. His place of the grid was left vacant. Niccolò Antonelli suffered a broken hand in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event. Xavier Artigas tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning and withdrew from the event.

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 172 2 Johann Zarco 132 1 3 Joan Mir 121 1 4 Francesco Bagnaia 114 5 Jack Miller 100

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Yamaha 200 2 Ducati 192 3 KTM 127 4 Suzuki 125 5 Honda 97

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 267 2 Ducati Lenovo Team 214 3 Pramac Racing 184 1 4 Team Suzuki Ecstar 163 1 5 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 158

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Remy Gardner 197 2 Raúl Fernández 162 3 Marco Bezzecchi 153 4 Sam Lowes 101 5 Fabio Di Giannantonio 76

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 250 2 Boscoscuro 101 3 MV Agusta 10 4 NTS 10

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 359 2 Sky Racing Team VR46 185 3 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 167 4 Liqui Moly Intact GP 102 1 5 Aspar Team Moto2 98

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Pedro Acosta 183 2 Sergio García 130 1 3 Romano Fenati 96 1 4 Dennis Foggia 86 5 Jaume Masiá 85

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 215 2 Honda 188 3 Gas Gas 142 4 Husqvarna 100

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 268 2 Santander Consumer GasGas 168 2 3 Petronas Sprinta Racing 119 1 4 Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 117 1 5 Leopard Racing 116

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