# 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the fifteenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the ninth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 14 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Algarve International Circuit, Portimão on 17 April and ending on 12 September at the MotorLand Aragón.

## Calendar

2021 calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner |
| 1 | 17 April | Algarve | Diogo Moreira | Marcos Uriarte | David Alonso |
| 1 | 18 April | Algarve | Diogo Moreira | Marcos Uriarte | David Alonso |
| 2 | 1 May | Jerez | David Alonso | Marcos Uriarte | David Muñoz |
| 2 | 2 May | Jerez | David Alonso | Diogo Moreira | Daniel Holgado |
| 3 | 29 May | Mugello | Marcos Uriarte | Diogo Moreira | Taiyo Furusato |
| 3 | 30 May | Mugello | Marcos Uriarte | Sho Nishimura | David Muñoz |
| 4 | 19 June | Sachsenring | Matteo Bertelle | Marcos Uriarte | David Alonso |
| 4 | 20 June | Sachsenring | Matteo Bertelle | Matteo Bertelle | Matteo Bertelle |
| 5 | 7 August | Red Bull Ring | David Muñoz | Matteo Bertelle | Daniel Muñoz |
| 5 | 8 August | Red Bull Ring | David Muñoz | Marcos Uriarte | David Alonso |
| 6 | 14 August | Red Bull Ring | Álex Millán | David Alonso | David Alonso |
| 6 | 15 August | Red Bull Ring | Álex Millán | Daniel Muñoz | David Alonso |
| 7 | 11 September | Aragon | Daniel Holgado | David Muñoz | Daniel Holgado |
| 7 | 12 September | Aragon | Daniel Holgado | Taiyo Furusato | Iván Ortolá |

## Entry list

2021 entry list :
| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 5 | Tatchakorn Buasri | All |
| 7 | Daniel Muñoz | All |
| 8 | Eddie O'Shea | All |
| 9 | Freddie Heinrich | All |
| 13 | Sho Nishimura | All |
| 14 | Cormac Buchanan | All |
| 19 | Scott Ogden | All |
| 21 | Demis Mihaila | 1–4, 7 |
| 23 | Álex Millán | All |
| 24 | Iván Ortolá | All |
| 28 | Matteo Bertelle | All |
| 29 | Harrison Voight | 1–2, 4 |
| 34 | Mario Aji | 1–6 |
| 39 | Bartholomé Perrin | All |
| 42 | Soma Görbe | All |
| 48 | Gabin Planques | 1 |
| 55 | Noah Dettwiler | 1–6 |
| 58 | Luca Lunetta | All |
| 64 | David Muñoz | All |
| 72 | Taiyo Furusato | 3–7 |
| 77 | Filippo Farioli | All |
| 78 | Jakob Rosenthaler | All |
| 80 | David Alonso | All |
| 89 | Marcos Uriarte | All |
| 92 | Diogo Moreira | 1–4, 7 |
| 95 | Collin Veijer | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 96 | Daniel Holgado | All |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | POR | POR | JER | JER | MUG | MUG | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | RBR | RBR | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| 1 | David Alonso | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 248 |
| 2 | David Muñoz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 211 |
| 3 | Daniel Holgado | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 190 |
| 4 | Iván Ortolá | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 157 |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | 129 |
| 6 | Diogo Moreira | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 4 | 6 | 127 |
| 7 | Matteo Bertelle | Ret | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 126 |
| 8 | Tatchakorn Buasri | 13 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 115 |
| 9 | Marcos Uriarte | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 93 |
| 10 | Álex Millán | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 12 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 86 |
| 11 | Taiyo Furusato | | | | | 1 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 74 |
| 12 | Collin Veijer | 10 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | | | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 62 |
| 13 | Luca Lunetta | 16 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 57 |
| 14 | Scott Ogden | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 57 |
| 15 | Filippo Farioli | 11 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 56 |
| 16 | Mario Aji | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 15 | | | 53 |
| 17 | Noah Dettwiler | 17 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | DNS | 9 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | | | 38 |
| 18 | Sho Nishimura | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 19 | Harrison Voight | 19 | 13 | 17 | 12 | | | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 20 | Soma Görbe | Ret | 21 | Ret | 17 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 21 | Eddie O'Shea | 21 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 22 | Jakob Rosenthaler | 15 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 6 |
| 23 | Demis Mihaila | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | | | | | 17 | Ret | 3 |
| 24 | Bartholomé Perrin | Ret | Ret | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Freddie Heinrich | 20 | 14 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 26 | Cormac Buchanan | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| | Gabin Planques | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | POR | POR | JER | JER | MUG | MUG | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | RBR | RBR | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |