# 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the eighteenth and final round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 14 November 2021. It was also the final Grand Prix for Valentino Rossi who retired after the season.
In the MotoGP class, Ducati Lenovo Team secured the Teams' Championship, its first since 2007 by making possible the first podium lock-up for Ducati in the MotoGP history with Francesco Bagnaia winning the race ahead of fellow Ducati riders Jorge Martín, who later became Rookie of the Year, and Jack Miller.
In the Moto2 class, Remy Gardner won the Riders' Championship. Remy and his father Wayne became the second father-son World Champions after Kenny Roberts and Kenny Roberts Jr.
In the Moto3 class, KTM secured its fifth Constructors' Championship and its first since 2016.

## Qualifying
### MotoGP

* Fastest session lap
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Final grid | Row |
| 1 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:29.936 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.000 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.325 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.395 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.418 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1:30.673 | 1:30.475 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:30.788 | 1:30.509 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.620 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.644 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.746 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.781 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.024 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Yamaha | 1:30.859 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1:30.991 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:30.994 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:31.045 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:31.073 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:31.185 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:31.251 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1:31.319 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| DNP | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||
* Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | 41:15.481 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +0.489 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | +0.823 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 27 | +5.214 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +5.439 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +6.993 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +8.437 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 27 | +10.933 | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +12.651 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | +13.468 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +14.085 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | +16.534 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 27 | +17.059 | 19 | 3 |
| 14 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +18.221 | 20 | 2 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +19.233 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +19.815 | 14 | |
| 17 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 27 | +28.860 | 17 | |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +32.169 | 16 | |
| Ret | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 10 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 4 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNS | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | | Did not start | | |
| Fastest lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:31.042 (lap 16) |||||||||
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* Pol Espargaró was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

### Moto2

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged due to a first-lap accident involving multiple riders and the resulting oil spill. The race was later restarted over 16 laps with the original starting grid.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 16 | 25:38.612 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 16 | +0.517 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 16 | +0.786 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 16 | +2.393 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 16 | +4.978 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 16 | +5.091 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 16 | +5.415 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 16 | +5.808 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 16 | +7.941 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 16 | +9.112 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 45 | Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 16 | +9.420 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 16 | +10.355 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 16 | +11.898 | 19 | 3 |
| 14 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 16 | +12.088 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 16 | +12.361 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 16 | +13.982 | 22 | |
| 17 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 16 | +14.022 | 20 | |
| 18 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 16 | +14.145 | 29 | |
| 19 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 16 | +17.111 | 24 | |
| 20 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 16 | +19.273 | 11 | |
| 21 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 16 | +19.426 | 17 | |
| 22 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 16 | +19.608 | 25 | |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 16 | +19.986 | 26 | |
| 24 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 16 | +23.805 | 23 | |
| 25 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 16 | +31.559 | 21 | |
| Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 11 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 | Dimas Ekky Pratama | Kalex | 2 | Accident | 28 | |
| DNS | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 0 | Did not restart | 1 | |
| DNS | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 0 | Did not restart | 27 | |
| DNS | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Simone Corsi entered the pits at the end of the warm-up lap due to a mechanical problem.

### Moto3

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 23 | 38:30.302 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 23 | +0.043 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Jaume Masià | KTM | 23 | +0.232 | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 | Filip Salač | KTM | 23 | +0.443 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 23 | +0.540 | 13 | 11 |
| 6 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 23 | +1.156 | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 23 | +1.209 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 23 | +2.109 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 23 | +2.185 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 23 | +2.322 | 26 | 6 |
| 11 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 23 | +2.791 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 23 | +2.461 | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 23 | +3.819 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 23 | +13.298 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 23 | +13.348 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 23 | +13.369 | 27 | |
| 17 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 23 | +17.249 | 24 | |
| 18 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 23 | +45.581 | 4 | |
| 19 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 18 | +5 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 22 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 20 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 17 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 12 | Accident Damage | 20 | |
| Ret | 66 | Joel Kelso | KTM | 4 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 95 | José Antonio Rueda | Honda | 4 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 0 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNS | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Andi Farid Izdihar was declared unfit to compete after a crash in free practice.

## Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

### MotoGP

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | 278 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | 252 |
| 3 | Joan Mir | 208 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | 181 |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | 173 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ducati | 357 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 309 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 240 |
| 4 | Honda | 214 |
| 5 | KTM | 205 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 433 |
| 2 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 380 |
| 3 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 307 |
| 4 | Pramac Racing | 288 |
| 5 | Repsol Honda Team | 250 |

### Moto2

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Remy Gardner | 311 |
| 2 | Raúl Fernández | 307 |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | 214 |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | 190 |
| 5 | Augusto Fernández | 174 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 450 |
| 2 | Boscoscuro | 199 |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 19 |
| 4 | NTS | 11 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 618 |
| | 2 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 364 |
| | 3 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 303 |
| | 4 | Inde Aspar Team | 192 |
| 1 | 5 | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 173 |

### Moto3

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Pedro Acosta | 259 |
| | 2 | Dennis Foggia | 216 |
| | 3 | Sergio García | 188 |
| 1 | 4 | Jaume Masiá | 171 |
| 1 | 5 | Romano Fenati | 160 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | KTM | 369 |
| 2 | Honda | 360 |
| 3 | Gas Gas | 266 |
| 4 | Husqvarna | 166 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 430 |
| | 2 | Valresa GasGas Aspar Team | 313 |
| | 3 | Leopard Racing | 288 |
| 1 | 4 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 218 |
| 1 | 5 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 216 |