# 2021 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna) was the sixteenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 24 October 2021.
The VR46 team unveiled a special livery that was used by Marco Bezzecchi and Celestino Vietti in the Moto2 class, as well as Luca Marini in the MotoGP premier class. Sky Racing Team VR46, which usually wears black and blue livery, has now completely changed to yellow with Grazie Vale writing on the side of the bike. This was done as a form of respect for Valentino Rossi who decided to retire at the end of the 2021 season.
In the MotoGP class, Fabio Quartararo became the first French rider to win the MotoGP World Championship after main rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead with five laps to go, clinching the championship with two rounds to spare after having an unassailable 62-points-lead over Bagnaia.
In the Moto3 class, Red Bull KTM Ajo won their first Teams' Championship and third across all classes. It was their second championship for 2021 after having won the Moto2 Teams' Championship during the Aragon race.

## 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 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:33.393 | 1:33.045 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.070 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.130 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.313 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.439 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.526 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:33.850 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1:34.099 | 1:33.893 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:34.140 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:34.687 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:34.963 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 2:24.631 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1:34.418 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:34.454 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:34.476 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:35.236 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:35.641 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:35.683 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1:35.835 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:36.478 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| 21 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Yamaha | 1:36.639 | N/A | 21 | 7 |
| 22 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati | 1:37.880 | N/A | 22 | 8 |
| 23 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1:38.261 | N/A | 23 | 8 |
| DNP | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||
* Lorenzo Savadori suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete.

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | 41:52.830 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | +4.859 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 27 | +12.013 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +12.775 | 15 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +16.458 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 27 | +17.669 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +18.468 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +18.607 | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 27 | +25.417 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | +27.735 | 23 | 6 |
| 11 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +27.879 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | +28.137 | 22 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | +41.413 | 21 | 3 |
| 14 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +42.830 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 27 | +1:22.462 | 17 | 1 |
| Ret | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 22 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 22 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 12 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 10 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 9 | Electronics | 14 | |
| Ret | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 3 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNS | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | | Did not start | | |
| Fastest lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:32.171 (lap 16) |||||||||
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* Lorenzo Savadori suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete.

### Moto2

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 25 | 40:25.180 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 25 | +1.233 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 25 | +1.400 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 25 | +2.554 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 25 | +4.243 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 25 | +5.198 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 25 | +14.261 | 14 | 9 |
| 8 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 25 | +15.868 | 20 | 8 |
| 9 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 25 | +18.905 | 18 | 7 |
| 10 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 25 | +19.069 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 25 | +19.675 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 25 | +24.309 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 25 | +26.777 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 25 | +34.699 | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 25 | +36.240 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 25 | +37.590 | 13 | |
| 17 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 25 | +37.899 | 23 | |
| 18 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 25 | +37.966 | 29 | |
| 19 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 25 | +50.787 | 26 | |
| 20 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 25 | +1:02.974 | 22 | |
| Ret | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 22 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 16 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 15 | Accident | 27 | |
| Ret | 27 | Mattia Casadei | Kalex | 15 | Handling | 28 | |
| Ret | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 12 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tommaso Marcon | NTS | 9 | Rider In Pain | 25 | |
| Ret | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 8 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 6 | Accident | 10 | |
| DNS | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Joe Roberts suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

### Moto3

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 23 | 39:33.170 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Jaume Masià | KTM | 23 | +0.292 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 23 | +4.686 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 23 | +4.797 | 16 | 13 |
| 5 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 23 | +4.853 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 23 | +5.052 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 23 | +5.335 | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 23 | +6.642 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 23 | +6.736 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Filip Salač | KTM | 23 | +6.800 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 23 | +10.535 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 23 | +17.811 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 23 | +18.050 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 23 | +18.260 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 23 | +19.264 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 23 | +20.217 | 7 | |
| 17 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 23 | +24.704 | 27 | |
| 18 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 23 | +24.902 | 28 | |
| 19 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 23 | +24.976 | 17 | |
| 20 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 23 | +25.323 | 18 | |
| 21 | 64 | Mario Aji | Honda | 23 | +46.495 | 23 | |
| 22 | 80 | David Alonso | Gas Gas | 23 | +1:25.207 | 25 | |
| Ret | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 20 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 12 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 11 | Ankle Pain | 21 | |
| Ret | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 10 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 8 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 5 | Accident | 3 | |
| 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

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Fabio Quartararo | 267 |
| | 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | 202 |
| | 3 | Joan Mir | 175 |
| 1 | 4 | Johann Zarco | 152 |
| 1 | 5 | Jack Miller | 149 |
| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Ducati | 307 |
| | 2 | Yamaha | 295 |
| | 3 | Suzuki | 207 |
| 1 | 4 | Honda | 198 |
| 1 | 5 | KTM | 190 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 364 |
| 1 | 2 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 351 |
| | 3 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 266 |
| 2 | 4 | Repsol Honda Team | 239 |
| 1 | 5 | Pramac Racing | 238 |

### Moto2

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Remy Gardner | 280 |
| 2 | Raúl Fernández | 262 |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | 206 |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | 165 |
| 5 | Augusto Fernández | 151 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 400 |
| 2 | Boscoscuro | 175 |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 19 |
| 4 | NTS | 10 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 542 |
| | 2 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 316 |
| | 3 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 272 |
| 1 | 4 | Aspar Team Moto2 | 168 |
| 1 | 5 | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 157 |

### Moto3

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Pedro Acosta | 234 |
| | 2 | Dennis Foggia | 213 |
| | 3 | Sergio García | 168 |
| 1 | 4 | Jaume Masiá | 155 |
| 1 | 5 | Romano Fenati | 147 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | KTM | 328 |
| 2 | Honda | 315 |
| 3 | Gas Gas | 235 |
| 4 | Husqvarna | 153 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 389 |
| 2 | Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team | 273 |
| 3 | Leopard Racing | 252 |
| 4 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 211 |
| 5 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 188 |