# 2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

The 2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the fifteenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on October 3, 2021.
The race weekend was notable for its Moto3 race, with the race being red-flagged twice due to two separate accidents, involving Filip Salač, Deniz Öncü, Andrea Migno, Jeremy Alcoba and Pedro Acosta. The final results have been taken into account after seven completed laps. Unlike Salač, the other riders were classified despite of the red flag.
As a consequence, Öncü was banned from the next two rounds as he was deemed guilty from race direction for causing the second red flag. However, Izan Guevara took his first victory on Grand Prix motorcycling level.

## Background

The event returned after a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally scheduled for 18 April, but was postponed on 22 January along with the Argentine Grand Prix due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by the Portuguese Grand Prix. On 23 June, the event was rescheduled for 3 October following the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix.

## 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 | Qualified in Q2 | 2:02.781 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.129 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.209 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.278 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.292 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.379 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.453 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 2:03.540 | 2:03.528 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 2:03.410 | 2:03.546 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.720 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.781 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.875 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 2:03.872 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Yamaha | 2:04.044 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 2:04.100 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 2:04.118 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 2:04.324 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 2:04.392 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 2:04.419 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 2:04.699 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| 21 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 2:04.829 | N/A | 21 | 7 |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | 41:41.435 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +4.679 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 20 | +8.547 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +11.098 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20 | +11.752 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 20 | +13.269 | 16 | 10 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 20 | +14.722 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +13.406 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +15.832 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +20.265 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +23.055 | 18 | 5 |
| 12 | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 20 | +24.743 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 04 | Andrea Dovizioso | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 20 | +25.307 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 20 | +26.853 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 20 | +28.055 | 20 | 1 |
| 16 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +30.989 | 17 | |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 20 | +35.251 | 5 | |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +42.239 | 21 | |
| 19 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +49.854 | 13 | |
| Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 8 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 5 | Accident Damage | 6 | |
| Fastest lap: Marc Márquez (Honda) – 2:04.368 (lap 7) |||||||||
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### Moto2

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 18 | 39:10.521 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 18 | +1.734 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 18 | +3.100 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 18 | +4.061 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 18 | +5.381 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 18 | +7.577 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 18 | +11.087 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 18 | +14.949 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 18 | +16.051 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 18 | +18.278 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 18 | +20.679 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 18 | +22.738 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 18 | +22.913 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 18 | +23.247 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 18 | +23.108 | 23 | 1 |
| 16 | 45 | Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 18 | +27.006 | 21 | |
| 17 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 18 | +28.086 | 24 | |
| 18 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 18 | +32.719 | 26 | |
| 19 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 18 | +37.542 | 22 | |
| 20 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 18 | +39.658 | 27 | |
| 21 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 18 | +40.685 | 25 | |
| 22 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 18 | +47.168 | 29 | |
| Ret | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 13 | Electronics | 19 | |
| Ret | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 11 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 10 | Handling | 20 | |
| Ret | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 9 | Misfire | 16 | |
| Ret | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 5 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 2 | Accident | 28 | |
| DNS | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Nicolò Bulega was declared unfit to compete due to a leg bruise suffered in crash during free practice.

### Moto3

The race, scheduled to be run for 17 laps, was red-flagged after 7 full laps due to an accident involving Filip Salač. The race was later restarted over 5 laps but red-flagged again due to an accident involving multiple riders. The race was not restarted, final results were determined by the first part and full points were awarded.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 7 | 15:57.747 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 7 | +0.385 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 7 | +0.499 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Jaume Masià | KTM | 7 | +0.706 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 7 | +1.266 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 7 | +1.271 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 7 | +1.391 | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 7 | +1.543 | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 7 | +1.820 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 7 | +2.480 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 7 | +2.683 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 7 | +3.257 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 7 | +3.492 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 7 | +3.652 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 7 | +6.086 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 7 | +8.944 | 16 | |
| 17 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 7 | +9.529 | 21 | |
| 18 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 7 | +9.977 | 19 | |
| 19 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 7 | +10.130 | 18 | |
| 20 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 7 | +10.536 | 20 | |
| 21 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 7 | +14.107 | 22 | |
| 22 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 7 | +14.228 | 23 | |
| 23 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 7 | +14.637 | 26 | |
| 24 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 7 | +14.794 | 25 | |
| 25 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 7 | +14.968 | 24 | |
| Ret | 12 | Filip Salač | KTM | 6 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNS | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Sergio García suffered from kidney hematoma following a crash during free practice 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

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Fabio Quartararo | 254 |
| | 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | 202 |
| | 3 | Joan Mir | 175 |
| 1 | 4 | Jack Miller | 149 |
| 1 | 5 | Johann Zarco | 141 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ducati | 291 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 282 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 197 |
| 4 | KTM | 185 |
| 5 | Honda | 173 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 351 |
| 1 | 2 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 349 |
| | 3 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 256 |
| | 4 | Pramac Racing | 227 |
| | 5 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 223 |

### Moto2

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Remy Gardner | 271 |
| | 2 | Raúl Fernández | 262 |
| | 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | 206 |
| | 4 | Sam Lowes | 140 |
| 1 | 5 | Augusto Fernández | 131 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 375 |
| 2 | Boscoscuro | 159 |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 19 |
| 4 | NTS | 10 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 533 |
| | 2 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 271 |
| | 3 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 259 |
| 1 | 4 | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 150 |
| 1 | 5 | Inde Aspar Team | 147 |

### Moto3

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | 218 |
| 2 | Dennis Foggia | 188 |
| 3 | Sergio García | 168 |
| 4 | Romano Fenati | 138 |
| 5 | Jaume Masiá | 135 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | KTM | 308 |
| 2 | Honda | 290 |
| 3 | Gas Gas | 231 |
| 4 | Husqvarna | 144 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 353 |
| 2 | Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team | 269 |
| 3 | Leopard Racing | 220 |
| 4 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 198 |
| 5 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 180 |