# 2021 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2021 British Grand Prix (officially known as the Monster Energy British Grand Prix) was the twelfth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 29 August 2021.

## 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 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:58.889 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:58.911 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:58.925 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.074 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.086 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.273 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.368 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.531 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:59.288 | 1:59.579 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1:59.509 | 1:59.639 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.763 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:59.977 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:59.553 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:59.764 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:59.881 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1:59.997 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 2:00.117 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 2:00.131 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha | 2:00.217 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 2:00.391 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| 21 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Yamaha | 2:00.869 | N/A | 21 | 7 |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | 40:20.579 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +2.663 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20 | +4.105 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 20 | +4.254 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +8.462 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +12.189 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +13.560 | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | 73 | Álex Márquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 20 | +14.044 | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +16.226 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +16.287 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20 | +16.339 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | 20 | +17.696 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 20 | +18.285 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 20 | +20.913 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 10 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia | Ducati | 20 | +21.018 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +22.022 | 20 | |
| 17 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +23.232 | 19 | |
| 18 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 20 | +29.758 | 8 | |
| 19 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 20 | +50.845 | 21 | |
| Ret | 89 | Jorge Martín | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1 | Collision Damage | 4 | |
| Ret | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0 | Collision | 5 | |
| DNS | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | | Did not start | | |
| Fastest lap: Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 2:00.098 (lap 6) |||||||||
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* Lorenzo Savadori withdrew from the event due to effects of injury suffered at the Styrian Grand Prix.

### Moto2

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 18 | 37:31.642 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 18 | +0.481 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 18 | +1.930 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 18 | +2.284 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 18 | +6.952 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 18 | +7.059 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 44 | Arón Canet | Boscoscuro | 18 | +10.706 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 18 | +12.842 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 18 | +12.877 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 18 | +14.344 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 18 | +20.112 | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 18 | +22.371 | 23 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 18 | +22.525 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 18 | +23.672 | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 18 | +24.116 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 18 | +26.847 | 16 | |
| 17 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 18 | +26.996 | 18 | |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 18 | +27.206 | 22 | |
| 19 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 18 | +27.414 | 21 | |
| 20 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 18 | +32.368 | 27 | |
| 21 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 18 | +38.614 | 26 | |
| 22 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 18 | +39.074 | 24 | |
| 23 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 18 | +39.117 | 28 | |
| Ret | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 13 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 77 | Adam Norrodin | Kalex | 12 | Arm Pump | 29 | |
| Ret | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 9 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 5 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 3 | Handling | 25 | |
| DNS | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | | Did not start | | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||
* Lorenzo Dalla Porta withdrew from the event due to a shoulder injury.

### Moto3

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 17 | 37:26.974 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 17 | +1.679 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 17 | +2.107 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | 17 | +2.154 | 11 | 13 |
| 5 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 17 | +7.475 | 13 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Jaume Masiá | KTM | 17 | +7.541 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 17 | +7.559 | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 17 | +14.523 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 17 | +14.541 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 17 | +20.503 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 17 | +21.898 | 22 | 5 |
| 12 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 17 | +21.859 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 17 | +22.028 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 12 | Filip Salač | KTM | 17 | +22.107 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 17 | +22.157 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | Sergio García | Gas Gas | 17 | +22.444 | 24 | |
| 17 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 17 | +22.331 | 12 | |
| 18 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 17 | +22.580 | 25 | |
| 19 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Husqvarna | 17 | +25.215 | 19 | |
| 20 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 17 | +27.518 | 21 | |
| 21 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 17 | +32.821 | 7 | |
| 22 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 17 | +33.015 | 18 | |
| 23 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 17 | +33.310 | 20 | |
| 24 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 17 | +52.820 | 23 | |
| 25 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 17 | +52.858 | 27 | |
| Ret | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 5 | Mechanical | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 3 | Accident | 26 | |
| 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 | 206 |
| 1 | 2 | Joan Mir | 141 |
| 1 | 3 | Johann Zarco | 137 |
| 2 | 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | 136 |
| | 5 | Jack Miller | 118 |
| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Yamaha | 234 |
| 1 | 2 | Ducati | 225 |
| | 3 | KTM | 162 |
| | 4 | Suzuki | 158 |
| | 5 | Honda | 115 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 301 |
| | 2 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 254 |
| | 3 | Pramac Racing | 205 |
| 1 | 4 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 205 |
| 1 | 5 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 193 |

### Moto2

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Remy Gardner | 231 |
| 2 | Raúl Fernández | 187 |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | 179 |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | 127 |
| 5 | Arón Canet | 92 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 300 |
| 2 | Boscoscuro | 125 |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 10 |
| 4 | NTS | 10 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 418 |
| 2 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 225 |
| 3 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 219 |
| 4 | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 122 |
| 5 | Kipin Energy Aspar Team | 115 |

### Moto3

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | 201 |
| 2 | Sergio García | 155 |
| 3 | Romano Fenati | 132 |
| 4 | Dennis Foggia | 118 |
| 5 | Jaume Masiá | 105 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | KTM | 255 |
| 2 | Honda | 220 |
| 3 | Gas Gas | 180 |
| 4 | Husqvarna | 136 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 306 |
| | 2 | Valresa GasGas Aspar Team | 214 |
| 1 | 3 | Leopard Racing | 148 |
| 1 | 4 | Sterilgarda Max Racing Team | 148 |
| 2 | 5 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 148 |