2021_Styrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix

2021 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix

2021 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Tenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season


The 2021 Styrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Michelin Grand Prix of Styria) was the tenth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 8 August 2021.

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Background

On 14 May 2021, Dorna announced the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix (originally scheduled as the tenth round of the championship on 11 July) for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. On the same day Dorna announced that a second race at the Red Bull Ring, named the Styrian Grand Prix, which was originally scheduled to be a one-off race in 2020, would replace it on the calendar on 8 August, one week before the Austrian Grand Prix.[1]

Qualifying

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Race

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The race, scheduled to be run for 28 laps, was red-flagged on lap 3 due to an accident involving Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo Savadori. The race was later restarted over 27 laps with the original starting grid. Savadori wasn't able to join the restart.[4]

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  • Maverick Viñales started from pit lane as he stalled his bike at the start of the formation lap.

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  • Deniz Öncü started at the back of the grid as his mechanics were still working on his bike at the three minute board. His place of the grid was left vacant.
  • Carlos Tatay was declared unfit to compete after Sunday warm-up session due to effects of the crash at the Italian Grand Prix. His place of the grid was left vacant.
  • Niccolò Antonelli suffered a broken hand in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.
  • Xavier Artigas tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning 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.[8][9][10]

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Notes

  1. 3-second penalty for not completing a long lap penalty.
  2. Not classified due to finishing the race through pits.

References

  1. "Styrian GP added to 2021 calendar as Finnish GP is cancelled". MotoGP.com. Dorna. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "Styria MotoGP: Relentless Martin claims maiden win in red flag affected race". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "Michelin® Grand Prix of Styria". MotoGP. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
Previous race:
2021 Dutch TT
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Next race:
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Previous race:
2020 Styrian Grand Prix
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