F1 USA GP, 24 October 2021

1. M. Verstappen       2. L. Hamilton       3. S. Perez

Max Verstappen has never looked more like a champion Austin          [24 October 2021] Compared to the 18 other drivers taking part in the U.S. Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were in a league of their own. Pushing each other to the limit until the final lap, the two title rivals finished 40 seconds clear of the next car on the road -- Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez -- and crossed the line with just 1.333s separating them. Either driver could have won the race, but when it came down to it Verstappen just had the edge. And with five more rounds to go, it's looking increasingly likely that a similarly small margin will decide the championship in his favour by the end of the year.

  

MotoGP Italy 24 October 2021

Joan Mir (left) with Fabio Quartararo (middle) and Francesco Bagnaia.

1. M. Marquez       2. F. Quartararo       3. F. Bagnaia

ELD1ABLO: Quartararo crowned Champion, Marc Marquez wins Misano, 24 October 2021 Race leader Bagnaia crashed out in the closing stages to hand Quartararo the 2021 title; Repsol Honda 1-2, Rossi 10th in final home GP. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) is the 2021 MotoGP™ World Champion. After Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crashed out of the race lead in the closing stages of the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna, the title was decided as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) emerges victorious, with Pol Espargaro securing his maiden podium with Honda. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) passed Quartararo on the last lap to bag his second podium of the season, but the day – and year – belongs to the Frenchman. From pole position, Bagnaia got a decent getaway but it was teammate Jack Miller who got the best launch from the front row. Pecco grabbed the holeshot though as Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) carved his way into P2 from the second row. Miller grabbed P2 from Oliveira at Turn 4 though, with Marc Marquez then getting the better of Oliveira down into Turn 8. Quartararo didn’t make a rapid start, but more importantly, he stayed trouble-free.

 

 

2022 MotoGP Calendar

 

2022 GPs

 

06/Mar/22  Qatar GP

 

20/Mar/22  Indonesia GP  New

 

03/Apr/22  Argentina GP

 

10/Apr/22  Americas GP

 

01/May/22  Spanish GP

 

15/May/22  French GP

 

29/May/22  Italian GP

 

05/Jun/22  Catalan GP

 

19/Jun/22  German GP

 

26/Jun/22  Dutch GP

 

10/Jul/22  Finnish GP

 

07/Aug/22  British GP

 

21/Aug/22  Austrian GP

 

04/Sep/22  S. Marino GP

 

18/Sep/22  Aragon GP

 

25/Sep/22  Japanese GP

 

02/Oct/22  Thai GP

 

16/Oct/22  Australian GP

 

23/Oct/22  Malaysian GP

F1 Turkish GP, 10 October 2021

 

                                   1. V. Bottas       2. M. Verstappen       3. S. Perez

Bottas holds off Verstappen and Perez to claim first win of 2021 in damp Turkish GP Istanbul          [10 October 2021] Valtteri Bottas won an engrossing Turkish Grand Prix that was run in damp conditions, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and his team mate Sergio Perez completing the podium. Light rain peppered the track well before the race and while the rain stopped, conditions called for intermediate tyres throughout. Bottas led the race away from pole, his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton having started 11th thanks to his 10-place engine related penalty, while Verstappen followed the Finn. By Lap 11, Hamilton was up into the top five having passed Pierre Gasly. The defending champion would be promoted to fourth when Sergio Perez pitted on Lap 38.

MotoGP USA 3 October 2021

 

                         1. M. Marquez       2. F. Quartararo       3. F. Bagnaia

Classy Marc Marquez reclaims COTA crown with victory
Austin, 3 October 2021

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The eight-time World Champion earned a seventh win in Austin as Quartararo extends Championship lead to 52 points.

The King of COTA is back. A faultless display from Marc Marquez handed the Repsol Honda Team star a magnificent seventh win at the Circuit of The Americas, as the number 93 stormed to a second victory of 2021. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) extended his World Championship lead with a second place at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas, with third place finisher Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) now 52 points shy of the Frenchman with three races to go.

Plan A was executed to perfection by Marc Marquez from third on the grid, the number 93 grabbed the holeshot as Quartararo also got the better of polesitter Bagnaia. The latter then lost another place to the fast-starting Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) on the opening lap, with Pecco then getting demoted to P5 as Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) carved his way past on Lap 2.