2021 Austin Moto2 Grand Prix, COTA, Texas - Race Results
Race results from the 2021 Austin Moto2 Grand Prix at COTA.
Raul Fernandez, Moto2, Grand Prix of the Americas 2 October 2021
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World championship leader Remy Gardner falls from an early second place while chasing team-mate and title rival Raul Feဣrnandez, meaning the Australian's world championship lead has been reduced to just 9 points with three rounds to go.
Fabio di Giannant🔥onio then made occasional gains in pursuit of Fernandez, but never got wi🉐thin reach of the Red Bull Ajo rider.
Moto2 rookie Cameron Beaubier delighted the home fans by diving f꧟or the lead at turn 1 and battling f🐷or a rostrum in the early part of the race, on his way to a career best fifth...
| Austin Moto2 Grand Prix, COTA - Race Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 39m 10.521s |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 39m 12.255s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | 39m 13.621s |
| 4 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 39m 14.582s |
| 5 | Cameron Beaubier | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 39m 15.902s |
| 6 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 39m 18.098s |
| 7 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 39m 21.608s |
| 8 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 39m 25.470s |
| 9 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 39m 26.572s |
| 10 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 39m 28.799s |
| 11 | Aron Canet | SPA | Inde Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | 39m 31.200s |
| 12 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | MB Conveyors Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 39m 33.259s |
| 13 | Simone Corsi | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 39m 33.434s |
| 14 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 39m 33.768s |
| 15 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 39m 33.629s |
| 16 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 39m 37.527s |
| 17 | Barry Baltus | BEL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 39m 38.607s |
| 18 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 39m 43.240s |
| 19 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 39m 48.063s |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 39m 50.179s |
| 21 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | MB Conveyors Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 39m 51.206s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 39m 57.689s |
| Celestino Vietti | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Marcel Schrotter | GER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Albert Arenas | SPA | Inde Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | DNF | |
| Hector Garzo | SPA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Remy Gardner | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Thomas Luthi | SWI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | DNF | |
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