The 2021 Spanish MotoGP race takes place at the Jerez Circuit, Sunday (2/5/2021), local time. Lenovo Ducati racer, Jack Miller, managed to win the fourth series race of the 2021 season.
The race starts with a change in position at the front row. Miller, starting from third, took first place from Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Fabio Quartararo.
Miller was followed by Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT), Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo), and Quartararo. The four racers fought since the first lap.
However, Miller was still able to lead the race in the first position. There was a tight battle between Quartararo, Bagnaia, and Morbidelli. Quartararo was able to overtake Bagnaia and Morbidelli for second place.
After that, El Diablo; The nickname Quartararo puts significant pressure on Miller. Quartararo’s efforts paid off as he finally got past Miller.
Quartararo tried to get away from the riders behind him, especially Miller. He also drove the Yamaha YZR-M1 to the maximum to widen the distance.
As the laps progressed, Quartararo began to distance himself from the riders behind him. Only Miller is still following Quartararo, but there is some distance separating the two riders.
Even so, when the race left 13 laps, Quartararo began to lose speed so that Miller could get closer. The battle for first place heats up.
When the race left 10 laps, Quartararo had to give up the first position to Miller. Now, Quartararo must catch up with Miller who slowly leaves him.
However, instead of chasing Miller, Quartararo’s position fell even further. In the end, Miller won the race followed by Bagnaia and Morbidelli.
Meanwhile, Quartararo finished in 13th place as his tires lost grip.
Just like Quartararo, Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was not able to talk much at the Jerez Circuit. The Doctor-nickname Rossi; only able to finish in 17th position. Rossi’s achievement was worse than Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) who finished ninth.
Following are the results of the 2021 Spanish MotoGP race:
- Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21)
- Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21)
- Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)
- Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
- Aleix Espargaro ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
- Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
- Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
- Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
- Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16)
- Stefan Bradl GER HRC (RC213V)
- Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
- Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
- Luca Marini ITA VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)
- Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Tito Rabat SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
- Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
- Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
Retired:
- Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)
- Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
- Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V)
