Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sun, 2021-03-28 16:29. But that doesn’t change the fact that he arguably starts the 2021 Moto2 season as the clear favourite thanks to a strong run of form last year that was only not rewarded by a title due to injuries. Gardner smashes Moto2™ outright lap record in FP3 Incredibly top eight riders in the intermediate class all went under the previous faster-ever lap of Jerez Tags Moto2 , 2021 … Angel Nieto Team. Five-time MotoAmerica champion Beaubier returns to the Grand Prix paddock for the first time since his 125cc season in 2009, now a 28-year-old and vastly more experienced. ??? But he’s not just very talented – he’s personable, smart, media-savvy and well connected in the paddock. “More” in this case will be more podiums and his first win. Day Two. Incredibly, though, the top eight riders all went under Marcel Schrötter's previous outright lap record as the pace well and truly hotted up in the intermediate class. Right now series bosses are betting big on Roberts, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed that Beaubier was the faster of the pair in pre-season testing at Qatar. Francesco Bagnaia will join forces with the official team alongside the already confirmed Jack Miller. Twice a winner last year and fourth in the title race, Bezzecchi has a clear path to MotoGP as two of the three riders who finished ahead of him last year are already there. Hector Garzo. Red Bull KTM Ajo's Remy Gardner put together a stunning lap of the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto to enter the record books as the fastest-ever Moto2™ rider around the Andalucian track during FP3 at the Red Bull Spanish Grand Prix. We take a look at the various names in the mix, and their potential. Here is the 2021 MotoGP rider line up so far with nearly all the grid signed up for 2021. No one shone brighter under the floodlights than Sam Lowes, the British rider one step ahead throughout the whole … I am convinced that our two riders and the whole team will work hard and give everything on track to give us great moments and good results. Should Rossi choose to step down or head elsewhere (maybe to his own squad?) Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) - 1:40.8412. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.2377. Lowes exclusive: Aprilia situation shows it’s ‘still a joke’, after turning down a strong Aprilia offer. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.1616. Flexbox HP 40. Full entry lists for both the 2021 Moto2 and Moto3 seasons have been revealed, confirming the full rider line-ups for both MotoGP's support classes for the coming season. These are all things that’ll work in his favour, and he needs to get his rookie season out of the way with an odd surprise result to build on last year’s title. In recent years, grand prix racing’s middleweight class has well and truly established itself as the only real way to launch a MotoGP career, with only recent exceptions being World Superbike frontrunners Loriz Baz and Eugene Laverty back in 2016 and Italian Superbike champion Lorenzo Savadori late last year. 2020 Moto2 Teams & Riders. Pol Espargaro didn't hold back in his assessment of his feeling aboard Honda's RC213V, admitting that it's a "mess" everywhere but under braking, Fabio Quartararo says he feels “lost” and has no immediate solution in mind after an arm problem robbed him of a probable victory in MotoGP’s Jerez race. ???? That’s welcome news to MotoGP bosses Dorna, who are desperate to ensure British talent finds its way back into the premier class to fill the gap left by Cal Crutchlow’s sudden departure at the end of 2020. Seventh in the title last year was a strong result, but he really needs to position himself as a title contender to ensure that his future is in the premier class. Italian rider Fabio Di Giannantonio is rumoured to already have a deal in place that will see him step up to MotoGP next year, although the details of the deal rmain vague. Hafizh Syahrin is currently P21 in the 2020 Moto2 world championship with 21 points, which is slightly better than what the current NTS RW Racing GP riders are doing. 28 Mar 2021 Race results from the 2021 Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix at Losail. Joe Roberts . @GardnerRemy rules the roost in FP3! The Moto2 and Moto3 riders will visit Qatar for a three-day test 1. Seventh and eighth were Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) after the pair set the exact same lap time. The Losail International Circuit in Qatar will now host the official Moto2 and Moto3 pre-season test on March 19-21. Already believed to have some sort of KTM contract for 2022, it’s highly likely that Remy Gardner is a man under pressure this year thanks to whatever performance clauses he needs to hit to activate that deal. His last four races of 2020 are the perfect example, with one excellent podium and three crashes. There could be other MotoGP options for the Catalan, but he needs to back up his rapid pace from last year with some consistency after a few too many crashes outof strong positions. Moving up from the Red Bull KTM Moto2 team, the former Moto3 champion is one of three rookies signed to Ducati in 2021. This news came to light after the Aspar squad announced that they’ve signed with the current Moto3 rider, Albert Arenas, to replace the 26-year-old Malaysian for the 2021 season. Older than the average Moto2 rider and one of the few with past MotoGP experience thanks to an ill-fated season on Aprilia machinery that ended badly for him, his chances of being promoted a second time might have been permanently damaged by his 2017 premier-class adventures. Despite falls earlier in the session, both Inde Aspar Team riders Albert Arenas and Aron Canet were able to squeeze themselves into the top 14 and book their places in Q2 for later on Saturday. That needs addressing in 2021, but if he can fix it then he’s on a fast track as one of Honda’s marked potential successors to Taka Nakagami. Baca … Edgar Pons. 2021 Moto2 KTM riders. These are also part of Moto Pro Moto2! Last year’s Moto3 champion, Arenas is a little older than most of the other rookies at 24, meaning time isn’t on his side the way it is for someone like 20-year-old Raul Fernandez. Where now for the Rossi protege who spurned a MotoGP seat? Italtrans … Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes was the quickest rider Tuesday, Day One of a private, two-day Moto2 and Moto3 test, at Circuito de Jerez, in … Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 0.0203. Should he take the title this time, then perhaps the door will be opened a crack as his talent and newfound consistency get him noticed again. A first-time winner in the last race of last year, he looks like he’s improved his consistency as well – maybe even more important than his speed given he’s already put in a few stellar displays last year. He’ll start 2021 as one of the clear favourites, a key part of the VR46 Academy program, and someone who’s bsolutely got the talent needed to win not just in the middleweight class but in the premier class too. at the end of the year, then Dixon will take his seat – unless someone else has come knocking first, of course. Check out featured articles and pictures of Moto2 riders in action during Moto2 World Tour. 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