2021 British MotoGP, Silverstone - Full Race Results

Race results from the British MotoGP at Silverstone, round 12 of the 2021 world championship.
Fabio Quartararo MotoGP race, British MotoGP, 29 August2021
Fabio Quartararo MotoGP race, British MotoGP, 29 August2021
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Fabio Quartararo has extended his MotoGP title lead with a fifth victory of the season in the 2021 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The Monster Yamaha star was joined on the podium by Alex Rins (his first rostrum of the season) and an emotional Aleix Espargaro, who won a thrilling last-lap duel with Jack Miller to make history with the RS-GP's best-ever result.

The debut Aprilia MotoGP podium certainly won't hurt the chances of Maverick Vinales joining the field next time at Aragon...

Chilly conditions prompted many riders to switch to softer rubber on the grid, with Quartararo and title rival Joan Mir fitting the soft front while Marc Marquez joined Repsol Honda team-mate and pole qualifier Pol Espargaro on the soft rear.

Pol Espargaro held his advantage at the start of the race, but Marquez was down and out at Turns 8-9, taking rookie Jorge Martin with him. The Pramac Ducati rider had put a hard pass on the #93 a few corners before, the pair tangling as Marquez tried to slice back underneath.

Aleix briefly made it an Espargaro one-two before Quartararo worked his way to the front and began to pull clear.

Next to threaten the Espargaros was 2019 Silverstone winner Rins, who fought through from tenth on the grid to take third from Pol Espargaro halfway through the 20 laps.

Rins then passed Aleix Espargaro when the Aprilia rider ran wide, but Quartararo was already 3.5s ahead and the Suzuki rider instead had his hands full keeping the RS-GP at bay.

Ducati's Jack Miller then joined the rostrum battle with Rins and Aleix, while early leader Pol Espargaro plus the likes of Joan Mir, Francesco Bagnaia and Valentino Rossi faded down the order in the closing laps.

KTM's Red Bull Ring winner Brad Binder made it all six manufacturers inside the Silverstone top six.

With Maverick Vinales splitting from Yamaha after Austria, test rider Cal Crutchlow was moved from Petronas Yamaha to the Monster Yamaha team at Silverstone. As a result of Crutchlow's move, SRT called-up Moto2 rider Jake Dixon to make a MotoGP debut in front of his home fans, riding in place of the injured Franco Morbidelli on the team's 2019-based A-Spec bike.

Crutchlow crossed the line in 17th, equalling his Austrian race results, while Dixon completed the distance as the final finisher in 19th.

Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori abandoned his return from ankle injuries due to pain during Friday practice.

This weekend's event marks MotoGP's first visit to Silverstone since before the Covid pandemic, in 2019.

British MotoGP, Silverstone - Race Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/Diff
1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)40m 20.579s
2Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+2.663s
3Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+4.105s
4Jack MillerAUSDucati Team (GP21)+4.254s
5Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+8.462s
6Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+12.189s
7Iker LecuonaSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+13.560s
8Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+14.044s
9Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+16.226s
10Danilo PetrucciITAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+16.287s
11Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP21)+16.339s
12Enea BastianiniITAAvintia Ducati (GP19)*+17.696s
13Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+18.285s
14Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Team (GP21)+20.913s
15Luca MariniITASky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*+21.018s
16Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+22.022s
17Cal CrutchlowGBRMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+23.232s
18Valentino RossiITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+29.758s
19Jake DixonGBRPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+50.845s
 Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP21)*DNF
 Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)DNF

* Rookie

By Peter McLaren

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