![]() ![]() Rossi fans were out in full force, giving the legend a warm (and very yellow) send off. Miller wasn’t done yet either, the Australian 1.3s back when he passed Mir, but by five laps to go, he was just 0.7s off Martin. ![]() It was a Ducati 1-2-3 with eight laps to go, and history was on the cards for the Bologna factory. On two consecutive laps, the rookie was quicker than Bagnaia, and a second or so behind, Miller grabbed P3 off Mir at turn two. Up front though, Martin was not letting Bagnaia pull clear. His mentor Rossi was still 10th with 11 laps to go, but VR46 Academy’s first World Champion and fellow Yamaha star Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was right behind him. Now, with some clear air, what could the Italian do? The fastest lap, a 1:31.042, came next and the hammer was well and truly down. Rossi, meanwhile, was now 10th, 0.6s down on Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) who, as things stood, was losing out on the Rookie of the Year crown with Martin leading.īagnaia was swarming all over the back of the race-leading rookie though and with 12 laps to go, at turn 14, Pecco pounced. The Spaniard tucked the front of his GSX-RR, handing teammate Mir third. However, at turn six on lap 11 of 27, Rins then went down. After a few laps of following the World Champion, Miller was back through on Quartararo and up to P5, as Rins set the fastest lap of the race. The race then settled as the front runners held station, but Martin, Bagnaia and Rins were now 0.7s ahead of Mir. Miller was down to P6, seemingly struggling in the early stages. ![]() Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) then snuck past Mir at turn six on lap three, as the top four – Martin, Bagnaia, Rins and Mir – started to create a gap to now fifth-placed Quartararo. Mir was harassing Martin, before Bagnaia then used the GP21’s superior grunt to take P2 off the 2020 Champion. Valentino Rossi finished the last chapter of his illustrious MotoGP career with a 10th-place finish. Martin and Mir cut through on lap two, and Miller down to third, then it was fourth, then fifth – the Australian was going backwards after briefly leading. Up ahead, Miller then dived up the inside of Martin at turn one on lap two to take the lead, but it was short-lived. Rossi made a good start and was up a place into P9, whereas World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was P6. Polesitter Martin grabbed the holeshot into turn one as fourth place Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) got a great start to get the better of Bagnaia, with Miller slotting into second. Bagnaia also dedicated the win to his mentor.ĭanilo Petrucci (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) saw the checkered flag in P17 as the Italian premier class race winner also says goodbye to Grand Prix racing in an emotional Sunday in Valencia, and teammate Iker Lecuona heads for WorldSBK after scoring a final point of the year. The race, however, will forever be remembered as Valentino Rossi’s (Petronas Yamaha SRT) last dance too, and The Doctor delivered a P10 in his farewell MotoGP appearance in front of a packed Circuit Ricardo Tormo crowd. Francesco Bagnaia closed out the 2021 MotoGP Championship with the win, leading a first ever Ducati sweep of the podium. Bagnaia saw the checkered flag just ahead of Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) and Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) for a Bologna lockout. For the fourth time in 2021, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) took victory as the Italian led home a historic Ducati 1-2-3 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. ![]()
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