FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P72
MOTOGP
ROUND 7 / JUNE 4-6, 2021
CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA / MONTMELO, SPAIN
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE, MOTOGP
M
iguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) put in
one of the rides of his career when he
took victory in the 2021 Catalunya Mo-
toGP, outlasting Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco
and Australian Jack Miller (Lenovo Ducati).
Oliveira battled pre-race favorite and pole sit-
ter Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha)
for the majority of the race but a mystery prob-
lem for the Frenchman and his Alpinestars suit
put paid to his race-winning chances.
While lying second with five laps to go,
Quartararo's suit bizarrely fully unzipped. He
flung his compulsory chest protector to the
ground at turn three and continued on, but
then became entangled in a brawl first with
Zarco and later Miller.
It got worse for Quartararo after running
wide at turn one and rejoining ahead of Miller
The legendary Circuit de Barcelona-
Catalunya in Montmelo hosted an exciting
MotoGP race that saw the first win of 2021
for KTM and Miguel Oliveira.
A MIGUEL
MASTERCLASS
