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ROUND 13 / SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2021 MOTORLAND ARAGON / TERUEL, SPAIN P108 MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP a particularly gutting crash for Garcia, as he had the opportu- nity to close the championship battle right up following Acosta's crash. However, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider had luck on his side, and despite his crash doesn't lose any ground in the championship to be 46 points clear on 201 to Garcia's 155 points. Foggia is third on 143. finisher Deniz Oncu (Red Bull KTM Tech3) on the final lap to emerge victorious, as Ayumu Sasaki joined teammate Oncu on the rostrum. The top two in the World Championship, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team), both crashed and scored zero points on home turf. It was his win and now sits on 212 with Marco Bezzecchi, who crashed out in Aragon for the second year in a row, third on 127. Moto3 Leopard Racing's Dennis Foggia claimed a third victory of the season in a hugely dramatic Moto3 encounter at Aragon. The Italian overtook second place just stopped it," said KTM's Motor- sport Director Pit Beirer. Pedrosa will make an appearance at the post-race test at Misano in the days that follow the grand prix. 2021 CALENDAR FINALIZED The 2021 calendar is finalized, albeit in early September. The global situation meant races in the second half of the season were in some doubt. Indeed, four races— the Japanese, Australian, Thai and Malaysian Grands Prix—were are canceled. But aside from that, the calendar will remain as is. After the San Marino GP at the Misano World Circuit on September 19, the series will travel to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Oc- tober 3. A second race at Misano will take place on October 24 for the Emilia Romagna GP, before back-to-back races at Portimao, Portugal and Valencia, Spain on November 7 and 14, respectively. Argentina's Termas de Rio Hondo circuit had been given a TBC date all year, but it has finally been can- celed. The season will conclude with a two-day official test at Jerez on November 18-19. Briefly... Raul Fernandez (25) put on the ride of his career in Aragon, taking a gutsy, dominant win a week after wrist surgery.