Quartararo gradually closed back down on Bagnaia
and with one lap to go the two were glued together at
the front, although Quartararo could never quite get
close enough to launch an attack on the factory Ducati.
Bagnaia held on, taking the win by 0.364 seconds.
It was a sensational third and debut podium for
Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsarama Ducati). The
Italian was in incredible form on his two-year-old Duca-
ti, repeatedly setting the fastest lap of the race as
he picked off Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda), Miller,
Joan Mir (Ecstar Suzuki) and Pol Espargaro (Repsol
Honda), who filled fourth to seventh places.
Espargaro got the better of his brother Aleix on the
factory Aprilia, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) and
Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Idemitsu Honda) rounding out
the top 10.
Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro took 11th from Honda
wildcard Stefan Bradl, and Maverick Vinales scored
his first points for Aprilia in 13th.
ROUND 14 / SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2021
MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / RIMINI, SAN MARINO
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MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MYOWNRACE
63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA
1ST MOTOGP
"It was another perfect weekend!"
Bagnaia said. "It wasn't an easy race at
all: Quartararo was really strong towards
the end, but I tried to stay consistent as
much as possible. To get another win was
important, and to do it here at my home
track, in front of so many fans and those
who love me, was even more special. Now
we won't have much me to celebrate:
Tuesday and Wednesday, we'll be back on
track for two days of tes ng, but for now, I
want to enjoy this success."
25 RAUL FERNANDEZ
1ST MOTO2
"Another really difficult race," Fernandez
said. "I didn't sleep well Saturday night so
I'm really happy with this. The track was
different to yesterday and I didn't have
much grip. I want to thank the team for an
incredible bike and also the Clinica Mobile
because the hand was s ll not good. I
don't know how I could ride or brake but
we did it today."
Jack Miller (43) went around the
outside of Quartararo (20) to make
it a Ducati 1-2 on lap one.
