Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins as Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo seals championship
India Today
Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is the 2021 MotoGP World Champion.
Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is the 2021 MotoGP World Champion. After Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the race lead in the closing stages of the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna, the title was decided as Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez emerged victorious, with Pol Espargaro securing his maiden podium with Honda. Enea Bastianini passed Quartararo on the last lap to bag his second podium of the season, but the day and year belongs to the Frenchman.
From pole position, Bagnaia got a decent getaway, but it was teammate Jack Miller who got the best launch from the front row. Pecco grabbed the holeshot though, as Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) carved his way into P2 from the second row. Miller grabbed P2 from Oliveira at Turn 4 though, with Marc Marquez then getting the better of Oliveira down into Turn 8. Quartararo didn’t make a rapid start, but more importantly, he stayed trouble-free.
