Moto 2 Pre-Race Briefing 5-7 November 2021

Round 17, Grand Prix of Algarve, Portugal

Steve Sargent, Chief Product Officer, Triumph Motorcycles:

Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna

“It was great to see Sam take his third win of the season in a dominant display to return to the top step for the first time since Doha back in April. The conditions for this second race at Misano were much cooler than the first in mid-September and the winning time was 15 seconds faster, and Sam’s teammate Augusto Fernandez also set a new race lap record, so the pace was much improved as a result. Out front in the championship, Raul’s mistake has given Remy a bit more breathing room, but it’s a thrilling battle that we thank and congratulate them both for, and all of Aki Ajo’s team, as this is exactly the sort of show we want to see in Moto2.” A potentially costly DNF for Raul Fernandez, his third no-points score of the season, halted his chase of his teammate and extended Remy’s lead back out to 18 points with just 2 rounds to go

Upcoming race

• The Grand Prix of Algarve is the second to be held at the Algarve International Circuit (Portimao) in 2021, but unlike the other back-to-backs, the first visit was on 18 April for round three
• At that Grand Prix, Raul took his first Moto2 victory in what has become a glittering rookie season
• Remy could take the title in Portugal if he outscores Raul by eight points (in a tie-situation Raul would win on countback as he’s taken more GP wins in 2021 – 7 to Remy’s 4)

Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph

• Raul Fernandez has got one hand firmly on the Triumph Triple Trophy – currently with a 22- point lead over Sam Lowes, if he emerges from Portugal at least 18 points clear, he cannot be caught in the final race and will win himself a custom-liveried Street Triple RS
• Demonstrating how close the fight has been all year, only once in 16 races has a rider taken points for top speed, pole and fastest lap – Raul Fernandez in Assen (and that top speed was matched to 0.1km/h by Bezzecchi and Vietti, all three scoring points)

About the Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph

• The Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph runs alongside the Moto2 World Championship in 2021, recognising that there are more stories of success from a GP than simply the race win, and will award one rider with a Street Triple RS at the end of the season
• Points will be awarded to the rider (or multiple riders in the case of a tie):
• Fastest top speed: 7 points for the fastest rider / riders in case of a tie
• Pole position: 6 points for the rider starting from pole
• Fastest race lap: 5 points for the fastest rider / riders in case of a tie

The Triumph Moto2™ 765cc race engine is a development of the class-leading Street Triple RS 765cc road motorcycle and produces more than 140PS and the same visceral soundtrack

2021 Moto2 World Championship top ten:

Pos	Race #	Rider	Chassis	Engine	Nation	Points
1	87	R. Gardner	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	AUS	280
2	25	R. Fernandez	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	SPA	262
3	72	M. Bezzecchi	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	ITA	206
4	22	S. Lowes	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	GBR	165
5	37	A. Fernandez	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	SPA	151
6	44	A. Canet	Boscoscuro	Triumph 765cc	SPA	140
7	21	F. Di Giannantonio	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	ITA	136
8	79	A. Ogura	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	JPN	120
9	9	J. Navarro	Boscoscuro	Triumph 765cc	SPA	89
10	23	M. Schrotter	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	GER	85

2021 top ten standings – Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph:

Pos	Race #	Rider	Nation	Points	Team
1	25	R. Fernandez	SPA	73	Red Bull KTM Ajo
2	22	S. Lowes	GBR	51	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team
3	40	H. Garzo	SPA	35	Flexbox HP40
–	42	M. Ramirez	SPA	35	American Racing
5	87	R. Gardner	AUS	33	Red Bull KTM Ajo
6	72	M. Bezzecchi	ITA	27	SKY Racing Team VR46
7	19	L. Dalla Porta	ITA	14	Italtrans Racing Team
–	13	C. Vietti	ITA	14	SKY Racing Team VR46
9	35	S. Chantra	THA	12	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
10	6	C. Beaubier	USA	7	American Racing

2021 Moto2 calendar:

	Date	Race		Date	Race
1	28 Mar	GP of Qatar, Losail	10	8 Aug	GP of Styria, Red Bull Ring
2	4 Apr	GP of Doha, Losail	11	15 Aug	GP of Austria, Red Bull Ring
3	18 Apr	GP of Portugal, Algarve	12	29 Aug	GP of Britain, Silverstone
4	2 May	GP of Spain, Jerez	13	12 Sept	GP of Aragon, Aragon
5	16 May	GP of France, Le Mans	14	19 Sept	GP of San Marino, Misano
6	30 May	GP of Italy, Mugello	15	3 Oct	GP of Americas, COTA
7	6 Jun	GP of Catalunya, Barcelona	16	24 Oct	GP of Misano, Misano
8	20 Jun	GP of Germany, Sachsenring	17	7 Nov	GP of Algarve, Algarve
9	27 Jun	TT Assen, Assen	18	14 Nov	GP of Valencia, Valencia