Moto2 Pre-Race Briefing 2021 Round 11, Grand Prix of Austria, Red Bull Ring, 13-15 August

Grand Prix of Styria

Here’s what Triumph have to say about the upcoming Moto2 racing this weekend:

Steve Sargent, Chief Product Officer, Triumph Motorcycles:

“It’s great to be racing again and have the season underway. Marco rode very well to climb from third to first on the opening lap, and then again to retake the lead on lap 19 – it was a determined ride for his first win of the year which really kick starts his championship bid in this season half. With an intense run of races now momentum is key, but especially from last weekend to this at the same track. With Marco’s record at the Red Bull Ring it’d be hard to bet against him for a repeat victory, but Remy is doing exactly what he needs to do to maintain his lead of the Championship with a smart ride – those two are the only riders to have scored points at every race this season. It was great too to see another rookie in Ai Ogura deliver his best qualifying performance of the season with second, just 0.02sec ahead of Bezzecchi, which further demonstrates just how even the class continues to be.”

• Marco Bezzecchi’s win sees him become the 5^th different winner in 2021 and gives him three overall using Triumph power
• Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez have three wins each from 2021, so the championship top three (including Bezzecchi) share seven wins from the first ten races between them
• Such is the race day consistency of the top three this year, after the first ten races of the season their average points haul stands at 170 versus 124 in 2019 and 137 in 2020
• Rookie Ai Ogura set his first Moto2 fastest lap, becoming the second rookie to do so this year (alongside Raul Fernandez)

Upcoming race

• This weekend’s Austrian GP is the second in the back-to-back pairing at the Red Bull Ring, where again the weather is forecast to be changeable
• With his victory last weekend, Marco Bezzecchi is now the most successful of the current Moto2 grid at the Red Bull Ring, taking the last two race victories at the venue
• For this weekend, Dunlop will supply a new ‘supersoft’ rear tyre – the softest used in Moto2

Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph

• Ai Ogura entered the Triumph Triple Trophy standings with fastest lap in Styria, whilst Remy Gardner closed on Raul Fernandez in top spot, now tied for second with Sam Lowes

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	197
2	25	R. Fernandez	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	SPA	162
3	72	M. Bezzecchi	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	ITA	153
4	22	S. Lowes	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	GBR	101
5	21	F. Di Giannantonio	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	ITA	76
6	44	A. Canet	Boscoscuro	Triumph 765cc	SPA	75
7	23	M. Schrotter	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	GER	72
8	37	A. Fernandez	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	SPA	66
9	79	A. Ogura	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	JPN	60
10	97	X. Vierge	Kalex	Triumph 765cc	SPA	57

2021 standings – Triumph Triple Trophy #PoweredbyTriumph:

Pos	Race #	Rider	Nation	Points	Team
1	25	R. Fernandez	SPA	46	Red Bull KTM Ajo
2	22	S. Lowes	GBR	33	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team
–	87	R. Gardner	AUS	33	Red Bull KTM Ajo
4	42	M. Ramirez	SPA	21	American Racing
5	19	L. Dalla Porta	ITA	14	Italtrans Racing Team
–	40	H. Garzo	SPA	14	Flexbox HP40
–	13	C. Vietti	ITA	14	SKY Racing Team VR46
8	6	C. Beaubier	USA	7	American Racing
–	35	S. Chantra	THA	7	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
–	97	X. Vierge	SPA	7	PETRONAS Sprinta Racing
–	72	M. Bezzecchi	ITA	7	SKY Racing Team VR46
12	79	A. Ogura	JPN	5	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia

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 Malaysia, Sepang
8	20 Jun	GP of Germany, Sachsenring	17	7 Nov	GP of Algarve
9	27 Jun	TT Assen, Assen	18	14 Nov	GP of Valencia, Valencia