MotoBatt and Ajo Motorsport continue stunning results in rounds 5 & 6 of the Moto2 & Moto3 World Championship
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MotoBatt and Ajo Motorsport continue
stunning results in rounds 5 & 6 of the
Moto2 & Moto3 World Championship
The two recent rounds of the MotoGP calendar saw the Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport
team continue their impressive performance, tackling tricky changeable conditions at
Le Mans before travelling to Italy where tragedy stuck at Mugello.
The MotoBatt supported team headed to rounds 5 & 6 of
the MotoGP calendar in solid positions after battling hard
at the previous round in Jerez. For the Moto2 riders Remy
Gardner and Raul Fernandez, Jerez taught them some
valuable lessons, with last lap overtakes dropping the
teammates to 4th and 5th respectively as they crossed
the line. Despite the drop in positions, Gardner left Jerez
leading the Moto2 World championship with Fernandez in
3rd spot, only 3 points behind 2nd place.
Moto3 rider Pedro Acosta once again put in an incredi-
ble performance, taking the win and leaving Jerez leading
the Moto3 World Championship by a quite incredible 54
points from second place. Meanwhile, Jaume Masia had
a difficult weekend, crashing after being struck by another
rider while fighting for victory.
Moto2 Le Mans, France
Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 enjoyed a dream race at the French Grand Prix, with one-two for their riders Raul Fernandez
and Remy Gardner. The Spaniard achieved his second victory of the 2021 season and the fourth of his career,
continuing a fantastic rookie year.
Teammate Remy Gardner placed sec-
ond in Le Mans, after a hard-fought
contest. The structure continues to
lead the Team World Championship
standings in the intermediate class.
Starting from the pole for the first
time in the intermediate class, Fernan-
dez got off the line well at the French
Grand Prix and was second into the
opening corner. The Spaniard had to
stay focused and maintained his spot
inside the Top 3. It was on Lap 5 that Gardner extended his
the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 rookie lead in the Moto2 World
took the lead, then found some extra Championship
pace that allowed him to break clear.
Fernandez claimed the victory by
almost 1.5 seconds, ahead of his
teammate. He has been on the Remy Gardner was the winner at Mugello, claiming his
rostrum in four of the five races held this season. first victory of 2021 at the Italian GP, with Raul Fernan-
Gardner, who began from the third row of the grid, dez taking second position, dedicating their result to the
had a difficult start to the race and dropped down two Swiss rider.
places, completing the first lap in ninth. However, the Gardner moved up from fourth on the grid to second
Australian managed to recover and soon began climbing on the first corner. With his teammate escaping at the
up the order, joining the group battling for third on Lap 5. front, the Australian gave up a position and rode in third.
In the closing stages, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 rider However, with six laps remaining, he upped the pace
pushed to the fullest, setting the fastest lap of the con- and hunted down Fernandez. On the final lap, he made
test en route to second position. The result is Gardner’s his move, taking the win.
fourth podium of the season out of five contests – the Fernandez, who started from pole position, got the
ninth of his career. holeshot and looked to break free from the chasing pack
early on. Whilst Gardner would eventually catch up with
Mugello, Italy him and win out in the all-Red Bull KTM Ajo fight for the
With the entire GP paddock mourning the passing of victory, Fernandez placed runner-up.
Jason Dupasquier after an accident in qualifying for the Gardner continues to lead the Moto2 World Champi-
Moto 3 race, the MotoBatt supported Red Bull KTM Ajo onship standings with 114 points. Fernandez is second
Motorsport team continued their impressive results, with 108. The next event for Red Bull KTM Ajo will be the
dedicating their performances to the Swiss rider. Catalan GP on June 4th-6th.
Results (Moto2 Race - Mugello) Moto2 World Championship Standing 2021
1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 39:17.667 1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 114 points
2. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.014 2. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 108 points
3. Marco Bezzecchi (Kalex) +8.021 3. Marco Bezzecchi (Kalex) 88 points
4. Joe Roberts (Kalex) +8.004 4. Sam Lowes (Kalex) 66 points
5. Marcel Schrotter (Kalex) +12.343 5. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Kalex) 60 points
“ Aki Ajo – Team Manager
Today the race positions do not
matter. This Sunday all of our
thoughts are with Jason Dupasquier’s
family, his team and all those who
love him. In the Moto2 contest, our
riders achieved a great result.
“
Once again, I want to thank all of our
team, our sponsors and especially
our riders.
Acosta and Masia currently
sit first and second in the
championship
Moto3 Le Mans, France
The French Grand Prix saw a fantastic performance by Acosta remains the leader of the Moto3 World Cham-
Pedro Acosta who, after crashing at the start of the race, pionship with 111 points, whilst Masia is second with 59.
climbed 15 positions to finish eighth. The Red Bull KTM The next event for Red Bull KTM Ajo will be the Catalan
Ajo Moto3 rookie pushed on in a tricky contest held in GP next weekend from June 4th-6th.
wet at the beginning and mixed conditions by the end,
hunting down his rivals to claim points at the chequered
flag. Teammate Jaume Masia had a tough day, crashing
on Lap 3 and not being able to re-join the GP.
Acosta got off the line well from the seventh row of the
grid, moving up from 21st place to tenth on Lap 1. The
Red Bull KTM Ajo rookie latched onto the leading group
and continued to overtake rivals very cautiously, due to
the difficult conditions, but fell going into Turn 3 when in
seventh. The Spaniard remounted in 23rd position and
began another spectacular comeback, overtaking 15
riders to finish the race eighth.
Masia started the French Grand Prix well from the
front row and took the lead at the second, although he
dropped back shortly after to minimise risks. Unfortu-
nately, at Turn 14 of Lap 2, the Spaniard crashed when
up into fourth position, retiring early from the contest.
“
Mugello, Italy
Masia had a difficult start to the race, dropping from fifth Aki Ajo – Team Manager
on the grid to eleventh on the opening lap. However, he Today we have conflicting feelings.
managed to recover quickly and set a good pace that al- All of our thoughts are with the family
lowed him to latch onto the leading group. The Spaniard and loved ones of Jason Dupasquier.
progressively moved up the order and, after a close final We are satisfied with the results
lap, he finished second. obtained by our riders in the Moto3
Acosta, who took off from second, made his best start race. It was good that Jaume [Masia]
to date, taking the holeshot. With a large leading group, got back onto the podium after some
holding onto the position was tough, but he remained in difficult recent contests. As for Pedro “
contention throughout the race. His last lap saw him con- [Acosta], he managed the round well.
cede several places, to take the chequered flag eighth. We must not forget that he is still a
rookie.
Results (Moto3 Race - Mugello) Moto3 World Championship Standing 2021
1. Dennis Foggia (Honda) 39:37.497 1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 111 points
2. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.036 2. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 59 points
3. Gabriel Rodrigo (Honda) +0.145 3. Ayumu Sasaki (KTM) 57 points
4. Ayumu Sasaki (KTM) +0.240 4. Sergio Garcia (GasGas) 56 points
5. Darryn Binder (KTM) +0.499 5. Romano Fenati (Husqvarna) 56 points
8. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.745
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