The Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport Team secure Moto2 Team World Championship for 2021!
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The Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport Team secure
Moto2 Team World Championship for 2021!
After what has been an incredible season for the
MotoBatt sponsored Moto2 team, Remy Gardner
and Raul Fernandez completed the amazing
achievement of securing the Moto2 Team World
Championship at Round 13 of the Moto GP
season, with 5 rounds to left to race.
It has been an incredible season which has seen the team
achieve 463 points so far, with 9 victories and 9 podiums
for the Moto2 riders. And the team couldn’t have asked for
a better result to take the title, with Gardner and Fernandez
completing the Aragon GP with another one-two finish.
With the series heading to Silverstone for the British Grand
Prix before moving to Spain and the iconic northern Spanish
circuit of Aragon, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Team worked hard
to continue with their spectacular form in both the Moto2
and Moto3 categories.
Moto2
Silverstone, Great Britain
Round 12
Round 12 of the 2021 MotoGP calendar saw the team
head to the UK and once again taste success, with
Remy Gardner taking a brilliant win at the British Grand
Prix. This was the second consecutive round the Red
Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 have been victorious, with the
Australian claiming his fourth triumph of the year and
the fifth of his career. Unfortunately, stunning rookie
and teammate Raul Fernandez had a tough Sunday,
with the Spaniard crashing out with four laps to go Fernandez took his
while riding in seventh position. 5th win in Aragon
Remy Gardner gained a good start from the second
row of the grid, holding onto fourth place. The Australian
pushed hard to avoid an escape by those ahead of him
and, on Lap 5, began to overtake his rivals and claim
MotorLand Aragón, Spain
the lead. The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 star tried to es-
cape, with only one rider following him. In a duel for the Round 13
victory, Gardner eventually won out. The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team enjoyed a dream
The British Grand Prix race started well for Fernandez, weekend at the Aragon Grand Prix, as they were crowned
who was on the second row of the grid. Getting off Team World Champions in the Moto2 class. They did so
the line well, he was fifth into the first corner, then with a fifth one-two finish of the season, thanks to race
latched onto the leading group, but shortly thereafter he winner Raul Fernandez and second placed Remy Gard-
dropped a place. With four laps remaining, Fernandez ner. The team has achieved 9 victories and 9 podiums this
was unable to avoid a crash at Turn 13 when up into season so far.
7th and could not re-join the contest. The Aragon Grand Prix began well for Fernandez, who
Gardner left the UK leading the Moto2 World managed to maintain the third position on the grid. From
Championship with 231 points, with Fernandez 2nd the start of the contest, the Spaniard proved to be one
with 187. step ahead of his rivals, and on Lap 4 he hunted down
A one-two finish was the perfect
way to secure the 2021 Moto2
Teams Championship
the leader and passed him to take the lead. From that and enduring the heat on track, he would move back up a
moment on, the Red KTM Ajo Moto2 rider pushed to position when the rider in second crashed in the final third
break away from the rest of the field, going on to claim the of the contest. The Spaniard stayed in that spot until the
fifth win of his rookie season. The result – the 7th victo- chequered flag, completing the one-two finish and taking
ry of his Grand Prix career to date – comes just a week his 6th podium of 2021 so far.
after having undergone surgery on a fractured fifth right Gardner continues to lead the World Championship
metacarpal. with 251 points, with Fernandez second with 212. Red
Gardner started from second and pushed hard, Bull KTM Ajo will be back to work in less than a week
although on Lap 2 he was overtaken by his teammate and for the San Marino Grand Prix, held from September
was left isolated in third place. Staying focused and calm, 17-19th.
Results (Moto2 Race - Aragon, Spain) Moto2 World Championship Standing 2021
1. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 39:49.990 1. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 251 points
2. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +5.408 2. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 212 points
3. Augusto Fernandez (Kalex) +6.824 3. Marco Bezzecchi (Kalex) 179 points
4. Jorge Navarro (Boscoscuro) +7.051 4. Sam Lowes (Kalex) 127 points
5. Aron Canet (Boscoscuro) +10.695 5. Augusto Fernandez (Kalex) 108 points
Moto2 World Championship Team Standing 2021
Aki Ajo – Team Manager 1. Red Bull KTM Ajo 463 points
“
It was incredible. It was a spectacular 2. Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 235 points
performance from our riders and from 3. Sky Racing Team VR46 226 points
4. Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 130 points
our team. I am very grateful and happy 5. Kipin Energy Aspar Team 126 points
to be able to experience this and achieve
our dreams. We are not people who
think about the title on a daily basis. We
have set goals for ourselves but improving
every day and working consistently is
the key. Many thanks to our great riders,
Raul [Fernandez] and Remy [Gardner],
to the team, who work day and night,
and to the GP academy that we have put
“
together with Red Bull, KTM and all our
sponsors.
Moto3
The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 rider was able to stay
Silverstone, Great Britain focused and calm despite some frantic overtakes around
him. However, the pack broke up before the end and he
Round 12 would come home in sixth position.
After two years away, Silverstone once again hosted a Acosta managed to fight back after a tough qualifying
Moto3 World Championship, with the Red Bull KTM Ajo on Saturday and, despite starting from the eighth row of
team attempting a race day fightback. Jaume Masia was the grid, managed to climb 11 places in just three laps.
competitive and was involved in a battle for the podium, With the leaders having already broken away, the rookie
eventually placing sixth at the British Grand Prix. Pedro remained in the group fighting for the Top 10. Pushing
Acosta climbed 11 places to conclude the 12th round of hard to fend off constant overtaking attempts, particularly
the 2021 season in 11th position. on the final laps, he would cross the finish line 11th at his
Masia, who took off from the fourth row of the grid, first race at Silverstone.
progressively climbed up the order during the early Acosta left Silverstone remaining the series leader
stages, joining a large group competing for third place. with 201 points, whilst Masia is 5th with 105.
Red Bull Ring, Austria
MotorLand Aragón, Spain
by constant overtaking around him. Unfortunately, four
laps before the chequered flag and riding in fifth, he fell at
Round 13 Turn 5 and was unable to re-join the race.
The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 experienced a difficult The Aragon Grand Prix began well for Masia, who got off
Sunday at the Aragon Grand Prix. Jaume Masia achieved the line strongly and subsequently latched onto the large
tenth place, despite suffering a crash in the warm-up that chasing pack trying to close down the leaders. Pushing
forced the team to undertake rapid repair work on his hard throughout, with various tussles for positions and
bike. Pedro Acosta crashed out with four laps remaining, several incidents for the rivals ahead of him, he eventually
when part of the leading group in five position. crossed the line in tenth place.
Acosta, who began from the third row of the grid, once Acosta remains the leader of the Moto3 World
again made a good start, going from ninth to sixth on the Championship with 201 points. Masia is 5th with 111.
opening lap. The Spaniard joined up with a large group of Red Bull KTM Ajo will be in action again next weekend
riders, and ascended to second place by Lap 4, followed at the San Marino GP, from September 17th-19th.
Results (Moto3 Race - Spain) Moto3 World Championship Standing 2021
1. Dennis Foggia (Honda) 37:53.710 1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 196 points
2. Deniz Öncü (KTM) +0.041 2. Sergio Garcia (GasGas) 155 points
3. Ayumu Sasaki (KTM) +0.644 3. Romano Fenati (Husqvarna) 107 points
4. Izan Guevara (GASGAS) +0.708 4. Dennis Foggia (Honda) 102 points
10. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +4.714 5. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 95 points
DNF. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
Moto3 World Championship Team Standing 2021
Aki Ajo – Team Manager 1. Red Bull KTM Ajo 312 points
2. Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team 227 points
“
Moto3 is always a challenging class for 3. Leopard Racing 173 points
maintaining consistency, as the battles 4. Red Bull KTM Tech3 160 points
are tough in every respect. Of course, 5. Petronas Sprinta Racing 160 points
we cannot be 100% satisfied today, be-
cause it was not our best performance
of the year. However, after a difficult
weekend, we have to analyse every-
thing in order to be strong and fight
for the podium next weekend. I’m sure
Pedro [Acosta] and Jaume [Masia] will
the rostrum.
“
be at the front at Misano, fighting for
Acosta will join the
Moto2 team for the
2022 championship
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