Algarve GP: Bagnaia clinches constructors crown for Ducati in red-flagged race

Joan
Mir
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
and
Jack
Miller
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
completed
the
podium
in
Portimao
as
the
race
ended
prematurely,
with
an
Iker
Lecuona
(Tech3
KTM
Factory
Racing)
and
Miguel
Oliveira
(Red
Bull
KTM
Factory
Racing)
crash
at
Turn
13
bringing
out
the
red
flags
–
riders
conscious,
Oliveira
headed
to
the
medical
centre
for
a
check-up.

Alex
Marquez’ fantastic
weekend
ended
with
the
Spaniard
unluckily
missing
out
on
a
chance
to
attack
Miller
for
the
final
podium
spot,
but
it
was
nonetheless
a
brilliant
rider
from
the
LCR
Honda
Castrol
man
–
a
best
result
of
the
season
for
the
number
73.

Ducati
duo
keen
for
Stoner
to
stay
on
as
Bagnaia
takes
fifth
straight
pole

Zarco
claimed
a
lonely
P6
in
the
end,
a
result
that
confirms
the
Frenchman
as
the
top
Independent
Team
rider
in
2021.
Pol
Espargaro’s
P6
was
a
job
well
done
for
the
Spaniard,
and
talking
of
jobs
well
done,
Martin’s
P7
was
fantastic.

Only
a
few
months
on
from
his
Turn
7
horror
crash,
Martin
returned
to
Portimao
to
pick
up
an
impressive
result
to
help
Pramac
Racing
become
Independent
Team
Champions
–
with
Martin
now
just
three
points
down
on
Enea
Bastianini
(Avintia
Esponsorama)
in
the
Rookie
of
the
Year
fight.
Alex
Rins
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
finished
8th
ahead
of
Bastianini
in
9th,
Brad
Binder
(Red
Bull
KTM
Factory
Racing)
rounded
out
the
top
10.

Alex
Marquez’ fantastic
weekend
ended
with
the
Spaniard
unluckily
missing
out
on
a
chance
to
attack
Miller
for
the
final
podium
spot,
but
it
was
nonetheless
a
brilliant
rider
from
the
LCR
Honda
Castrol
man
–
a
best
result
of
the
season
for
the
number
73.

Johann
Zarco
claimed
a
lonely
P6
in
the
end,
a
result
that
confirms
the
Frenchman
as
the
top
Independent
Team
rider
in
2021.
Pol
Espargaro’s
P6
was
a
job
well
done
for
the
Spaniard,
and
talking
of
jobs
well
done,
Jorge
Martin’s
P7
was
fantastic.

Only
a
few
months
on
from
his
Turn
7
horror
crash,
Martin
returned
to
Portimao
to
pick
up
an
impressive
result
to
help
Pramac
Racing
become
Independent
Team
Champions
–
with
Martin
now
just
three
points
down
on
Enea
Bastianini
(Avintia
Esponsorama)
in
the
Rookie
of
the
Year
fight.

Alex
Rins
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
finished
8th
ahead
of
Bastianini
in
9th,
Brad
Binder
(Red
Bull
KTM
Factory
Racing)
rounded
out
the
top
10.

RESULTS
(TOP
10)

1.
Francesco
Bagnaia
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
2.
Joan
Mir
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
+
2.478
3.
Jack
Miller
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
+
6.402
4.
Alex
Marquez
(LCR
Honda
Castrol)
+
6.453
5.
Johann
Zarco
(Pramac
Racing)
+
7.882
6.
Pol
Espargaro
(Repsol
Honda
Team)
+
9.573
7.
Jorge
Martin
(Pramac
Racing)
+
10.144
8.
Alex
Rins
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
+
10.742
9.
Enea
Bastianini
(Avintia
Esponsorama)
+
13.840
10.
Brad
Binder
(Red
Bull
KTM
Factory
Racing)
+
14.487