Rennie Scaysbrook | September 11, 2021
Saturday
MotoGP
For the first time since the 2018 Aragon GP, two factory Ducatis will lead the field after Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) set a new all-time MotorLand lap record to beat teammate Jack Miller to pole position at the 2021 Aragón MotoGP. The Italian’s 1: 46.322 was 0.366 seconds ahead of the Australian and gave Ducati their 50th premier class pole, while Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) finished last in the front row in P3.
Francesco Bagnaia broke the lap record and took pole in Aragon.
Aragón MotoGP Results 2021 – Saturday
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | (Duke) | 1: 46.322 |
| 2 | Jack Miller | (Duke) | + 0.366 |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | (Sweet potato) | + 0.397 |
| 4th | Marc Marquez | (She) | + 0.414 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | (Duke) | + 0.556 |
| 6th | Aleix Espargaro | (April) | + 0.561 |
| 7th | Joan Mir | (Suz) | + 0.840 |
| 8th | Pol Espargaro | (She) | + 0.872 |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | (Duke) | + 0.956 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | (Duke) | + 0.966 |
Moto2
Sam Lowes from Elf Marc VDS Racing Team took fifth pole position of the 2021 season after a dominant performance in Moto2 Q2 in Aragon. The Briton set a 1: 51.778 and beat World Championship leader Remy Gardner by 0.279 seconds. The Australian’s Red Bull KTM Ajo team-mate and main title rival Raul Fernandez clinched P3 despite having broken the metacarpal in his right hand.
Pole number five for Lowes in Moto2 in 2021.
Aragon Moto2 Results 2021 – Saturday
| 1 | Sam Lowes | (Cal) | 1: 51.778 |
| 2 | Remy gardener | (Cal) | + 0.279 |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | (Cal) | + 0.306 |
| 4th | Hector Garzo | (Cal) | + 0.329 |
| 5 | Ai Ogur | (Cal) | + 0.370 |
Moto3
Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) took second pole position of 2021 after his 1: 57.724 was good enough to beat Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) by 0.181 seconds in Moto3. Despite a late fall, Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) made it through Q1 and started third from the front row.
Darryn Binder came off well for the Moto3 pole.
Aragón Moto3 Results 2021 – Saturday
| 1 | Darryn Binder | (She) | 1: 57.724 |
| 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | (KTM) | + 0.181 |
| 3 | Tatsuki Suzuki | (She) | + 0.252 |
| 4th | Sergio Garcia | (GasGas) | + 0.345 |
| 5 | Andrea Migno | (She) | + 0.379 |
Aragón MotoGP News 2021 — Friday
Vinales makes Aprilia debut
After an absence of two races, Maverick Vinales made his competitive debut aboard Aprilia’s RS-GP, finishing the first day of free practice just 1.1 seconds behind the fastest time.
Maverick Vinales has adapted well to the Aprilia and is just 1.1 seconds behind P1.
The Catalan signed up with the Italian factory for the remainder of the season after a successful two-day test at Misano from August 31st to September 1st ended up being 0.2 seconds off the official lap record.
“More than difficult, it was a release for me,” he said of the split from Yamaha and Lorenzo Savadori’s position as a full-time driver with Aprilia. “I had to do something different. I was in a “blocked” moment. I had to keep going to improve. As soon as I did the test, I wanted to race because I felt good that I was adjusting pretty quickly. You can improve yourself on the race weekend. There was no reason to stay at home. “
When adapting to the RS-GP, which runs a 90 degree V-Four motor as opposed to the inline-four motor on the Yamaha M1, he said, “The hardest part is the braking as the acceleration is very good and I can control it ”. good the slide. It’s not a problem, but I have to get used to the braking range because it is different from what I used to drive and it affects the lap time. “
Zarco: “Arm pump operation almost like doping”
It cannot be denied that Johann Zarco dropped out in the title fight. Shortly after his lackluster 11th place finish at Silverstone, the Frenchman admitted that he had put too much pressure on himself to chase championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
Zarco has fallen victim to the dreaded arm pump problems that plagued Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro.
On Friday, Zarco, who in the week before the GP – a drive of 950 km – drove a Ducati 900 SS Darma from 1981 from his home in southern France to the Motorland Aragon circuit – a journey of 950 km – showed that the arm pump also played a role he was considering surgery, possibly before the end of the season.
“I had a problem with the arm pump in Austria and Silverstone,” he said. “I often say that if I feel good on the bike, I won’t have an arm pump. That kind of problem seems to be part of our sport now. It’s almost like doping. Fabio is a good example. Now it comes with all motorcycles because we have better acceleration. We can brake very hard and slow down so hard. If you do it so relaxed, you won’t bring the bike anywhere. “
When he was allowed to perform the operation, Zarco said: “I have two options. At the end of the season, the break can be between Austin and Misano. I will see. I still think I can control it, ”he said.
Honda is testing various chassis concepts
Honda continued experimenting in Aragon to find strong development direction for 2022, with Marc Marquez trying a third different chassis spec in five races.
Another new chassis for Marc Marquez.
The eight-time world champion found improvements in slow corners in the first race he drove at Assen, Austria 2 and Silverstone. “
But while Marquez is more comfortable, the other three Hondas aren’t so sure. “Now we have to understand in the next races, especially this one, Misano and the Misano test, which way we should take in the field of suspension for the future,” said Marquez. “The other Honda riders are using a different chassis and are going a different way. But when they try my way, sometimes they like it, sometimes they don’t. Still, we’re a bit confused. But everything is a bit clearer from my side of the box. “
Commenting on what HRC is trying to solve, team-mate Pol Espargaro said: “Of course we are trying to improve the problems we have this year – poor grip on the edge. Floating on the entry. Spinning the bike straight ahead. It tries to get more grip or otherwise apply force to the rear tire. The idea is to have more grip. “
Friday
MotoGP
Jack Miller of the Ducati Lenovo Team set the fastest Friday time for the Aragon MotoGP 2021. The Australian landed a 1: 47.613 and was a healthy 0.273 second ahead of Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini).
Miller threw on a couple of soft tires for one final run, beating them all for the fastest Friday time at the Aragon MotoGP 2021.
Three manufacturers were among the top three thanks to Cal Crutchlow’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) heroics in third place in FP2, the Briton was the fastest YZR-M1 driver in MotorLand Aragon to date.
Aragón MotoGP Results 2021 – Friday
| 1 | Jack Miller | (Duke) | 1: 47.613 |
| 2 | Aleix Espargaro | (April) | + 0.273 |
| 3 | Cal Crutchlow | (Sweet potato) | + 0.284 |
| 4th | Johann Zarco | (Duke) | + 0.375 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | (Duke) | + 0.410 |
| 6th | Francesco Bagnaia | (Duke) | + 0.419 |
| 7th | Fabio Quartararo | (Sweet potato) | + 0.421 |
| 8th | Marc Marquez | (She) | + 0.435 |
| 9 | Takaaki Nakagami | (She) | + 0.444 |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | (Duke) | + 0.473 |
Moto2
World Championship leader Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is in his usual position at the top of the timesheet after the opening day of Moto2 action in Aragon. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) is just 0.007 seconds behind Gardner.
Remy Gardner barely topped Friday in Moto2.
Joe Roberts (Italtrans Kalex) is 19th while Cameron Beaubier (American Racing Team) is 26th.
Aragón Moto2 Results 2021 – Friday
| 1 | Remy gardener | (Cal) | 1: 53.988 |
| 2 | Augusto Fernandez | (Cal) | + 0.007 |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | (Cal) | + 0.102 |
| 4th | F. Di Giannantonio | (Cal) | + 0.105 |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | (Cal) | + 0.228 |
| 19th | Joe Roberts | (Cal) | + 1,135 |
| 26th | Cameron Beaubier | (Cal) | +1,508 |
Moto3
Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) took the lead after the first two free Moto3 practice sessions at the MotoGP of Aragon in 2021, after setting a 1: 58.929 in FP2. It was a good time to overtake Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) by just 0.045 seconds while Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) completed a top 3 split in 0.076 seconds.
Deniz Oncu is improving from lap to lap and was fastest in Moto3 on Friday.
Aragon Moto3 Results 2021 – Friday
| 1 | Sea Oncu | (KTM) | 1: 58.929 |
| 2 | Be Guevara | (GasGas) | + 0.045 |
| 3 | Darryn Binder | (She) | + 0.076 |
| 4th | Sergio Garcia | (GasGas) | + 0.081 |
| 5 | Jaume Masia | (KTM) | + 0.104 |
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