MotoGP | Misano GP 2 Race: Bagnaia falls, Marquez wins, Quartararo is World Champion

MotoGP Gp Misano GP Nolan of Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Race – Fabio Quartararo will long remember the Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, sixteenth stage of the 2021 MotoGP.

Thanks to the crash with 4 laps to go by Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia, who was leading ahead of Marc Marquez, the Frenchman from Yamaha is World Champion.

Arriving in MotoGP after a difficult period in Moto3 and Moto2, "El Diablo" won his first World title in the Top Class at the age of 22, a title that Yamaha had lacked since 2015.

A deserved victory with five successes in the season and as many pole positions, for a total of 8 victories in the Top Class. It is the first time that a French driver has won the Top Class title.

The race was based on the escape of Bagnaia and Marc Marquez and with Quartararo starting from the fifth row after difficult qualifying in the wet. As mentioned, with 4 laps to go the crash, with “Pecco” on the ground and Quartararo World Champion.

The race went to Marc Marquez, who took his third victory of the season and preceded his team-mate Pol Espargarò. On the podium a splendid Enea Bastianini, author of a furious comeback which on the last lap saw him pass Quartararo.

Luca Marini (rookie Ducati VR46 Avintia) also scored in the points, ninth at the finish line and with the all-yellow livery with the writing "Thanks Vale". His brother Valentino Rossi, in his last race in front of his fans, finished tenth in points as did Andrea Dovizioso and Franco Morbidelli.

Jack Miller (Ducati), Joan Mir and Danilo Petrucci fell in the early stages of the race, with the Team Tech 3 rider from Terni hoping to better celebrate his 31st birthday.