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. It was held at the

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on 30 May 2021. At this race, Sky VR46 using the Italian tricolour special livery Mugello. The weekend was marred by the death of

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. Dupasquier collided with

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during Moto3 qualifying, with him then being hit by

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. Alcoba and Sasaki were unhurt, but Dupasquier was critically wounded, before being airlifted to Careggi Hospital in

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. Dupasquier died at the hospital due to his injuries a day after the accident.

Qualifying

MotoGP

Race

MotoGP

Moto2

*Thomas Lüthi withdrew from the race on Sunday morning following the fatal accident of compatriot and Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier.

Moto3

*Ryusei Yamanaka withdrew from the race on Sunday morning following the fatal accident of his teammate Jason Dupasquier.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

MotoGP

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Moto2

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Moto3

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Notes

References

External links

* {{MotoGP 2020–29

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