The 2021 Algarve motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve) was the seventeenth round of the

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. It was held at the

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Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...

on 7 November 2021. In the MotoGP class,

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secured its second consecutive Constructors' Championship. In the Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta won the Riders' Championship after main title rival

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crashed on the last lap after being hit by

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. Acosta became the first rookie rider to win a World Championship since

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who won the 125cc championship in . Acosta is also the second youngest rider ever to win a world championship, just one day older than Capirossi.

Qualifying

MotoGP

Race

MotoGP

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 23 full laps due to an accident involving

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and

Miguel Oliveira Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira (; born 4 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for RNF MotoGP Team, getting the step up from KTM Tech3,

Moto2

Moto3

* Gabriel Rodrigo withdrew from the event after Friday practice due to persistent shoulder pain.

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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