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Red Bull KTM Ajo locked out both categories for the KTM GP Academy at the Grande Premio 888 de #portugal and the third round of the 2021 world championship. #pedroacosta won in #moto3 and #raulfernandez in Moto2™ for the first chapter of the MotoGP™ season on European soil.
Red Bull KTM Ajo locked out both categories for the KTM GP Academy at the Grande Premio 888 de #portugal and the third round of the 2021 world championship. #pedroacosta won in #moto3 and #raulfernandez in Moto2™ for the first chapter of the MotoGP™ season on European soil.
- Thrilling and wild performance by Acosta for second win in just three GP outings
- Acosta leads the early championship standings by 31 points. Sasaki finishes 4th in Portugal
- #raulfernandez leads teammate Remy Gardner on the podium for debut #moto2 success
Moto3 Red Bull KTM Ajo entered the Grand Prix at the spectacular and technical Autódromo Internacional do #algarve as undefeated in 2021 #moto3 thanks to the opening round victories by Jaume Masia and #pedroacosta In Qatar. The two Spaniards were in the hunt for the top lap-times during Free Practice and Qualification that hinted at their competitiveness for the race on Sunday morning. It was actually Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü who was highest placed on the grid as the Turk lined up in 7th place but a Q2 penalty meant a pitlane start and he recovered to earn the last GP point. Acosta and Masia were joined by Ayumu Sasaki in the intense position-swapping gaggle of ten riders. Acosta was roaming at the front of the field but Masia was in close proximity until a mistake by the Spaniard entering Turn 5 on the last lap. Masia was able to remount to score 9th. Acosta snatched the lead with three corners to go and pushed the KTM RC4 to extremes of traction and power on the last Turn 15 to celebrate the win by less than a tenth of a second. The 16-year-old is the youngest rider in GP history to start his career with three podium appearances. In total five KTM RC4s occupied spaces in the top ten. Acosta leads the championship standings by 31 points from Masia. Pedro Acosta: “An amazing race after a difficult weekend that started in wet conditions. My team did amazing job. My race strategy was to have fun for 25 minutes and then take the trophy. It is fantastic to be here again.”
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