It’s here ladies and gentlemen – the final race day of 2021 is here and topping MotoGP™ Warm Up at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana was 2020 World Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) with a 1:31.082, 0.148s faster than second place Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and 0.238s quicker than teammate Alex Rins.
???? @JoanMirOfficial tops the warm-up ahead of @takanakagami30 and @Rins42!@ValeYellow46 ends the morning in P16, just one more appointment now for The Doctor! ????#GrazieVale #ValenciaGP ???? pic.twitter.com/s9D4NDqpbn
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) November 14, 2021
It’s a huge Sunday at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as we get set to bid a fond farewell to nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT). 70,000+ fans are flooding to Valencia to see The Doctor compete in his final race, with fellow Italian Danilo Petrucci (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) also saying goodbye to MotoGP™.
The final MotoGP™ race of 2021 is coming your way at 14:00 local time (GMT+1). Who wins? Where will Rossi finish? Time will tell. Tune in for what promises to be an emotional afternoon.
Top 10:
1. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) – 1:31.082
2. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) + 0.148
3. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.238
4. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.271
5. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.351
6. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) + 0.390
7. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.441
8. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.551
9. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 0.614
10. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 0.619