MotoGP Germany Sachsenring Race LIVE: Marc Marquez still invincible!

Article updated until the end of the race. 

The German Grand Prix marks the eighth round of the 2021 MotoGP season. The riders return to a Sachsenring whose last visit dates back to 2019. The 2020 edition had to be canceled due to the health crisis. In this world before, Marc Marquez was unbeatable on this circuit since 2010. In the world after, power is up for grabs, and two French people can claim it…  

Johann zarco indeed qualified on pole for the sixth time in MotoGP and for the 25th time in his Grand Prix career. This is the first pole of zarco since the Czech Grand Prix last year and the second pole for a French driver in the premier class at the Sachsenring, with Olivier Jacques in 2002, on a Yamaha two-stroke engine.

With Francis Bagnaia in Qatar, Jorge Martin in Doha and now Johann zarco in Germany, it is the first time that there are three drivers Ducati different who obtain pole position in the same MotoGP season since 2018. It was then with Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Jack Miller.

On pole during the last five races, Fabio Quartararo qualified in second position for his 29th front row, in what is his 41st MotoGP race. During his 28 From front row starts, he has been on the podium 13 times, including five of his six premier class victories so far.

With Johann zarco et Fabio Quartararo, this is only the second French double in a premier category qualifier with Brno last year with the same drivers since 1974, when pole position began to be officially recorded.

Aleix Espargaró qualified in third position after a firstAprilia had not paced since Jeremy McWilliams' pole position at the 2000 Australian GP. It is also Aleix Espargaró's best qualification since his second place at the 2015 Dutch TT. He was then on a Suzuki.

Jack Miller qualified in fourth position, which is the 11th consecutive time that he has started from the first two rows of the starting grid. A streak that started at the European Grand Prix last year.

In pole position in every race he has contested at the Sachsenring since 2010, Marc Marquez qualified in fifth position. This is his best result since his third place at the Spanish Grand Prix last year, before his injury. With Marc Marquez in fifth position, it is the first time that there is no driver Honda on the front row in MotoGP at the Sachsenring since 2009.

Winner of the Catalan Grand Prix, Miguel Oliveira qualified in sixth position, which is the second consecutive time he has started from the first two rows. Additionally, this is the best qualifying result for KTM in MotoGP at the Sachsenring.

George Martin is seventh as the best rookie for his best qualifying since his pole in Doha earlier this year. Francis Bagnaia qualified in 10th position, this is the third time this year that he has not started from the first three rows. This was the case in Portugal where he finished in second position and in France where he finished in fourth.

The champion in title Joan mir qualified in 17th position, which is his worst qualification of the season so far. He will start in 16th position after the penalty of bastianini. After failing to reach Q2, Maverick Vinales qualified in 21st position, his worst result since joining MotoGP in 2015. He has finished on the podium in the last two MotoGP races held at Sachsenring.

What will this German race have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Sachsenring MotoGP™	2019	2021
FP1	1'21.390 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'21.660 Marc Marquez (See here)
FP2	1'20.705 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'20.690 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
FP3	1'20.347 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'20.348 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP4	1'21.153 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'21.397 Johann Zarco (See here)
Q1	1'20.933 Valentino Rossi (See here)	1'20.644 Alex Rins (See here)
Q2	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'20.236 Johann Zarco (See here)
Warm Up	1'23.116 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'21.341 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Course	Marquez, Vinales, Crutchlow (See here)	Marquez, Oliveira, Quartararo
All time lap record	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (2019)

The sky is clouding over and a storm is feared on a route where the air temperature is 29.4° and that of the track is 39.5° under an overcast sky. During qualifying, it was 51°, heated by a blazing sun. Here are the first live images…

The wild animals are released and at the exit of the first turn, it is Aleix Espargaro who takes the lead in front of Zarco and Marquez. Marquez goes on the offensive and takes 1nd position to the detriment of Zarco.

Marquez quickly takes the lead, A.Espargaro, Zarco, Quartararo and Miller bring up the rear of the top5

Miller gets the better of Fabio and thus takes 4th position.

Oliveira attempts an attack on Quartararo and it passes. The KTM rider is 5th. Fabio is now threatened by Binder

Fall of A. Marquez who drags Petrucci into turn 1

25 more laps and the top10 is as follows: Marquez, Espargaro, Zarco, Miller, Oliveira, Quartararo, Binder, Rins, Martin and Mir.

Savadori crashes in turn 10

Miller attack on Zarco, the Australian driver now ranks 3

Vinales is in 19th position, Rossi is 14th.

White flag waving: riders authorized to change motorbikes…a few drops are coming!

Which doesn't bother MMarquez!

Miller and Oliveira get the best of Aleix Espargaro, the top 5 is as follows: MMarquez, Miller, Oliveira, Aleix Espargaro and Zarco.

Quartararo passes Zarco, he takes 5th position while in front Oliveira gets the better of Miller, the Portuguese driver is 2nd.

Still 17 laps to go and in front Marquez is holding on even if Oliveira is pushing hard by setting the best lap time. Behind, Miller, Espargaro, Quartararo, Zarco, Binder, Mir, Martin and PEspargaro bring up the rear of this top10

Zarco is under threat from Binder and Mir to gain 6th position.

MMarquez is 1.7s ahead of Oliveira who continues his effort to catch up with the Honda rider.

13 more rounds. Zarco goes through Binder but Zarco fights back. Quartararo passes AEspargaro and it passes, Fabio is now 4th, he has Miller in his sights to get on the podium.

Binder ends up passing Zarco, the KTM rider is classified 6th.

Fabio is potentially on the podium, 3rd, he has just got rid of Miller.

There are 10 laps remaining and at the front, MMarquez holds the line ahead of Oliveira, Quartararo, Miller, Espargaro, Binder, Zarco, Mir, Bagnaia and Martin.

Binder gets rid of Espargaro, the KTM rider is 5th.

Oliveira whip is 1s behind MMarquez. Even PUIG believes in it!

Bagnaia has just overtaken Mir to gain 8th position. He passes in stride. Zarco, he thus takes 7th position.

Binder gets the better of Miller, he is 4th

There are 4 rounds left and the top10 is as follows: MMarquez, Oliveira, Quartararo, Binder, Miller, Espargaro, Bagnaia, Zarco, Mir and Martin.

To your predictions!!!

2 more laps and Oliveira lets go, MMarquez still has something under his feet...! Behind, Quartararo, Binder and Bagnaia bring up the rear of the top5 

VICTORY for MMarquez ahead of Oliveira and Quartararo.

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