MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3: The 2021 grids are taking shape more and more

De Diana Tamantini / Corsedimoto.com

Announcements for next season keep coming, but there are also some surprising new rumors. Here are the provisional MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 grids for 2021.

The 2021 starting grids for the three categories of the World Championship are increasingly defined. There are very few parts missing in MotoGP, but there have also been announcements in Moto2 and Moto3 regarding next season. In the entry category in particular, the farewell of Estrella Galicia 0,0 stands out, which we will not see again in 2021, but there is also some recent quite surprising news. Let's see where we are.

In the premier category, there are only a few knots left to resolve. We're talking about Aleix Espargaró's boxmate: Aprilia is still waiting for Iannone, but keeping an eye on Dovizioso and Crutchlow. Then there is Avintia Racing which remains to be announced: Bastianini is on the way, but still no official announcement on his future box companion, even if Esteve Rabat seems about to leave to make way for Marini. In Moto2, several teams are already well established, others with a single official rider, but there are also those who have not yet said anything about their future formation. The same goes for Moto3.

In this category we will probably also have the farewell of the Sky Racing VR46, in addition to the already official ones of Estrella Galicia 0.0. Then there is a final element that is quite unexpected, given the contracts already signed, announced last weekend by DAZN España. Raúl Fernández, who renewed with KTM Ajo in Moto3, now seems close to moving to Moto2 with the same structure, inheriting the Tetsuta Nagashima saddle. In his place would come Pedro Acosta, who has nevertheless signed a contract with PrüstelGP and the Fundación Andreas Pérez for the move to the world championship. Here is the summary of the situation, with elements not yet confirmed in parentheses and italics.

MOTOGP

Ducati Team: Jack Miller–Francesco Bagnaia
Pramac Racing: Johann Zarco–Jorge Martín
Avintia Racing: ( Tito Rabat / Luca Marini?) - Enea Bastianini
Repsol Honda Team: Marc Márquez–Pol Espargaró
LCR Honda Team: Álex Márquez–Takaaki Nakagami
Monster Energy Yamaha: Maverick Viñales–Fabio Quartararo
Petronas SRT: Franco Morbidelli–Valentino Rossi
Team Suzuki Ecstar: Alex Rins–Joan Mir
Red Bull KTM Factory: Brad Binder–Miguel Oliveira
(Red Bull) KTM Tech3: Danilo Petrucci–Iker Lecuona
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Aleix Espargaró–(Iannone / Dovizioso / Crutchlow?)

MOTO2

Petronas Sprinta Racing: Xavi Virgo–Jake Dixon
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Remy Gardner–(Raúl Fernández?)
GP intact: Tony Arbolino–Marcel Schrötter
SAG Team: Thomas Lüthi–?
American Racing Team: Marcos Ramírez–Cameron Beaubier
Italtrans Racing Team: Lorenzo Dalla Porta–Joe Roberts
Pons Racing: Héctor Garzó–Stefano Manzi
Gresini Racing: Nicolò Bulega–Fabio Di Giannantonio
Aspar Team: Arón Canet–Albert Arenas
MV Agusta Striker: Lorenzo Baldassarri–?
GP NTS RW Racing: Barry Baltus–?
Sky Racing Team VR46: (Marco Bezzecchi ?)–(Celestino Vietti?)
Honda Team Asia: (Ai Ogura?)–(Somkiat Chantra?)
EG 0,0 Marc VDS: ?–?
Speed Up Racing: ?–?

MOTO3

Leopard Racing: Dennis Foggia–Xavi Artigas
PrüstelGP: Jason Dupasquier–( Pedro Acosta?)
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jaume Masiá–( Raúl Fernández / Pedro Acosta?)
(Red Bull) KTM Tech3: Ayumu Sasaki–Deniz Öncü
Gresini Racing: Jeremy Alcoba–Gabriel Rodrigo
Petronas Sprinta Racing: Darryn Binder–John McPhee
Snipers Team: Filip Salač–Andrea Migno
Reale Avintia Racing: Carlos Tatay
SIC58 Racing Team: Tatsuki Suzuki–?
CIP – Green Power: Kaito Toba–?
Max Racing Team: (Romano Fenati?)–(Alonso López?)
Aspar Team: ?–?
BOE Skull Rider Easy Energy: ?–?
Honda Team Asia: ?–?

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Diana Tamantini