The Best Are Back: 2021 MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas

by James Stacy and Julie Tereshchuk on October 6, 2021 in Lifestyle, Sports, Austin,
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The fastest show on two wheels is back in Texas.

On the only stop on the North American circuit, the 2021 MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas brought the best riders in the world to Austin’s magnificent Circuit of the Americas.

Now, you can relive the adrenaline rush of Sunday’s motorcycle racing action. Follow along the gravity-defying hair-raising antics of these daredevil speedsters — including the triumphant finale — brought to you by trackside photographer James Stacy.

Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda leads the pack at the start of the 2021 MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. Photo James Stacy

 

Closely packed, the riders round Turn 1 after the start of Sunday’s race. Photo James Stacy

 

The South African rider Brad Binder of Red Bull KTM Factory Team defies gravity. Photo James Stacy

 

Nicknamed “El Bestia” (The Beast), the 24-year-old Italian Enea Bastianini of Avintia Esponsorama carries during the 2021 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. Photo James Stacy

 

Australian Jack Miller rides for the Italian Ducati Lenovo Team. Photo James Stacy

 

Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati Lenovo Team takes third place at the 2021 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. Photo James Stacy

 

Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha streaks to second place in Sunday’s Grand Prix. Photo James Stacy

 

Valentino Rossi of Petronas Yamaha in his final appearance at COTA as 2021 will be his 26th and final season. Photo James Stacy

 

Alex Rins of Team Suzuki Ecstar takes fourth place at the 2021 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. Photo James Stacy

 

The King of COTA. Marc Marquez  of Repsol Honda dominated the field and retakes his crown for his seventh win of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. Photo James Stacy

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Cover: Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda. Photo courtesy James Stacy