The 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship season was the 7th season of the supersport class of motorcycle racing within the MotoAmerica series. Richie Escalante entered the season as the defending champion, picking up his first MotoAmerica supersport title in 2020.[1] However, the 9-round season concluded with Sean Dylan Kelly picking up his first MotoAmerica supersport title.[2] This was enough to secure Kelly a move to Moto2 for 2022.[3]
Calendar and results
edit| Round | Circuit | Date | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Road Atlanta
|
April 30-May 2 |  Sean Dylan Kelly
|
Sean Dylan Kelly
|
| 2 |  Virginia
|
May 21-23 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
 Richie Escalante
|
| 3 |  Road America
|
June 11-13 | Stefano Mesa
|
Richie Escalante
|
| 4 |  The Ridge
|
June 25-27 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
Sean Dylan Kelly
|
| 5 |  Monterey
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July 9-11 | Sean Dylan Kelly
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Sean Dylan Kelly
|
| 6 |  Brainerd
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July 30-August 1 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
Sean Dylan Kelly
|
| 7 |  Pittsburgh
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August 13-15 | Richie Escalante
|
Sean Dylan Kelly
|
| 8 |  New Jersey
|
September 10-12 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
 Samuel Lochoff
|
| 9 |  Alabama
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September 17-19 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
Gabriel Da Silva
|
Teams and riders
edit| 2021 Entry List | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| HONOS Racing Team | Kawasaki | 1 | Richie Escalante[5]
|
All |
| Campbell Racing | Kawasaki | 10 | Steven Campbell
|
4 |
| Blackall Racing LLC | Yamaha | 11 | Tony Blackall
|
1–6, 8–9 |
| Team Velocity Racing | Yamaha | 13 | Chuck Ivey
|
1–2, 9 |
| Team Posse | MV Agusta | 15 | Jeremiah Walker
|
5 |
| Altus Motorsports[6] | Suzuki | 16 |  Kevin Olmedo
|
3–9 |
| 33 | Cooper McDonald[7]
|
1–2 | ||
| 59 | Jaret Nassaney
|
All | ||
| McKnight Racing | Yamaha | 17 | Tony McKnight
|
9 |
| West Side Performance Racing | Yamaha | 18 | Christian Miranda
|
1 |
| Alvar Racing | Kawasaki | 19 | Ryan Alvar
|
6 |
| North East Cycle Outlet Racing[8] | Yamaha | 20 | CJ LaRoche
|
All |
| 88 | Benjamin Smith
|
All | ||
| Mi Scusi Racing | Yamaha | 22 | Thomas McQuigg
|
2 |
| MESA37 Racing[9] | Yamaha | 24 | Xavier Zayat
|
1–2, 9 |
| Kawasaki | 37 | Stefano Mesa
|
1–3, 5–9 | |
| BARTCON Racing | Kawasaki | 25 | Dominic Doyle[10]
|
1, 3–9 |
| 62 | Anthony Mazziotto[11]
|
2 | ||
| PH26 Racing | Yamaha | 26 | Phil Horwitz
|
3 |
| EZ Racing | Yamaha | 27 | Edgar Zaragoza
|
All |
| CV28 Racing | Kawasaki | 28 | Cory Ventura
|
5 |
| Innovative Motor Sports | Suzuki | 34 | Scott Briody
|
2 |
| Team Schwags | Yamaha | 38 | Jonathan Schweiger
|
3, 9 |
| Fisk Brothers Racing | Yamaha | 39 | Brian Hebeisen
|
6 |
| M4 ECSTAR Suzuki[12] | Suzuki | 40 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
All |
| 44 | Samuel Lochoff
|
All | ||
| Justin Jones Racing | Kawasaki | 43 | Justin Jones
|
8 |
| Tango Racing | Yamaha | 45 |  Matias Petratti
|
1–5, 7 |
| All Hustle Racing | Yamaha | 46 | Nick Patenaude
|
7, 9 |
| Duo Rotae Racing | Yamaha | 47 |  Harm Jansen
|
5 |
| K and J Racing Solutions | Yamaha | 48 | Kevin Nolde
|
1 |
| Catalyst Reaction Racing | Yamaha | 50 |  Patryk Buchcik
|
5 |
| Cycle Gear Racing | Yamaha | 52 | Nolan Lamkin
|
1–5, 8 |
| August Racing | Yamaha | 53 | August Nord
|
3, 9 |
| GT Law Racing | Yamaha | 55 | Kyle Fox
|
1 |
| Lane Racing | Yamaha | 57 | Jeff Lane
|
4 |
| XS Racing | Kawasaki | 58 | Daniel Riser
|
5 |
| Disrupt Racing | Yamaha | 60 | Carl Soltisz[13]
|
All |
| Pure Attitude Racing | Kawasaki | 61 | Austin Miller
|
All |
| Yamaha | 99 | Nate Minster
|
1–7, 9 | |
| Art Performance | Suzuki | 63 | Fernando Silva
|
9 |
| 65 | Bruno Silva
|
9 | ||
| PDR Motorsports | Yamaha | 64 | Max Angles
|
1–4 |
| Nielsen Racing | Yamaha | 67 | Jes Schwartz
|
3 |
| Surtimoto Team - Help Work Mexico | Yamaha | 68 | Daniel Cano Flores
|
1 |
| SBKUNDG | Kawasaki | 69 | Chris Sarbora
|
4 |
| S&R Racing | Kawasaki | 70 | Sean Cresap
|
4 |
| SpeedDealer Racing | Yamaha | 73 | Philip Melnyk
|
4 |
| Thermiotis Racing | Yamaha | 78 |  Alejandro Thermiotis
|
All |
| Topbox Road Racing | Suzuki | 79 | Mark Faulkner
|
1, 9 |
| Sam Gluss Racing | Kawasaki | 81 | Samuel Gluss
|
5 |
| Franklin Armory/Disrupt Racing | Kawasaki | 85 | Jessica Capizzi
|
3 |
| 3R Team Racing | Kawasaki | 87 |  Rigo Salazar
|
7–9 |
| Grant Motors Racing | Kawasaki | 90 | Liam Grant[14]
|
All |
| GP Racing | Yamaha | 93 | Gabriel Da Silva
|
2, 4–5, 9 |
| Mosites Motorsports | Kawasaki | 95 | Gary Yancoskie
|
7 |
| Landers Racing/Tyrant CNC | Yamaha | 97 | Rocco Landers[15]
|
1–8 |
Championship standings
edit- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | RAT
|
VIR
|
RAM
|
RID
|
MON
|
BRA
|
PIT
|
NJE
|
ALA
|
Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Sean Dylan Kelly
|
Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 410 |
| 2 | Richie Escalante
|
Kawasaki | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | DNS | 315 |
| 3 | Samuel Lochoff
|
Suzuki | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 233 |
| 4 | Rocco Landers
|
Yamaha | DNS | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 182 | ||
| 5 | Benjamin Smith
|
Yamaha | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | DNS | 6 | 178 |
| 6 | Stefano Mesa
|
Kawasaki | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | DNS | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 175 | ||
| 7 | Kevin Olmedo
|
Suzuki | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | DNS | 12 | 106 | ||||
| 8 | Dominic Doyle
|
Kawasaki | DNS | DNS | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 97 | ||
| 9 | Carl Soltisz
|
Yamaha | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 95 |
| 10 | Jaret Nassaney
|
Suzuki | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 91 |
| 11 | Alejandro Thermiotis
|
Yamaha | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 88 |
| 12 | Nolan Lamkin
|
Yamaha | 3 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | 65 | ||||||
| 13 | Liam Grant
|
Kawasaki | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 65 |
| 14 | Gabriel Da Silva
|
Yamaha | 7 | 6 | DNS | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Nate Minster
|
Yamaha | DNS | 8 | 12 | DNS | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 50 | ||
| 16 | CJ LaRoche
|
Yamaha | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 50 |
| 17 | Austin Miller
|
Kawasaki | 12 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 14 | DNS | 11 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
| 18 | Max Angles
|
Kawasaki | 4 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Cory Ventura
|
Kawasaki | 3 | 3 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Bruno Silva
|
Suzuki | 8 | 5 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Anthony Mazziotto
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Kawasaki | 6 | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Edgar Zaragoza
|
Yamaha | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 16 |
| 23 | Mark Faulkner
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Suzuki | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | Christian Miranda
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Yamaha | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Xavier Zayat
|
Yamaha | DNS | 5 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Chuck Ivey
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Yamaha | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Nick Patenaude
|
Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | Justin Jones
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Kawasaki | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Cooper McDonald
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Suzuki | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | Rigo Salazar
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Kawasaki | 17 | 11 | 14 | 17 | DNS | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Tony Blackall
|
Yamaha | 18 | DNS | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 4 | ||
| 32 | Brian Hebeisen
|
Yamaha | 12 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Matias Petratti
|
Yamaha | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 34 | Gary Yancoskie
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Kawasaki | 16 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Chris Sarbora
|
Kawasaki | 15 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | August Nord
|
Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Patryk Buchcik
|
Yamaha | 17 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Riser
|
Kawasaki | Ret | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Alvar
|
Kawasaki | Ret | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Silva
|
Suzuki | Ret | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas McQuigg
|
Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Schweiger
|
Yamaha | 23 | 20 | Ret | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jessica Capizzi
|
Kawasaki | 21 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Walker
|
MV Agusta | 19 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Campbell
|
Kawasaki | 19 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Cresap
|
Kawasaki | 20 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Gluss
|
Kawasaki | 20 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harm Jansen
|
Yamaha | Ret | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony McKnight
|
Yamaha | DNS | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jes Schwartz
|
Yamaha | 22 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Lane
|
Yamaha | Ret | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Horwitz
|
Yamaha | 24 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Nolde
|
Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Briody
|
Suzuki | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philip Melnyk
|
Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Cano Flores
|
Yamaha | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Fox
|
Yamaha | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | RAT
|
VIR
|
RAM
|
RID
|
MON
|
BRA
|
PIT
|
NJE
|
ALA
|
Pts | |||||||||
References
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- ^ "Kelly Wraps Up 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Title". admin. superbike-news.co.uk. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Sean Dylan Kelly to join American Racing Team". American Racing Team. motogp.com. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Calendar 2021". MotoAmerica. MotoAmerica. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Escalante Defending Supersport Title". David Swarts. roadracingworld.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Olmedo And Nassaney To Race Again In Supersport For Altus Motorsports". Press Release. mymotorss.com. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "COOPER MCDONALD TO FILL IN FOR INJURED ALTUS MOTORSPORTS SUPERSPORT RIDER KEVIN OLMEDO". Sean Bice. motoamerica.com. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: NECO Racing Fielding LaRoche, Smith In Supersport". Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Zayat joins Mesa37 Racing". Mesa37Racing. autobala.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "DOMINIC DOYLE MOVING UP TO MOTOAMERICA SUPERSPORT FOR 2021". Paul Carruthers. motoamerica.com. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Mazziotto Subbing For Injured Doyle At VIR". David Swarts. roadracingworld.com. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "KELLY, LOCHOFF, FARRIS TO TEAM M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI FOR 2021 MOTOAMERICA SERIES". Paul Carruthers. motoamerica.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Franklin Armory Disrupt Racing Fielding Lee, Soltisz". Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Liam Grant Steps Up To Supersport for 2021". Press Release. mymotorss.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Rocco Landers Moving Up To Supersport". Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Calendar & Results". MotoAmerica. MotoAmerica. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.