2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship explained

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

[4]

RoundCircuitDateRace 1 WinnerRace 2 Winner
1 Road AtlantaApril 30-May 2 Sean Dylan Kelly Sean Dylan Kelly
2 VirginiaMay 21-23 Sean Dylan Kelly Richie Escalante
3 Road AmericaJune 11-13 Stefano Mesa Richie Escalante
4 The RidgeJune 25-27 Sean Dylan Kelly Sean Dylan Kelly
5 MontereyJuly 9-11 Sean Dylan Kelly Sean Dylan Kelly
6 BrainerdJuly 30-August 1 Sean Dylan Kelly Sean Dylan Kelly
7 PittsburghAugust 13-15 Richie Escalante Sean Dylan Kelly
8 New JerseySeptember 10-12 Sean Dylan Kelly Samuel Lochoff
9 AlabamaSeptember 17-19 Sean Dylan Kelly Gabriel Da Silva

Teams and riders

2021 Entry List
TeamConstructorRiderRounds
HONOS Racing TeamKawasaki1 Richie Escalante[5] All
Campbell RacingKawasaki10 Steven Campbell4
Blackall Racing LLCYamaha11 Tony Blackall1–6, 8–9
Team Velocity RacingYamaha13 Chuck Ivey1–2, 9
Team PosseMV Agusta15 Jeremiah Walker5
Altus Motorsports[6] Suzuki16 Kevin Olmedo3–9
33 Cooper McDonald[7] 1–2
59 Jaret NassaneyAll
McKnight RacingYamaha17 Tony McKnight9
West Side Performance RacingYamaha18 Christian Miranda1
Alvar RacingKawasaki19 Ryan Alvar6
North East Cycle Outlet Racing[8] Yamaha20 CJ LaRocheAll
88 Benjamin SmithAll
Mi Scusi RacingYamaha22 Thomas McQuigg2
MESA37 Racing[9] Yamaha24 Xavier Zayat1–2, 9
Kawasaki37 Stefano Mesa1–3, 5–9
BARTCON RacingKawasaki25 Dominic Doyle[10] 1, 3–9
62 Anthony Mazziotto[11] 2
PH26 RacingYamaha26 Phil Horwitz3
EZ RacingYamaha27 Edgar ZaragozaAll
CV28 RacingKawasaki28 Cory Ventura5
Innovative Motor SportsSuzuki34 Scott Briody2
Team SchwagsYamaha38 Jonathan Schweiger3, 9
Fisk Brothers RacingYamaha39 Brian Hebeisen6
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki[12] Suzuki40 Sean Dylan KellyAll
44 Samuel LochoffAll
Justin Jones RacingKawasaki43 Justin Jones8
Tango RacingYamaha45 Matias Petratti1–5, 7
All Hustle RacingYamaha46 Nick Patenaude7, 9
Duo Rotae RacingYamaha47 Harm Jansen5
K and J Racing SolutionsYamaha48 Kevin Nolde1
Catalyst Reaction RacingYamaha50 Patryk Buchcik5
Cycle Gear RacingYamaha52 Nolan Lamkin1–5, 8
August RacingYamaha53 August Nord3, 9
GT Law RacingYamaha55 Kyle Fox1
Lane RacingYamaha57 Jeff Lane4
XS RacingKawasaki58 Daniel Riser5
Disrupt RacingYamaha60 Carl Soltisz[13] All
Pure Attitude RacingKawasaki61 Austin MillerAll
Yamaha99 Nate Minster1–7, 9
Art PerformanceSuzuki63 Fernando Silva9
65 Bruno Silva9
PDR MotorsportsYamaha64 Max Angles1–4
Nielsen RacingYamaha67 Jes Schwartz3
Surtimoto Team - Help Work MexicoYamaha68 Daniel Cano Flores1
SBKUNDGKawasaki69 Chris Sarbora4
S&R RacingKawasaki70 Sean Cresap4
SpeedDealer RacingYamaha73 Philip Melnyk4
Thermiotis RacingYamaha78 Alejandro ThermiotisAll
Topbox Road RacingSuzuki79 Mark Faulkner1, 9
Sam Gluss RacingKawasaki81 Samuel Gluss5
Franklin Armory/Disrupt RacingKawasaki85 Jessica Capizzi3
3R Team RacingKawasaki87 Rigo Salazar7–9
Grant Motors RacingKawasaki90 Liam Grant[14] All
GP RacingYamaha93 Gabriel Da Silva2, 4–5, 9
Mosites MotorsportsKawasaki95 Gary Yancoskie7
Landers Racing/Tyrant CNCYamaha97 Rocco Landers[15] 1–8

Championship standings

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Scoring systemPoints 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 
Points252016131110987654321
PosRiderBikeRAT
VIR
RAM
RID
MON
BRA
PIT
NJE
ALA
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Sean Dylan KellySuzuki111262111111211212410
2 Richie EscalanteKawasaki22415122222Ret12232DNS315
3 Samuel LochoffSuzuki5785244472633543143233
4 Rocco LandersYamahaDNS354475665Ret23344182
5 Benjamin SmithYamaha663Ret35Ret544454557DNS6178
6 Stefano MesaKawasakiRet42313DNS75466883Ret175
7 Kevin OlmedoSuzuki763356RetRet13966DNS12106
8 Dominic DoyleKawasakiDNSDNS101167Ret9Ret677996897
9 Carl SoltiszYamaha10101088814121023710910131491595
10 Jaret NassaneySuzuki81291012138913118914121710131091
11 Alejandro ThermiotisYamaha79RetRet111210108139138Ret1013Ret488
12 Nolan LamkinYamaha3RetRet199Ret711Ret87565
13 Liam GrantKawasakiDNSRetRet9RetRet121311126811816Ret5Ret65
14 Gabriel Da SilvaYamaha76DNSRet91014159
15 Nate MinsterYamahaDNS812DNS13109141515Ret71013RetRet50
16 CJ LaRocheYamaha11141313161516151416101212141212Ret750
17 Austin MillerKawasaki12Ret1514141611201214DNS1115Ret151510941
18 Max AnglesKawasaki4Ret11Ret18913836
19 Cory VenturaKawasaki3332
20 Bruno SilvaSuzuki8519
21 Anthony MazziottoKawasaki6719
22 Edgar ZaragozaYamaha15151411172117181821111419161816Ret2016
23 Mark FaulknerSuzuki1318121112
24 Christian MirandaYamaha91112
25 Xavier ZayatYamahaDNS5DNSDNSDNSRet11
26 Chuck IveyYamaha14161915111311
27 Nick PatenaudeYamaha201871411
28 Justin JonesKawasaki111110
29 Cooper McDonaldSuzuki161317127
30 Rigo SalazarKawasaki17111417DNS167
31 Tony BlackallYamaha18DNS18161917Ret1921251316191816Ret4
32 Brian HebeisenYamaha12154
33 Matias PetrattiYamaha1717161715141817161918173
34 Gary YancoskieKawasaki16151
35 Chris SarboraKawasaki15161
36 August NordYamaha201815181
Patryk BuchcikYamaha17180
Daniel RiserKawasakiRet170
Ryan AlvarKawasakiRet170
Fernando SilvaSuzukiRet170
Thomas McQuiggYamaha20180
Jonathan SchweigerYamaha2320Ret190
Jessica CapizziKawasaki21190
Jeremiah WalkerMV Agusta19240
Steven CampbellKawasaki19DNS0
Sean CresapKawasaki20210
Samuel GlussKawasaki20220
Harm JansenYamahaRet200
Tony McKnightYamahaDNS210
Jes SchwartzYamaha22Ret0
Jeff LaneYamahaRet220
Phil HorwitzYamaha24DNS0
Kevin NoldeYamahaRetRet0
Scott BriodySuzukiRetDNS0
Philip MelnykYamahaRetDNS0
Daniel Cano FloresYamahaDNSDNS0
Kyle FoxYamahaDNSDNS0
PosRiderBikeRAT
VIR
RAM
RID
MON
BRA
PIT
NJE
ALA
Pts

Notes and References

  1. News: Escalante Takes MotoAmerica Supersport Title. Staff Report. speedsport.com. 11 October 2020. 24 September 2021.
  2. News: Kelly Wraps Up 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Title. admin. superbike-news.co.uk. 13 September 2021. 24 September 2021.
  3. News: Sean Dylan Kelly to join American Racing Team. American Racing Team. motogp.com. 18 September 2021. 24 September 2021.
  4. News: Calendar 2021. MotoAmerica. MotoAmerica. 23 December 2020. 15 July 2021.
  5. News: MotoAmerica: Escalante Defending Supersport Title. David Swarts. roadracingworld.com. 22 March 2021. 22 October 2021.
  6. News: Olmedo And Nassaney To Race Again In Supersport For Altus Motorsports. Press Release. mymotorss.com. 1 March 2021. 22 October 2021.
  7. News: COOPER MCDONALD TO FILL IN FOR INJURED ALTUS MOTORSPORTS SUPERSPORT RIDER KEVIN OLMEDO. Sean Bice. motoamerica.com. 31 March 2021. 22 October 2021.
  8. News: MotoAmerica: NECO Racing Fielding LaRoche, Smith In Supersport. Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 1 April 2021. 22 October 2021.
  9. News: MotoAmerica: Zayat joins Mesa37 Racing. Mesa37Racing. autobala.com. 23 April 2021. 22 October 2021.
  10. News: DOMINIC DOYLE MOVING UP TO MOTOAMERICA SUPERSPORT FOR 2021. Paul Carruthers. motoamerica.com. 22 February 2021. 22 October 2021.
  11. News: MotoAmerica: Mazziotto Subbing For Injured Doyle At VIR. David Swarts. roadracingworld.com. 12 May 2021. 22 October 2021.
  12. News: KELLY, LOCHOFF, FARRIS TO TEAM M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI FOR 2021 MOTOAMERICA SERIES. Paul Carruthers. motoamerica.com. 23 March 2021. 22 October 2021.
  13. News: MotoAmerica: Franklin Armory Disrupt Racing Fielding Lee, Soltisz. Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 6 April 2021. 22 October 2021.
  14. News: Liam Grant Steps Up To Supersport for 2021. Press Release. mymotorss.com. 17 March 2021. 22 October 2021.
  15. News: MotoAmerica: Rocco Landers Moving Up To Supersport. Press Release. roadracingworld.com. 26 January 2021. 22 October 2021.
  16. News: Calendar & Results. MotoAmerica. MotoAmerica. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021.

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