2021 Supersport 300 World Championship Explained

The 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship was the fifth season of the Supersport 300 World Championship of motorcycle racing.

The season was marred by the death of Dean Berta Viñales, who was killed in an accident at the first race of the Jerez round.^[1]

Race calendar and results

2021 calendar^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Spain	MotorLand Aragón	22 May	Ton Kawakami	Ana Carrasco	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki
	R2			23 May		Meikon Kawakami	Tom Booth-Amos	Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM Kawasaki
2	R1	Italy	nowrap rowspan=2	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	12 June	nowrap rowspan=2	Bahattin Sofuoğlu	Ana Carrasco	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki
	R2		13 June	Unai Orradre	Ana Carrasco	Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300
3	R1	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	24 July	Victor Steeman	Meikon Kawakami	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki
	R2			25 July		Koen Meuffels	nowrap	Tom Booth-Amos	nowrap	Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM Kawasaki
4	R1	nowrap rowspan=2	Czech Republic	Autodrom Most	7 August	Victor Steeman	Adrián Huertas	Victor Steeman	Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team
	R2	8 August	Tom Booth-Amos		Jeffrey Buis		MTM Kawasaki
5	R1	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	4 September	Adrián Huertas	nowrap	Tom Booth-Amos	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki
	R2			5 September		Jeffrey Buis	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki
6	R1	Spain	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	nowrap	18 September	Iñigo Iglesias	nowrap	Dean Berta Viñales	Jeffrey Buis	MTM Kawasaki
	R2			19 September	Álvaro Díaz		nowrap	Bahattin Sofuoğlu	Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing
7	R1	Spain	Circuito de Jerez	25 September	Adrián Huertas	Alessandro Zanca	Jeffrey Buis	MTM Kawasaki
	R2			26 September		Facundo Llambías	Bahattin Sofuoğlu	Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing
8	R1	Portugal	Algarve International Circuit	2 October	Adrián Huertas	Dirk Geiger	Samuel Di Sora	Leader Team Flembbo
	R2			3 October		Ruben Bijman	Adrián Huertas	MTM Kawasaki

Entry list

2021 entry list^[7] Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider class=unsortable Rounds MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 1 data-sort-value=BUI Jeffrey Buis^[8] All 17 data-sort-value=MEU Koen Meuffels^[9] All 61 data-sort-value=OKA Yuta Okaya All 99 data-sort-value=HUE Adrián Huertas All Kawasaki GP Project Kawasaki Ninja 400 2 data-sort-value=CARRI Alejandro Carrión^[10] 1–7 27 data-sort-value=DIE Alejandro Díez^[11] 1–2 59 data-sort-value=ZAN Alessandro Zanca^[12] All 65 Máté Számadó^[13] 4 85 Kevin Sabatucci^[14] 5–8 98 Álex Millán^[15] 1 Molenaar Racing Team KTM RC 390 R 4 Sven Doornenbal^[16] 3 81 Thom Molenaar 3 Viñales Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R3 5 Twan Smits 3 25 data-sort-value=BER Dean Berta Viñales^[17] nowrap 1–2, 4–7 35 Yeray Saiz 5–8 76 Julián Giral 1 85 data-sort-value=SAB1 Kevin Sabatucci 1–4 Machado Came SBK Yamaha YZF-R3 6 Sara Sánchez^[18] 6 8 data-sort-value=IER1 Bruno Ieraci^[19] 1–3 19 Víctor Rodríguez^[20] 7 21 data-sort-value=PERV Vicente Pérez 1–5, 8 30 Niccolò Lisci 4 77 data-sort-value=BIJ Ruben Bijman All 79 Adrien Quinet 5 94 Facundo Llambías 6–8 Outdo TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 7 data-sort-value=GIM Johan Gimbert^[21] All Prodina Team WorldSSP300 Kawasaki Ninja 400 8 Bruno Ieraci 7–8 41 Marc García 5–8 48 data-sort-value=BRI Thomas Brianti 1–4 64 data-sort-value=DEC Hugo De Cancellis 1–6 84 Mika Pérez^[22] 6 GP3 by Pa.Sa.Ma. Kawasaki Ninja 400 9 Isis Carreño^[23] 2 Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 10 data-sort-value=ORR Unai Orradre^[24] 1–4 28 Yeray Ruiz 5–8 70 data-sort-value=DUA Miguel Santiago Duarte All Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300 Kawasaki Ninja 400 11 data-sort-value=CARRA Ana Carrasco^[25] All Genius Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja 400 12 Filip Feigl 4 Arco–Motor University Team Yamaha YZF-R3 13 Álvaro Díaz 6–7 Team#109 Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 14 data-sort-value=MCM James McManus 1–4 88 Daniel Mogeda 5–8 Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R3 15 data-sort-value=COP Alfonso Coppola 2–8 16 Beatriz Neila 1 SMW Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 18 data-sort-value=OFF Indy Offer 1–3, 5–8 22 data-sort-value=ROM Joel Romero All 33 Óscar Núñez 4 58 data-sort-value=IGL Iñigo Iglesias All Accolade Smrž Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 19 data-sort-value=ROD1 Víctor Rodríguez^[26] 1–6 56 Jonáš Kocourek 7–8 73 data-sort-value=PERJ nowrap José Luis Pérez González All Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 20 data-sort-value=LOU Dorren Loureiro^[27] 1–7 43 data-sort-value=KHO Harry Khouri All 60 Dirk Geiger^[28] 8 69 data-sort-value=BOO Tom Booth-Amos 1–6, 8 Leader Team Flembbo Kawasaki Ninja 400 23 data-sort-value=MAR Sylvain Markarian All 46 data-sort-value=DIS Samuel Di Sora All Team BRcorse Yamaha YZF-R3 26 data-sort-value=GEN Mirko Gennai All Quaresma Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 32 Tomás Alonso 8 GoEleven Kawasaki Ninja 400 36 Stefano Raineri 1 2R Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 41 data-sort-value=GAR1 Marc García 1–2 44 Christian Stange 3–5 45 Luca de Vleeschauwer 6 98 Álex Millán 7–8 AC Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 47 Matyáš Červenka 4 Movisio by MIE Kawasaki Ninja 400 52 data-sort-value=KON Oliver König All WRP Wepol Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 53 data-sort-value=SVO Petr Svoboda All Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing Yamaha YZF-R3 54 data-sort-value=SOF Bahattin Sofuoğlu^[29] All 93 data-sort-value=GAG Marco Gaggi All Chiodo Moto Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 55 data-sort-value=FRA Antonio Frappola All Alexy Moto Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 62 Alexy Negrier 5 PMT Evolution Kawasaki Ninja 400 63 Diego Poncet 5 Speed Master Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja 400 66 Dinis Borges 8 Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team KTM RC 390 R 72 data-sort-value=STE Victor Steeman All 82 Lennox Lehmann 6 ProGP Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 80 data-sort-value=MAS Gabriele Mastroluca All 97 data-sort-value=PAL Filippo Palazzi All AD78 Team Brasil by MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 83 data-sort-value=KAWM Meikon Kawakami All 87 data-sort-value=KAWT Ton Kawakami All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

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

Riders' championship

Rider Bike ARA MIS ASS MOS MAG BAR JER POR 1 Adrián Huertas Kawasaki 1 3 1 10 1 5 6 5 1 1 7 4 7 Ret 2 1 255 2 Tom Booth-Amos Kawasaki 2 1 2 17 Ret 1 8 2 2 2 Ret DNS 5 2 189 3 Jeffrey Buis Kawasaki 6 12 28 7 3 4 7 1 25 3 1 7 1 4 Ret 28 174 4 Samuel Di Sora Kawasaki 5 8 Ret 3 4 3 4 Ret 3 12 Ret 3 6 Ret 1 Ret 148 5 Yuta Okaya Kawasaki 3 4 4 Ret Ret 6 11 Ret Ret 5 8 5 8 3 3 4 140 6 Bahattin Sofuoğlu Yamaha NC Ret Ret 6 5 32 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 3 1 4 17 131 7 Iñigo Iglesias Kawasaki 14 16 18 Ret Ret 20 29 19 6 8 6 10 2 2 7 3 101 8 Meikon Kawakami Yamaha 27 10 5 2 Ret 10 18 Ret 11 Ret 4 8 4 7 9 13 101 9 Koen Meuffels Kawasaki 8 Ret 11 12 2 9 14 8 12 Ret 13 18 14 12 8 6 85 10 Victor Steeman KTM 26 18 14 9 8 8 1 4 8 13 Ret 25 11 19 29 14 81 11 Oliver König Kawasaki 38 29 24 8 13 23 3 6 21 22 Ret 13 10 11 12 7 64 12 Hugo De Cancellis Kawasaki 12 7 3 Ret Ret 2 9 10 Ret Ret WD WD 62 13 Ton Kawakami Yamaha 7 6 12 Ret 9 14 Ret 14 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 16 19 57 14 Alejandro Carrión Kawasaki WD WD 27 Ret 11 16 2 3 Ret 20 10 9 Ret 22 54 15 Mirko Gennai Yamaha 18 21 6 24 Ret 7 10 7 17 14 Ret Ret 16 6 23 8 54 16 Ana Carrasco Kawasaki 11 5 15 1 Ret 15 24 21 13 11 Ret 29 20 18 15 21 52 17 Dorren Loureiro Kawasaki 15 11 16 5 7 11 19 17 4 9 26 17 18 16 51 18 Gabriele Mastroluca Yamaha 16 22 Ret 4 Ret 12 21 11 7 6 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 11 48 19 Álvaro Díaz Yamaha 5 2 5 DSQ 42 20 Unai Orradre Yamaha 4 2 Ret 22 10 25 Ret Ret 39 21 Bruno Ieraci Yamaha 10 9 8 Ret Ret DNS 39 Kawasaki 12 14 10 10 22 Daniel Mogeda Kawasaki 5 10 11 11 Ret DNS Ret DNS 27 23 Dean Berta Viñales^† Yamaha 29 27 25 20 20 16 15 4 14 6 Ret DNS 26 24 Marc García Kawasaki 13 15 13 Ret 20 15 18 Ret 9 5 26 29 26 25 align=left nowrap José Luis Pérez González Kawasaki 19 13 Ret 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret Ret 16 Ret DNS Ret 9 25 26 Yeray Ruiz Yamaha Ret 7 9 Ret 31 10 19 15 23 27 Kevin Sabatucci Yamaha 22 Ret 21 Ret 6 19 27 Ret 22 Kawasaki 19 17 19 22 Ret 13 11 12 28 Dirk Geiger Kawasaki 6 5 21 29 Ruben Bijman Yamaha 23 17 20 15 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 16 16 12 Ret 8 13 32 21 30 Víctor Rodríguez Kawasaki Ret Ret 10 Ret 26 17 38 9 Ret 26 23 20 15 Yamaha 15 15 31 Harry Khouri Kawasaki 9 28 DNS DNS 12 31 22 15 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 24 18 13 32 Filippo Palazzi Yamaha 25 19 9 13 Ret 30 30 23 DNS DNS 30 27 24 DNS 27 30 10 33 Vicente Pérez Yamaha 21 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 9 34 Petr Svoboda Yamaha 30 20 Ret 19 Ret 13 16 12 Ret 18 15 Ret 23 Ret Ret 22 8 35 Facundo Llambías Yamaha 27 19 19 9 Ret DNS 7 36 Johan Gimbert Kawasaki 28 26 23 Ret 15 18 23 22 Ret 23 12 23 21 20 17 23 5 37 Alfonso Coppola Yamaha Ret DNS 14 Ret 28 25 29 24 25 26 26 Ret 14 Ret 4 38 Alessandro Zanca Kawasaki 17 23 22 16 16 22 26 18 16 19 22 28 13 17 18 20 3 39 Óscar Núñez Kawasaki Ret 13 3 40 Thomas Brianti Kawasaki Ret 25 17 14 Ret 21 17 27 2 41 Álex Millán Kawasaki 20 14 17 23 20 16 2 42 Christian Stange Kawasaki Ret Ret 15 Ret 18 30 1 Rider Bike ARA MIS ASS MOS MAG BAR JER POR

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

	Manufacturer	ARA		MIS		ASS		MOS		MAG		BAR		JER		POR
1	align=left nowrap	Kawasaki	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	381
2	Yamaha	4	2	5	2	5	7	5	7	7	4	2	1	3	1	4	8	233
3	KTM	26	18	14	9	8	8	1	4	8	13	17	21	11	19	29	14	81
	Manufacturer	ARA		MIS		ASS		MOS		MAG		BAR		JER		POR

Notes and References

1. News: Dean Berta Viñales passes away. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 25 September 2021. 25 September 2021.
2. News: Provisional 2021 WorldSBK calendar unveiled. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 30 November 2020. 7 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130120929/https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2021/Provisional+2021+WorldSBK+calendar+unveiled. 30 November 2020.
3. News: Dutch WorldSBK round rescheduled for July date. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 16 February 2021. 21 February 2021.
4. News: Calendar updated: Navarra to make WorldSBK debut, Aragon Round to open the season. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 9 March 2021. 21 March 2021.
5. News: Calendar update: 2021 double-header kickstarts season, Estoril confirmed as Round 2. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 16 April 2021. 17 April 2021.
6. News: Czech Round returns to WorldSBK in 2021, Australian Round set to return in 2022 . WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 29 April 2021. 22 May 2021.
7. Web site: 2021 Provisional Permanent Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 8 February 2021. 9 February 2021.
8. News: Buis remains with MTM Kawasaki in WorldSSP300; WorldSSP project to begin. 27 November 2020. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 January 2021.
9. News: MTM Kawasaki announce complete line-up for 2021. 12 January 2021. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 12 January 2021.
10. News: Carrion completes Kawasaki GP Project 2021 line-up. 22 January 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 February 2021.
11. News: Diez joins Kawasaki GP Project for 2021 WorldSSP300 campaign. 14 January 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 February 2021.
12. News: Zanca joins Diez at Kawasaki GP Project in WorldSSP300. 18 January 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 February 2021.
13. Web site: Tissot Czech Round, 6–8 August 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021.
14. Web site: Motul French Round, 3–5 September 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 3 September 2021. 3 September 2021.
15. News: First strike to Ton Kawakami with tightest ever WorldSSP300 pole margin. 22 May 2021. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 22 May 2021.
16. Web site: Prosecco DOC Dutch Round, 23–25 July 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021.
17. News: Sabatucci leads Viñales Racing Team's 2021 line-up as Berta Viñales makes debut in WorldSSP300. 19 January 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 February 2021.
18. Web site: Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17–19 September 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 17 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
19. Web site: Pirelli Aragon Round, 21–23 May 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021.
20. Web site: Motul Spanish Round, 24–26 September 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021.
21. News: Gimbert and Pedercini Racing joins forces for 2021 WorldSSP300 campaign. 18 December 2020. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 January 2021.
22. News: De Cancellis si infortuna nelle FP1. Al suo posto Mika Perez. 17 September 2021. prodina.it. 18 September 2021. Italian.
23. Web site: Pirelli Made in Italy Emilia-Romagna Round, 11–13 June 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
24. News: Orradre to retain Yamaha bLU cRU support for 2021 title challenge. 18 December 2020. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 January 2021.
25. News: Carrasco remains with KRT for 2021 WorldSP300 shot. 29 October 2020. WorldSBK staff. Bike Sport News. 6 January 2021.
26. News: Smrz Racing reveal Rodriguez Nuñez and Perez Gonzalez in 2021 title challenge. 25 January 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 February 2021.
27. News: Australian Harry Khouri joins RT Motorsports for 2021 WorldSSP300 campaign. 2 December 2020. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 January 2021.
28. Web site: Motul Portuguese Round, 1–3 October 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 1 October 2021. 1 October 2021.
29. News: Turkish star Sofuoglu continues with bLU cRU support in 2021. 26 October 2020. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 January 2021.