Fabio Quartararo with fourth place at the Grand Prix of Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna secured the victory of the 2021 World Championship with a 65 points advantage and two remaining rounds.
He had a cautious start from P15 on the grid and slalomed through the opening corners in 17th place. As the race settled the French driver pushed on, picking off his rivals before breaking into the top ten on lap six. His race pace in the latter stages was as good as it had been in the San Marino GP in September. Quartararo was now in fifth place, and the title challenge seemed to be moved forward to Portimao. With Francesco Bagnaia and Miguel Oliveira crashing out in the final five laps, Quartararo was suddenly in third place. He was keen to secure his championship title with a podium finish, but when Enea Bastianini loomed up behind him, the Yamaha pilot decided to make do with a fourth-place finish, 12.775s from first. Thanks to these results, Quartararo won the World Championship Title with 267 points in total and a 65-point lead with two rounds to go.