
El Diablo is the champion. More specifically, this season’s title is an achievement Fabio Quartararo hugely deserves. Five Grand Prix wins, ten podiums, five pole positions, and 14 front-row starts. Not to mention mid-season surgery and managing to wrap up the crown with two races still to go...
A nail-biting ride from the 22-year-old Frenchman saw Fabio charge from 14th through to fourth within touching distance of the podium. Not that missing out on third place mattered. An emotional finish at the second Misano Grand Prix of the season sealed the deal for Fabio Quartararo to become the 2021 MotoGP World Champion. Not just that, but he also becomes the first French Premier Class champion in the series’ history.
“I still can't believe it! I can't even talk... It feels amazing. Maybe later I can talk a bit more. Right now, I'm living the dream!”, said an emotional Fabio after the race. “It feels good to also have my family with me, and we will enjoy this a lot tonight and until the end of the season. Of course, this was not the way I wanted Pecco's weekend to end, but I'm happy he's okay. Now we are the World Champion. I have no words and I have no more liquid left in my body to cry. It feels so good, but I can't even describe what I'm feeling right now. To be on the podium with a big part of my family and my family from the circuit - I have no words.”