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2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship

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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

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Round Circuit Date Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner
1 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta April 30-May 2 United States Sean Dylan Kelly United States Sean Dylan Kelly
2 Virginia Virginia May 21-23 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Mexico Richie Escalante
3 Wisconsin Road America June 11-13 United States Stefano Mesa Mexico Richie Escalante
4 Washington (state) The Ridge June 25-27 United States Sean Dylan Kelly United States Sean Dylan Kelly
5 California Monterey July 9-11 United States Sean Dylan Kelly United States Sean Dylan Kelly
6 Minnesota Brainerd July 30-August 1 United States Sean Dylan Kelly United States Sean Dylan Kelly
7 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh August 13-15 Mexico Richie Escalante United States Sean Dylan Kelly
8 New Jersey New Jersey September 10-12 United States Sean Dylan Kelly South Africa Samuel Lochoff
9 Alabama Alabama September 17-19 United States Sean Dylan Kelly United States Gabriel Da Silva

Teams and riders

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2021 Entry List
Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
HONOS Racing Team Kawasaki 1 Mexico Richie Escalante[5] All
Campbell Racing Kawasaki 10 United States Steven Campbell 4
Blackall Racing LLC Yamaha 11 United States Tony Blackall 1–6, 8–9
Team Velocity Racing Yamaha 13 United States Chuck Ivey 1–2, 9
Team Posse MV Agusta 15 United States Jeremiah Walker 5
Altus Motorsports[6] Suzuki 16 El Salvador Kevin Olmedo 3–9
33 United States Cooper McDonald[7] 1–2
59 United States Jaret Nassaney All
McKnight Racing Yamaha 17 United States Tony McKnight 9
West Side Performance Racing Yamaha 18 United States Christian Miranda 1
Alvar Racing Kawasaki 19 United States Ryan Alvar 6
North East Cycle Outlet Racing[8] Yamaha 20 United States CJ LaRoche All
88 United States Benjamin Smith All
Mi Scusi Racing Yamaha 22 United States Thomas McQuigg 2
MESA37 Racing[9] Yamaha 24 United States Xavier Zayat 1–2, 9
Kawasaki 37 United States Stefano Mesa 1–3, 5–9
BARTCON Racing Kawasaki 25 South Africa Dominic Doyle[10] 1, 3–9
62 United States Anthony Mazziotto[11] 2
PH26 Racing Yamaha 26 United States Phil Horwitz 3
EZ Racing Yamaha 27 Mexico Edgar Zaragoza All
CV28 Racing Kawasaki 28 United States Cory Ventura 5
Innovative Motor Sports Suzuki 34 United States Scott Briody 2
Team Schwags Yamaha 38 United States Jonathan Schweiger 3, 9
Fisk Brothers Racing Yamaha 39 United States Brian Hebeisen 6
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki[12] Suzuki 40 United States Sean Dylan Kelly All
44 South Africa Samuel Lochoff All
Justin Jones Racing Kawasaki 43 United States Justin Jones 8
Tango Racing Yamaha 45 Argentina Matias Petratti 1–5, 7
All Hustle Racing Yamaha 46 United States Nick Patenaude 7, 9
Duo Rotae Racing Yamaha 47 Netherlands Harm Jansen 5
K and J Racing Solutions Yamaha 48 United States Kevin Nolde 1
Catalyst Reaction Racing Yamaha 50 Poland Patryk Buchcik 5
Cycle Gear Racing Yamaha 52 United States Nolan Lamkin 1–5, 8
August Racing Yamaha 53 United States August Nord 3, 9
GT Law Racing Yamaha 55 United States Kyle Fox 1
Lane Racing Yamaha 57 United States Jeff Lane 4
XS Racing Kawasaki 58 United States Daniel Riser 5
Disrupt Racing Yamaha 60 United States Carl Soltisz[13] All
Pure Attitude Racing Kawasaki 61 United States Austin Miller All
Yamaha 99 United States Nate Minster 1–7, 9
Art Performance Suzuki 63 United States Fernando Silva 9
65 United States Bruno Silva 9
PDR Motorsports Yamaha 64 United States Max Angles 1–4
Nielsen Racing Yamaha 67 United States Jes Schwartz 3
Surtimoto Team - Help Work Mexico Yamaha 68 Mexico Daniel Cano Flores 1
SBKUNDG Kawasaki 69 United States Chris Sarbora 4
S&R Racing Kawasaki 70 United States Sean Cresap 4
SpeedDealer Racing Yamaha 73 United States Philip Melnyk 4
Thermiotis Racing Yamaha 78 Venezuela Alejandro Thermiotis All
Topbox Road Racing Suzuki 79 United States Mark Faulkner 1, 9
Sam Gluss Racing Kawasaki 81 United States Samuel Gluss 5
Franklin Armory/Disrupt Racing Kawasaki 85 United States Jessica Capizzi 3
3R Team Racing Kawasaki 87 Colombia Rigo Salazar 7–9
Grant Motors Racing Kawasaki 90 United States Liam Grant[14] All
GP Racing Yamaha 93 United States Gabriel Da Silva 2, 4–5, 9
Mosites Motorsports Kawasaki 95 United States Gary Yancoskie 7
Landers Racing/Tyrant CNC Yamaha 97 United States Rocco Landers[15] 1–8

Championship standings

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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
Georgia (U.S. state)
VIR
Virginia
RAM
Wisconsin
RID
Washington (state)
MON
California
BRA
Minnesota
PIT
Pennsylvania
NJE
New Jersey
ALA
Alabama
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Suzuki 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 410
2 Mexico Richie Escalante Kawasaki 2 2 4 1 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 2 2 3 2 DNS 315
3 South Africa Samuel Lochoff Suzuki 5 7 8 5 2 4 4 4 7 26 3 3 5 4 3 1 4 3 233
4 United States Rocco Landers Yamaha DNS 3 5 4 4 7 5 6 6 5 Ret 2 3 3 4 4 182
5 United States Benjamin Smith Yamaha 6 6 3 Ret 3 5 Ret 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 7 DNS 6 178
6 United States Stefano Mesa Kawasaki Ret 4 2 3 1 3 DNS 7 5 4 6 6 8 8 3 Ret 175
7 El Salvador Kevin Olmedo Suzuki 7 6 3 3 5 6 Ret Ret 13 9 6 6 DNS 12 106
8 South Africa Dominic Doyle Kawasaki DNS DNS 10 11 6 7 Ret 9 Ret 6 7 7 9 9 6 8 97
9 United States Carl Soltisz Yamaha 10 10 10 8 8 8 14 12 10 23 7 10 9 10 13 14 9 15 95
10 United States Jaret Nassaney Suzuki 8 12 9 10 12 13 8 9 13 11 8 9 14 12 17 10 13 10 91
11 Venezuela Alejandro Thermiotis Yamaha 7 9 Ret Ret 11 12 10 10 8 13 9 13 8 Ret 10 13 Ret 4 88
12 United States Nolan Lamkin Yamaha 3 Ret Ret 19 9 Ret 7 11 Ret 8 7 5 65
13 United States Liam Grant Kawasaki DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 13 11 12 6 8 11 8 16 Ret 5 Ret 65
14 United States Gabriel Da Silva Yamaha 7 6 DNS Ret 9 10 14 1 59
15 United States Nate Minster Yamaha DNS 8 12 DNS 13 10 9 14 15 15 Ret 7 10 13 Ret Ret 50
16 United States CJ LaRoche Yamaha 11 14 13 13 16 15 16 15 14 16 10 12 12 14 12 12 Ret 7 50
17 United States Austin Miller Kawasaki 12 Ret 15 14 14 16 11 20 12 14 DNS 11 15 Ret 15 15 10 9 41
18 United States Max Angles Kawasaki 4 Ret 11 Ret 18 9 13 8 36
19 United States Cory Ventura Kawasaki 3 3 32
20 United States Bruno Silva Suzuki 8 5 19
21 United States Anthony Mazziotto Kawasaki 6 7 19
22 Mexico Edgar Zaragoza Yamaha 15 15 14 11 17 21 17 18 18 21 11 14 19 16 18 16 Ret 20 16
23 United States Mark Faulkner Suzuki 13 18 12 11 12
24 United States Christian Miranda Yamaha 9 11 12
25 United States Xavier Zayat Yamaha DNS 5 DNS DNS DNS Ret 11
26 United States Chuck Ivey Yamaha 14 16 19 15 11 13 11
27 United States Nick Patenaude Yamaha 20 18 7 14 11
28 United States Justin Jones Kawasaki 11 11 10
29 United States Cooper McDonald Suzuki 16 13 17 12 7
30 Colombia Rigo Salazar Kawasaki 17 11 14 17 DNS 16 7
31 United States Tony Blackall Yamaha 18 DNS 18 16 19 17 Ret 19 21 25 13 16 19 18 16 Ret 4
32 United States Brian Hebeisen Yamaha 12 15 4
33 Argentina Matias Petratti Yamaha 17 17 16 17 15 14 18 17 16 19 18 17 3
34 United States Gary Yancoskie Kawasaki 16 15 1
35 United States Chris Sarbora Kawasaki 15 16 1
36 United States August Nord Yamaha 20 18 15 18 1
Poland Patryk Buchcik Yamaha 17 18 0
United States Daniel Riser Kawasaki Ret 17 0
United States Ryan Alvar Kawasaki Ret 17 0
United States Fernando Silva Suzuki Ret 17 0
United States Thomas McQuigg Yamaha 20 18 0
United States Jonathan Schweiger Yamaha 23 20 Ret 19 0
United States Jessica Capizzi Kawasaki 21 19 0
United States Jeremiah Walker MV Agusta 19 24 0
United States Steven Campbell Kawasaki 19 DNS 0
United States Sean Cresap Kawasaki 20 21 0
United States Samuel Gluss Kawasaki 20 22 0
Netherlands Harm Jansen Yamaha Ret 20 0
United States Tony McKnight Yamaha DNS 21 0
United States Jes Schwartz Yamaha 22 Ret 0
United States Jeff Lane Yamaha Ret 22 0
United States Phil Horwitz Yamaha 24 DNS 0
United States Kevin Nolde Yamaha Ret Ret 0
United States Scott Briody Suzuki Ret DNS 0
United States Philip Melnyk Yamaha Ret DNS 0
Mexico Daniel Cano Flores Yamaha DNS DNS 0
United States Kyle Fox Yamaha DNS DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike RAT
Georgia (U.S. state)
VIR
Virginia
RAM
Wisconsin
RID
Washington (state)
MON
California
BRA
Minnesota
PIT
Pennsylvania
NJE
New Jersey
ALA
Alabama
Pts

References

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