Motorsports Monday: 11/22/2021

Words by Rich Nguyen (@osaka.wolf)

F1 Qualifications and The Race (Highlights and Ranks) 11/22/2021

So here we are at round 20 of 22, from the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Lewis Hamilton taking the win in Qatar, now closing the gap between him and Max Verstappen by 8 points after Max had to recover from a grid penalty to only finish in second place. Fernando Alonso with a famous 3^rd place podium pulls in a win for Alpine. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas took his own grid drop from P3 to P6 then falling to P11 only to suffer a puncture and Mercedes retiring him. Perez's 4^th place finish was a great recovery considering he started at P11 on the grid, with Lance Stroll taking P6 for Aston Martin.

With only two races left to go, Max Verstappen leading the grid and Lewis Hamilton closing the gap now by only 8 points. Who do you have taking home the championship?

The next race day will be held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on December 03-05, Race Day on December 05. Who do you got taking the podium next race day?

STANDINGS

F1 Drivers Ranking (2021)

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 351.5 pts
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 343.5 pts
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 203 pts
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) 190 pts
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) 153 pts
6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 152 pts
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 145.5 pts
8. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) 105 pts
9. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) 92 pts
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 77 pts
11. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 60 pts
12. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 43 pts
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 34 pts
14. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 20 pts
15. George Russel (Williams) 16 pts
16. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo Racing) 10 pts
17. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 7 pts
18. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo Racing) 1 pts
19. Mick Schumacher (Haas F1 Team) 0 pts
20. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo Racing) 0 pts
21. Nikita Mazepin (Haas F1 Team) 0 pts

F1 Constructors Ranking (2021)

1. Mercedes (546.5) pts
2. Red Bull Racing (541.5) pts
3. Ferrari (297.5) pts
4. McLaren (258) pts
5. Alpine (137) pts
6. AlphaTauri (112) pts
7. Aston Martin (77) pts
8. Williams (23) pts
9. Alfa Romeo Racing (11) pts
10. Haas F1 Team (0) pts

SUPER GT 11/8/21 RESULTS

Super GT series; GT500 and GT300, next race will be taking place at Fuji Speedway ( 富士スピードウェイ) located in Oyama, the Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on November 27^th–28^th.
Currently leading the grid for Super GT 500 series is Naoki Yamamoto from Stanley Team Kunimitsu with their Honda NSX-GT as well as Tadasuke Makino in second place from the same team. For the GT 300 series both drivers from R&D Sport, Takuto Iguchi, and Hideki Yamauchi are leading the grid in their Subaru BRZ MC followed by Kiyoto Fujinami and Joao Paulo de Oliveira from Kondo Racing with their Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in second place. Who is your favorite team on the grid and who you got taking home the win?

SUPER GT500 TEAM RANKING 11/8/2021
1. Team Kunimitsu (80 pts)

2. ARTA (73 pts)
3. Astemo Real Racing (71 pts)
4. Team Impul (64 pts)
5. TGR Team au Tom’s (63 pts)
6. TGR Team ENEOS Rookie (58 pts)
7. TGR Team WedsSport BANDOH (52 pts)
8. NDDP Racing with B-MAX (52 pts)
9. NISMO (50 pts)
10. TGR Team KeePer Tom’s (49 pts)

*Full List of Team Rankings Results | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE

SUPER GT300 TEAM RANKING 11/8/2021
1. R&D Sport (73 pts)

2. Kondo Racing (68 pts)
3. ARTA (63 pts)
4. Max Racing (61 pts)
5. GAINER (53 pts)
6. JLOC (53 pts)
7. Saitama Toyopet Green Brave (51 pts)
8. LM Corsa (50 pts)
9. K2 R&D Leon Racing (46 pts)
10. K-Tunes Racing (44 pts)

* Full List of Team Ranking Results | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE

IMSA NEWS (IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.) 11/22/2021

Leading the GTD (GT DAYTONA) grid are Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor from Pfaff Motorsports No.9 with 3284 points in their Porsche 911 GT3R followed by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow from Paul Miller Racing No.1 with 3163 points in their Lamborghini Huracan GT3. The next race will be held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida January 21^st-23^rd. Tune in to the next race, with Pfaff Motorsports now up by 121 points ahead of Paul Miller Racing Team, can this matchup close the gap?

IMSA GTD SERIES RANKING
TEAM (TOP 5) RANKING
1. No.9 Pfaff Motorsports (Porsche) 3284 pts
2. No.1 Paul Miller Racing (Lamborghini) 3163 pts
3. No.23 Heart Of Racing Team (Aston Martin) 3111 pts
4. No.16 Wright Motorsports (Porsche) 2943 pts
5. No.96 Turner Motorsport (BMW) 2880 pts

Full list can be found on the IMSA official site WeatherTech: Standings | IMSA

DRIVERS (TOP 5) RANKING
1. Laurens Vanthoor / Zacharie Robichon (Pfaff Motorsports)
2. Bryan Sellers / Madison Snow (Paul Miller Racing)
3. Roman De Angelis / Ross Gun (Heart Of Racing Team)
4. Patrick Long (Wright Motorsports)
5. Robby Foley / Bill Auberlen (Turner Motorsport)

Full list can be found on the IMSA official site  WeatherTech: Standings | IMSA

MotoGP Rankings “Season ended”

The season ended in Valencia, also marking Rossi's era as he retires.

Top 10 MotoGP Drivers Rankings

1. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha Factory Racing) 278 pts
2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Team) 252 pts
3. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki MotoGP) 208 pts
4. Jack Miller (Ducati Team) 181 pts
5. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) 173 pts
6. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Racing Factory) 151 pts
7. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) 142 pts
8. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team) 120 pts
9. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) 111 pts
10. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing Team) 106 pts

*For the full list of Driver Rankings please visit MotoGP 2021 results and standings for top drivers and teams (motorsport.com) *

MotoGP Team Ranking

1. Ducati Lenovo Team 433 pts
2. Monster Energy Yamaha 380 pts
3. Team Suzuki Ecstar 307 pts
4. Pramac Racing 288 pts
5. Repsol Honda Team 250 pts
6. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 245 pts
7. LCR Honda 146 pts
8. Avintia Racing 143 pts
9. Aprilia Racing Team 135 pts
10. SIC Racing Team 96 pts
11. Tech3 76 pts

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